How many seasons have been premiered of the TV Show Dollhouse ?

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   During the first season of Dollhouse, each episode was about six minutes longer than standard one-hour dramas on Fox television, and the show aired with half as many commercial advertising slots that season. This was a network experiment to limit viewers who tune out of their programming during long commercial breaks. The experiment was discontinued after the first season.
   Season 1's 13th episode
   
   On April 9, 2009, actress Felicia Day posted on Twitter that she had received word the 13th episode of the first season of Dollhouse, in which she guest-stars, would not air. Whedon rebutted speculation that Fox was set to cancel the show however, and producer Tim Minear explained that the "missing" 13th episode (which is titled "Epitaph One") would be on the DVD release of the season. The reason Minear gave for that episode being dropped from the broadcast run was that the Fox network was counting the original first episode ("Echo"), which went unaired, as part of the original 13-episode order; in contrast, the Fox production company was required by contract to have a minimum of 13 completed episodes for international and DVD releases. According to both Minear and Whedon, the producers felt that the original first episode, having been subsequently scrapped entirely and had its footage reused for other episodes throughout the season, should not be counted as a completed episode as part of their own 13-episode orders for international and DVD distribution but rather as a DVD extra, and thus Whedon produced a new 13th episode on a lower budget to fulfill the contractual requirements for the international broadcasts. The episode was screened at Comic-Con on July 24, 2009. "Epitaph One" had its world premiere in Singapore on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, through Season Pass, an on-demand service offered by SingTel mio TV. The first general broadcast was in Sweden on Channel TV400, Sunday July 26, 2009. In the United Kingdom the episode aired on the UK Sci Fi Channel on August 11, 2009, and in Australia it aired on September 1, 2009.
   
   Season 2
   
   Despite low ratings in its first season, Dollhouse was renewed for a second season of thirteen episodes. Among other factors, fan response to the show was seen as a reason for the renewal; Fox's president of entertainment stated that "if we'd canceled Joss' show I'd probably have 110 million e-mails this morning from the fans."As part of the deal, there was a cut in the show's budget though Whedon has stated that this will not affect the second season. The series will continue in its 9–10 pm Friday timeslot, with the season premiere on September 25, 2009. Season 2 of Dollhouse began filming on July 22, 2009, so Fox pushed back Dollhouse's return to the 25th to afford Whedon & Co. sufficient time to produce enough hours to kick off the season with at least three or four consecutive episodes.
   
   Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters (creators of Reaper) joined the writing staff for season 2 as replacements for former showrunners Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain (who left Dollhouse to join the writing staff of Lie to Me).
   
   Miracle Laurie announced that she will be returning in the second season. Alexis Denisof will be joining the cast as Senator Daniel Perrin, and Summer Glau was originally scheduled to appear in at least two episodes as Bennett, a character who is working inside a Dollhouse, but it has been announced that she will stay on Dollhouse as a recurring character for longer than her original two episode order. Michael Hogan and Jamie Bamber will both have roles as guest stars.

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