Fairlake (season 1)

The first season of Fairlake, based on the short story series created by Josiah Stuart, premiered on January 2, 2023 and concluded on May 22, 2023 on TiBB1.
The show premiered to 2.97 million viewers, and has retained a regular audience of 3 million viewers throughout the season's run. The season ended on May 22, 2023, with the second part of the season finale scoring 6.47 million viewers, one of TiBB1's highest telecasts to date. 
==Overview==
Set in the fictional town of Fairlake, New York, Noemi Falton, Willa Kerby, and Dominic Raskin are three friends who are suddenly thrown in the deep end after their parents are murdered and their friend Em Wyckstrom goes missing. They start being threatened by a mysterious and anonymous antagonist named "Z" who knows about everything they've shared, lied about, kept secret, and everything that they share in common through their parents.
==Cast==
===Main===
*Kendall Purcell as Noemi Falton
*Olympia Coates as Willa Kerby
*Coulter Bennett as Dominic Raskin
*Lorenço Van Nuys as Jonah Parsons
===Recurring===
*LaTonya Polen as Anna Hoboken
*Diego Torske as Max Tulum
*Geena Stevenson as Jennifer Holsted
*Beckah Carlson as Em Wyckstrom
*Miranda Emory-Bates as Felicity Kerby
*Geraint Newell as Carston Bankert (episodes 12-22)
*Indira Madlen as Melisa Park (episodes 12-22)
*Lorencia Rochester as Veronica Highland (episodes 12-22)
==Episodes==
: See also: List of Fairlake episodes
No.overall	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by		Viewers(millions)
1 	1 	"From Here, Everything Changes" 	Athena Purcell	 		2.97
 	 	 	 	 		
2 	2 	"All is Fair in Hell and Hairspray"	Athena Purcell	 		2.68
 	 	 	 	 		
3 	3 	"One Bloody Mess" 	Athena Purcell	 		2.72
 	 	 	 	 		
4 	4 	"Cryptisch gesproken" 	Athena Purcell	 		2.83
 	 	 	 	 		
5 	5 	"Bite Your Tongue, Honey..." 	Athena Purcell	 		3.02
 	 	 	 	 		
6 	6 	"You're So Vain" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.29
 	 	 	 	 		
7 	7 	"three little idiots" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.16
 	 	 	 	 		
8 	8 	"Kill The Spare" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.07
 	 	 	 	 		
9 	9 	"Is Blood Thicker Than Water?" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.12
 	 	 	 	 		
10 	10 	"Explain Nothing" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.24
 	 	 	 	 		
11 	11 	"What Goes Up..." 	Athena Purcell	 		3.38
 	 	 	 	 		
12 	12 	"...Must Come Down!" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.29
 	 	 	 	 		
13 	13 	"Hold Me Closer" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.31
 	 	 	 	 		
14 	14 	"Cloudbusting" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.28
 	 	 	 	 		
15 	15 	"Trust No One" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.08
 	 	 	 	 		
16 	16 	"Hysteria Fades" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.64
 	 	 	 	 		
17 	17 	"Venus" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.97
 	 	 	 	 		
18 	18 	"Baby Lay Your Head Down" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.73
 	 	 	 	 		
19 	19 	"Lost Cause" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.84
 	 	 	 	 		
20 	20 	"Just Give Me A Reason" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.28
 	 	 	 	 		
21 	21 	"Too Many Questions" 	Athena Purcell	 		3.98
 	 	 	 	 		
22 	22 	"A Bloody Explosion" 	Athena Purcell	 		6.47
 	 	 	 	 		
==Development and production==
fter it was announced that Ghosted was getting a spin-off in 2021, with Josiah Stuart once again writing the mini-novel, fans were skeptical as to how the spin-off would deal with the zombie apocalypse. However, in early 2022, Stuart revealed that the new stories would not be a spin-off of Ghosted, but rather a new series itself. Josiah began writing the first book in the summer of 2022, with the announcement that Athena Purcell would help develop the new book series into a television show. The show was greenlit in late-August 2022 for a full first season.
==Casting==
Casting for Fairlake began in September 2022. Kendall Purcell and Coulter Bennett were respectively cast as Noemi Falton and Dominic Raskin on September 25, 2022. Later in the month, the cast added Olympia Coates as Willa Kerby, Lorenço Van Nuys as Jonah Parsons, Geena Stevenson as Jennifer Holsted, and Beckah Carlson as Em Wyckstrom. On October 14, 2022, LaTonya Polen and Diego Torske were respectively cast as Anna Hoboken and Max Tulum.
==Ratings==
===Live & 3-day===
No.overall	No. inseason	Episode 	Airdate	Time slot (EST)	Viewers (m)	DVRviewers (m)	Totalviewers (m)
1 	1 	"From Here, Everything Changes" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	2.97 	1.02 	3.99
2 	2 	"All is Fair in Hell and Hairspray"	 	Mondays8:00pm 	2.68 	1.43 	4.11
3 	3 	"One Bloody Mess" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	2.72 	0.96 	3.68
4 	4 	"Cryptisch gesproken" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	2.83 	1.02 	3.85
5 	5 	"Bite Your Tongue, Honey..." 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.02 	1.20 	4.22
6 	6 	"You're So Vain" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.29 	1.32 	4.61
7 	7 	"three little idiots" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.16 	1.10 	4.26
8 	8 	"Kill The Spare" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.07 	0.98 	4.05
9 	9 	"Is Blood Thicker Than Water?" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.12 	1.01 	4.13
10 	10 	"Explain Nothing" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.24 	0.99 	4.23
11 	11 	"What Goes Up..." 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.38 	1.24 	4.62
12 	12 	"...Must Come Down!" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.29 	1.18 	4.47
13 	13 	"Hold Me Closer" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.31 	1.02 	4.33
14 	14 	"Cloudbusting" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.28 	1.06 	4.34
15 	15 	"Trust No One" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.08 	1.20 	4.28
16 	16 	"Hysteria Fades" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.64 	1.32 	4.96
17 	17 	"Venus" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.97 	0.97 	4.94
18 	18 	"Baby Lay Your Head Down" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.73 	1.58 	5.31
19 	19 	"Lost Cause" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.84 	1.12 	4.96
20 	20 	"Just Give Me A Reason" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.84 	1.09 	4.37
21 	21 	"Too Many Questions" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	3.98 	1.16 	5.14
22 	22 	"A Bloody Explosion" 	 	Mondays8:00pm 	6.47 	2.20 	8.67