Russian Dolls

Russian Dolls is an American reality television series on Lifetime. The series debuted on August 11, 2011 and finished on October 7, 2011. The series follows the lives of eight Russian-American families living in Brighton Beach, New York. Production and Cancellation The show premiered on August 11, 2011 at 10:30/9:30c following hit series Project Runway. The show premiered to low ratings with a 0.4 rating in adults 18–49 demo and only 0.97 million viewers watching the episode. While the series was in pre-production, Lifetime originally chose to name the series 'Brighton Beach but was later changed to its current title. The series was deemed a Jersey Shore-esque reality series even before the title change. On August 23, 2011, Lifetime moved the series to a later time slot, at 11:30/10:30c following a Dance Moms repeat. On September 21, 2011, Lifetime announced that the series would be burned off and the last five episodes of the series aired on October 7, 2011, as a special marathon event. Episodes