OREANDA-NEWS. July 28, 2008. CTC Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCM), Russia's leading independent media Company, announced that production on the new season of the popular sitcom “My Fair Nanny” has been completed for launch this fall and will mark the ninth season the show has aired on CTC Network, reported the press-centre of CTC Media.

“My Fair Nanny” is the Russian adaptation of an original U.S. TV series “The Nanny” produced by Sony Pictures Television. Amedia has worked in conjunction with Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) to produce 133 episodes of this sitcom that have aired on the CTC Network since September 2004. All eight seasons have achieved successful ratings, with an average audience share of 28,4% among CTC’s target demographic of viewers ages 6 to 54 years old.

The prior episodes of the “The Nanny” were adapted from the U.S. version for Russian viewers. However, these 40 new episodes have been produced exclusively for the CTC Network. The new scripts were developed by U.S. sitcom writers in conjunction with Russian creative teams and coordinated by SPTI. Production of the new season took place from January 2008 to May 2008. 

Alexander Rodnyansky, Chief Executive Officer of CTC Media, commented, "The new season of “My Fair Nanny” is an unprecedented event for the Russian TV market as it marks the first time that authors of an original, non-Russian series have developed new episodes specifically for Russian TV viewers. This project is the result of an effective cooperation between CTC Media and SPTI.”

Director for Strategic Programming of CTC Media, Alexey Zyunkin said, “The new season of “My Fair Nanny” will be launched this fall and we are confident this popular sitcom will once again be successful with both viewers and advertisers.”

Commenting on the completed production of “My Fair Nanny”, SPTI’s Jeff Lerner, Senior Vice President, Development & Current Programs, said, “We were thrilled to be able to reassemble the cast and writers to recreate the magic and give the audience a new batch of “My Fair Nanny”. It's fun to explore a new phase in Maxim and Vika's lives - as newlyweds in a new home - with all the challenges that come from that, for them as a couple and for their family. ”