Tv Land Announces Summer Premiere Dates for New Original Comedy “Jennifer Falls,” a Special Animated Episode of “Hot in Cleveland” and Returning Favorite “The Exes”
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TV LAND ANNOUNCES SUMMER PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW ORIGINAL COMEDY “JENNIFER FALLS,” A SPECIAL ANIMATED EPISODE OF “HOT IN CLEVELAND” AND RETURNING FAVORITE “THE EXES” New York, NY – March 26, 2014 – TV Land is launching a summer of star-studded programming beginning Wednesday, June 4th at 10:30pm ET/PT, with the all-new single- camera comedy “Jennifer Falls,” starring Jaime Pressly, Jessica Walter, Ethan Suplee and Missi Pyle; “Hot in Cleveland” starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White, with an animated episode airing August 6th; and “The Exes” featuring Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, David Alan Basche, Kelly Stables and Kristen Johnston, returning August 13th. Check out the schedule below: Kicking off the summer season will be “Jennifer Falls,” the network’s brand new original comedy, premiering Wednesday, June 4th at 10:30pm ET/PT. The first-ever single camera comedy for TV Land revolves around Jennifer Doyle (Pressly), a former high-powered executive who has fallen and hit every bump on the way down to rock bottom. With her teenage daughter (Dylan Gelula) in tow, Jennifer moves back in with her mother (Walter) and takes a job in the bar owned by her meek brother (Suplee) and passive- aggressive sister-in-law (Nora Kirkpatrick) as a last resort. There, she reunites with her former best friend (Pyle) who turns out to be holding quite a grudge. But every cloud has a silver lining: there’s nowhere to go but up. Then, on Wednesday, August 6th at 10pm ET/PT, TV Land is in rare form with an animated episode of “Hot in Cleveland.” In the aptly titled “The Animated Episode,” the “hot” women – Melanie (Bertinelli), Joy (Leeves), Victoria (Malick) and Elka (White) – embark -more- Page 2- TV Land Announces Summer Premiere Dates For New Original Comedy “Jennifer Falls,” A Special Animated Episode Of “Hot In Cleveland” And Returning Favorite “The Exes” on an around-the-world adventure as cartoon characters, darting through pop culture hits, including scenes with homages to “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,” “The Walking Dead” and “Frankenstein.” “Hot in Cleveland” premieres tonight, March 26th, with a LIVE episode and will continue to air throughout the summer. Finally, fan favorite “The Exes” returns on Wednesday, August 13th at 10:30pm ET/PT. Last season, Phil (Faison) and Eden (Stables) dated and broke up, Stuart’s (Basche) sister Nicki (recurring guest star Leah Remini) came to town and decided to stay – much to the delight of a smitten Haskell (Knight) – and Holly (Johnston), unfortunately, saw a turbulent love life. Though chaos reigns supreme in their lives, the group is able to rely on their own little modern family. Please log onto www.tvlandpress.com for up-to-the-minute information, press releases and photos. About TV Land TV Land is the programming destination featuring the best in entertainment on all platforms for consumers in their 40s and 50s. Consisting of original programming, classic and contemporary television series acquisitions, hit movies and digital portfolio, TV Land is now seen in over 98 million U.S. Homes. About Viacom Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form video, apps, games, consumer products, social media and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 160 countries and territories. Viacom’s media networks, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, TV Land, SPIKE, Tѓ3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA, reach approximately 700 million television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures, America’s oldest film studio, is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom. -more- Page 3- TV Land Announces Summer Premiere Dates For New Original Comedy “Jennifer Falls,” A Special Animated Episode Of “Hot In Cleveland” And Returning Favorite “The Exes” ### Contacts: Rachel Sandler Vanessa Reyes-Smith 917-750-1687 310-748-0873 [email protected] [email protected] Jennifer Zaldivar-Clark 646-228-2479 [email protected] .