MUMBAI: ABC in the US is hoping that the reality series Wife Swap will help it maintain momentum that had been given a kickstart by Desperate Housewives.

The Disney owned network has picked up the full season of 22 episodes.

Wife Swap presents two families with very different values who take part in a two-week challenge. Wives from the two families exchange husbands, children and lives (but not bedrooms) to discover what it's like to live a very different woman's life.

ABC claims that so far the show has consistently defeated NBC's veteran drama Law & Order among Adults 18-34. When it debuted on 29 September Wife Swap beat Law & Order in Adults 18-49, Wife Swap ranks No. 1 in its time period among Women 18-34 compared with the same weeks last year,