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Austin & Ally | |
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Format | Teen sitcom |
Created by | Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert |
Starring | Ross Lynch Laura Marano Raini Rodriguez Calum Worthy |
Opening theme | "Can't Do It Without You" by Ross Lynch |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 77 (aired) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert |
Location(s) | Los Angeles Center Studios Los Angeles, California (taping location) |
Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
Running time | 22-24 minutes |
Production company(s) |
It's a Laugh Productions Disney Channel Original Productions |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Disney Channel |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
First aired | December 2, 2011 |
Last aired | January 10, 2016 |
Status | Current series |
External links |
Austin & Ally is an American television sitcom that premiered on Disney Channel. The series was created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the writers and producers of Disney Channel sitcoms Sonny with a Chance and Jonas.
Production for the pilot episode began in mid-February 2011.[1] On May 25, 2011, Disney Channel announced that Austin & Ally had been picked up for a late 2011 premiere.[2] the show was renewed for a second season and resumed production in the summer of 2012.Season 2 premiered on October 7, 2012 and production for the season ended in February 2013. The show was planned to renewed for a third reason on March,12, 2013 at the Disney upfront. It was officially confirmed in April, 2, 2013 by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Disney Channels WorldWide. Season 3 of the show premiered October 27, 2013 as the last premiere in Disney Channel Monstober 2013.
Premise
Austin & Ally is a multi-camera comedy about the unique relationship between a 15-year-old aspiring songwriter with stage-fright named Ally, and Austin, another aspiring singer who obtains celebrity status overnight after performing one of Ally's songs online. The two struggle with how to keep Austin's newfound fame and profit from it, while keeping up with their high school lives. The series has been described as a "pint-sized" version of HBO's hit comedy-drama Entourage.[3]
Characters
- Ross Lynch as Austin Moon:an outgoing, confident and talented singer who became an "overnight" Internet sensation, when he accidentally stole one of Ally's songs, but the two eventually became friends. Austin's closest friends are Dez, Ally and Trish. He loves singing, dancing, pancakes, and having fun. His middle name is Monica. He likes somewhat childish things, including coloring in coloring books, laughing at toilet humor and has a liking of stuffed animals. He is generally shown to be sweet, naive, and gullible.In Season 3, he gives up his career to be with Ally. He is Ally's boyfriend as of Season 3.
- Laura Marano as Ally Dawson:a singer-songwriter who had massive stage fright, which developed from her fear of rejection. She originally wrote for herself, but after Austin accidentally stole one of her songs and became an internet sensation as a result, she and Trish tracked him down and the two eventually became friends. She has been his musical partner and songwriter ever since. She works at her father's music store, Sonic Boom, and is shown to have unusual habits, such as biting her hair when she's nervous and having an obsession with pickles. Ally manages to conquer her stage fright and begins her own career in Season 2. She is Austin's girlfriend as of Season 3.
- Raini Rodriguez as Trish:Ally's best friend and Austin's manager. Her jobs change frequently due to her lack of effort and presence at work. She takes her job as Austin's manager, however, very seriously. Trish also became Ally's manager in Season 2. She has a complicated love/hate relationship with Dez. She is sarcastic, vindictive, has little patience and a bit of a temper, but cares very much for her friends.She has a boyfriend named Jace in Season 3, but they break up in Season 4 due to long distance. Also,Season 4, she has her own management company and has other artists as her clients.
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calum_Worthy Calum Worthy as Dez:an aspiring director with a strange fashion style, skinny jeans in bright colors and shirts with weird slogans etc. He is also known for his weirdness and odd behavior. Like Austin he is childish. He films all of Austin's music videos and is Austin's best friend. He has a complicated love/hate relationship with Trish. He understands very little and can be very odd and immature, but becomes serious when it counts. He often has strange things in his backpack, such as ice sculptures, a ham, or lots of different types of jam.
Episodes
Main article: List of Austin & Ally episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 19 | December 2, 2011 (preview)[16]
December 4, 2011 (premiere)[2] |
September 9, 2012[17] | |
2 | 26 | October 7, 2012[18] | September 29, 2013 | |
3 | 22[19] | October 27, 2013[20] | November 23, 2014[19] | |
4 | TBA | January 18, 2015[21] | TBA |
Jessie crossover
In November 2012, Disney Channel announced that the show would crossover with Jessie as a 49 minute special episode titled "Austin & JESSIE & Ally All Star New Year".[15] The special episode aired on December 7, 2012. In this episode, Austin makes his dream come true when he plays Times Square on New Year's Eve.
Development, production and reception
The series was created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the writers and producers of the Disney Channel sitcoms Sonny with a Chance and Jonas. Production for the pilot episode began in mid-February 2011.[16] The pilot was directed by Shelley Jensen. Casting for the series regulars were held nationally around the United States and shooting for the pilot began in early March 2011.[6] On May 24, 2011, Disney Channel announced that Austin & Ally had been picked up as a series.[17] On September 29, 2011, it was announced that Disney Channel had extended the show's episode order from 13 episodes to 21.[18] Shooting for the first season completed on January 27, 2012.[19] It was announced on March 11, 2012, that the show had been renewed for a second season and production would resume that summer,[3] though the cast's first day back for the second season was earlier than that, on June 4, 2012. [20] The season ended production on February 1, 2013.
The series preview attracted 5.7 million viewers and the official premiere garnered 4.0 million viewers. Austin & Ally was ranked the No.1 Telecast on Sunday premieres among pre-teens 9-12 and teens 13-18. So far, the most viewed Austin & Ally episode is "Rockers & Writers" with 5.7 million views, the second most viewed episode is "Campers & Complications" with 4.9 million views and the least viewed episode is "Family & Feuds" with 2.4 million views.
Songs
The series is known very well for its songs. Its debut album peaked number one on the soundtracks charts, the year it was released.
Soundtracks
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2013 | Kids' Choice Awards[36] | Favorite TV Actor | Ross Lynch | Won |
Radio Disney Music Awards[37] | Best Music Video – Heard It On The Radio | Won | ||
Imagen Awards[38] | Best Young Television Actress | Raini Rodriguez | Won | |
Kids' Choice Awards Argentina[39] | Best International TV Show | Austin & Ally | Nominated | |
2014 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Actor | Ross Lynch | Won |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show: Comedy | Austin & Ally | Nominated | |
Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Ross Lynch | Won | ||
Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Laura Marano | Nominated | ||
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | International Program | Austin & Ally | Nominated[40] | |
2015 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favourite TV Kids Show | Austin & Ally | Won |
Favourite TV Actor | Ross Lynch | Won | ||
Favourite TV Actress | Laura Marano | Won |
Trivia
- Raini Rodriguez was on a episode of Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- Ross was in the Ordinary Girl music video along with his brother, Riker.
- Ross and Raini's first kiss were both onscreen (Ross for the short film, Queen of Hammer and Raini in Suite Life on Deck)
- Laura's sister is Vanessa Marano, one of the stars of ABC Family's Switched at Birth.
- Ross and Laura birthdays are exactly a month apart. (Laura is November 29, Ross's is December 29)
- The kissing scene in the episode, Reel Life and Real Life took 5 takes
- Ross will be the last in the main cast to turn 18.
- This will be the only Disney show currently airing where everyone in the main cast is 18 and older.
- This was the first ever Disney show to sweep all the catergories it was nominated for, the KCAs.
- It is the first Disney Channel show to win an KCA since Lizie Mcguire in 2003.
References
- ↑ "Disney live-action series pilot 'Austin & Ally' holding auditions for series regulars". Disney Channel Auditions. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
- ↑ Disney Channel Announces Start of Production on New Live-Action Comedy Series, “Austin & Ally” - Nick and More.com, obtained from Disney Channel Medianet
- ↑ Template:Citenews