Plain Jane (TV series)

Plain Jane is an American reality television series that transforms one woman each week. The series debuted on July 28, 2010, on The CW.^[1] Despite the series not being renewed by its original network, Sony Pictures Television worked with MTV to produce a second season.^[2] An 8-episode second season was greenlit and aired in October 2011.

Plain Jane
Genre	Reality
Presented by	Louise Roe
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	Allison Grodner Amy Palmer Rich Meehan
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Fly on the Wall Entertainment Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	July 28 (2010-07-28) – September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)
Network	MTV
Release	October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19) – 2014 (2014)

It was announced in May 2013 that the Style Network would be airing the second season starting on June 3, 2013,^[3] but the series has since been removed from the schedule.

The series was renewed for a third season of 12 episodes, which aired in 2014.

Format

Each week, British fashion expert Louise Roe, acting like a "fairy godmother",^[4] takes one 'Plain Jane' and transforms her inside and out with confidence-building challenges and a head-to-toe makeover. It culminates when she reveals her secret crush to the person of her dreams on a romantic date.

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

The first season of Plain Jane included 6 one-hour episodes. It premiered on July 28, 2010, and finished its first season on September 1, 2010.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Friend Zone Jane"	July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)	0.98[5]
2	2	"No Risk Jane"	August 4, 2010 (2010-08-04)	1.11[6]
3	3	"Do Over Jane"	August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11)	1.23[7]
4	4	"Wallflower Jane"	August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)	1.33[8]
5	5	"Conservative Jane"	August 25, 2010 (2010-08-25)	1.13[9]
6	6	"Jane Plus"	September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)	1.00[10]

Season 2 (2011)

Season 2 premiered on MTV UK on October 19, 2011.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
7	1	"Episode 1"	October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)
Louise Roe transforms Gaya from Australia.
8	2	"Episode 2"	October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)
Louise Roe transforms Natalie.
9	3	"Episode 3"	November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)
Louise Roe transforms Sarah.
10	4	"Episode 4"	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
Louise Roe transforms Jade from Cardiff, Wales.
11	5	"Episode 5"	November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
Louise Roe transforms Jamie from Chicago.
12	6	"Episode 6"	November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)
Louise Roe transforms Sobi.
13	7	"Episode 7"	November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
Louise Roe transforms Lucy.
14	8	"Episode 8"	December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)
Louise Roe transforms Liz.

Season 3