ABC Orders Celebrity Version of Wife Swap

BURBANK: ABC has picked up Celebrity Wife Swap, a new spin on the hit international format, from Zodiak USA.

The revitalized version will feature celebrities swapping homes in a week-long challenge. The wives from these two families exchange husbands, children and lives. Casting of the celebrities is being kept under wraps. The original Wife Swap launched on ABC in 2004, with more than 100 episodes having been produced for the network.

Grant Mansfield, the CEO of Zodiak USA, said: “Over the past 10 years, the format has been sold into nearly 80 territories, recently adding another five just this year. The celebrity episodes have been a big hit in the U.K., and we’re confident the U.S. versions will prove to be a popular brand extension on ABC.”