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Hot in Cleveland
GenreSitcom
Created bySuzanne Martin
StarringValerie Bertinelli
Jane Leeves
Wendie Malick
Betty White
ComposersRon Wasserman
Emerson Swinford
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersSuzanne Martin
Sean Hayes
Todd Milliner
Lynda Obst
Larry W. Jones
Keith Cox
ProducersBob Heath
Liz Feldman
Camera setupFilm; Multi-camera
Running timeApprox. 23 minutes
(without commercials)
Production companiesHazy Mills Productions
SamJen Productions
TV Land
Original release
NetworkTV Land
ReleaseJune 16, 2010 (2010-06-16) –
present

Hot in Cleveland is an American sitcom on TV Land starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White. The series, which is TV Land's first original scripted series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's highest rated telecast in the cable network's 14-year history. The series premiered June 16, 2010, and was picked up for ten episodes.[1] On July 7, 2010 TV Land announced that the show was renewed for a second season, which began production on 20 episodes on November 1, 2010 and is scheduled to premiere on January 19, 2011.[2]

The show was created by Suzanne Martin (Frasier, Ellen) and is executive produced by Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, through their production companies SamJen Productions and Hazy Mills Productions, and is produced in association with TV Land. The concept behind the show is based on an original idea by Lynda Obst, who serves as Executive Producer. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience at CBS' Studio City in Los Angeles using a multi-camera format.

Synopsis

Main article: List of Hot in Cleveland episodes

The series centers around three past-their-prime entertainment industry veterans from Los Angeles whose lives are changed when their Paris-bound plane lands in Cleveland, Ohio. There they find a welcoming community that is less shallow, youth-obsessed and weight-conscious than L.A., and where one of them leases a home with a sassy caretaker.

Cast

Main Cast

  • Valerie Bertinelli as Melanie Moretti, a writer and mother of college-age kids who, depressed by her divorce, is on a plane to Paris in the pilot to find love. However, when the plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland, Melanie loves the city and its people so much that she decides to stay and live there.[3][4]
  • Jane Leeves as Rejoyla "Joy" Scroggs, an unmarried beautician, known as the "Eyebrow Queen of Hollywood", who counts among her clients stars such as Oprah Winfrey and Ryan Seacrest.[3] Joy's mother, who lives in England is highly critical of her.[3][4] She had a son when she was 15, but put him up for adoption.[5] In the first season finale, Joy receives a message from her son, but is prevented by a tornado from contacting him.[6]
  • Wendie Malick as Victoria Chase, a five-time-divorced, Emmy Award-winning[7] soap opera star whose 27-year running show was recently canceled, leaving her to lament that her only career opportunities are playing Megan Fox's grandmother[3][4] and promoting adult underpants in Japan.[8] In "The Play's The Thing", after helping out in a high school play, Victoria accepts a job as the school's drama teacher.
  • Betty White as Elka Ostrovsky, an elderly Polish caretaker whose judgmental retorts to the other women in the pilot reveal an astringent demeanor and allude to a storied life, including escape from the Nazis, an active sex life and use of marijuana.[4] White was only expected to have a guest role in the pilot episode, but her performance was so well-received that the producers decided to make her a regular.[9]

Guest stars

Guest stars during the first season have included Shirley Knight as Melanie's overprotective mother, Loretta;[10] Hal Linden as Victoria's womanizing actor father, Alex; singer Joe Jonas as Melanie's son, Will;[11] Carl Reiner as Max, Elka's boyfriend;[10] Bil Dwyer as Melanie's ex-husband Anders; and Juliet Mills as Joy's critical mother, Philippa. Other first season guest stars include John Schneider, Wayne Knight, Robert Gant, Huey Lewis,[10] Amy Yasbeck, Tim Conway, Mark Indelicato, Gary Anthony Williams, Dave Foley, and Susan Lucci.[12]

For the second season, Mary Tyler Moore will guest star in the season opener, in which her character is somewhat connected with Elka in the wake of the latter's arrest in the first season finale. This will mark the first time since 1977 that both White and Moore worked together since The Mary Tyler Moore Show ended its run on CBS.[13] Sherri Shepherd will appear in an episode airing February 2011 as the judge in Elka's competency case.[14] It has also been confirmed that Melanie Griffith, Illeana Douglas, Jack Wagner and Bonnie Franklin will also guest star, Franklin reuniting with One Day at a Time co-star Valerie Bertinelli. John Schneider, David Starzyk and Wayne Knight will also reprise their roles in the second season.[15]

Production

Hot in Cleveland is TV Land's first venture into scripted comedy and is produced by Sean Hayes's Hazy Mills Productions and written by Suzanne Martin, who also serves as the showrunner.[1][16] It is shot with a multicamera setup in front of a live studio audience at the CBS Studio City soundstage.[17][18]

TV Land announced that the show was renewed for a second season on July 7, 2010. Production of the 20 episodes for season 2 began on November 1, 2010, with a scheduled January 19, 2011 premiere.[2][19][20] White is reportedly making $75,000 per episode for the series.[10]

Awards and nominations

On December 16, 2010, Hot In Cleveland received its first ever award nominations. Betty White received a SAG nomination for her role as Elka Ostrovsky and the show received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Year Award Category Actor Result
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Betty White Pending
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves,
Wendie Malick, Betty White		 Pending

Ratings

The series premiere of Hot in Cleveland was a ratings success for TV Land. It earned 1.9 rating and averaged 2 million viewers among the network’s target adults 25-54 audience and also averaged 1.3 million among women 25-54. It drew a total of 4.75 million viewers making it the most watched show in TV Land history.[17]

Season Timeslot (ET/PT) # Ep. Premiered Ended TV Season Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere
Viewers
(in millions) 		Date Finale
Viewers
(in millions)
Season 1
Wednesday 10PM
 10
June 16, 2010
 4.75
August 18, 2010
 3.40[21] 2010 4.2[22]
Season 2
Wednesday 10PM
 20
January 19, 2011
 TBA
TBA
 TBA 2011 TBA

DVD release

DVD Name Region 1 Release Date Region 2 Release Date Region 4 Release Date Ep # Discs Additional Information
Season 1 January 11, 2011[23] TBA February 17, 2011[24] 10 2 Original Full-length Pilot, Bloopers, Wardrobe Featurette, "We Love Our Age" Featurette, Set Tour, Victoria's Full-length Japanese "Lady Pants" Commercial, Episode of "Retired at 35".

International broadcast

On June 22, 2010, it was announced that Endemol will distribute Hot in Cleveland internationally.[25] The show began broadcasting on July 5, 2010 in Canada on CTV and on July 9 on The Comedy Network.[26] It began broadcasting on July 26, 2010 in Australia on the Nine Network and CNBC-E in Turkey at 2010. In the UK and Ireland, the series will begin airing on Sky Living in February 2010.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 1, 2010). "TV Land picks up 'Hot in Cleveland'". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved June 17, 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (November 2, 2010). "TV Land's 'Hot In Cleveland," Begins Production on 20 New Episodes; Returns January 19, 2011". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Suzanne Martin (June 16, 2010). "Pilot". Hot in Cleveland. Season 1. TV Land. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |seriesno= ignored (|series-number= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Stanley (June 15, 2010). "Stay. Eat. Make Yourself at Home. Maybe Find a Man". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 17, 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "Alessandra" ignored (help)
  5. ^ Hot in Cleveland Episode 2 - Who's Your Mama?" review at www.associated content.com, June 23, 2010.
  6. ^ Suzanne Martin (June 23, 2010). "Who's Your Mama?". Hot in Cleveland. Season 1. TV Land. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |seriesno= ignored (|series-number= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Susan Lucci Throws Victoria Under the Bus on 'Hot in Cleveland' (VIDEO)" from tv.blogdig (August 19, 2010)
  8. ^ Victoria's Japanese Lady Pants Commercial from TV Land (July 14, 2010)
  9. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 16, 2010). "Betty White gets regular gig on sitcom". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d "Celebrated Actors Wayne Knight, Huey Lewis, Susan Lucci, Carl Reiner, John Schneider, Among Others to Guest Star in TV Land Original Series "Hot in Cleveland"". The Futon Critic. June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010. Cite error: The named reference "futon" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  11. ^ Patrick, Andy (July 12, 2010). "Exclusive: Joe Jonas Gets 'Hot in Cleveland'". The Ausiello Files. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Waldman, Allison (July 20, 2010). "Soap Casting News: Susan Lucci's Heading to 'Hot in Cleveland' ... and More". TVSquad.com. Aol Television. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  13. ^ "Mary Tyler Moore to guest star on 'Hot in Cleveland'". Advance Publications. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  14. ^ Keck, William (November 10, 2010). "Keck's Exclusives: The View's Sherri Shepherd to Declare Betty White Incompetent?". TVGuide. Lionsgate. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  15. ^ More Guests Come to Hot in Cleveland, Including Bonnie Franklin; The Simpsons Renewed for Season 23 - SicomOnline.com, Thursday, November 11, 2010
  16. ^ "Hot in Cleveland TV Pilot". InBaseline. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  17. ^ a b Rice, Lynette (June 17, 2010). "'Hot in Cleveland' attracts record ratings for TV Land". Hollywood Insider. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Dawidziak, Mark (June 13, 2010). "'Hot in Cleveland' embraces our fair city instead of bashing it, Valerie Bertinelli says". Cleveland.com. Cleveland Live, Inc. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  19. ^ "The Betty White Blitz: Hot in Cleveland Renewed for Season 2" TV Land; July 7, 2010
  20. ^ "'Hot In Cleveland' Season 2 Premiere". October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  21. ^ Seidman, Robert (August 19, 2010). "Wednesday Cable: Psych, Hot in Cleveland, Dark Blue, Tosh.0 Rise + Much More". The Nielsen Company. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  22. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/26/tv-lands-hot-in-cleveland-starring-betty-white-is-a-global-sensation/61157
  23. ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hot-Cleveland-Season-1-Box-Art-Extras/14667
  24. ^ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/817367
  25. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 22, 2010). "Endemol to distribute "Hot in Cleveland"". Deadline. Mail.com Media. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  26. ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 24, 2010). "'Hot in Cleveland' going to Canada". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved July 7, 2010. [dead link]
  27. ^ http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/download.asp?file=February%20Sky%20Living.pdf

External links

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