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[11/10/08 - 11:38 AM] Lifetime Television Announces Early Full Season Order for New Comedy Series 'Rita Rocks,' Starring Nicole Sullivan Lifetime ordered seven additional episodes,
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Lifetime Television Announces Early Full Season Order for New Comedy Series 'Rita Rocks,' Starring Nicole Sullivan
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 -- "Rita Rocks," Lifetime
Television's first original comedy in 10 years, has been picked up for a
full season, it was announced today by JoAnn Alfano, Executive Vice
President, Entertainment. Lifetime ordered seven additional episodes,
bringing the first season order to 20.
The family comedy starring Nicole Sullivan premiered on October 20 and,
in a unique programming strategy, stripped original episodes for a full
week before moving into its regular timeslot (Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT).
Said Alfano: "Rita Rocks" was developed as a companion to Lifetime's
most popular comedy "Reba," and "Rita Rocks" has either built on/or held
the "Reba" audience for five of the first six original episodes. Repeats of
the "Rita Rocks" episodes in different dayparts also have performed
strongly.
"Having a nearly 100 percent audience retention rate is unheard of when
launching a new comedy, but "Rita Rocks" has achieved that feat. We are
extremely happy with this early success."
In addition to Sullivan, "Rita Rocks" stars Richard Ruccolo ("Two Guys
and a Girl") as Rita's husband Jay and Tisha Campbell-Martin ("My Wife and
Kids," "Martin") as her friend and band mate. Natalie Dreyfuss ("He's Just
Not That Into You"), Kelly Gould ("Lucky Louie") also star as Rita's
daughters. Raviv Ullman ("Phil of the Future") plays her teenage daughter's
ever-present boyfriend.
In "Rita Rocks," Sullivan stars as Rita Clements, an overworked wife
and mother trying to find time to find herself. Once the lead singer of a
Bangles cover band, Rita traded in a life in rock clubs for carpools and
the PTA. With the hope of getting a little bit of the old Rita back, she
forms a garage band with postal carrier Patty (Campbell-Martin) and
unemployed neighbor Owen (guest-star Ian Gomez).
"Rita Rocks" is produced by Media Rights Capital for Lifetime
Television. Stan Zimmerman and James Berg ("Gilmore Girls," "Roseanne"),
Jeffrey Hodes and Nastaran Dibai ("Hope & Faith, "According to Jim") are
executive producers. Alan Padula ("8 Simple Rules," "Home Improvement") is
producer. Zimmerman and Berg are also the creators.
Lifetime is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated
basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, Lifetime
is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information
programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and
their families. Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real
Women and Lifetime Digital (including myLifetime.com) are part of Lifetime
Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The
Walt Disney Company.
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[01/31/25 - 10:05 AM] Emotions Are High, Tears Run Dry and a Web of Lies Unravel When Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac" Three-Part Reunion Begins Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 P.M. ET/PT Housewives Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Dr. Wendy Osefo, Mia Thornton, Stacey Rusch, Keiarna Stewart and friends Jacqueline Blake and Jassi Rideaux flash back on all the fun and games throughout the season, but take each other to task for their shenanigans.
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[01/31/25 - 10:01 AM] From Creator Michael Cusack, "YOLO: Rainbow Trinity" Premieres March 9 on Adult Swim Season three finds Australia's famed party duo, Sarah (Sarah Bishop) and Rachel (Todor Manojlovic), encountering more fun and silly characters populating their hometown of Wollongong than ever before
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[01/31/25 - 09:40 AM] CBS Thursday Line Up Returns, Up from Its Season Average "Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage" hit a series high averaging 7.72 million viewers, and up +10% from its season-to-date average (7.02 million viewers).
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[01/31/25 - 08:30 AM] Hit Reality Sensation "Married at First Sight" Finds New Home at Peacock Originally launched in 2014, "Married at First Sight" is a reality series that follows singles looking for a life-long partnership as they embark on a provocative experiment: getting legally married to a stranger the moment they first meet.
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[01/31/25 - 08:00 AM] Presenters Announced for "The 67th Annual Grammy Awards" Taking the stage will be Cardi B, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah, SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét and Will Smith.
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[01/31/25 - 07:05 AM] FOX Sports Announces 2025 Daytona Speedweeks On-Air Team for Its 25th Season of NASCAR Coverage Calling the Daytona 500 for FOX Sports on Sunday, February 16, is play-by-play announcer Mike Joy, covering his 46th Daytona 500 for live TV or radio, alongside analysts Clint Bowyer, in his fifth year with FOX, and 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick, entering his second season in the booth.
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[01/31/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" Preview Based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel's multi award-winning trilogy, "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" premieres on "Masterpiece" Sunday, March 23.
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[01/31/25 - 06:01 AM] Video: Next on Netflix - Select Films & Series International Slate A collection of sneak peeks and first looks from Sweden, Turkey, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Norway and Australia.
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[01/31/25 - 05:01 AM] "Caught," Netflix's New Argentinian Thriller, Premieres on March 26 The limited series is based on the novel by Harlan Coben and shot in San Carlos de Bariloche.
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[01/31/25 - 02:01 AM] Video: Netflix Unveils the Official Trailer for "Aitana: Metamorphosis" The documentary series will invite Aitana's fans to get to know her as they have never seen her before, enjoying her greatest hits and navigating complicated bumps in a process of personal and professional growth and maturity as she continues to establish herself as one of the biggest stars of Spanish music.
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[01/30/25 - 08:31 PM] Middle-Class Ambitions Meets High-Stakes Crime: "Dabba Cartel" Arrives February 28 on Netflix "Dabba Cartel" is a unique tale of a reluctant cartel: the lives of five middle-class women and their families are thrown into chaos when their low-key dabba service spirals into an unexpected venture - a high-stakes drug delivery operation.
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[01/30/25 - 04:43 PM] Video: Official Trailer #3 - "Common Side Effects" - February 2 - Adult Swim The series premieres this Sunday, February 2 at 11:30/10:30c on Adult Swim, next day on Max.
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