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{{Infobox television
| show_name = Retail Nightmares
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| show_name = Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares
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| show_name2= Retail Nightmares <small>(2018-19)</small>
 
| image = Ava Zinn Retail Nightmares.png
 
| image = Ava Zinn Retail Nightmares.png
 
| genre = [[wikipedia:Reality television|Reality television]]
 
| genre = [[wikipedia:Reality television|Reality television]]
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| based_on =  
 
| based_on =  
 
| developer = Jackson Steele
 
| developer = Jackson Steele
| director = {{ubl|[[Tiffani Zinn]] <small>(season 1–2)</small>|[[Breeanna Sorensen]] <small>(season 3-)</small>}}
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| director = {{ubl|[[Tiffani Zinn]] <small>(season 1–2)</small>|[[Ava Zinn]] <small>(season 3-)</small>}}
 
| starring = [[Ava Zinn]]
 
| starring = [[Ava Zinn]]
 
| narrated = {{Plainlist|
 
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* [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR-FTV CBS 41]] Fort Wayne
 
* [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR-FTV CBS 41]] Fort Wayne
 
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| picture_format = [[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]] 1080i
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| picture_format = {{ubl|[[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]] 1080i <small>(2018-19)</small>|4K UHDTV 2160p <small>(2023-)</small>}}
 
| audio_format = [[wikipedia:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]] [[wikipedia:5.1 surround sound|5.1]]
 
| audio_format = [[wikipedia:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]] [[wikipedia:5.1 surround sound|5.1]]
 
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|6|18}}
 
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|6|18}}
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'''''Retail Nightmares''''' is an American reality television series broadcast on [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts]] flagship station and [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] affiliate [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] (channel 41), in which entrepreuer and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing retailer in an attempt to revive the business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retailnightmares.avazinn.com/about |title=Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares – Retail Nightmares Episode Guide |work=AvaZinn.com |accessdate=April 13, 2019 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}</ref>.
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'''''Ava Zinn{{'}}s Retail Nightmares''''' is an American reality television series broadcast on [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts]] flagship station and [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] affiliate [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] (channel 41) and on YouTube, in which entrepreuer and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing retailer in an attempt to revive the business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://retailnightmares.avazinn.com/about |title=Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares – Retail Nightmares Episode Guide |work=AvaZinn.com |accessdate=April 13, 2019 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}</ref>.
  
 
The show premiered June 18, 2018 as a 10 episode special. On April 13, 2019, Zinn announced she is renewing the series for a second season.
 
The show premiered June 18, 2018 as a 10 episode special. On April 13, 2019, Zinn announced she is renewing the series for a second season.
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=== Season 1: 2018-19 ===
 
=== Season 1: 2018-19 ===
 
The first season primarily focused on abandoned retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
 
The first season primarily focused on abandoned retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
{{Retail Nightmares Episodes (season 1)}}
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| EpisodeNumber=1
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| EpisodeNumber2=1
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Walgreens|Walgreens]]
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| Location= Southgate Plaza in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|6|18}}
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| ProdCode=101
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=2
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| EpisodeNumber2=2
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| Title=Abandoned Low Bob's Discount Tobacco
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| Location= [[wikipedia:U.S. 27 in Indiana|Lafayette Street]] in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|16}}
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| ProdCode=102
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=3
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| EpisodeNumber2=3
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:H.H. Gregg|HH Gregg]]
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|31}}
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| ProdCode=103
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=4
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| EpisodeNumber2=4
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| Title=Abandoned Summitt Transmission
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| Location= Broadway {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|31}}
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| ProdCode=104
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=5
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| EpisodeNumber2=5
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Save-A-Lot|Save-A-Lot]]
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| Location= Goshen Road in  {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|3|31}}
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| ProdCode=105
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| EpisodeNumber=6
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| EpisodeNumber2=6
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| Title=Abandoned Gas Stations
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
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| ProdCode=106
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| ShortSummary=[[wikipedia:Clark Brands|Clark]] on Anthony Boulevard and [[wikipedia:Speedway LLC|Speedway]] on Petit Avenue
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| EpisodeNumber=7
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| EpisodeNumber2=7
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] and [[wikipedia:Ponderosa Steakhouse|Ponderosa]]
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| Location= Anthony Boulevard in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
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| ProdCode=107
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| EpisodeNumber=8
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| EpisodeNumber2=8
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Golden Corral|Golden Corrall]]/[[wikipedia:Marshall's|Marshall's]]
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| Location= [[wikipedia:Interstate 469|I-469]] and [[wikipedia:Indiana State Road 37|Maysville Road]] in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
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| ProdCode=108
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| EpisodeNumber=9
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| EpisodeNumber2=9
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Dairy Queen|Dairy Queen]]
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| Location= Parnell Avenue in {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|8}}
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| ProdCode=109
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| ShortSummary=
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=== Season 2: 2019 ===
 
=== Season 2: 2019 ===
 
The second season primarily focused on the south side of Fort Wayne. Production was stopped and eventually called off in late 2019 following taping at Glenbrook Commons as they were filming.
 
The second season primarily focused on the south side of Fort Wayne. Production was stopped and eventually called off in late 2019 following taping at Glenbrook Commons as they were filming.
{{Retail Nightmares Episodes (season 2)}}
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| EpisodeNumber=10
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| EpisodeNumber2=1
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| Title=Abandoned [[wikipedia:Staples|Staples]]/Soon to be [[wikipedia:Sportsman's Warehouse|Sportsman's Warehouse]]
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|6|2}}
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| ProdCode=201
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=11
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| EpisodeNumber2=2
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| Title=Abandoned Dairy Queen/Former [[wikipedia:Scott's Food & Pharmacy|Scott's]]
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|6|8}}
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| ProdCode=202
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=12
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| EpisodeNumber2=3
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| Title=Restaurant Triple Play with Diabetes
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|AltTitle=Former [[wikipedia:Taco Bell|Taco Bell]]/Temporarily Closed [[wikipedia:Rally's|Rally's]]/Permanently Closed [[wikipedia:Burger King|Burger King]]
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|2}}
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| ProdCode=203
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| ShortSummary=Ava reveals she was dignosed with [[wikipedia:Prediabetes|prediabetes]] and eventually unofficially diagnosed with [[wikipedia:Type II diabetes|type II]] on February 24, 2023 on ''[[Caprice & Ella]]''.
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| EpisodeNumber=13<HR>14
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| EpisodeNumber2=4<HR>5
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| Title=Future [[wikipedia:Domino's Pizza|Domino's Pizza]] on Tillman Road
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|6}}<HR>{{Start date|2019|11|28}}
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| ProdCode=204<HR>205
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| EpisodeNumber=15
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| EpisodeNumber2=6
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| Title=Southtown Taco Bell
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|11|28}}
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| ProdCode=206
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=16
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| EpisodeNumber2=7
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| Title=Waynedale Aunt Millie's Bakery Outlet
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|11|30}}
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| ProdCode=207
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| ShortSummary=
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| EpisodeNumber=17
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| EpisodeNumber2=8
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| Title=Taco Bell Southtown Opens
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|12|19}}
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| ProdCode=208
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=== Season 3: 2023 ===
 
=== Season 3: 2023 ===
 
The third season was announced by Ava Zinn on July 3, 2023.
 
The third season was announced by Ava Zinn on July 3, 2023.
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| EpisodeNumber=18
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| EpisodeNumber2=1
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| Title=Closed Epic Vapes, [[wikipedia:Pizza Hut|Pizza Hut]], and H. H. Gregg update
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|7|15}}
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| ProdCode=301
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| ShortSummary=Retail Nightmares returns after an almost four year hiatus.
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| EpisodeNumber2=2
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| Location= {{city-state|Fort Wayne|Indiana}}
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|7|22}}
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| ProdCode=302
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| EpisodeNumber2=3
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| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|7|29}}
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| ProdCode=303
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== Reception ==
 
== Reception ==

Revision as of 21:25, 5 July 2023

Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares
Ava Zinn Retail Nightmares.png
Genre Reality television
Created by Ava Zinn
Developed by Jackson Steele
Directed by
Starring Ava Zinn
Narrated by
Opening theme
  • "Image News" by Gari Communications (2018-19)
  • "Beyond" by Stephen Arnold Music (2023-)
Composer(s)
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 17
Production
Executive producer(s) Ava Zinn
Running time 15 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group
  • United Broadcasting
Distributor United Broadcasting
Broadcast
Original channel
Picture format
  • HDTV 1080i (2018-19)
  • 4K UHDTV 2160p (2023-)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) – present
External links
Official website

Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares is an American reality television series broadcast on NoSirGifts flagship station and CBS affiliate WTOR (channel 41) and on YouTube, in which entrepreuer and webmaster Ava Zinn is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing retailer in an attempt to revive the business.[1].

The show premiered June 18, 2018 as a 10 episode special. On April 13, 2019, Zinn announced she is renewing the series for a second season.

Production

The show is produced by Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group [nb 1] with Zinn herself serving as host and executive producer.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 9 June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
2 8 June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02) December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
3 TBD 2023 (2023) 2023 (2023)

Episodes

Season 1: 2018-19

The first season primarily focused on abandoned retailers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Location Original air date Production
code
1 1 Abandoned Walgreens Southgate Plaza in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18) 101
2 2 Abandoned Low Bob's Discount Tobacco Lafayette Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16) 102
3 3 Abandoned HH Gregg Fort Wayne, Indiana March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 103
4 4 Abandoned Summitt Transmission Broadway Fort Wayne, Indiana March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 104
5 5 Abandoned Save-A-Lot Goshen Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) 105
6 6 Abandoned Gas Stations Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 106
Clark on Anthony Boulevard and Speedway on Petit Avenue
7 7 Abandoned Target and Ponderosa Anthony Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 107
8 8 Abandoned Golden Corrall/Marshall's I-469 and Maysville Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 108
9 9 Abandoned Dairy Queen Parnell Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) 109


Season 2: 2019

The second season primarily focused on the south side of Fort Wayne. Production was stopped and eventually called off in late 2019 following taping at Glenbrook Commons as they were filming.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Location Original air date Production
code
10 1 Abandoned Staples/Soon to be Sportsman's Warehouse Fort Wayne, Indiana June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02) 201
11 2 Abandoned Dairy Queen/Former Scott's Fort Wayne, Indiana June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08) 202
12 3 Restaurant Triple Play with Diabetes Fort Wayne, Indiana August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02) 203
Ava reveals she was dignosed with prediabetes and eventually unofficially diagnosed with type II on February 24, 2023 on Caprice & Ella.
13
14
4
5
Future Domino's Pizza on Tillman Road Fort Wayne, Indiana August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
204
205
15 6 Southtown Taco Bell Fort Wayne, Indiana November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28) 206
16 7 Waynedale Aunt Millie's Bakery Outlet Fort Wayne, Indiana November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) 207
17 8 Taco Bell Southtown Opens Fort Wayne, Indiana December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19) 208


Season 3: 2023

The third season was announced by Ava Zinn on July 3, 2023.

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Location Original air date Production
code
18 1 Closed Epic Vapes, Pizza Hut, and H. H. Gregg update Fort Wayne, Indiana July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) 301
Retail Nightmares returns after an almost four year hiatus.
19 2 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana July 22, 2023 (2023-07-22) 302
20 3 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29) 303
21 4 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) 304
22 5 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 12, 2023 (2023-08-12) 305
23 6 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 19, 2023 (2023-08-19) 306
24 7 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) 307
25 8 ' Fort Wayne, Indiana September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) 308


Reception

See also

Notes

  1. in 2017, Ava Zinn split Aeverine Zinn Holdings to two divisions: Retail and Digital Media.

References

External links