ADDITIONAL NOTES: renewed through the 2012-13 season (the show's eighth of 13 episodes) on 5/11/12
DESCRIPTION: (from ABC's press release, May 2012) "Wife Swap," the critically-acclaimed unscripted reality show that takes us into the intimate heart of the American family home, returns for a seventh season. Also, "Celebrity Wife Swap," which put a new spin on "Wife Swap" by revealing the various ways some controversial celebrities live their lives, returns for a second fun season. In "Wife Swap," two families with very different values are chosen to take part in a two-week long challenge. The wives from these two families exchange husbands, children and lives (but not bedrooms) to discover just what it's like to live another woman's life. In "Celebrity Wife Swap," the mothers in two celebrity families also switch lifestyles, children and homes (but not bedrooms), and embark on a journey like no other. They are given the chance to see how another celebrity raises children and deals with life in the spotlight, while allowing both couples the opportunity to re-discover why they love each other and why they decided to get together in the first place. Each week, the episodes will show the extraordinarily different ways families from across the country live their lives, and the experience will be a mind-blowing experiment that can end up changing them forever. Executive producers for "Wife Swap" include Natalka Znak, Claire O'Donohoe and Mike Gamson. Executive producers for "Celebrity Wife Swap" include Natalka Znak, Claire O'Donohoe and Bruce Toms. Both series are produced by Zodiak USA.
