Gossip (TV series)

Gossip is an American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Jenny Carchman. It follows the life and career of gossip columnist Cindy Adams of the New York Post. It consisted of four episodes and premiered on August 22, 2021, on Showtime.^[1]

Gossip
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Jenny Carchman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Jenny Carchman Ron Howard Brian Grazer Michael Rosenberg Sara Bernstein Justin Wilkes Troy Searer
Cinematography	Wolfgang Held
Running time	50 minutes
Production companies	Showtime Documentary Films Imagine Documentaries
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 22 (2021-08-22) – September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)

Plot

The series follows the life and career of Cindy Adams, a gossip columnist for The New York Post.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date [2]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Episode One"	Jenny Carchman	August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)	0.117[3]
2	"Episode Two"	Jenny Carchman	August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)	0.058[4]
3	"Episode Three"	Jenny Carchman	September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)	0.106[5]
4	"Episode Four"	Jenny Carchman	September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)	0.069[6]

Production

In November 2019, it was announced Jenny Carchman would direct and produce a documentary series revolving around Cindy Adams for Showtime, with Ron Howard set to executive produce under his Imagine Documentaries banner.^[7][8]

Reception

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10.^[9] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[10]