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Nick at Nite Goes Mad for Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser and Adds Mad About You to Network's Line-Up
Hit Sitcom Joins Network Beginning Monday April 10
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 11 -- Nick at Nite gives a warm and
gracious welcome to young newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman when the acclaimed
comedy series Mad About You joins the network's sitcom line-up in April. The
series -- which stars Emmy and Academy Award-winner Helen Hunt and
Emmy-nominated Paul Reiser -- chronicles the comical trials and tribulations
of a young couple madly in love in New York City doing their best to maintain
their marriage despite the pressures of day to day life. The show kicks off
with a four-day marathon beginning Monday, April 10 through Thursday, April 13
from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET/PT.
"Mad About You is one of the funniest and most honest comedies about
married life that has ever been on television," states Larry W. Jones,
President, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt are such an
amazingly talented team, and this series brings viewers a refreshing take on
marriage. We are thrilled to add this series to Nick at Nite."
Created by Paul Reiser and Danny Jacobson, Mad About You aired on NBC from
1992 to 1999 and focuses on Paul and Jamie, two recently married, neurotic New
Yorkers still trying to figure out how to make married life work. Both are
charming and completely in love with each other, but the duo is still trying
to learn to deal with Paul's extremely analytical ways and Jamie's penchant
for being a free spirit. They experience the often mundane ins and outs of
marriage, from buying a sofa, dealing with meddling parents and friends and
juggling with their respective professional careers. Jaime's sister Lisa
Stemple (Anne Ramsay) constantly intrudes on them as do their friends Mark
(Richard Kind), his wife Fran (Leila Kenzle) and Paul's cousin Ira (John
Pankow). The couple also must contend with noisy neighbors, a crazy dogwalker
and others.
Currently seen in more than 88 million U.S. homes, Nick at Nite is coming
off its highest-rated and most-watched year in the history of the network.
Founded in 1985, Nick at Nite is the home to hit sitcoms such as The Cosby
Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Who's The Boss?, Full House, Murphy Brown
and Roseanne. While these modern sitcoms will always be the lifeline of the
network, Nick at Nite Originals was created in 2003 to develop original
programming that meets what the network refers to as the "Four F's" criteria:
programming that is Family-Friendly, Funny and Familiar. Nick at Nite
Originals produced Fatherhood (June 2004), a show based on Bill Cosby's
best-selling book of the same name, which has been one of the highest rated
shows on the network. For more information about Nick at Nite's originals
line-ups, visit http://www.nickatnite.com.
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