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[06/08/23 - 09:01 AM]
A&E Network Expands "Secrets of" Franchise with the Return of "Secrets of Playboy" & Two New Limited Series
Newcomers "Secrets of Penthouse" and "Secrets of Miss America" are also on tap.
[03/07/22 - 09:01 AM]
A&E Network Expands Hit Documentary Series "Secrets of Playboy" with Two Additional Episodes Continuing the Conversation Around the Legacy of the Playboy Empire and Hugh Hefner
The additional episodes will begin Monday, March 28 at 9:00/8:00c.
[02/17/22 - 11:32 AM]
A&E Strips Away the Mystery Behind the Rise and Fall of Chippendales in New Four-Hour Documentary "Secrets of the Chippendales Murders"
The special will air across four weeks beginning Monday, March 14 at 10:00/9:00c following all-new episodes of "Secrets of Playboy" which was A&E's #1 series launch in more than five years.
[12/07/21 - 07:42 AM]
A&E Network to Debut Documentary Series Event "Secrets of Playboy" Beginning Monday, January 24 at 9PM ET/PT
Four years after Hugh Hefner's death, insiders, colleagues, executives, Playmates and employees from all levels of the brand share the full story of what life within the Playboy world was truly like.
[08/17/21 - 12:06 PM]
A&E Network to Premiere Documentary Event "Secrets of Playboy" Exploring the Dark Reality Underneath the Glossy Exterior of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Empire
Unravelling the glamourous mythology created by the brand over several decades, the series features archival footage and exclusive interviews with insiders from all facets of the Playboy world, many sharing their stories for the first time.






SECRETS OF PLAYBOY (A&E)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/24/22 - ???
STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (8 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
completed airing its second season on 8/14/23; has yet to be renewed for a third season
DESCRIPTION:
(from A&E's web site, July 2023) “The #1 non-fiction premiere of the year.” Source: Nielsen; Live+Same Day, Cable, Prime, TV season-date: 9/27/21-1/23/22, Total Viewers. The documentary event “Secrets of Playboy” returns to expand the series’ focus and examine the ripple effect of being involved with Playboy, exposing the blast zone, and showing how the Playboy experience continued to affect women’s lives long after they finished posing for the magazine. Featuring new never-before-seen interviews with former Playmates and Playboy models, girlfriends of Hefner’s, and three episodes hosted by investigative journalist and former Playboy cover model Lisa Guerrero, the series broadens its lens and examines how the Playboy’s promise of sexual freedom posed a more complex reality in the outside world for the women who represented it.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aaron Saidman as EP
· Brad Abramson as EP (A&E)
· Cristina Bishai as CO-EP
· Devon Graham-Hammonds as EP
· Domini Hofmann as EP
· Elaine Frontain Bryant as EP (A&E)
· Eli Holzman as EP
· Matt Shanfield as EP
· Rebekah Fry as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Intellectual Property Corporation, The