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Revision as of 23:42, 11 August 2023
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| Created by | Ava Zinn |
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| Narrated by | Karly Jameson |
| Theme music composer | Randy Edelman |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 109 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | varies |
| Production company(s) | Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | First run syndication |
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| Original run | February 27, 2021 – present |
Caprice & Ella is a YouTuber produced series created by the Ava Zinn. The series usually revolves around Zinn, Caprice and Ella's owner, going through everyday life, but there's a twist that makes her life not so "every day"; Caprice and Ella have the ability to speak to her. Whether it was trying to hold a conversation with Ella, having to confront or simply ignore Caprice's problematic attitude, Ava's pets always had something going on that she has to deal with, whether it be important or not.
The series made its debut on February 27, 2021. The show has been renewed for its fourth through seventh production cycles. In addition a feature film is set to be released.[1]
Contents
Premise
Ava Zinn is a kind transgender woman working for Aeverine Zinn Holdings, which owns Caprice & Ella. Wanting a cat and dog, Ava seeks help from Humane Fort Wayne (then Allen County SPCA), who presents her with a cute 10-month-old female American domestic short hair cat named Caprice. Unbeknownst to Ava, Caprice is a mischievous and incorrigible feline who often causes chaos but also feels put upon. A month later, Ava adopts an 8-week-old female Chihualua puppy, whom she names Ella. Like Caprice, Ella is also mischevious and often causes chaos.
Ava is avid fan of the Indianapolis and Fort Wayne professional sports teams, Ava often wears Colts, Pacers, her high school Alma matter of Mississinewa High School, and Ivy Tech Community College clothing in numerous instances, and many (if not few) plots revolve around the teams or institutions.
Family life is boisterous for Ava, with Caprice and Ella, tormenting twin Ava and Breeanna’s children, Sierra and Lyssa (since the fourth season), all while continually testing and pestering each other. Such play happened especially throughout the first three seasons though frequently with Caprice and Ella when they interacted with community cats Tuxedo Kitty, Grey Poupon, Ragdoll Kitty, and Random Black Kitty.
Themes and style
Caprice & Ella, along with Queen of the Willis, The Souzas, and Quillsville Cold Case, usually have the broadcast versions that are typically rated TV-14, which is usually available on Ava Zinn's YouTube channel and the uncensored version are rated TV-MA, and is generally intended for adult audiences, which are shown on the show's YouTube channel. Caprice, Ella and most other pets as well as human characters like Ava and Breeanna use strong profanity, with only the taboo words being bleeped during a typical broadcast.
Caprice & Ella commonly makes use of carnivalesque and absurdist techniques, numerous running gags, occasional violence, sexual content (especially after the fourth season), offhand pop-cultural references, and satirical portrayal of celebrities.
Cast
- Aeverine Frathleen "Ava" Zinn: Ava is the main protagonist of Caprice & Ella, alongside Caprice. She is a semi-retired webmaster and hosted Vote for the Girls from April 28, 2010 to May 23, 2021. Ava loves to hang out in the living room talking to Ella, indirectly bothering Caprice. Ava is the father of Samantha, Thomas, Tiffani, Sheryl, Tabitha, Kenny, Lyssa, and Sierra; the paternal grandfather of Alisan and maternal grandfather of MIchael II and Leah.
- Caprice Haley Zinn: Caprice was adopted by Ava in February 2021 from the Allen County SPCA (now Humane Fort Wayne), which is how Ava got her to be raised since Caprice's youngest years. Caprice grows up with Ava and her dog, Ella, (and later Ava's girlfriend Breeanna plus daughters Sierra and Lyssa) who was the first pet Ava adopted after Caprice. With Ella (and later Sierra and Lyssa), Caprice has a love-hate relationship. As a kitten, Caprice was a community cat that Ava was unaware of at first. Her first name is a reference to the Chevrolet Caprice while her middle name is a reference to Haley Rinehart. Most of the time, Caprice seems like a grumpy and cynical cat that only cares about herself and is always trying to get rid of Ella, Sierra, and Lyssa in the house she lives, but sometimes, in a hidden way, shows compassion for Sierra, Lyssa, Breeanna, Ava and Ella.
- Gabriella Lauren "Ella" Zinn: Ella was adopted by Ava in March 2021. Ella grows up with Caprice (and later Ava's girlfriend, Breeanna, and daughters Sierra and Lyssa). Her full name is named after Ella Henderson and Lauren Alaina.
- Breeanna Reneé Zinn (née Sorensen): Breeanna becomes Ava's girlfriend and significant other in the conclusion of "Breaking Boiling Point". She is a freelance meteorologist and scientist originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Lafayette, Indiana. She likes to hang out with Ava outside the home, yet Caprice and Ella become jealous of Breeanna as she admitted she did one of Ava's assignments as a sexual favor. She is also the mother of Sierra and Lyssa.
- Chelsea "Karly" Jameson (née Ryder): The announcer and narrator of Caprice & Ella who was uncredited until the fifth season. Karly helps out Caprice, Ella, Breeanna, and Ava during the fourth season. Karly is unique as she refers to Ella by her legal first name 'Gabriella' whilst the others would use Ella. She is originally from Speedway, Indiana but has been residing in Fort Wayne since 2019. She mostly hangs out with Ava off-screen as well as Breeanna. Like Breeanna, Karly also made her debut in the conclusion of "Breaking Boiling Point."
- Rachael Valerie Passalt: Secondary announcer and narrator of Caprice & Ella who was uncredited until the fifth season. Rachael helps out Caprice, Ella, Breeanna, and Ava during the fourth season. She is originally from Terre Haute, Indiana and formerly lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota but has been residing in Fort Wayne since 2013 with her wife Traci. Like Karly, Rachael mostly hangs out with Ava off-screen as well as Breeanna. Like Breeanna, Rachael also made her debut in the conclusion of "Breaking Boiling Point."
Recurring
- Martin Becker (himself on Caprice & Ella and Jared Harris in Caprice & Ella: The Movie) Widow of Samantha Zinn, father of Michael II and Leah, uncle of Alisan.
- Donna Doogan (herself) Donna is the freelance vetrinarian at the pet day care center Caprice and Ella attend in Caprice & Ella: The Movie. She is orginally from Columbus, Ohio and moves to the Schoaff neighborhood in 2019 with her cat, Jackson after the death of her husband Tim.
- Jackson Doogan (himself, voiced by Justice Margowski in Caprice & Ella: The Movie and Louis Durant in Caprice & Ella) Donna's cat who plays a prank war with mostly Caprice and to an extent Ella in seasons 4-5 and in the film, but eventually become friends.
- Sierra Alexandra Zinn: Sierra is the daughter of Ava and Breeanna. She is the first child of Breeanna Sorensen yet the seventh for Ava Zinn. Sierra's first name is a reference to singer Sierra Deaton of Alex & Sierra or possibly after the GMC Sierra, which can be alluded to as Ava's brother, Albert was a mechanic.
- Lyssa Cassadee Zinn: Lyssa is the daughter of Ava and Breeanna. She is the second child of Breeanna Sorensen yet the eighth for Ava Zinn. Lyssa's first name is a reference to Lyssa Chapman of DOG The Bounty Hunter, which was the final cable television show Ava watched as a subscriber of Bright House Networks and Lyssa's middle name is a reference to singer Cassadee Pope.
- Alisan Brynn Zinn: (herself on Caprice & Ella and Bristol Halechko in Caprice & Ella: The Movie) Alisan is the eldest granddaughter of Ava and the only daughter by Ava's transgendered daughter Tiffani, who died on August 5, 2021 and her wife Jenna. Alisan's first name is a refrence to singer and actress Alisan Porter and her middle name is a refrence to singer Brynn Cartelli, both of whom respecitively won the tenth and fourteenth seasons of The Voice.
- Jenna Zinn (née Atkins) (herself on Caprice & Ella and TBA in Caprice & Ella: The Movie) - Widow of Tiffani Zinn, mother of Alisan, aunt of Michael and Leah.
- Michael Albert Zinn II: Michael is the only grandson of Ava and one of the fraternal twins by Ava's eldest daughter Samantha, who died on November 30, 2020 and her husband Martin Becker. Michael's first name is a refrence to Ava's eldest nephew Michael William "Weasel" Zinn and his middle name is a refrence to Ava's brother, Albert.
- Madison Leah Anne "Leah" Zinn: (herself on Caprice & Ella and Mia Quintana in Caprice & Ella: The Movie) Leah is the youngest granddaughter of Ava and one of the fraternal twins by Ava's eldest daughter, Samantha and her husband Martin Becker. Leah's legal first name is a refrence to Madison Vandenburgh while her middle first name and the name she goes by is a refrence to Leah McFall and her middle last name is a refrence to Anne Ryder.
Production
Development
While creating the series Caprice & Ella, Ava Zinn had just finished off her twelve-year run on Vote for the Girls with Ava Zinn & Alexandra Moffitt and was looking for another project. Karly Jameson, Thia Tola, and Rachael Passalt were respectively working as a producer for Queen of the Willis, The Karly Jameson Show, The Souzas, respectively. The four got together to form the basis for Caprice & Ella.[2]
Filming
The series is filmed on the southeast side of Fort Wayne, Indiana for its first four seasons. From the halfway point of season 4 onwards, it is filmed in various locations around Fort Wayne, yet mostly on the northeast side of the city.[3] Fort Wayne remained as the setting of the show for the entire duration.
Casting
When the series was in pre-production, Zinn was looking for a suitable animal actor for the lead.[2] After Caprice's appearance on the Allen County SPCA (now Humane Fort Wayne)'s web site, Caprice auditioned for the part. According to Zinn, every auditioning feline and canine actor/actress "hulked" their way through their audition. When Caprice eventually auditioned for the role, Zinn felt that she gave the character a feline touch which the other felines could not. Zinn believed that Caprice would become one of the new "breakout" stars on American television.[2]
During production of the fifth season, there were concerns that the style of cursing by two cast members, Ava and Caprice, in the previous four seasons would carry over to the miniseries Breaking Boiling Point 2: A Renter's Revenge and the remainder of the series' run (most notably seen from Ava Zinn in the former's Retail Nightmares and Vote for the Girls). It did not for the most part. Ava's eldest granddaughter (Alisan) said that Ava had only cursed seven times during the production of "Breaking Boiling Point 2: A Renter's Revenge (Part 6)" as well as in later seasons and never at Ava's grandchildren Alisan, Michael II, Leah, or children, Sierra and Lyssa. In the final editing of Breaking Boiling Point 2, Ava and Caprice cursed several times in front of (but not at) Sierra, Lyssa, Alisan, Michael II, and/or Leah. Caprice has cursed the most in the first three seasons while Ava swore the most in the fourth season yet Ella, Breeanna, or the other cast members did not curse as much as Ava and Caprice.
Product placement
Products from Indiana-based companies or companies with major Indiana operations have appeared, as Indiana is the home state of series creator Ava Zinn. As Caprice & Ella is produced by Aeverine Zinn Productions, the show and some products are cross-promoted with Queen of the Willis, Vote for the Girls with Ava Zinn, and Ava Zinn's Retail Nightmares as well as product placement from Weaver Popcorn in Zinn's hometown of Van Buren, Indiana; Kroger in Doogan's home state of Ohio and has several locations in Indiana as well as a plant near Jameson's hometown of Speedway, Indiana; Meijer, which has locations in Indiana; Target in Passalt's home state of Minnesota; Dollar General, which has a plant near Zinn's hometown; Family Dollar in Sorensen's home state of North Carolina; and Walmart, which has a distribution plant in Zinn's high school alma matter in Gas City. Additional products from Aunt Millie's, Lewis Bakeries, Sunbeam Bread, and Red Gold Tomatoes in Zinn and Jameson's home state of Indiana are featured.
Indiana businesses, college and university apparel
Throughout the show, Ava would often wear sweatshirts or T-shirts from various Indiana-based high schools, colleges and universities. Because Ava Zinn considered Indiana her home state, the rule was that only Indiana schools and businesses would get the free advertising.[4] There were a few notable exceptions to the general rule that Ava only supported Indiana educational institutions and businesses on the show.
Schools, colleges, and universities
| School, College, or university | City (of main campus) | Episode |
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| Ivy Tech Community College - Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | "Wake Up and Meet New People" (ep. 1.2 and 1.3) |
| "Wet Food Addiction" (ep. 1.12) | ||
| Mississinewa High School | Gas City | "Wake Up and Meet New People" (ep. 1.2 and 1.3) |
| "Caprice's Cat Perch" (ep. 1.10) | ||
| "A Greedy Cat" (ep. 1.11) | ||
| Purdue University | West Lafayette | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne |
Indiana Businesses
| Product or Business | City (of main headquarters or major Indiana operation) |
Episode |
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| Allen Vetrinary Hospital | Fort Wayne | "Adjusting to Routines" (ep. 1.4) |
| Kroger/Kroger Marketplace | Cincinnati, Ohio (corporate headquarters) Fort Wayne (9 locations, including Southgate Plaza) |
"Adjusting to Routines" (ep. 1.4) |
| "Steve Cash Tribute" (ep. 1.19) | ||
| Menards | Eau Claire, Wisconsin (corporate headquarters) Fort Wayne (3 locations, including Southtown Centre) |
"Caprice's New Perch" (ep. 1.10) |
| Walmart | Bentonville, Arkansas (corporate headquarters) Gas City (distribution plant) Fort Wayne (5 locations, including Southtown Centre) |
"Adjusting to Routines" (ep. 1.4) |
| "Catnip Fail" (ep. 1.6 and 1.7) | ||
| "Wet Food Addiction" (ep. 1.12) | ||
| "Steve Cash Tribute" (ep. 1.19) | ||
| Diet Dr. Pepper | Waco, Texas (corporate headquarters) Fort Wayne (bottling plant) |
"Catnip Fail (Part 2)" (ep. 1.7) |
| Tyson Foods | Springdale, Arkansas (corporate headquarters) Indianapolis (distribution plant) Portland (production plant) Logansport (production plant) Corydon (production plant) |
"Steve Cash Tribute" (ep. 1.19)
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| Red Gold Tomatoes | Elwood | |
| Aunt Millie's Bread | Fort Wayne | |
| Sunbeam Bread | Fort Wayne | |
| Weaver Popcorn | Van Buren | |
| Lewis Bakeries | Evansville | |
| Lassus Handy Dandy | Fort Wayne | |
| Target | Minneapolis, Minnesota (headquarters) Fort Wayne (3 locations) | |
| Meijer | Grand Rapids, Michigan (headquarters) Fort Wayne (4 locations) | |
| Salsa Grille | Fort Wayne (4 locations) | |
| Dollar General | Goodlettsville, Tennessee (headquarters) Marion (distribution plant) Fort Wayne (10+ locations) |
Theme song
The theme song to Caprice & Ella is a mostly shot by shot spoof of the opening of MacGyver except for the following:
- "Lapsed Lease" (Part 1) - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Top Cops.
- "Fort Wayne Rocks" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Dallas' opening sequence.
- "Runaway Chores" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Hardcastle & McCormick's opening sequence.
- "Ella Gets Microchipped" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Simon & Simon's opening sequence.
- "When the Going Gets Rough, The Tough Get Rough" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Hunter's opening sequence.
- "Without Us" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Remington Steele's opening sequence.
- "Survelliance Kitty" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of T.J. Hooker's opening sequence.
- "Tuxedo Grey's Anatomy" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Sledge Hammer!'s opening sequence.
- "Caprice the Cop" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Knight Rider's opening sequence.
- " What Caprice & Ella Didn't See Coming" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of Silk Stalkings' opening sequence.
- "When There's Mating, There's Kittens and Puppies" - The opening sequence is replaced by a parody of [[wikipedia:Har
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 19 | February 27, 2021 | April 12, 2021 | |
| 2 | 22 | August 9, 2021 | November 8, 2021 | |
| 3 | 24 | January 3, 2022 | April 11, 2022 | |
| 4 | 44 | January 9, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | |
| 5 | 15 | September 4, 2023 | November 1, 2023 | |
| 6 | TBD | April 7, 2024 | May 2024 | |
| 7 | TBD | August 2024 | December 2024 | |
| 8 | TBD | January 2025 | May 2025 | |
| 9 | TBD | August 2025 | December 2025 | |
| 10 | TBD | January 2026 | May 2026 | |
| Films | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | |
Several episodes, begin with a cold open, finding Caprice and/or Ella already on a mission. One episode called "Addressing Concerns" is usually aired once per season in which Ava usually reads viewer mail or someone brings an issue to her attention. Starting in the third season as part of the annual February sweeps, the Caprice & Ella March Madness episode's opening sequences are replaced by the opening credits of other shows past and present.
Crossovers
| Crossover between | Episode(s) | Type | Actors crossing over | Date aired | |
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| Series A | Series B | ||||
| Vote for the Girls with Ava Zinn & Alexandra Moffitt | Caprice & Ella | "A Heartbreaking End" (Vote for the Girls 12.22) "Cat & Dog Angry at American Idol Results" (Caprice & Ella 2.1) |
Two-part crossover | Appearing in Series B: Jacqui Fountaine, Andrea Coolranch, Maci Blanca, Sophia Blanca, Maribel Mort, Sonia Donbar, Breeanna Sorensen, Kylie Dwyar, Cathryn Everman, Kendra Ray, Rachael Passalt, Donna Doogan, Lauren Herman, Nadia Lorenzo, Thia Tola, Louis Durant, Bryant Cortos, Phil Allen, and Clark Jones | May 21, 2021 (Vote for the Girls) August 9, 2021 (Caprice & Ella) |
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The final episode of the orginal Vote for the Girls with Ava Zinn & Alexandra Moffitt ended with a heartbreaking loss as heavily favorited Grace Kinstler finished in third place on the nineteenth season of American Idol. | |||||
Season one (Spring 2021)
The show began in an unstable scheduling slot with the pilot episode of "Come Out of Hiding" initially broadcast on a Saturday. The show struggled to attract an audience and drew criticism for its profanity by Caprice.
Midway through the first season, with low ratings still, Zinn gave Jackson Steele a private screening of an episode ("Meet Ella") that had not yet aired, and asked him to give the show more time to attract viewers. Steele agreed and put the show on hiatus until a better time slot could be found. After Vote for the Girls ended its 12 year run on May 23, 2021, Zinn revealed that a Monday and Thursday slots would be best.
Seven of the 19 episodes were rated TV-PG and the uncensored version of those episodes are unavailable.
Season two (Fall 2021)
For its second season, Zinn brought in her colleagues from Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group to refine the show. As the executive producer, Zinn pushed up the violence but softened the main characters fractious relationship with Ava and emphasized the chemistry between Caprice and Ella. Zinn also moved the show's setting out of the back streets and into the more desirable areas of Fort Wayne.
Probably the most memorable aspect to the second season was the three-part episode "Ava's Stalking Story", which may have drawn from the cases of Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989 and Christina Grimmie in 2016 that were prominent in the news. A psychopathic Purdue Fort Wayne student named Caleb had been stalking Ava for two years and startled Caprice and Ella on occasion. "Ava's Stalking Story" is one of the most remembered and popular episodes of the series.
Viewers also responded to Zinn's changes, and the show's second season ended with Caprice & Ella continued this progress to become a mainstay of the Monday and Thursday schedule.
Season three (Spring 2022)
The third season, again led by Zinn, added Tuxedo Kitty, Ragdoll Kitty, Grey Poupon, and Random Black Kitty (all community cats), who remained until the following season.
A remembered episode from season three was "Ella Gets Microchipped", which Ella gets microchipped for a deal Ava found too much to resist. Caprice was already microchipped and spayed when the show started. Arielle Cadet guest starred as herself as she was anchoring at WPTA "ABC 21" in Fort Wayne at the time of taping.
Also starting in the third season, the "March Madness" episodes are a series of episodes openings replaced by parodies of opening sequences of various classic television shows. The first, entitled "Fort Wayne Rocks", aired on January 24, 2022 has the opening sequence replaced by a parody of the original run of Dallas, which used the 13th season opening sequence. The episodes contain the Caprice & Ella version of the opening sequence of various television series in the United States.
Season four (Spring 2023)
During production of the fourth season, which began in May 2022, Zinn was slated to begin work on the feature film. However, on June 10, 2022, Zinn learned that her lease at Black Pine Flats would not be renewed and began work on the first Caprice & Ella miniseries "Breaking Boiling Point". The first two episodes of the series' fourth season had been completed prior to the deaths of Ragdoll Kitty and Grey Poupon. Following Ragdoll Kitty and Grey Poupon's deaths, Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group announced that Caprice & Ella would continue after a hiatus and would incorporate the deaths of Ragdoll Kitty and Grey Poupon. The two episodes that Ragdoll Kitty and Grey Poupon had completed aired as normal. On January 9, 2023 the first episode after their deaths, producer and narrator Karly Jameson paid tribute to Ragdoll Kitty amd Grey Poupon, after a few seconds of silence where the lights on where Caprice & Ella is taped slowly dimmed. That episode, as well as subsequent episodes that aired after Ragdoll Kitty and Grey Poupon's deaths, also included a dedication screen at the end of the credits through the remainder of the season.
The fourth season added Breeanna Sorensen included in the opening credits of the show and becoming one of the show's main stars beginning with the February 6, 2023 episode due to being in a relationship with series creator and executive producer Ava Zinn. Karly Jameson and Rachael Passalt would be added at the start of the following season.
Season five (Fall 2023)
As previously mentioned, Karly Jameson was added to the opening credits of the show. In the previous season's "Breaking Boiling Point" miniseries, Rachael Passalt revealed she would be joining the cast and be added to the opening credits.
Season six (Spring 2024)
A memorable episode of the sixth season is the retelling of four afterschool specials in the episode "The Special Treat from Margaret, Phil, Julia, and Karly, Sr.", in which Julia Passalt (Rachael's father), Phil Sorensen (Breeanna's father), Karly Ryder (Karly's mother), and the late Margaret Zinn (Ava's mother via age-progressed hologram) narrate the episode. It was initially produced as a fourth season episode but moved it to the fifth.
Broadcast history
After a slow start in its first season, Caprice & Ella became a sleeper hit for Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group in its second season.
The slow but steady ratings growth was sustained in the long run. Caprice & Ella fell to fourth place against Cole & Marmalade, Ninerlives, and Penny the Talking Cat.
When it originally premiered on February 27, 2021, the broadcast version of the show aired at 4:00 PM Eastern/1:00 PM Pacific and the uncensored version of the show aired at 10:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Pacific. In the fall of 2021, the broadcast version of the show moved to 9:00 AM Eastern/6:00 AM Pacific and the uncensored version of the show aired at 7:00 PM Eastern/4:00 PM Pacific on Mondays and Thursdays. Since January 2023, the broadcast version of the show aired on Mondays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM Eastern/6:00 AMPacific and the uncensored version of the show aired at 3:00 PM Eastern/12:00 PM Pacific and has remained in those time slots since.
Despite the time slot changes, the national ratings for the show remained stagnant. In fact, the show's national ratings were never strong enough to climb above fourth place. However, Caprice & Ella have won first place in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana; Raleigh, North Carolina; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Columbus, Ohio, which are the respective home markets of Ava Zinn, Karly Jameson, Breeanna Zinn, Rachael Passalt, and Donna Doogan. Caprice & Ella did finish in second place in New York City, New York (home market of Hank Cash); Baton Rouge, Louisiana (birth market of George Williamston); Chicago, Illinois (birth market of Ava Zinn); Terre Haute, Indiana (birth market of Rachael Passalt and Karly Jameson); and Jacksonville, Florida (secondary market of Donna Doogan).
However, in other markets, the ratings for Caprice & Ella never stopped eroding; for one thing, the show in at least Fort Wayne and Indianapolis competed against newscasts or other programming. Series creator cited that Caprice & Ella's ratings are the weakest in Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, DC; Las Vegas, Nevada; Knoxville, Tennessee; Bluefield, West Virginia; Meridian, Mississippi; Detroit, Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Boise, Idaho; and Peoria, Illinois.
Syndication
Broadcast syndication rights to Caprice & Ella were acquired by NoSirGifts in 2022. Episodes further edited for content (which are shown on the aforementioned YouTube channel of series creator Ava Zinn) will begin running in syndication in 2025, and are aired in the United States with the TV-14 rating.
The series is edited to meet FCC regulations for indecency and obscenity, including bleeping and pixelization of profane language (on the broadcast version) and pixelization of nudity, though other censoring does take place. The broadcast/clean version is on Ava Zinn's YouTube channel while the uncensored version is on Caprice & Ella's YouTube channel.
Scheduling issues
MLB's World Series and NCAA Basketball Tournaments are often praised from sports fans yet criticized from non-sports fans for not airing first-run original episodes during March and October. Ava Zinn usually started the respective fall and spring seasons in beginning in August or January, before being put on hiatus until after the World Series and the Final Four.
Film
In an assignment for Ava Zinn's Video & Sound class on April 15, 2022, it was revealed that a Caprice & Ella Movie was in the works to be released on in the summer of 2023.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Movie Release. Retrieved on 2022-06-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ava Zinn (TBD). Caprice & Ella: The Untold Story.
- ↑ ??
- ↑ "Bet You Didn't Know This About Caprice & Ella! - DirectExpose". October 23, 2015.
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