▁perm iss ive ▁way . ▁ ▁Through out ▁its ▁entire ▁run , ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁was ▁broadcast ▁at ▁ 9 : 0 0 ▁pm ▁at ▁ 6 0 ▁minutes ▁per ▁episode , ▁first ▁on ▁T ues day ▁night s ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁then , ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁night s ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁err atic ▁run ▁during ▁its ▁sixth ▁series ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁episodes ▁which ▁occurred ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁while ▁it ▁revert ed ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁run ▁of ▁ 6 0 - min ute ▁episodes ▁for ▁its ▁final ▁series . ▁The ▁show ▁achieved ▁critical ▁acc laim , ▁becoming ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁throughout ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁three ▁years . ▁It ▁constantly ▁attract ed ▁high ▁view ing ▁figures , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁ 9 . 4 9 ▁million ▁view ers ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁episode ▁" The ▁Le aving ", ▁the ▁highest ▁r ated ▁episode ▁of ▁any ▁series ▁produced ▁by ▁Sh ed ▁Produ ctions . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁success , ▁the ▁series ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards , ▁most ▁not ably ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Television ▁Awards , ▁a ▁c ros so ver ▁with ▁Football ers ' ▁W ives , ▁and ▁a ▁musical ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁series , ▁titled ▁Bad ▁Girls : ▁The ▁Musical . ▁Bad ▁Girls