Conversation so far:
what shows did Nicole Richie appear on?
In 2003, Richie and her then-best friend Paris Hilton starred in the reality series The Simple Life.
what was the show about?
The Simple Life, in which they lived for a month with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas.

Question: was it popular?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the show ''The Simple Life'' popular?