Cougar Town, the acclaimed sitcom starring Golden Globe® nominee
Courteney Cox, is moving to TBS. The top-rated network has ordered a
fourth season of Cougar Town, to begin airing in early 2013. In
addition, TBS has garnered the encore rights to Cougar Town‘s first
three seasons of 61 episodes that originally aired on ABC.
“Cougar Town is a smart, whimsical sitcom that draws its humor from
likable, relatable characters” said Michael Wright, president, head of
programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “We are
thrilled to have Cougar Town moving to the TBS neighborhood as the
network continues to expand its slate of original comedy series.”
In Cougar Town, Cox stars as Jules Cobb, a recently divorced mom
struggling with the challenges and pitfalls that come with a new chapter
in her life. Jules spends much of her time enjoying wine with her group
of friends known as the “cul de sac crew.” They include her
under-achieving ex-husband, Bobby (Brian Van Holt); next-door neighbor
and confidante Ellie (Christa Miller); Ellie’s loveably average husband,
Andy (Ian Gomez); Jules’ fiancé and neighbor, Grayson (Josh Hopkins);
and Jules’ feisty protégé, Laurie (Busy Philipps). Meanwhile, Jules’
college-student son, Travis (Dan Byrd), often proves himself more adult
than anyone in the group.
Cougar Town was co-created by executive producer/writer/director
Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Spin City) and executive producer/writer Kevin
Biegel (Scrubs). Courteney Cox and David Arquette also serve as
executive producers. Cougar Town is produced by ABC Studios.
Cougar Town is the latest project to join TBS’s ever-growing slate
of original series. The lineup also includes the May 24 debut of the new
buddy comedy series Men at Work, starring Danny Masterson, James
Lesure, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch and Meredith Hagner. In July, TBS
will launch Sullivan & Son, a new sitcom starring comedian Steve
Byrne and executive-produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob
Long. This year will also include the debut of Wedding Band, a new
scripted comedy series starring Brian Austin Green, Harold Perrineau,
Peter Cambor, Derek Miller, Melora Hardin, Jenny Wade and Kathryn Fiore.
TBS will set out to crown the ultimate nerd in the reality-competition
series King of the Nerds (working title), hosted by Robert Carradine and
Curtis Armstrong.
I really like Courtney Cox and should watch that show. I don't know why I don't. I think I just forget about it.
ReplyDeleteThis show I think is easy to forget about. No publicity from ABC. The schedule changes happened a lot. I am surprised it lasted this long actually.
ReplyDeleteHopefully it will be a success on TBS. With them having the ability to show the old episodes, I can watch those before the new ones air.
Cause I like Courtney as well. Along with Busy.