hills series hills american reality television series aired seasons mtv july developed spin series aired seasons focused personal professional lives young women residing los_angeles california premise conceived served executive producers series originally focused appeared predecessor pursued career fashion industry additionally placed emphasis friends whitney port friend boyfriend developed major positions supporting cast second season sister added port left series conclusion fourth season moving new_york_city starring spin city aired seasons looking pursue career opportunities left series halfway fifth season subsequently replaced fellow cast member joined primary cast members sixth final season husband removed series displaying erratic behavior briefly returned series alternate ending finale hills received moderately favorable reviews critics recognized guilty pleasure media outlets series criticized tending narrative format commonly seen scripted genres including soap operas appearing storyline produced spin offs distributed seasons dvd june announced hills return reunion special entitled hills star special scheduled air mtv august conception reality television series premiered mtv program created documented lives students attending high school completed secondary education series proved network successful programming entire original cast left second season replaced group teenagers following season television producer developed spin program hills follow predecessor original cast members moved los_angeles pursue career fashion industry series synopsis overview casting hills chronicles lives young women living los_angeles california installment voice narrative series leads seasons seasons theme episode season concludes finale typically involving major event progressing relationship personnel departure installments revolve women everyday lives intention balancing coverage personal professional endeavors run series led season seasons primary cast members credited names original main cast members whitney port conclusion fourth season port moved new_york_city receiving employment commissioned star spin city time wished leave series pursue career opportunities filmed episodes following season close storylines departing halfway fifth season replaced fellow cast member sixth final season saw friends respectively featured supporting roles second seasons primary cast members halfway season left series cast looked antics aforementioned women storylines largely developed number supporting cast members originally credited boyfriend later husband added second season season introduced friend establishing friendship known friend later credited boyfriend assumed position fifth season season established friend title adjusted friend following season eventually reverted friend fifth season season bobby recognized boyfriend boyfriend holly credited sister added series fourth season fifth season introduced series working later conflict came fruition conflict settled hall remained series friend timeline cast members storylines series premiere hills introduced moved california los_angeles pursue career fashion industry originally planned attend left college receiving employment befriended neighbor fellow intern whitney port remainder season highlighted romantic relationships including brief relationships respectively season concluded rejection paris reunite boyfriend port offered accepted position place beginning second season ended relationship began dating increasingly spent time neglected friendship placed strain pair friendship strengthened relationship friend took romantic interest friend moved apartment season finale point new season ended friendship fabricated rumors sex tape involving ensuing feud women central focus series carried subsequent season appeared engaged resumed turbulent romantic relationship friend established friend severed ties men light building feud sister initially took later apologized earlier confrontation pair friends relationship burden relationship brother reacted beginning port eventually left positions receiving employment firm end season moved apartment purchased home new factor fourth season saw reconcile repair relationship moving separate residence moved hometown colorado sister apartment created tension sisters later fired job drunk company event mexico season finale appear reconciled suspicions rumors continued reconciliation port eventually relocated new_york_city accept position fifth season began developed bond local dismay request salvage relationship agreed attend couples therapy engaged decided officially marry initially declined invitation wedding attempt change mind called apologized spreading rumors additional final appearance series mid season finale attended reconciled caught wedding assumed series lead beginning second half season began casual relationship point severed ties women developed feud continued remainder season purchased new house clashed decision begin family wished children opposed thought filming sixth season commenced garnered significant criticism undergoing surgery procedures day premiere traveled hometown results family unexpectedly receiving disapproval husband alienated relatives having later displayed additional instances erratic unusual behavior respective sisters decided exclude lives having dated years prior taken started seeing woman struggled begin dating arrested driving influence later involved relationship involved brief relationship singer settled friends moved boyfriend scott final episode series decides europe final scene shown watching bringing airport travel street camera backdrop pulled away camera reveal entire scene filmed reality vehicle driven stepped vehicle alternate ending series broadcast august scene depicts returning apartment seeing europe revealed sitting couch hard goodbye friend camera focuses smiling reception critical response hills moderately received critics series season holds score metacritic indicating mixed average reviews based reviews complimented program variety criticized storylines old come second season garnered favorable feedback new_york_times opining registers charm falling season commented hills convincing friends comedy female relationships young woman knows friendships die decision replace departing halfway fifth season met mixed response entertainment weekly expressed interest route series writing fully prepared stir things premiere episode lead writer criticized sassy bad girl attitude lacking originality preferred keeping real contrast los_angeles_times opined intriguing storylines felt overshadowed series progressed original series finale sixth season garnered generally negative critical response emily entertainment_weekly described probably bit confusing series earlier viewers light casting adjustments later seasons writer criticized camera changed audience cast better writer people positive feeling conclusion surprise twist similarly critics ambivalent alternate finale praised return shocking glorious time felt clearly viewers prefer ending described suggestion love triangle involving feel like ending horror movie starting nonetheless appreciated ending loyal fans zap2it noted nod opined awesome happened preferred original conclusion commenting revised clip startling vulture suggested footage felt like total soap opera seemingly acknowledged portions series fabricated run hills received accolades media outlets recognized number entertainment_weekly list new classics series labeled guilty pleasure writers huffington_post scripting allegations hills criticized appearing storyline instance president entertainment mtv commented series benefits media coverage receives seasons described month commercial doesn away narrative elaborated mtv wants viewers watch girls characters know instead stars hills sex tape rumors consequently presented like personal conflict women intentionally addressed highly publicized controversy noted producer offered position series friends later appeared episode suggested program improvised pressed replied situations react comes additionally stated series acknowledged mexican entirely symbolic civil ceremony filmed office hours county court judge present additionally associated_press noted person filed marriage record time additional source suspicion arose fifth season shown moving house day prior actually left property months prior january leading speculation addressing wedding day pre planned leaving hills appeared view june asked felt apology involving sex tape rumors replied perfectly honest wasn line didn know didn apology lying wedding depicted series displeased presence commented gave big stated joined hills work drama sells think bringing know works february told access hollywood cast followed schedule events filmed given day adding filmed hills days week different scenes day change clothes film specific scene pushing far actual script schedule like lunch talk party coming situation earlier commented felt viewers need understand entertainment close friends real relationship later told relationships fabricated point saying difficult pretend romantically interested october interview stated story told wasn way producers elaborated scenes cameras present significant occurrence cast members commented relationship pretty brief definitely edited drag july discussing filming alternate finale endings mtv acknowledged maybe term reality didn perfectly apply hills television ratings season hills maintained steady viewership million viewers weekly episode season series achieved viewed episode paris changes march attracted million viewers original airing fourth season premiere experienced percent ratings decline attracting million viewers compared million viewers season finale second half fifth season episode lead premiered million viewers suffering percent drop premiere half series finale july aired million viewers peak viewership season broadcast history hills season commenced airing series continued air wednesday evenings conclusion august point aired episodes second season expanded episodes premiered january new timeslot finale aired april season began airing august remained timeslot previous season longest season series history having broadcast episodes finale fourth season premiered august monday schedule consisted episodes concluded december airing fifth season divided sections lead confirmed join series premiered april timeslot concluded episodes premiered september continued air tuesday evenings season aired total episodes split equal halves finishing december sixth season aired premiered april episodes later series ended run total episodes july july mtv aired month long morning marathon hills titled retro following year marathon renamed culminated airing alternate series finale august city beginning cast member whitney port starred spin series city program premiered december weeks fifth season finale hills appeared original series earlier seasons limited exposure personal life commenting focusing career people seriously production city port wanted feature private life emphasize head straight half debut season program highlighted transition new_york_city receiving employment port later left position returned series underwent casting adjustments second half season port olivia remained program saw addition port friend worker revamped cast remained second season premiered sixth season hills april season documented deterioration port friendship culminated moving shared apartment season concluded july evening series finale hills october port confirmed city renewed mtv spin offs aside city hills spawned additional related series proposed program received spin program earth premiered february chronicled daily operations private life canceled airing season september filmed pilot episode program focused professional endeavors mtv passed project preferred feature personal life commissioned vh1 program focused family series canceled debut season ratings distribution hills episodes aired regularly mtv united_states episodes approximately thirty minutes broadcast standard definition series episodes available download itunes store episodes previously available viewing official mtv website unavailable series conclusion series addition premiered syndication fall debut paramount_pictures released seasons hills dvd seven installments second fourth sixth seasons sets discs season includes fifth season release divided packaged discs apiece
The Hills (TV series)