Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica

Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica is an American reality television series that aired on MTV.^[1] It followed the marriage of then husband and wife Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. It premiered on August 19, 2003 and ended on March 30, 2005, with a total of 40 episodes over the course of 3 seasons.

Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
Starring	Nick Lachey Jessica Simpson
Opening theme	"This I Swear" by Nick Lachey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producers	Greg Johnston Lois Curren Rod Aissa
Running time	23 minutes
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19) – March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)

Background

Jessica Simpson's infamous "Chicken or fish?" moment in the first episode of Newlyweds.

Part of the show's gimmick involved displaying Simpson's naive personality, playing on the popular stereotype of "dumb blondes".^[2] Perhaps the most famous example comes from the first episode, in which Simpson, confronted with a can of Chicken of the Sea tuna, asked Nick "Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says 'Chicken... by the Sea' [sic]."

Over the span of the first season, Simpson's popularity began growing, as many of her "dumb blonde" antics gave her much publicity. By the close of 2003, Simpson and Lachey had both become household names.^[3][4][5]

Simpson and Lachey were married on October 26, 2002, and filed for divorce on December 16, 2005. On June 30, 2006, Jessica and Nick's divorce was finalized.^[6]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
2	20		January 21, 2004 (2004-01-21)	August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)
3	10		January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26)	March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)

Season 1 (2003)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Chicken of the Sea"	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
2	2	"The Dancers"	August 26, 2003 (2003-08-26)
3	3	"Newlyweds Go Camping"	September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)
4	4	"Newlyweds Go Golfing"	September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
5	5	"The Platypus"	September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
6	6	"Buffalo Wings"	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
7	7	"Newlyweds Decorate"	September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
8	8	"The Video Shoot"	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
9	9	"Jessica's Birthday"	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
10	10	"Jessica Cooks Dinner"	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)

Season 2 (2004)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
11	1	"The Anniversary"	January 21, 2004 (2004-01-21)
12	2	"Nick's 30th B-Day"	January 28, 2004 (2004-01-28)
13	3	"The Newlyweds Shop"	February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04)
14	4	"The French Language"	February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11)
15	5	"The Duet"	February 18, 2004 (2004-02-18)
16	6	"A Newlyweds Christmas"	February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)
17	7	"Jessica's 'Dessert'"	March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03)
18	8	"Puppy Madness"	March 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)
19	9	"The Newlyweds Vacation"	March 17, 2004 (2004-03-17)
20	10	"Valentine's Day"	March 24, 2004 (2004-03-24)
21	11	"CaCee Moves In"	June 16, 2004 (2004-06-16)
22	12	"Mismatched Threesome"	June 23, 2004 (2004-06-23)
23	13	"Celebrity Issues"	June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)
24	14	"Eye Surgery"	July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07)
25	15	"Newlyweds Baby"	July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)
26	16	"The Kentucky Derby"	July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)
27	17	"Nick and Joe"	July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)
28	18	"The Traveling Newlyweds"	August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)
29	19	"Nick's Lawn"	August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11)
30	20	"The Newlyweds"	August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)

Season 3 (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
31	1	"Newlyweds Two Year Anniversary"	January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26)
32	2	"Jess Gets a Root Canal"	February 2, 2005 (2005-02-02)
33	3	"Training Daisy"	February 9, 2005 (2005-02-09)
34	4	"The Dukes of Hazzard"	February 16, 2005 (2005-02-16)
35	5	"New Year's Eve"	February 23, 2005 (2005-02-23)
36	6	"The Orange Bowl"	March 2, 2005 (2005-03-02)
37	7	"Boys Weekend in Cabo"	March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09)
38	8	"Newlyweds Together Again"	March 16, 2005 (2005-03-16)
39	9	"The Valentine's Day Budget"	March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23)
40	10	"Newlyweds Series Finale"	March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)