Lawyer: Ex-'Wife Swap' family to plead guilty to alleged balloon hoax November 12, 2009 Richard and Mayumi Heene will reportedly plead guilty to some charges stemming from an incident last month in which they claimed their 6-year-old son floated away in a homemade helium balloon.
ABC announces 'Wife Swap's fourth season to premiere January 2 December 17, 2007 ABC has announced Wife Swap's fourth season, which will continue chronicle two families living different lifestyles trading wives/mothers for two weeks, will premiere on Wednesday, January 2 at 8PM ET/PT.
ABC renews 'Supernanny' and 'Wife Swap' for fourth seasons January 26, 2007 ABC has announced that it has given early renewals to its Supernanny and Wife Swap reality series. Both shows have received initial 2007-2008 season orders of thirteen episodes each, Daily Variety reported Friday.
Production of ABC's 'Wife Swap' halted after dad arrested for child abuse March 28, 2005 On March 22, the production of an upcoming episode of ABC's Wife Swap reality show came to a halt when the film crew turned in the father of one of the participating families for suspected child abuse. Yanni Panagiotakis, 38, a Nashville restauranteur, was alleged to have struck his 13-year-old daughter in the face during filming. He was later charged with domestic assault and freed Wednesday morning on $1,000 bail.