Million Dollar Listing
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Million Dollar Listing is an American
United States
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 reality
Reality television
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 series that first aired on the Bravo television network. The show follows real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

 agents based in Hollywood and Malibu, California selling high-end properties. The series, presented in one-hour episodes, gives viewers an inside look at the world of high-priced real estate in Los Angeles County. In April 2011, the show finished its fourth season.

Season one

The first season premiered on August 29, 2006. The show followed two real estate companies, one in Hollywood and one in Malibu. Numerous agents were featured during the season (including Madison Hildebrand
Madison Hildebrand
Madison Hildebrand is an American realtor and media personality specializing in the luxury real estate market located in Malibu, California. A broker with Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Hildebrand co-stars the Bravo television series Million Dollar Listing, alongside Josh Altman and Josh Flagg...

, who appeared in later seasons). Episodes showcased a real estate listing from Hollywood and a listing from Malibu, starting from the beginning of the selling process to close. The storylines ranged from a woman who was a hysterical divorcee forced to sell her multi-million dollar home, to an agent whose personal ties to the seller (her ex-fiance) get in the way of a potential sale.

Season two

Season two premiered on August 7, 2008, almost two years after the prior season. The format of the program changed, focussing on specific agents as opposed to real estate companies. The season featured three Los Angeles real estate estate agents, Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg is an American real estate agent and media personality who co-stars alongside Josh Altman and Madison Hildebrand on the show Million Dollar Listing on the Bravo! television network. Appearing on television for the first time in 2008, Flagg came back to do the third season of the show in...

, Madison Hildebrand and Chad Rogers
Chad Rogers
Chad Barrett Rogers is an American realtor and television presenter. His practice is located in Beverly Hills, CA...

. The three dealt with properties in some of the most exclusive neighborhoods of Hollywood, Malibu and Beverly Hills over the course of nine months.

Season three

Season three of Million Dollar Listing premiered on Bravo on Monday October 12, 2009.
Season three examined a falling real estate market and the three agents' tactics in staying afloat. Edith Flagg
Edith Flagg
Edith Flagg is a Romanian-born American fashion designer, former fashion industry executive, and philanthropist.-Early life:...

, who had been in earlier episodes, returned to the program and travelled Europe with Josh , to revisit the places she lived during the Holocaust.
Season 3 has been the most popular season yet.

Season four

The fourth season premiered February 3, 2011 at 9 pm on Bravo with agents Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg is an American real estate agent and media personality who co-stars alongside Josh Altman and Madison Hildebrand on the show Million Dollar Listing on the Bravo! television network. Appearing on television for the first time in 2008, Flagg came back to do the third season of the show in...

, Madison Hildebrand
Madison Hildebrand
Madison Hildebrand is an American realtor and media personality specializing in the luxury real estate market located in Malibu, California. A broker with Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Hildebrand co-stars the Bravo television series Million Dollar Listing, alongside Josh Altman and Josh Flagg...

 and a new agent, Josh Altman. Chad Rogers
Chad Rogers
Chad Barrett Rogers is an American realtor and television presenter. His practice is located in Beverly Hills, CA...

 was no longer a part of the cast. Rogers refused to talk about if he was on the show, or why he was no longer on the show during an appearance on "This Week In Reality TV" in December of 2010.

Season five

It was announced on August 2, 2011, that Million Dollar Listing was renewed for a fifth season. The return of the cast was not mentioned in this release.

Ratings

Season two: Premiere scored a series high across all key demographics with 510,000 adults 18-49 and 753,000 total viewers. Compared to the premiere of season one, the series was up 69 percent among adults 18-49 and 66 percent in total viewers. The series was also up 49 percent among adults 18-49 (vs. 343,000) and up 57 percent among total viewers (vs. 479,000), versus the prior four week time period average.

Season three: Premiere scored 819,000 total viewers and 552,000 adults 18-49. Versus the prior four week time period, the show saw double digit increases across the board, up 63 percent increase among total viewers and 53 percent increase among adults. (Source: PopTower)

Each episode averaged about 1 million viewers.
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