The Governor's Wife (2013): Season 1

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A&E | Season Premiere Date: October 27, 2013

Summary: The reality show follows the lives of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, his 35-year-old-wife Trina, as well as the Edwin's grown daughters and Trina's teenage sons.

Genre(s): Reality

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E1. Happy Birthday, Mr. Governor
Air Date: October 27, 2013

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Oct 24, 2013

A show that again shows us what we already know. Politicians are a collective group of crooks who very seldom get what they deserve. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 24, 2013

Creepy on almost every level.... Trina would be the ostensible star of the show if Edwin (also an ex-con) wasn’t so much more interesting. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Oct 25, 2013

American television, while not quite as efficient [as waste recyclers in Mumbai shantytowns], also has a rather impressive way of recycling dirt. The Governor’s Wife, a new reality series starting Sunday on A&E, is a case in point. Read full review

Allison Keene

Oct 25, 2013

While Louisianians might feel compelled to tune in just to see what's been going on with Edwards, A&E might want to start looking for their return receipt for this Louisiana purchase. Read full review

Phil Dyess-Nugent

Oct 25, 2013

Louisiana no longer celebrates the entertaining crookedness of its politicians. By trying to build a reality show on the dead ground of a discredited mythology, A&E has combined the worst of both worlds. Read full review

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BogKid

Dec 1, 2013

I hate reality shows! But, "The Governor's Wife" has made itself an exception. I have no idea of how "real" these people actually are, but the impression is that they are all playing a little game of tongue in cheek. The Governor is very likable. Even the young wife is likable. The twoI hate reality shows! But, "The Governor's Wife" has made itself an exception. I have no idea of how "real" these people actually are, but the impression is that they are all playing a little game of tongue in cheek. The Governor is very likable. Even the young wife is likable. The two older daughters seem a bit faked but they are funny and likable.

Overall, not an earth-shaking show, but a reality show with almost no nastiness and no phony conflict. These people seem to be having fun.… Expand

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