It's actually based on a British show of the same name... Season 8 aired last fall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2hy_jQZ7w8
I've watched both... Although I'm originally from the UK, I prefer the US version... Emmy Rossum, Yum!
you guys who think that the US version is better than the Brit version have obviously been dipping into the wacky tabacky. I know of at least 2 episodes of the Yank version that were lifted word for word from the Brit one, including the pilot. The copying of the names to be exact is also stupid, I mean a black baby named Liam Gallagher!!! really now??