Supernanny | |
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Genre | Reality |
Starring | Jo Frost |
Narrated by | Nick Frost |
Theme music composer | Moonshine Music |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 29 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company | Ricochet South |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 7 July 2004 – 8 October 2008 |
Related | |
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance Jo Frost: Family Matters It's Me or the Dog |
Supernanny is a British reality television programme about parents struggling with their children's behaviour, mealtime, potty training, etc. The show features professional nanny Jo Frost, who devotes each episode to helping a family where the parents are struggling with child-rearing. Through instruction and observation, she shows parents alternative ways to discipline their children and regain order in their households. Frost is a proponent of the "naughty chair" theory of discipline and is strictly opposed to hitting and spanking.
The programme aired on Channel 4 from 7 July 2004 to 8 October 2008. A follow-up programme titled Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance ran from 9 February 2010 to 5 August 2012. Supernanny has been adapted in other countries, including an American version (also with Jo Frost).
Supernanny was originally broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 on 7 July 2004, following the success of Channel 4's Cutting Edge programme "Bad Behaviour." Supernanny is one of Channel 4's most popular shows, reaching nearly 5 million viewers in the first series, with consistently high ratings throughout the series.
The premiere episode for the third series attracted 3.1 million viewers with a 14% audience share. These values are half of those from the previous two series. [1]
In their book Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment, Children and Adolescents, Michel Hersen and David Reitman state, "With considerable skill, Super Nanny Jo Frost implements standard, evidence-based contingency management procedures, as well as heavy evidence of creating alternative positive activity structures." [2] The show has had its critics, and not all child-care experts agree with her approach. [3] [4] Some people find that the children's right to privacy has been violated [5] and that children are embarrassed when put on the "naughty step". [6] Newcastle University media and cultural-studies lecturer Tracey Jensen believes that the format results in the mother being "shamed before she is transformed". [5]
The show, viewed by six million people in its first year, was an "instant success." Shows were created in 48 countries by 2014 that were tailored after Supernanny. [3] [4]
A DVD release of Supernanny entitled When Little Kids Cause Big Headaches was released in the UK on 12 April 2010. [7]
Supernanny has been broadcast or slightly adapted in other countries.
Country | Title | Network(s) | Other networks |
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Australia | Supernanny | Nine Network (2004–2013) GEM (2011–2013) | Lifestyle Home (2011–2013) |
Belgium | Supernanny | vtm | No other foreign networks applicable |
Brazil | Supernanny | SBT | |
Croatia | Superdadilja | RTL (2006-????) | |
Czech Republic | Superchůva k pohledání Chůva v akci | Prima televize | |
China | 超级育儿师 | Anhui Satellite Channel | |
Finland | Supernanny Suomi | MTV3 | |
France | Super Nanny Les Nannies | M6 TFX TF1 | |
Germany | Die Super Nanny(2004-2011) Mission Familie (2014) | RTL Television Sat.1 | |
Indonesia | Supernanny | MetroTV (Sunday noon) | |
Israel | Supernanny | Channel 2 | |
Italy | SOS Tata (2005–2012) Supernanny (2021) | La7, Fox Life NOVE, Discovery+, RealTime | |
Lithuania | Super Auklė | TV1 | |
Malaysia | Supernanny | NTV7 | |
Netherlands | Eerste Hulp Bij Opvoeden | RTL 4 | |
Poland | Superniania | TVN | |
Portugal | Supernanny | SIC | |
Romania | Supernanny | Prima TV | |
Russia | Суперняня | REN TV | |
Singapore | Supernanny | MediaCorp Okto | |
Slovakia | Pestúnka | TV Markíza | |
Spain | Supernanny S.O.S. Adolescentes | Cuatro | TV3 ETB 1 |
Sweden | Supernanny Sverige | TV3 | |
United States | Supernanny | ABC (2005–2011) Lifetime (2020) | Channel 4, E4 W Network, Twist TV TV Markíza, Markíza Doma TLC United States Up TV |
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