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• The CBS summer television drama Swingtown premiered on June 5, 2008. The series revolves around American suburban life in the 1970s and tackled controversial topics such as open marriages, sexual promiscuity and swingers parties. The show was canceled in January 2009 despite well-received performances by the cast.B&C: CBS Says Swingtown Not Coming Back (January 14, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Airs: Thursdays at 10/9c
  2. Network: CBS
  3. Creator/Producer: Mike Kelley
  4. Length: 60 min
  5. Only ran one season
  6. Canceled in January 2009

• Cast Information

  • Molly Parker plays Susan Miller
  • Jack Davenport plays Bruce Miller
  • Grant Show plays Tom Decker
  • Lana Parrilla plays Trina Decker
  • Josh Hopkins plays Roger Thompson
  • Miriam Shor plays Janet Thompson

• Swingtown Canceled

  CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler confirmed that Swingtown will not be returning for a second season. She explained that "we are not going back to Swingtown. We were extremely proud of the execution – [it] ended up on a half dozen top 10 lists in 2008".B&C: CBS Says Swingtown Not Coming Back (January 14, 2009) Tassler continued that the show "was also a victim of the strike. It was a risk. We took it and are proud of it."B&C: CBS Says Swingtown Not Coming Back (January 14, 2009)

• Swingtown Synopsis

  Bruce and Susan Miller move to Chicago with their children to make a life change. They are confronted with lifestyles drastically different then their own, especially their neighbors. Eventually the Millers reveal that their neighbors have an open marriage and have swingers parties.

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