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Gene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. The show follows the life of Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner and wife Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie. Although it is presented as a reality series, it has been noted that some events shown on the show did not actually occur. One of these events was depicted in the finale of Season 3, where the viewer is led to believe that Gene purchased the Australian Football team Carlton Football Club, while in reality there is no record of the team being sold to him. In addition to this, the episode shows Gene convincing Brendan Fevola to join Carlton Football Club, while in reality Fevola had been playing for Carlton since he was drafted in 1998. Other events include casting biker extras, as well as a bit actor in the show.

Prior to the third season, the series was the second highest rated series on A&E, behind Dog the Bounty Hunter. In Australia, the series is shown on The Biography Channel every Wednesday at 8:30 pm on Foxtel and Austar. It is also shown on the free to air channel 7mate. The first three seasons were played back to back ending on April 1, 2009. Seasons 1-5 have been released on DVD. Season 6 premiered on June 14, 2011 on A&E with the episode "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do." In addition to relationship troubles between Simmons and Tweed, that culminated in the two marrying, the season shows Simmons' March 2011 visit to Israel. After the show"?s most successful season ever, Gene Simmons Family Jewels returned for its seventh season on Monday, May 28, 2012, with a special one-hour premiere. In August 2012, A&E announced the seventh season would be the last, and Simmons added that he would not shop the series to other networks and, instead, will focus on the Kiss tour and other business commitments.

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	13
	2	23
	3	33
	4	20
	5	26
	6	26
	7	17

Season 1 (2006)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original airdate	ShortSummary = Gene gives advice to Nick's band.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene plans a surprise party for Shannon.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene challenges Nick to a driving contest.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene performs at VH1 Rock Honors. Shannon wants another baby.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon go to a weight loss spa.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene takes Sophie to an exercise filming for career day.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene goes to New York to visit his mother and start a bikini car wash business.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Gene takes Nick on a business trip to teach him a lesson about money.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = A fan spends the day with Gene.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon buys Sophie a horse.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = To get Gene to stop working, The family tricks him into taking a vacation.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon takes Gene to a psychotherapy session.	LineColor = e38181 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon tells Gene he should get a face lift.	LineColor = e38181 }}

Season 2 (2007)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original airdate	ShortSummary = Gene prepares for a face lift, but has to go appear on MTV.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon, Nick and Tracy wait for pregnancy test results.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene suggests that Shannon should adopt a child.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon get a face lift.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Complications of the face lift make Shannon stay in the hospital.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon comes home to recover with Gene; Gene ignores doctor's orders.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon goes to Aspen; Gene interviews a snowboarder Sophie likes.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene misses a charity event, so he tries home remedies to heal faster.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene takes a divorced man on a night on the town in Las Vegas.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Sophie go to Camp Pendleton and train as U.S. Marines.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Nick is planning to go to college.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Recap of Season 1 ;includes outtakes and interviews.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene takes Nick to England for his 18th Birthday; Nick records at Abbey Road Studios.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = A French fashion photographer spots Sophie and wants her to shoot.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene practices volleyball for Sophie's father-daughter volleyball tournament.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = The family goes camping.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene finds out that Shannon bets $100,000 on a horse at the Kentucky Derby.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene frets over Shannon's $100,000 bet on a horse; Nick throws a Graduation party.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene travels to the Turks & Caicos Islands on business.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon and Tracy go on Speed-Dating; Gene considers buying an island.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene plans to take a Lie Detector test to determine the truth of his sexual exploits.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon find out the results of the Lie-Detector test.	LineColor = e2a482 }}	ShortSummary = Recap of season 2 with deleted scenes from season 2 episodes	LineColor = e2a482 }}

Season 3 (2008)

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Season 4 (2009)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original airdate	ShortSummary = Gene throws Sophie her Sweet 16 party.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene throws Sophie her Sweet 16 party.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Nick visit Memphis, and Nick sings the blues.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene's mother sets him up to teach fire safety at a fundraiser.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene is chosen by "Uncle Tony" to be his grandson's godfather.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene is chosen by "Uncle Tony" to be his grandson's godfather.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene visits New York to ring the Stock Exchange bell.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene has to monitor Sophie's slumber party.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Sophie puts a cheating boyfriend through the wringer.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon guilts the family into throwing a themed party.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene tries to find a new dog for his nephews and lends them Snippy.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene doesn't want to offend an investor.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Nick are both caught in embarrassing situations that they must hide from Shannon.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Nick decides it's time to leave the nest after a foreign exchange student moves in for the summer.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = The 3 kids convince Shannon to return to acting.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = While Shannon is recovering from an accident, Gene handles the day-to-day household chores; Nick entertains a friend and his mother.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = When Gene finds himself with a week of nothing to do, the family gets a sense of what it would be like if he didn't work so much and hatches a plan to show him their appreciation.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Gene travels to Nashville as a favor to KISS' manager and takes a promising but bickering country band under his wing.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = Nick's band hits a roadblock when all of their gear is stolen moments before their debut gig. Meanwhile Shannon convinces Gene to be social and attend a dinner party that unknowingly has another agenda.	LineColor = b4e381 }}	ShortSummary = While Gene is in Japan filming a monster movie, Shannon and Tracy go antiquing and buy a piece of furniture that sends them on a search for its original owner.	LineColor = b4e381 }}

Season 5 (2010-11)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original airdate	ShortSummary = Shannon has a health scare; Gene is torn between being home with his kids and being on tour. Note: This was a one-hour episode.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene waits for the results of Shannon's biopsy.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene has a 60th Birthday Party.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene is interviewed by a journalist, Shannon comes to visit. Note: This was a one-hour episode.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Nick's girlfriend is upset about Nick's commitments. Gene goes to Singapore.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Doc plays a prank on Gene while on tour.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon and Tracy host a "Tazer Party"	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene is in New Orleans working on a business deal involving alligators.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene goes on "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?" and asks a group of college students to help him develop a slogan for a new marketing client.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = KISS plans to tour Australia, but poses problems.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon and Tracy watch the band on tour, Nick and Sophie try to catch up.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Sophie creates a business for a school project. Casey Bond is interviewed, and lends his handsome handyman skills to the Simmons family.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon builds a pool house.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene hunts for an animal he believes is running around the house.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = KISS Tour begins. Gene finds a band he wants to sign on his record company.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene goes to Comic-Con with Nick to promote Incarnate (Nick's comic book).	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene is sick and has to cancel a press event for the KISS tour.	LineColor = 81e393 }}	ShortSummary = Gene is asked to be a mentor for the Ludacris Foundation.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Gene visits Anne Frank's house	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon go to Las Vegas to see Cirque du Soleil on Nick's 21st Birthday.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Gene registers in a charity golf tournament.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Shannon sends Gene to a doctor over a snoring problem.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Shannon joins Gene on tour in Madrid.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Shannon gets a visit from a friend.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Nick travels with KISS in Europe.	LineColor = 81e393 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Gene spends the night on a supposedly haunted ship.	LineColor = 81e393 }}

Season 6 (2011)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original airdate	ShortSummary = Fed up with Gene's philandering ways, Shannon leaves to reevaluate their relationship.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Gene develops a bad case of empty nest syndrome.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = A Demon's work is never done - and neither is Nick and Sophie's as they try to bring Gene and Shannon back together.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Gene, Shannon, and Nick travel back to Gene's homeland of Israel where Gene receives an award from the mayor of his hometown. Shannon arranges for Gene to meet his half-brother Kobi and his three half-sisters and they visit the grave of Gene's father.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Gene arranges for Nick, Shannon, and him to spend another few days in Israel where they sightsee including the Holocaust museum where Gene finds out about his parents' history.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary =	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon takes Gene to visit her family in Saskatoon, Canada.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Gene's therapist talks to him, Shannon, Nick, and Sophie about what has been going with their family while he is on tour with KISS.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Gene asks Shannon to marry him.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon tells Gene that she will marry him.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon and Nick convince Gene to rethink his diet after he suffers from a head accident.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Tracy wants to be the wedding planner for Gene and Shannon but Shannon decides to hire a professional wedding planner.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon arranges for her and Gene to go to a marriage boot camp where they meet couples dealing with infidelity like them. Gene forgives his father for abandoning him and his mother just like Shannon forgives Gene for cheating.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon look back on their relationship and their future.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon wants to be Gene's business partner but Gene refuses to allow Shannon to partner with him in business.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = It's Gene and Shannon's wedding day where Shannon, Sophie, Nick, and Gene perform as well as KISS who sings their hit song Rock and Roll All Night at the reception.	LineColor = c4e352 }}	ShortSummary = Lynn Hoffman talks to the family a day after Gene and Shannon become Mr. and Mrs. Simmons.	LineColor = c4e352 }}

Season 7 (2012)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original airdate	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon adjust to married life. Shannon wants to adopt a child, but Gene is reluctant.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon continue to discuss adopting a child and Nick decides his future.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon mistakingly thinks Gene now wants to adopt, so she arranges for him to meet families with happy adoption stories. Meanwhile, Nick looks for a place to live.	LineColor = 81e527 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = After Gene and Shannon confront Nick and Sophie about adopting, Sophie becomes upset and runs away.	LineColor = 81e527 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Shannon travels to Whistler to find Sophie. In Whistler Shannon and Sophie have a showdown.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Gene wants to go on a honeymoon with Shannon. Meanwhile, Tracy struggles with her baby plans.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon go on a honeymoon in Africa. While in Africa, Shannon hopes to get Gene's mind back on the subject of adoption.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Gene meets the African children whom he sponsors; Tracy prepares for in vitro fertilization.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Gene and Shannon have trouble agreeing on whether they should adopt a child.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon poses for a pinup to help raise money for veterans; Gene performs at a benefit concert for vets.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Shannon becomes concerned about Gene's loyalty when he announces that he's going on tour; Nick's dating habits worry Shannon.	LineColor = 81e527 }}	ShortSummary = Gene faces temptation while on tour in South America.	LineColor = 81e527 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Nick loses his phone and asks Sophie to help him find it.	LineColor = 81e527 }} </ref>	OriginalAirDate =	ShortSummary = Gene scouts new talent at a music festival in Montreal.	LineColor = 81e527 }}

See also

• The Osbournes (2002)
• Hogan Knows Best (2005)
• Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (2007)

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