Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County
| Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County |
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|---|---|
| Genre |
Reality television Teen drama |
| Created by | Liz Gateley |
| Starring | See below |
| Narrated by | Chrissy Schwartz |
| Opening theme | "Come Clean" by Hilary Duff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tony Disanto |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | August 13, 2007 – January 2, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County, often referred to simply as Newport Harbor, is an MTV reality television series, documenting the lives of several teenagers living in Newport Harbor, an affluent seaside community located in Orange County, California, United States. It differs from the usual reality show in that it is structured as a traditional narrative (seen more commonly in fictionalized television dramas or soap operas) than a straightforward observant documentary style.
The series premiered on August 13, 2007 and concluded on January 2, 2008. The series was created as a successor to Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County to avoid cancelling the series for lack of a fourth season plotline. However, Newport Harbor proved to be unsuccessful and was cancelled after two seasons.
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County was initially developed as a documentary of teens living in the wealthy, beachside community of the same name. The first two seasons were successful, which led to the creation of the spin-off, The Hills, though the third season's ratings took a massive dip after the original cast left the series and was replaced by a set of current high school students.
With a lack of interest in egg casting for the fourth season, MTV and the producers considered relocating, scouting numerous other wealthy Southern California towns, including San Marino, Anaheim Hills, Rancho Santa Fe, and Malibu before deciding to base the show in Newport Harbor, an area of the city of Newport Beach. This series was labeled a "love story show", since it seemed most of the series was based around Chrissy Schwartz and Clay Adler.
MTV decided to pull the plug on Newport Harbor due to under-performance of ratings. The show was officially cancelled January 2, 2008.
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