Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, but at least one of its creators has hope it may yet surface somewhere else.
Mike Colton posted to Instagram today to thank everyone for the experience. He followed co-creator John Aboud’s Friday post on the subject.
“Making 42 episodes of Home Economics has been the best experience of my career, and that’s due to our incredible cast, crew and fans,” wrote Colton. “Though the show has run its course at ABC, I’m hopeful the Hayworths will pop up somewhere else, if only so I can continue to embarrass my real-life family. Thank you to those who’ve reached out and expressed your love and support of the show. #LupeForever
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there...
Mike Colton posted to Instagram today to thank everyone for the experience. He followed co-creator John Aboud’s Friday post on the subject.
“Making 42 episodes of Home Economics has been the best experience of my career, and that’s due to our incredible cast, crew and fans,” wrote Colton. “Though the show has run its course at ABC, I’m hopeful the Hayworths will pop up somewhere else, if only so I can continue to embarrass my real-life family. Thank you to those who’ve reached out and expressed your love and support of the show. #LupeForever
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there...
- 10/1/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has canceled the comedy series “Home Economics” after three seasons, Variety has learned. In addition, the new series “High Potential” starring Kaitlin Olson is now slated to debut in fall 2024.
“Home Economics” aired its third season finale in January of this year, which will now serve as its series finale. The series was one of just two ABC shows that remained on the bubble, with the other being the spinoff “The Rookie: Feds.”
“Home Economics” was a solid performer for ABC but never quite a breakout. ABC picked up the show for a 13 episode third season but then declined to expand the order beyond that. Fans of the show were given a glimmer of hope over the summer when ABC reportedly extended the casts’ options, meaning they were still considering a fourth season, but it ultimately did not come to pass.
Per the official series description, “Home Economics” followed...
“Home Economics” aired its third season finale in January of this year, which will now serve as its series finale. The series was one of just two ABC shows that remained on the bubble, with the other being the spinoff “The Rookie: Feds.”
“Home Economics” was a solid performer for ABC but never quite a breakout. ABC picked up the show for a 13 episode third season but then declined to expand the order beyond that. Fans of the show were given a glimmer of hope over the summer when ABC reportedly extended the casts’ options, meaning they were still considering a fourth season, but it ultimately did not come to pass.
Per the official series description, “Home Economics” followed...
- 9/29/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC is making some changes to its lineup following the resolution of the writers strike.
Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, and new drama High Potential has been moved to fall 2024.
ABC still has to make decisions on a renewal for The Rookie: Feds and the status of The Good Lawyer, a backdoor-pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor. It passed on four of its pilots in June: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there had been some hope that it could return after the...
Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, and new drama High Potential has been moved to fall 2024.
ABC still has to make decisions on a renewal for The Rookie: Feds and the status of The Good Lawyer, a backdoor-pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor. It passed on four of its pilots in June: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Home Economics, which stars Topher Grace and comes from Michael Colton and John Aboud, ran from 2021-23 on ABC. It was on the bubble for a renewal and there had been some hope that it could return after the...
- 9/29/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A showrunners picket at Fox that started as a way to show solidarity during the strike ended up raising close to $45,000 for crew members who have been adversely affected by the work stoppage.
Strike Captain Amy Berg encouraged showrunners who attended the Sept. 12 picket to bring along gift cards so she could distribute them to support staff in need. More than 300 high-powered scribes, including Steve Levitan, Shawn Ryan, Aline Brosh-McKenna, Carlton Cuse, Rene Balcer, Jack Burditt, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, Andy Gordon, Tucker Cawley and David Shore, walked the line that day.
At today’s IATSE appreciation day at Fox, Berg distributed the gift cards to 115 people. She plans to mail more out this week to crew members.
“I was looking at all these amazing funds we have out there, but noticed that most require a long application process which can delay people getting the help they need,” Berg told Deadline. “I just thought, what could we do that offered immediate assistance?”
Those who participated in today’s IATSE appreciation picket received at least $150 word of cards to grocery stores and retail outlets like Target.
“Things everyone can use,” said Berg. “I basically started a nonprofit in one week, thanks to the generosity of my fellow showrunners.”
Showrunners have already contributed more than $500,000 recently to the Entertainment Community Fund. (Click for the showrunner donation link). Most of the donors have been anonymous.
There’s renewed optimism that the WGA and AMPTP can reach a deal now that both parties have agreed to meet tomorrow.
The WGA sent out a note to members confirming the talks: “The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday. You might not hear from us in the coming days while we are negotiating, but know that our focus is getting a fair deal for writers as soon as possible. We’ll reach out again when there is something of significance to report. In the meantime, please continue to demonstrate your commitment and unity by coming out to the picket lines – for yourselves and fellow writers, SAG-AFTRA, other unions’ members, and all those in our community who are impacted by the strikes.”...
Strike Captain Amy Berg encouraged showrunners who attended the Sept. 12 picket to bring along gift cards so she could distribute them to support staff in need. More than 300 high-powered scribes, including Steve Levitan, Shawn Ryan, Aline Brosh-McKenna, Carlton Cuse, Rene Balcer, Jack Burditt, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, Andy Gordon, Tucker Cawley and David Shore, walked the line that day.
At today’s IATSE appreciation day at Fox, Berg distributed the gift cards to 115 people. She plans to mail more out this week to crew members.
“I was looking at all these amazing funds we have out there, but noticed that most require a long application process which can delay people getting the help they need,” Berg told Deadline. “I just thought, what could we do that offered immediate assistance?”
Those who participated in today’s IATSE appreciation picket received at least $150 word of cards to grocery stores and retail outlets like Target.
“Things everyone can use,” said Berg. “I basically started a nonprofit in one week, thanks to the generosity of my fellow showrunners.”
Showrunners have already contributed more than $500,000 recently to the Entertainment Community Fund. (Click for the showrunner donation link). Most of the donors have been anonymous.
There’s renewed optimism that the WGA and AMPTP can reach a deal now that both parties have agreed to meet tomorrow.
The WGA sent out a note to members confirming the talks: “The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday. You might not hear from us in the coming days while we are negotiating, but know that our focus is getting a fair deal for writers as soon as possible. We’ll reach out again when there is something of significance to report. In the meantime, please continue to demonstrate your commitment and unity by coming out to the picket lines – for yourselves and fellow writers, SAG-AFTRA, other unions’ members, and all those in our community who are impacted by the strikes.”...
- 9/20/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Some possible optimism here for the future of ABC’s Home Economics. We’ve learned that cast options have been extended beyond the June 30 deadline, possibly indicating that renewal prospects are good for the comedy series that remains on the bubble. There has been no decision on a renewal yet, however, we hear.
ABC, Lionsgate and ABC Signature declined comment.
Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds are the two ABC series that remain in limbo. As we’ve previously reported, after three seasons, Home Economics has performed respectably, especially in the 18-49 demo, even ticking up in the ratings with Abbott Elementary as a lead-in, but it has not found an extra gear.
The comedy from Michael Colton and John Aboud, inspired by Colton’s real-life experiences, documents the uncomfortable yet heartwarming relationships of three siblings in very different situations: one in the ultra-rich, one in the middle class and one scraping by.
ABC, Lionsgate and ABC Signature declined comment.
Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds are the two ABC series that remain in limbo. As we’ve previously reported, after three seasons, Home Economics has performed respectably, especially in the 18-49 demo, even ticking up in the ratings with Abbott Elementary as a lead-in, but it has not found an extra gear.
The comedy from Michael Colton and John Aboud, inspired by Colton’s real-life experiences, documents the uncomfortable yet heartwarming relationships of three siblings in very different situations: one in the ultra-rich, one in the middle class and one scraping by.
- 6/29/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC still has some decisions to make on its scripted slate.
The network has yet to make final calls on renewals for comedy Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
It comes after ABC passed on four of its pilots: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Deadline understands that ABC is unlikely to make all of these decisions until the writers strike is over and the future of the fall season is clearer. A decision on Home Economics may come first out of the three.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Part of this lies in the fact that cast options for broadcast...
The network has yet to make final calls on renewals for comedy Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds as well as The Good Lawyer, a backdoor pilot spinoff of The Good Doctor.
It comes after ABC passed on four of its pilots: Anthony Anderson-fronted Public Defenders and Ellie Kemper-led Keeping It Together, which is a remake of British comedy Motherland, as well as dramas The Hurt Unit, starring Melissa George and Ben McKenzie, and Judgement starring Sex/Life’s Sarah Shahi.
Deadline understands that ABC is unlikely to make all of these decisions until the writers strike is over and the future of the fall season is clearer. A decision on Home Economics may come first out of the three.
Related: 2023 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Part of this lies in the fact that cast options for broadcast...
- 6/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Eddie Cibrian (Country Comfort) and Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World: Dominion) have joined the Season 3 cast of ABC’s Home Economics in recurring guest star roles. The comedy series currently airs Wednesday nights at 9:30 p.m.
Cibrian will portray the character of Santiago, an extremely good-looking contractor who starts working with Marina (Karla Souza). Pineda will play the role of Nikki, a woman Connor (Jimmy Tatro) meets and tries to impress.
Home Economics, inspired by series co-creator Michael Colton’s real-life experiences, documents the uncomfortable yet heartwarming relationships of three siblings in very different situations: one in the ultra-rich, one in the middle class, and one scraping by. The series stars Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Shiloh Bearman, Jordyn Curet, Chloe Jo Rountree, and JeCobi Swain.
Creators Colton and John Aboud serve as executive producers alongside Grace, Eric, and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company,...
Cibrian will portray the character of Santiago, an extremely good-looking contractor who starts working with Marina (Karla Souza). Pineda will play the role of Nikki, a woman Connor (Jimmy Tatro) meets and tries to impress.
Home Economics, inspired by series co-creator Michael Colton’s real-life experiences, documents the uncomfortable yet heartwarming relationships of three siblings in very different situations: one in the ultra-rich, one in the middle class, and one scraping by. The series stars Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Shiloh Bearman, Jordyn Curet, Chloe Jo Rountree, and JeCobi Swain.
Creators Colton and John Aboud serve as executive producers alongside Grace, Eric, and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC will invest in yet another season of Home Economics, renewing the comedy from Michael Colton and John Aboud (Penguins of Madagascar) for season 3.
Home Economics, inspired by Colton’s real-life experiences, documents the uncomfortable yet heartwarming relationships of three siblings in very different situations: one in the ultra-rich, one in the middle class and one scraping by. The series stars Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Shiloh Bearman, Jordyn Curet, Chloe Jo Rountree and JeCobi Swain.
Season 2 of Home Economics made an okay premiere in September with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.17 million followers. The comedy has since dipped slightly in the demo, but rose and remained steady in recent weeks with a 0.3 rating.
Colton and Aboud serve as executive producers alongside Grace and Eric and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company, whose Jason Wang co-executive produces along with Tucker Cawley and Julieanne Smolinski.
Home Economics, inspired by Colton’s real-life experiences, documents the uncomfortable yet heartwarming relationships of three siblings in very different situations: one in the ultra-rich, one in the middle class and one scraping by. The series stars Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Shiloh Bearman, Jordyn Curet, Chloe Jo Rountree and JeCobi Swain.
Season 2 of Home Economics made an okay premiere in September with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.17 million followers. The comedy has since dipped slightly in the demo, but rose and remained steady in recent weeks with a 0.3 rating.
Colton and Aboud serve as executive producers alongside Grace and Eric and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company, whose Jason Wang co-executive produces along with Tucker Cawley and Julieanne Smolinski.
- 5/13/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: Netflix
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: November 28, 2019 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Siobhan Murphy, Adam Rose, Elizabeth Ho, and Hayes MacArthur, with Garcelle Beauvais, Mason Davis, and Lucas Jaye in recurring roles.
TV show description:
A comedic anthology series, Merry Happy Whatever was created by Tucker Cawley.
The first season takes place over 10 days surrounding the Christmas holiday. Don Quinn (Quaid) is the strong-willed patriarch of the Quinn clan and a sheriff in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He tries to balance the demands of his job and complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season. His youngest daughter, Emmy (Mendler), comes home for the holidays with Matt (Morin), her new boyfriend who's also a struggling musician based...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: November 28, 2019 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Siobhan Murphy, Adam Rose, Elizabeth Ho, and Hayes MacArthur, with Garcelle Beauvais, Mason Davis, and Lucas Jaye in recurring roles.
TV show description:
A comedic anthology series, Merry Happy Whatever was created by Tucker Cawley.
The first season takes place over 10 days surrounding the Christmas holiday. Don Quinn (Quaid) is the strong-willed patriarch of the Quinn clan and a sheriff in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He tries to balance the demands of his job and complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season. His youngest daughter, Emmy (Mendler), comes home for the holidays with Matt (Morin), her new boyfriend who's also a struggling musician based...
- 12/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix is stealing Thanksgiving’s thunder this week by filling you with the Christmas spirit a little early with Thursday’s debut of the new Dennis Quaid-led holiday series, “Merry Happy Whatever.” Yes, you read that right, a Christmas TV series.
While the streaming service has moved into the holiday movie genre over the last few years with its “A Christmas Prince” franchise and films like “The Knight Before Christmas” “Holiday in the Wild,” they’ve never done a scripted holiday-themed show before. (Competition series like “Nailed It! Holiday” and “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays” don’t count here.)
So why did creator Tucker Cawley decide to write a Christmas series and not add to the growing list of Christmas films Netflix has to offer?
Also Read: A Christmas Competition: Inside Netflix-Hallmark Battle for Holiday Viewers
“Once you see it, you’re gonna be like, ‘Oh, how have...
While the streaming service has moved into the holiday movie genre over the last few years with its “A Christmas Prince” franchise and films like “The Knight Before Christmas” “Holiday in the Wild,” they’ve never done a scripted holiday-themed show before. (Competition series like “Nailed It! Holiday” and “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays” don’t count here.)
So why did creator Tucker Cawley decide to write a Christmas series and not add to the growing list of Christmas films Netflix has to offer?
Also Read: A Christmas Competition: Inside Netflix-Hallmark Battle for Holiday Viewers
“Once you see it, you’re gonna be like, ‘Oh, how have...
- 11/27/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Dennis Quaid has starred in a number of memorable films, including The Parent Trap, The Rookie and Frequency, to name a few. But now he’s stepping into the world of television sitcoms, starring in Netflix's new series Merry Happy Whatever from Everybody Loves Raymond producer Tucker Cawley.
"I'd never done a sitcom before. This is my very first one," the actor told The Hollywood Reporter on what drew him to the role.
"I was the weakest member of the cast, because it’s a different animal and you got to get up to speed on these things,"...
"I'd never done a sitcom before. This is my very first one," the actor told The Hollywood Reporter on what drew him to the role.
"I was the weakest member of the cast, because it’s a different animal and you got to get up to speed on these things,"...
- 11/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming Christmas-themed series, “Merry Happy Whatever,” on Monday, starring Dennis Quaid as Don Quinn, the father of a family that likes things done their own way during the holiday. Well, his way.
And his way doesn’t seem to include his daughter Emmy’s (Bridgit Mendler) new boyfriend Matt (Brent Morin) who wants to pop the question this Christmas.
Watch the video above, which also features Ashley Tisdale as Emmy’s sister Kayla, who is also not a big fan of Matt. Poor guy, looks like he’s got a rough road ahead this holiday season.
Also Read: 29 Most Iconic TV Witches, From Samantha Stephens to Sabrina Spellman (Photos)
Here’s the official description for “Merry Happy Whatever,” which launches on Thanksgiving.
Set during the happy but hectic days before and after Christmas, “Merry Happy Whatever” follows Don Quinn (Dennis Quaid), a strong-willed patriarch...
And his way doesn’t seem to include his daughter Emmy’s (Bridgit Mendler) new boyfriend Matt (Brent Morin) who wants to pop the question this Christmas.
Watch the video above, which also features Ashley Tisdale as Emmy’s sister Kayla, who is also not a big fan of Matt. Poor guy, looks like he’s got a rough road ahead this holiday season.
Also Read: 29 Most Iconic TV Witches, From Samantha Stephens to Sabrina Spellman (Photos)
Here’s the official description for “Merry Happy Whatever,” which launches on Thanksgiving.
Set during the happy but hectic days before and after Christmas, “Merry Happy Whatever” follows Don Quinn (Dennis Quaid), a strong-willed patriarch...
- 11/4/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Rob Lowe and Vanessa Hudgens are two of the Hollywood stars getting in the holiday spirit early this year, as they’re set to star in some festive original movies that were announced Tuesday as part of Netflix’s 2019 holiday movie and TV slate.
Lowe will star with Kristin Davis in a romance titled “Holiday in the Wild,” which will drop on the streaming service on Nov. 1. It’s the first of six original films Netflix is rolling out ahead of the Christmas season. Hudgens will also star in “The Knight Before Christmas” alongside Josh Whitehouse, which debuts on Nov. 21. Hudgens plays a woman looking for love who meets a regal gentleman who believes that he’s actually a royal knight from the medieval era.
Also coming to Netflix is a new series from “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Tucker Cawley called “Merry Happy Whatever,” starring Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler and Brent Morin.
Lowe will star with Kristin Davis in a romance titled “Holiday in the Wild,” which will drop on the streaming service on Nov. 1. It’s the first of six original films Netflix is rolling out ahead of the Christmas season. Hudgens will also star in “The Knight Before Christmas” alongside Josh Whitehouse, which debuts on Nov. 21. Hudgens plays a woman looking for love who meets a regal gentleman who believes that he’s actually a royal knight from the medieval era.
Also coming to Netflix is a new series from “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Tucker Cawley called “Merry Happy Whatever,” starring Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler and Brent Morin.
- 10/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Garcelle Beauvais (Spider Man: Homecoming) is set for a recurring role opposite Dennis Quaid on Netflix’s multi-camera comedy series Merry Happy Whatever, from former Everybody Loves Raymond executive producer Tucker Cawley, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV. In Merry Happy Whatever, written by Cawley and directed by Pam Fryman, Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend. Beauvais plays Nancy, a warm and good-humored no-nonsense nurse who treats Don (Quaid) and Matt (Brent Morin) when they arrive at urgent care. It seems Don may have a crush on Nancy though he denies it vehemently. Beauvais can recently be seen in recurring roles on Starz’s Power, NBC’s Chicago Med and E!’s The Arrangement. She’s repped by Innovative Artists,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Some 778 showrunners and screenwriters have signed a statement saying that they will fire their agents if the WGA fails to reach an agreement with the Association of Talent Agents for a new franchise agreement. Signers include a slew of A-listers, including Greg Berlanti, Alfonso Cuaron, James L. Brooks, Aaron Sorkin, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, Seth MacFarlane, Mike Schur, Tina Fey, Joss Whedon, Kenya Barris, Peter Farrelly, Oliver Stone, John Wells, Matthew Weiner, Noah Hawley, Vince Gilligan, John Singleton, David Chase, Barry Jenkins, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Colin Trevorrow, Eric Roth, David Shore, David Simon, Shawn Ryan, Lena Waithe, Paul Haggis, Mindy Kaling, Drew Goddard, Jenji Kohan, Carlton Cuse, Howard Gordon, Kurt Sutter, Krista Vernoff, Mara Brock Akil, Danny Strong, Rob McElhenney, Jason Katims, Terence Winter, Peter Lenkov, Michelle and Robert King, Al Jean, Robert Towne, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Kevin Williamson, Darren Star, Rashida Jones, Pamela Adlon, WGA West president David A. Goodman...
- 3/23/2019
- by David Robb and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has assembled the cast opposite Dennis Quaid in holiday-themed multi-camera comedy series Merry Happy Whatever. Former Undateable co-stars Bridgit Mendler and Brent Morin will play leads in the series, joined by Ashley Tisdale, Adam Rose (Santa Clarita Diet) and former Angie Tribeca co-star Hayes MacArthur. The eight-episode series hails from former Everybody Loves Raymond executive producer Tucker Cawley, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV.
In Merry Happy Whatever, written by Cawley and directed by Pam Fryman, Dennis Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
Mendler plays Emmy Quinn, the independent-minded daughter home for the holidays and hoping her over-protective father will accept her musician boyfriend Matt (Morin), or at least not kill him.
Morin’s...
In Merry Happy Whatever, written by Cawley and directed by Pam Fryman, Dennis Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
Mendler plays Emmy Quinn, the independent-minded daughter home for the holidays and hoping her over-protective father will accept her musician boyfriend Matt (Morin), or at least not kill him.
Morin’s...
- 3/22/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Dennis Quaid is heading to Netflix!
The streaming giant ordered a holiday-themed multi-camera comedy called Merry Happy Whatever which will star Quaid.
He will also executive produce.
The series comes from Everybody Loves Raymond executive producer Tucker Cawley, and if the show is as funny as that, Netflix will probably want a lot more than the eight episodes it's ordered so far.
Related: Sex Education Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
This isn't Quaid's first foray into television, nor is it his first swing at streaming television.
In 2012, Quaid starred in a network show called Vegas in which he played a Las Vegas sheriff who finds his nemesis in co-star Michael Chiklis.
Quaid also starred in the Crackle series The Art of More from 2014-2016.
That series, about the crime and intrigue inside the glamorous auction houses of New York, is currently in limbo but yet to be canceled.
Related: Enjoy...
The streaming giant ordered a holiday-themed multi-camera comedy called Merry Happy Whatever which will star Quaid.
He will also executive produce.
The series comes from Everybody Loves Raymond executive producer Tucker Cawley, and if the show is as funny as that, Netflix will probably want a lot more than the eight episodes it's ordered so far.
Related: Sex Education Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
This isn't Quaid's first foray into television, nor is it his first swing at streaming television.
In 2012, Quaid starred in a network show called Vegas in which he played a Las Vegas sheriff who finds his nemesis in co-star Michael Chiklis.
Quaid also starred in the Crackle series The Art of More from 2014-2016.
That series, about the crime and intrigue inside the glamorous auction houses of New York, is currently in limbo but yet to be canceled.
Related: Enjoy...
- 2/12/2019
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Netflix has ordered the comedy series “Merry Happy Whatever” with Dennis Quaid set to star, Variety has confirmed.
Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend. Netflix has ordered eight episodes. Should the show get renewed, it is possible it could take place during different holidays.
Quaid will serve as an executive producer in addition to starring. Tucker Cawley will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner. Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling will also executive produce.
Quaid is primarily known for his feature work, having starred in films like “Frequency,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” and “The Right Stuff.” On the TV side, he has previously starred in shows such as “The Art of More” and “Vegas.
Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend. Netflix has ordered eight episodes. Should the show get renewed, it is possible it could take place during different holidays.
Quaid will serve as an executive producer in addition to starring. Tucker Cawley will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner. Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling will also executive produce.
Quaid is primarily known for his feature work, having starred in films like “Frequency,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” and “The Right Stuff.” On the TV side, he has previously starred in shows such as “The Art of More” and “Vegas.
- 2/12/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Dennis Quaid is set to star on “Merry Happy Whatever,” a Netflix comedy series from “Everybody Loves Raymond” writer Tucker Cawley.
Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
While the first season of the show takes place over the week or so around Christmas, future seasons of “Merry Happy Whatever” might explore other holidays.
Also Read: Amy Schumer Sets Second Netflix Comedy Special 'Growing'
Cawley will write, executive produce and act as showrunner on the 8-episode series. Quaid also executive producing, along with Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Dana Honor. Pamela Fryman will direct.
No premiere date has been set for the series, with additional casting news still to come.
Quaid will next be seen starring in Sony’s “The Intruder,...
Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
While the first season of the show takes place over the week or so around Christmas, future seasons of “Merry Happy Whatever” might explore other holidays.
Also Read: Amy Schumer Sets Second Netflix Comedy Special 'Growing'
Cawley will write, executive produce and act as showrunner on the 8-episode series. Quaid also executive producing, along with Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Dana Honor. Pamela Fryman will direct.
No premiere date has been set for the series, with additional casting news still to come.
Quaid will next be seen starring in Sony’s “The Intruder,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix has given an eight-episode series order to Merry Happy Whatever, a holiday-themed multi-camera comedy series starring and executive produced by Dennis Quaid. The project hails from former Everybody Loves Raymond executive producer Tucker Cawley, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV. Top multi-camera helmer Pam Fryman is set and direct.
In Merry Happy Whatever, written by Cawley, Dennis Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
The project is envisioned as a potential anthology series. The first season takes place over the week or so around Christmas, with future seasons possibly exploring other holidays.
Cawley serves as showrunner and executive produces Merry Happy Whatever with Quaid, Fryman, Kapital Entertainment’s Kaplan and Dana Honor and TrillTV’s Trilling.
With the order for Merry Happy Whatever, Kaplan has 11 series on the air including three at Netflix, along with Santa Clarita Diet, which is heading into Season 3, and Indian anthology drama series Delhi Crime, which the streaming network recently picked up with a two-season order.
Cawley wrote Merry Happy Whatever on spec, which was developed at Netflix, with Kapital coming on board. The project expands Cawley’s relationship with Kapital after serving as writer/consulting producer on the company’s breakout ABC freshman drama A Million Little Things. It also marks the latest collaboration between Kapital, TrillTV and Fryman, who was director/executive producer on their CBS series 9Jkl and serves in the same capacity on Kapital’s CBS comedy pilot Carol’s Second Act starring Patricia Heaton. On Netflix, Fryman is a director on the One Day at a Time reboot. Meanwhile, Trilling worked closely with Tucker during her tenure as head of comedy at CBS and his stint on Everybody Loves Raymond and other series for the network.
Quaid is the latest veteran movie star to headline a Netflix comedy series, joining Grace & Frankie‘s Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and The Kominsky Method‘s Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. On TV, he previously toplined Fortitude, The Art of More and Vegas and stars opposite Billy Bob Thornton on the upcoming third season of Amazon’s Goliath.
Quaid’s recent big-screen credits include A Dog’s Purpose and I Can Only Imagine, and he next will be seen starring in Sony’s The Intruder and in Universal’s A Dog’s Journey. He is repped by Wme and Hansen Jacobson.
Cawley, who won a writing Emmy for Everybody Loves Raymond, served as an executive producer on CBS’ The Odd Couple. He is repped by CAA and attorney Patti Felker.
Fryman, who also is directing CBS’ comedy pilot Carol’s Second Act, from another Raymond alum, Mike Royce, is repped by ICM Partners and attorney Holmes Weinberg.
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In Merry Happy Whatever, written by Cawley, Dennis Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
The project is envisioned as a potential anthology series. The first season takes place over the week or so around Christmas, with future seasons possibly exploring other holidays.
Cawley serves as showrunner and executive produces Merry Happy Whatever with Quaid, Fryman, Kapital Entertainment’s Kaplan and Dana Honor and TrillTV’s Trilling.
With the order for Merry Happy Whatever, Kaplan has 11 series on the air including three at Netflix, along with Santa Clarita Diet, which is heading into Season 3, and Indian anthology drama series Delhi Crime, which the streaming network recently picked up with a two-season order.
Cawley wrote Merry Happy Whatever on spec, which was developed at Netflix, with Kapital coming on board. The project expands Cawley’s relationship with Kapital after serving as writer/consulting producer on the company’s breakout ABC freshman drama A Million Little Things. It also marks the latest collaboration between Kapital, TrillTV and Fryman, who was director/executive producer on their CBS series 9Jkl and serves in the same capacity on Kapital’s CBS comedy pilot Carol’s Second Act starring Patricia Heaton. On Netflix, Fryman is a director on the One Day at a Time reboot. Meanwhile, Trilling worked closely with Tucker during her tenure as head of comedy at CBS and his stint on Everybody Loves Raymond and other series for the network.
Quaid is the latest veteran movie star to headline a Netflix comedy series, joining Grace & Frankie‘s Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and The Kominsky Method‘s Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. On TV, he previously toplined Fortitude, The Art of More and Vegas and stars opposite Billy Bob Thornton on the upcoming third season of Amazon’s Goliath.
Quaid’s recent big-screen credits include A Dog’s Purpose and I Can Only Imagine, and he next will be seen starring in Sony’s The Intruder and in Universal’s A Dog’s Journey. He is repped by Wme and Hansen Jacobson.
Cawley, who won a writing Emmy for Everybody Loves Raymond, served as an executive producer on CBS’ The Odd Couple. He is repped by CAA and attorney Patti Felker.
Fryman, who also is directing CBS’ comedy pilot Carol’s Second Act, from another Raymond alum, Mike Royce, is repped by ICM Partners and attorney Holmes Weinberg.
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- 2/12/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Dennis Quaid has joined the growing list of veteran stars to head a Netflix series.
The actor will play the lead role in a multicamera comedy series called Merry Happy Whatever on the streaming giant, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The eight-episode, holiday-themed project comes from Everybody Loves Raymond veteran Tucker Cawley.
Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who has to balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter brings home a new boyfriend. The first season will be set in the week around Christmas; future seasons could explore other ...
The actor will play the lead role in a multicamera comedy series called Merry Happy Whatever on the streaming giant, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The eight-episode, holiday-themed project comes from Everybody Loves Raymond veteran Tucker Cawley.
Quaid will play Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who has to balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter brings home a new boyfriend. The first season will be set in the week around Christmas; future seasons could explore other ...
- 2/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cannes — “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal and “Step Up” director Adam Shankman have cut a deal to adapt the Japanese TV series “Train Man” as a musical comedy for the U.S. market.
Rosenthal has teamed with “Raymond” alum Tucker Cawley and director Shankman to created a half-hour series based on Fuji TV’s “Train Man” property for Global Road Television, Vertigo Entertainment, Fuji TV and Amuse Group USA. Rosenthal and Cawley will pen the adaptation with Shankman on board to direct. The project was unveiled Tuesday at the Mipcom international TV sales conference.
“Train Man” tells the story of a nerdy young man who overcomes his shyness to initiate a romantic relationship with a young woman. The property stemmed from real-life online postings that led to a graphic novel, feature film and TV series in Japan. The deal marks Fuji TV’s first sale of a property for remake in the U.
Rosenthal has teamed with “Raymond” alum Tucker Cawley and director Shankman to created a half-hour series based on Fuji TV’s “Train Man” property for Global Road Television, Vertigo Entertainment, Fuji TV and Amuse Group USA. Rosenthal and Cawley will pen the adaptation with Shankman on board to direct. The project was unveiled Tuesday at the Mipcom international TV sales conference.
“Train Man” tells the story of a nerdy young man who overcomes his shyness to initiate a romantic relationship with a young woman. The property stemmed from real-life online postings that led to a graphic novel, feature film and TV series in Japan. The deal marks Fuji TV’s first sale of a property for remake in the U.
- 10/16/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
A musical adaptation of Fuji Television’s hit Japanese series Train Man is in the works for the U.S. by Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal and writer-executive producer Tucker Cawley, with Adam Shankman attached to direct and executive produce. The project, the first American remake by Fuji Television, hails from Vertigo Entertainment, Amuse Group Us and Global Road Television, which will serve as the studio and international distributor. It was announced today at Mipcom.
Train Man (known as Densha Otoko in Japan), inspired by the internationally renowned franchise of the same name, tells the profoundly relatable story of a shy, nerdy young man who, with encouragement from members of his online comic book chat group, attempts to overcome his reclusiveness and insecurity in order to start a relationship with a young woman.
Based on a true story, the tale of life altering love began in...
Train Man (known as Densha Otoko in Japan), inspired by the internationally renowned franchise of the same name, tells the profoundly relatable story of a shy, nerdy young man who, with encouragement from members of his online comic book chat group, attempts to overcome his reclusiveness and insecurity in order to start a relationship with a young woman.
Based on a true story, the tale of life altering love began in...
- 10/16/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Shankman has boarded Train Man, with the Rock of Ages director set to executive produce and direct the Japanese hit into a half-hour musical series.
The series will be penned by Everybody Loves Raymond's Phil Rosenthal and Tucker Cawley, who also will serve as showrunners.
It's the first American remake for a Fuji Television Network series, which broke records and became a cultural phenomenon in Japan when it aired in 2005.
The show will be produced under Shankman's Global Road deal, with Global Road, Vertigo Entertainment and Amuse Group USA also on board.
Roy Lee (The Departed, The Ring),...
The series will be penned by Everybody Loves Raymond's Phil Rosenthal and Tucker Cawley, who also will serve as showrunners.
It's the first American remake for a Fuji Television Network series, which broke records and became a cultural phenomenon in Japan when it aired in 2005.
The show will be produced under Shankman's Global Road deal, with Global Road, Vertigo Entertainment and Amuse Group USA also on board.
Roy Lee (The Departed, The Ring),...
- 10/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
CBS is developing a multi-camera comedy co-written, executive produced and starring actress Bojana Novakovic (Rake). The project hails from Working Title TV, a joint venture between NBCU International Studios, which is overseen by Michael Edelstein, and Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Written by Novakovic, Kate Gersten (Mozart In The Jungle) and Everybody Loves Raymond veteran Tucker Cawley, the untitled comedy centers on a dutiful, people-pleasing…...
- 12/8/2016
- Deadline TV
NBC is launching a new comedy in February called "Growing Up Fisher," starring J.K. Simmons as Mel Fisher, a blind man who has never let being blind slow him down -- as you'll in the clip, where he drives a car and wields a chainsaw.
The show is based on creator D.J. Nash's real life experience of growing up with a blind father and what happened to their family when his parents got divorced, specifically that it kind of "outed" his father to a lot of people as being blind.
"It's based on my childhood. My dad went blind when he was 11 and hid his blindness from everyone outside the family for a long, long time. When my parents got divorced, he got a guide dog. ... We went from him hiding this secret to him becoming a poster-child for blind people," Nash tells reporters at the 2014 winter TCA press tour.
The show is based on creator D.J. Nash's real life experience of growing up with a blind father and what happened to their family when his parents got divorced, specifically that it kind of "outed" his father to a lot of people as being blind.
"It's based on my childhood. My dad went blind when he was 11 and hid his blindness from everyone outside the family for a long, long time. When my parents got divorced, he got a guide dog. ... We went from him hiding this secret to him becoming a poster-child for blind people," Nash tells reporters at the 2014 winter TCA press tour.
- 1/19/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
According to THR, NBC is "strongly considering abandoning" their attempts to keep Up All Night alive.
After poor season two ratings, the peacock network decided to try to rework the single camera comedy into a traditional multi-camera sitcom. Since that time, show creator Emily Spivey, showrunner Tucker Cawley, and star Christina Applegate have all left the show.
NBC cut the remaining episode order from five installments to just one -- as a test starring only Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph. Now, they're not even going to make that. But, both stars are still under contract for Up All Night.
Word is however that Arnett is ready to move on, is being courted for a Greg Garcia comedy on CBS, and ABC is interested in him as well.
Rudolph has told NBC that she is pregnant with her...
After poor season two ratings, the peacock network decided to try to rework the single camera comedy into a traditional multi-camera sitcom. Since that time, show creator Emily Spivey, showrunner Tucker Cawley, and star Christina Applegate have all left the show.
NBC cut the remaining episode order from five installments to just one -- as a test starring only Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph. Now, they're not even going to make that. But, both stars are still under contract for Up All Night.
Word is however that Arnett is ready to move on, is being courted for a Greg Garcia comedy on CBS, and ABC is interested in him as well.
Rudolph has told NBC that she is pregnant with her...
- 2/20/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"Up All Night" could just fade away into the good night. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC may just cancel the comedy instead of producing one episode with in a multi-camera format.
The comedy starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph was originally a single camera show about new parents. NBC announced plans to make it a multi-camera series about a struggling TV show in October. At the time, five episodes were to be produced.
In December, showrunner Tucker Cawley left and Linda Wallem was announced as his replacement. But the changes didn't stop there. In early February, Christina Applegate announced she was leaving the series.
“It’s been a great experience working on 'Up All Night,' but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors,” Applegate said in a statement. “Working with...
The comedy starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph was originally a single camera show about new parents. NBC announced plans to make it a multi-camera series about a struggling TV show in October. At the time, five episodes were to be produced.
In December, showrunner Tucker Cawley left and Linda Wallem was announced as his replacement. But the changes didn't stop there. In early February, Christina Applegate announced she was leaving the series.
“It’s been a great experience working on 'Up All Night,' but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors,” Applegate said in a statement. “Working with...
- 2/17/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Just when you thought "Up All Night" had hit rock bottom, the NBC comedy was dealt another blow this week, with Deadline reporting that the show's episode order has been cut from five down to one.
The news comes days after the departure of star Christina Applegate, who left the series after the controversial decision to switch from a single-camera comedy to a multi-camera setup filmed in front of a live studio audience.
"It’s been a great experience working on 'Up All Night,' but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors,” Applegate said in a statement. “Working with Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always.”
Creator...
The news comes days after the departure of star Christina Applegate, who left the series after the controversial decision to switch from a single-camera comedy to a multi-camera setup filmed in front of a live studio audience.
"It’s been a great experience working on 'Up All Night,' but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors,” Applegate said in a statement. “Working with Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always.”
Creator...
- 2/13/2013
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
Exclusive: We will get a glimpse of what a multi-camera Up All Night would look like after all. I have learned that NBC plans to film one multi-camera episode of the sophomore comedy without star Christina Applegate, who departed the series on Friday. I hear the episode will be directed by master multi-camera helmer James Burrows, who is doing three pilots this season. When NBC in October decided to turn softly rated single-camera comedy Up All Night into multi-camera, the network ordered five episodes to be shot in front of a live audience. That order has now been cut to one. It is unclear whether Applegate will be replaced; there had been rumors that NBC was eying other actresses, including Friends alumna Lisa Kudrow. The future of Up All Night is still up in the air while co-stars Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph are getting pilot offers. NBC had no comment.
- 2/12/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The massive renovation project that is NBC's comedy "Up All Night" has suffered another setback: Star Christina Applegate is leaving the show.
"It's been a great experience working on 'Up All Night,' but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors," Applegate says in a statement to Deadline. "Working with [executive producer] Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always."
The "different creative direction" for the show is a big one. It shut down production in December to make the switch from a single-camera show to a live-audience, multi-camera comedy. "Up All Night" creator Emily Spivey and showrunner Tucker Cawley have also departed in recent months.
NBC is apparently still moving...
"It's been a great experience working on 'Up All Night,' but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors," Applegate says in a statement to Deadline. "Working with [executive producer] Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always."
The "different creative direction" for the show is a big one. It shut down production in December to make the switch from a single-camera show to a live-audience, multi-camera comedy. "Up All Night" creator Emily Spivey and showrunner Tucker Cawley have also departed in recent months.
NBC is apparently still moving...
- 2/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
More change is afoot at Up All Night.
Series creator Emily Spivey is departing the NBC comedy, which is undergoing a creative revamp, per our sister site Deadline.
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As reported in October, the single-camera series is switching to the more traditional multi-cam format (à la The Big Bang Theory) following a three-month winter hiatus. Production on five additional episodes shot in front of a live studio audience will begin in February, bringing Season 2′s total to 16 half-hours.
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Series creator Emily Spivey is departing the NBC comedy, which is undergoing a creative revamp, per our sister site Deadline.
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As reported in October, the single-camera series is switching to the more traditional multi-cam format (à la The Big Bang Theory) following a three-month winter hiatus. Production on five additional episodes shot in front of a live studio audience will begin in February, bringing Season 2′s total to 16 half-hours.
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- 1/6/2013
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
NBC's "Up All Night" will have to deal with yet another behind-the-scenes change. Creator Emily Spivey is leaving the series, Deadline reports.
Spivey's departure comes as the comedy is retooling from a single-camera show to a multi-camera, live-audience show. It's expected to return in the spring.
Let's tally up the big changes, both in front of and behind the camera, that have happened to "Up All Night" in the six months.
- As production on Season 2 starts, Spivey and executive producer Tucker Cawley say they're dropping the workplace element of the show. Ava's (Maya Rudolph) talk show is canceled, putting her and producer Reagan (Christina Applegate) out of work. Reagan is now a full-time mom, while Chris (Will Arnett) once again becomes the breadwinner. Luka Jones joins the cast as Reagan's brother.
- After the show suffers a sizable ratings drop early in the fall, NBC announces the single-camera to multi-camera transition.
Spivey's departure comes as the comedy is retooling from a single-camera show to a multi-camera, live-audience show. It's expected to return in the spring.
Let's tally up the big changes, both in front of and behind the camera, that have happened to "Up All Night" in the six months.
- As production on Season 2 starts, Spivey and executive producer Tucker Cawley say they're dropping the workplace element of the show. Ava's (Maya Rudolph) talk show is canceled, putting her and producer Reagan (Christina Applegate) out of work. Reagan is now a full-time mom, while Chris (Will Arnett) once again becomes the breadwinner. Luka Jones joins the cast as Reagan's brother.
- After the show suffers a sizable ratings drop early in the fall, NBC announces the single-camera to multi-camera transition.
- 1/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Exclusive: As NBC‘s sophomore comedy Up All Night transitions from a single- to multi-camera format, it will do so without the series creator/executive producer Emily Spivey, who has departed the show. There has been a lot of behind-the-scenes turnover on the series starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph since May when original showruuner Jon Pollack left. He was replaced by Tucker Cawley who, in turn, was replaced by Linda Wallem when NBC decided to revamp Up All Night as a multi-camera comedy after 11 softly rated episodes of Season 2. Along with the format switch, Up All Night will undergo creative changes, including in the balance between family and workplace comedy, that are still being worked out. In its original incarnation, Up All Night was a family comedy about new parents played by Applegate and Arnett, which was inspired by Spivey’s real-life experiences of going back to work soon after giving birth.
- 1/6/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
By Rachel Bennett
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• Do you get annoyed when TV commercials are louder than the show you’re watching? Have no fear! The “Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act” has gone into effect, meaning that the volume of commercials should be equal to that of the program you’re checking out.
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- 12/14/2012
- by Rachel Bennett
- Scott Feinberg
Nurse Jackie co-creator Linda Wallem has been hired as Up All Night's showrunner. Wallem will be overseeing the Christina Applegate sitcom's transition from the single-camera format to multi-camera, according to TV Guide. Up All Night's previous showrunner Tucker Cawley is departing the series to become The Mindy Project's consulting producer. NBC announced Up All Night's format change in late October, along with ordering five more episodes of the show's second season. The show (more)...
- 12/7/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
With its transition to a new multi-camera format, NBC’s Up All Night is getting a new showrunner: Nurse Jackie co-creator Linda Wallem, our sister site Deadline reports.
Wallem — who with Lix Brixius served as showrunner for Jackie through its first four seasons — thus replaces sitcom vet Tucker Cawley (Everybody Loves Raymond), who lorded over Up All Night for the first stretch of its second season. (Cawley will join The Mindy Project as a consulting producer, as part of his deal with Universal Television.)
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As reported in October,...
Wallem — who with Lix Brixius served as showrunner for Jackie through its first four seasons — thus replaces sitcom vet Tucker Cawley (Everybody Loves Raymond), who lorded over Up All Night for the first stretch of its second season. (Cawley will join The Mindy Project as a consulting producer, as part of his deal with Universal Television.)
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- 12/7/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
"Up All Night" is having a tumultuous few months. Following the news that the NBC comedy would be put on hiatus while it was retooled from a single-camera show into a multicam sitcom, the series is now changing showrunners, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Series creator Emily Spivey will remain with "Uan," but current showrunner Tucker Cawley is exiting to serve as a consultant producer for "The Mindy Project," to be replaced by "Nurse Jackie" co-creator Linda Wallem. The switch is somewhat surprising, given that Cawley, who was an executive producer on multicam comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond," arguably has more experience with the new format than Wallem.
Cawley has an overall deal with Universal TV (which produces both "Uan" and "Mindy") and will continue developing shows in his new position. Wallem has also signed a two-year deal with Universal TV.
"Up All Night" currently airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m.
Series creator Emily Spivey will remain with "Uan," but current showrunner Tucker Cawley is exiting to serve as a consultant producer for "The Mindy Project," to be replaced by "Nurse Jackie" co-creator Linda Wallem. The switch is somewhat surprising, given that Cawley, who was an executive producer on multicam comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond," arguably has more experience with the new format than Wallem.
Cawley has an overall deal with Universal TV (which produces both "Uan" and "Mindy") and will continue developing shows in his new position. Wallem has also signed a two-year deal with Universal TV.
"Up All Night" currently airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m.
- 12/7/2012
- by Laura Prudom
- Huffington Post
As it transitions from a single- to a multi-camera format, NBC‘s sophomore comedy Up All Night is also switching showrunners. Former Nurse Jackie co-creator/co-showrunner Linda Wallem has joined the family comedy as executive producer/showrunner. The gig is part of a two-year overall deal she has signed with Up All Night producer Universal Television. Wallem replaces Tucker Cawley, who took over showrunner duties at the beginning of Season 2 after serving as co-executive producer the first season. NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt has a long-standing relationship with Wallem. He brought in Wallem and Liz Brixius to Nurse Jackie while he was at Showtime. The two ran the dark comedy for the first four seasons until departing last spring. Both are now back in business with Greenblatt — Brixius is also under an overall deal at Universal TV. When NBC brass were deciding to re-conceive Up All Night as a multi-camera comedy earlier this fall,...
- 12/6/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
By Carson Blackwelder
Television Contributor
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Shocking fans and critics alike, NBC recently announced that its sophomore series Up All Night will undergo drastic changes this season — mainly by switching from a single-camera to a multi-camera comedy.
The sitcom, starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph, will go on an extended three-month hiatus sometime in December following its 11th episode. One of the biggest adjustments the series will see during this time is preparing the set to accommodate a live audience.
Along with NBC’s Community‘s epic return Feb. 7, Up All Night will resume production sometime that month. It’ll have an extended season since NBC ordered three more episodes, bringing the season’s episode count from 13 to 16. After the hiatus, five episodes filmed in the new format will air in April or May.
So why the revisions? Lorne Michaels , executive producer of the series and NBC’s Saturday Night Live titan,...
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Shocking fans and critics alike, NBC recently announced that its sophomore series Up All Night will undergo drastic changes this season — mainly by switching from a single-camera to a multi-camera comedy.
The sitcom, starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph, will go on an extended three-month hiatus sometime in December following its 11th episode. One of the biggest adjustments the series will see during this time is preparing the set to accommodate a live audience.
Along with NBC’s Community‘s epic return Feb. 7, Up All Night will resume production sometime that month. It’ll have an extended season since NBC ordered three more episodes, bringing the season’s episode count from 13 to 16. After the hiatus, five episodes filmed in the new format will air in April or May.
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- 11/1/2012
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Though Up All Night's ratings have been pretty terrible this season, NBC isn't throwing in the towel just yet. They've ordered three more episodes, bringing the season total to 16 installments.
In an unusual move, the peacock network is also transforming the single-camera comedy into a more traditional multi-camera sitcom. The change will take place after the 11th episode which should air in December.
Up All Night will then go on hiatus while the sets are reworked to accommodate the multi-camera set-up and a live audience. Production will resume in February on the five remaining episodes and they'll start rolling out in April.
Tucker Cawley will remain as showrunner and no cast or producer changes are planned.
"This was an idea we and (exec producer Lorne Michaels) came to in order to infuse the show with more energy,"...
In an unusual move, the peacock network is also transforming the single-camera comedy into a more traditional multi-camera sitcom. The change will take place after the 11th episode which should air in December.
Up All Night will then go on hiatus while the sets are reworked to accommodate the multi-camera set-up and a live audience. Production will resume in February on the five remaining episodes and they'll start rolling out in April.
Tucker Cawley will remain as showrunner and no cast or producer changes are planned.
"This was an idea we and (exec producer Lorne Michaels) came to in order to infuse the show with more energy,"...
- 10/30/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
NBC‘s sophomore comedy Up All Night will be off all winter, but when it comes back in the spring, it will look and feel different. NBC has decided to convert the family comedy from a single-camera to a multi-camera format. Episode 11, which wraps production next week, will be the last episode of the show in the single-camera form. Production will then shut down for a three-month hiatus to convert the stage and set to multi-cam tapings in front of live audiences, during which time the show’s writers will work on scripts. Up All Night‘s new showrunner this season, Tucker Cawley, comes from a very strong multi-camera background as one of the top writer-producers on CBS’ Everybody Loves Raymond, as does Up All Night creator/exec producer Emily Spivey, a Saturday Night Live veteran. Up All Night will go back into production in February on five multi-camera episodes.
- 10/29/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The first season of Up All Night ended on a high note, with Chris (Will Arnett) finally getting to propose to Reagan (Christina Applegate) the way he'd always dreamed. But don't expect everything to be romance and rainbows when the show returns for its sophomore season Thursday at 8:30/7:30c. Creator and executive producer Emily Spivey and producer Tucker Cawley spoke to TVGuide.com about the huge changes coming to this season, which kicks off with some very bad news for Reagan and Ava (Maya Rudolph).
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- 9/19/2012
- by Sadie Gennis
- TVGuide - Breaking News
The first season of "Up All Night" often felt like it was two separate shows -- one about a couple raising their first child, and one about the behind-the-scenes shenanigans at a TV talk show.
They were linked, of course, since Reagan (Christina Applegate) was both the new mom and the producer of Ava's (Maya Rudolph) talk show. In Season 2, though, Ava's show gets canceled.
"I think we wanted to expand Ava's roster of experiences, and we just felt sort of her world being rocked and the rug being pulled out from under her just enabled us to open up her world," creator Emily Spivey told reporters during a set visit this week. "... She's going to have more struggles, whether it be finding what her new creative outlet is, finding a man."
The end of Ava's show means Reagan is out of a job too, so she'll be staying home with little Amy,...
They were linked, of course, since Reagan (Christina Applegate) was both the new mom and the producer of Ava's (Maya Rudolph) talk show. In Season 2, though, Ava's show gets canceled.
"I think we wanted to expand Ava's roster of experiences, and we just felt sort of her world being rocked and the rug being pulled out from under her just enabled us to open up her world," creator Emily Spivey told reporters during a set visit this week. "... She's going to have more struggles, whether it be finding what her new creative outlet is, finding a man."
The end of Ava's show means Reagan is out of a job too, so she'll be staying home with little Amy,...
- 8/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
NBC is continuing to make changes at the helm of its returning series. Whitney executive producer Betsy Thomas will step down from her post at the top of the sophomore comedy and be replaced by Friends veteran Wil Calhoun, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Calhoun, whose recent credits include the short-lived Fox comedy I Hate My Teenage Daughter, becomes the latest new showrunner to step into an NBC series, following Josh Safran (Smash), David Guarascio and Moses Port (Community) and Tucker Cawley (Up all Night). Story: NBC Renews 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Up All Night,' 'Whitney' NBC renewedWhitney,
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- 5/31/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Friends alum Wil Calhoun has been tapped as executive producer/showrunner of NBC’s comedy series Whitney, which is heading into its second season. The stint is part of his overall deal with Universal TV, which produces Whitney. Calhoun, who will work with series creator/star Whitney Cummings, replaces Betsy Thomas, who has moved to NBC’s new comedy series Guys With Kids as a co-executive producer. There has been a change at the helm of both NBC freshman comedies that were renewed for a second season. Up All Night has Tucker Cawley as new executive producer/showrunner.
- 5/31/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Comedy writer-producer DJ Nash has signed an overall deal with Universal TV. Under the two-year pact, Nash will develop new projects and serve as an executive producer on the studio’s Up All Night, working alongside executive producer/showrunner Tucker Cawley. Up All Night, created by Emily Spivey and starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph, has been renewed for a second season with a 13-episode order. Nash most recently wrote the comedy project Let It Go for Sony Pictures TV and Peter Tolan’s Fedora Entertainment. His script received a cast-contingent pilot order at Fox and was produced after landing Zachary Levi as the lead. CAA-repped Nash also served as a co-executive producer on the NBC/Universal TV midseason comedy series Bent.
- 5/30/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Emmy-winning comedy writer-producer Tucker Cawley has signed a two-year overall deal with Universal Television. Under the pact, the Everybody Loves Raymond alum will serve as executive producer/showrunner on the studio’s NBC comedy series Up All Night, which was renewed for a second season with a 13-episode order. Cawley was most recently co-executive producer on the first season of the series, created/executive produced by Emily Spivey and starring Christina Applegate, Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph. As showrunner, Cawley succeeds Jon Pollack, who moved to another NBC/Universal TV comedy series, the newly-picked up Go On. Cawley, repped by CAA and attorneys Patti Felker and Bruce Gelman, won an Emmy Award for writing the Baggage episode of CBS’ Everybody Loves Raymond and shared in the show’s two best comedy series Emmys. His series credits also include TNT’s Men Of a Certain Age and NBC’s Parks & Recreation.
- 5/24/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
NBC has resumed the renewal of comedy series with the pickups of Parks & Recreation and Up All Night for season five and two, respectively. There is talk that freshman Whitney also is getting renewed but no confirmation on that yet. And still no renewal for NBC’s flagship comedy series The Office. Up All Night co-executive producer, Everybody Loves Raymond veteran Tucker Cawley, is expected to be upped to executive producer/showrunner on the family/workplace comedy for Season 2, succeeding Jon Pollack, who left to join new NBC comedy series Go On as co-executive producer. Cawley is with CAA.
- 5/11/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
After spending untold amounts of cash on hundreds of dramas and comedies — most of which will never make it to your living rooms — the five broadcast networks will begin announcing in New York next week which projects are good enough to earn a coveted fall pickup. (NBC and Fox will present their fall schedule to advertisers on Monday, followed by ABC on Tuesday, CBS on Wednesday and the CW on Thursday).
Buzz is already strong for several projects (for more on the hot ones, click here). But every year, we always wonder what diamond-in-the-rough was left on the cutting room...
Buzz is already strong for several projects (for more on the hot ones, click here). But every year, we always wonder what diamond-in-the-rough was left on the cutting room...
- 5/10/2011
- by Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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