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American reality television series
Raising Whitley
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Genre
| Reality
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Starring
| Kym Whitley
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 4
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No.
of episodes
| 34
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Executive producers
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- Craig Piligian
- Kym Whitley
- Melodie Calvert
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Running time
| 22 minutes
(Season 1)
42 minutes
(Season 2?)
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Production company
| Pilgrim Studios
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Network
| Oprah Winfrey Network
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Release
| April 20, 2013
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2013-04-20
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January 16, 2016
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2016-01-16
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Raising Whitley
is an American
reality television
series that premiered April 20, 2013, on the
Oprah Winfrey Network
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The show ran for four seasons and in 2016, for unknown reasons, the OWN Network decided not to renew the series for a fifth season.
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Premise
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Raising Whitley
chronicles the daily life of actress-comedian
Kym Whitley
and her group of friends?whom she refers to as "The Village"?as they raise baby Joshua, the child that Kym unexpectedly gained custody of. Joshua was left to Whitley after a troubled young woman, who she mentored for 15 years, had mysteriously escaped the hospital immediately after giving birth and left behind only Kym's contact information.
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Production
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It was announced in June 2013 that the Oprah Winfrey Network had ordered a ten-episode second season.
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Season 2 premiered on January 4, 2014, and expanded to hour-long episodes.
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On April 29, 2014, OWN announced that
Raising Whitley
had been renewed for another season.
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On July 31, 2015 OWN announced that
Raising Whitley
would return with brand new episodes beginning November 14, 2015. In April 2016, it was announced the show had been cancelled.
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Episodes
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Season 1 (2013)
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Season 2 (2014)
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Season 3 (2015)
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Season 4 (2015-16)
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Awards and nominations
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Year
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Award
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Category
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Result
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2014
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20th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards
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Reality Show
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Nominated
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2016
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22nd Annual NAMIC Vision Awards
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Reality Show
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Nominated
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External links
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References
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"OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces New Saturday Night Programming Lineup Premiering in April"
. The Futon Critic. March 5, 2013
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March 29,
2013
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Dawidziak, Mark (March 11, 2013).
"Kym Whitley starring in reality show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN"
. Cleveland Live
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March 29,
2013
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Lea, Jason (March 13, 2013).
"Shaker Heights Native Kym Whitley Will Star In New Series On Oprah Winfrey's Network"
. Shaker Heights Patch
. Retrieved
March 29,
2013
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"OWN Cancels 'Raising Whitley' After Four Seasons?"
. 17 April 2016.
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"OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces New Original Programming for 2013"
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2013
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"OWN Greenlights 4 Unscripted Series, Sets Premiere Date For Tyler Perry Sitcoms: TCA"
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March 29,
2013
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TV by the Numbers
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'The Haves and the Have Nots' & 'Love Thy Neighbor' Season Two to Premiere January 7 & 8 on OWN"
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