Kim's Rude Awakenings
| Kim's Rude Awakenings | |
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| Directed by | Dennis Beauchamp |
| Starring | Kim Woodburn Mike Chalut |
| Narrated by | Gary Bernarde |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 30 min (inc. advertisements) |
| Production companies | Cineflix Nextfilm Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | W Network |
| Release | March 4, 2008 – May 4, 2009 |
Kim's Rude Awakenings is a Canadian television programme, starring British expert cleaner and television personality Kim Woodburn. The programme followed a similar format to the British programme How Clean Is Your House?, also starring Woodburn in which she visits family homes in an attempt to help them clean and declutter. She was accompanied in each episode by Mike Chalut. It aired for two seasons on W Network between March 4, 2008, and May 4, 2009.
Production
Prior to the commissioning of the show, Kim Woodburn had appeared on the British series How Clean Is Your House? alongside Aggie MacKenzie since 2003, in which the pair visited dirty houses and cleaned them up.[1][2] In 2007, it was announced that Woodburn would film a version of the show in Canada, titled Kim's Rude Awakenings.[3][4][5] The show followed a similar format to its British counterpart, however Woodburn was instead accompanied by Mike Chalut, and the homes they visited were mostly untidy rather than dirty.[6][7] The first season of the show began airing on W Network on March 4, 2008, and was subsequently renewed for a second and final series which concluded on May 4, 2009.[8][9][10]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 14 | May 4, 2008 | July 26, 2008 | |
| 2 | 13 | February 2, 2009 | May 4, 2009 | |
Season 1 (2008)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Black Family" | March 4, 2008 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Goode Family" | March 11, 2008 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Edwards Family" | March 18, 2008 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Tetreault Family" | March 25, 2008 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Galleas Family" | April 1, 2008 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Hurds Family" | April 8, 2008 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Breens" | April 15, 2008 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Cheshires" | April 22, 2008 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Alexander Bapties" | May 2, 2008 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Gaboury Family" | June 30, 2008 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Medina Family" | June 30, 2008 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Morgan Mackenzie Family" | July 26, 2008 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Beck Family" | July 26, 2008 |
Season 2 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "The Ta's" | February 2, 2009 |
| 16 | 2 | "The Byrnes" | February 9, 2009 |
| 17 | 3 | "The Nickeles" | February 16, 2009 |
| 18 | 4 | "The Butlers" | February 23, 2009 |
| 19 | 5 | "The Kennys" | March 2, 2009 |
| 20 | 6 | "The Pretes" | March 9, 2009 |
| 21 | 7 | "The Carenzas" | March 16, 2009 |
| 22 | 8 | "The Harrisons" | March 23, 2009 |
| 23 | 9 | "The Hallmans" | March 30, 2009 |
| 24 | 10 | "The McKnights" | April 6, 2009 |
| 25 | 11 | "The Kuhns" | April 20, 2009 |
| 26 | 12 | "The Pattons" | April 27, 2009 |
| 27 | 13 | "The Kuryllowiczes" | May 4, 2009 |
Reception
Woodburn received praise from viewers, who found her funny.[11] Reviewing the first season, John Doyle of The Globe and Mail criticised the show, branding it "dire". Comparing it to the British counterpart How Clean Is Your House?, which he did however say he "understood the appeal of", he noted that the Canadian series "had more to do with disorganization. The Canadian homes she invades aren't dangerously dirty. They're merely messy. Still, Woodburn uses her well-polished shtick to lecture the families on getting organized. You see one of these shows, you've seen 'em all."[12]
References
- ↑ "Queen of Clean: How Kim Woodward became a one-liner legend". BBC. June 17, 2025. Archived from the original on December 3, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "CBB's Kim had a "crazy" falling-out with Aggie". Digital Spy. January 20, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Kim's Rude Awakenings". Prime Video. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Mike Chalut: the journey so far". Archived from the original on February 14, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Kim's Rude Awakening, Apple TV". AppleTV. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ Sanderson, Vicky (February 7, 2009). "Messy homes get a rude awakening". The Toronto Star. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ Conlan, Tara (March 26, 2008). "Kim & Aggie take a year off". The Guardian. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Kim's Rude Awakenings - streaming tv series online". Plex.tv. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Kim Woodburn: Celebrity Big Brother and How Clean Is Your House star dies aged 83". BBC News. June 17, 2025. Archived from the original on June 26, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Kim's Rude Awakenings - Episode List". www.tvmaze.com. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ Hayward, Anthony (June 19, 2025). "Kim Woodburn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "It's Woodburn who deserves a rude awakening. Wash her away". The Globe and Mail. April 17, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2026.