Queer Eye: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Queer Eye is an American reality television series that premiered on the cable television network Bravo during July 2003. The program's original name Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was changed after the third season to generalize the scope of its content. The series was created by executive producers David Collins and Michael Williams along with their producing partner David Metzler. The series is premised on and uses the stereotypes that homosexual ("queer") men are superior in matters of fashion, style, personal grooming, interior design and culture. In each episode, the team of five homosexual men known collectively as the "Fab Five" perform a "makeover" (in the parlance of the show, a "make-better") on a person, usually a heterosexual ("straight") man, revamping his wardrobe, redecorating his home and offering advice on grooming, lifestyle and food. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy debuted during 2003, and quickly became a surprise success. The success of the series resulted in merchandising, franchising of the concept internationally, and a woman-oriented spin-off, Queer Eye for the Straight Girl. Queer Eye won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program during 2004. The series' name was abbreviated to Queer Eye at the beginning of its third season to represent the show's change from making over only heterosexual men to including women and homosexual men. Queer Eye ended production during 2006 June and the final ten episodes were broadcast during October 2007. The series ended October 30.

Series details

• Title: Queer Eye
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-07-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-10-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Bravo
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5019

Cast and credited roles

• Carson Kressley — Fashion Savant
• Jai Rodriguez — Culture Vulture
• Thom Filicia — Design Doctor
• Ted Allen — Food and Wine Connoisseur
• Kyan Douglas — Grooming Guru

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-07-15; final listed air date 2004-04-20; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-06-01; final listed air date 2004-12-07.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-01-11; final listed air date 2005-04-12.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-06-07; final listed air date 2006-08-29.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-10-02; final listed air date 2007-10-30; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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