Rude Awakening
seriesGlobal1998TV Series
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Popular Love
81
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True Feel
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100
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82
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1Core Metadata
Title & Origin
Canonical title
Rude Awakening
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Territory
Global
Release & Format
Format
film_tv
Release status
concluded
Release date
1/1/1998
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Creator
Claudia LonowCreator
Claudia LonowCreator
Joe VociExecutive Producer
Claudia LonowExecutive Producer
Network
Mandalay TelevisionStudio
Lionsgate TelevisionStudio
Columbia TriStar TelevisionStudio
Showtime NetworksStudio
ShowtimeNetwork
2Content
Synopsis
Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons (1998–2001).Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of AA, her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.
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comedy
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scripted_series
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4Audience Intelligence
reddit
Score
70.7
Score count
9
Rank
9
Audience size
69,240
Last updated
6/11/2026
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6Community Sentiment
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Positive ≥0.6Mixed 0.4–0.6Negative <0.4
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Mixed0.50