Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, which has had many other international adaptations. It revolves around the character Betty Suarez, who – despite her lack of style – lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine. It was produced by Silent H, Ventanarosa, and Reveille Productions partnered with ABC Studios, with Salma Hayek, Horta, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez, and Joel Fields serving as executive producers. The pilot was filmed in New York City; seasons one and two were filmed in Los Angeles and seasons three and four were filmed in New York City.

Ugly Betty
Genre	Comedy drama Romantic comedy
Based on	Yo soy Betty, la fea by Fernando Gaitán
Developed by	Silvio Horta
Starring	America Ferrera Eric Mabius Alan Dale Tony Plana Ana Ortiz Ashley Jensen Becki Newton Mark Indelicato Vanessa Williams Michael Urie Kevin Sussman Rebecca Romijn Christopher Gorham Judith Light Daniel Eric Gold
Composer	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	85 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Salma Hayek Silvio Horta Oliver Goldstick Ben Silverman Jose Tamez Joel Fields
Producers	Jeremy Beim Jim Klever-Weis Dawn DeKeyser
Production locations	New York City ("Pilot" and seasons 3–4) Los Angeles (seasons 1–2) Silvercup Studios, New York City (seasons 3–4)
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Ventanarosa Productions Silent H Productions Reveille Productions Touchstone Television (season 1) ABC Studios (seasons 2–4)
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	NTSC
Original release	September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28) – April 14, 2010 (2010-04-14)
Chronology
Related	Yo soy Betty, la fea Betty en NY Mode After Hours (web series) I Love Betty La Fea List of Betty, la fea adaptations

During its first three seasons, it aired on Thursday nights, where it was mostly successful. However, viewership dropped significantly in the show's third season, particularly in the 18–49 age group. In October 2009, the series was moved to Fridays, where it had trouble finding an audience. The backlash from its fans prompted ABC to move the show to Wednesdays at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central starting January 6, 2010, where it was thought to better complement its Wednesday hits Modern Family and Cougar Town.[1][2] Despite this, on January 27, 2010, ABC announced it was cancelling the series due to low ratings.[3] In the years since, it has gained a cult following. For a time, there was discussion of a reboot or Ugly Betty movie.[4][5]