TV Land has created a really powerful primetime line-up. But wait! It just got even better and even funnier. Raymond just walked into the room and the party has officially begun.
One of the best-written, consistently hilarious comedies of all-time Everybody Loves Raymond is joining TV Land’s Primetime line-up.
“EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND”…AND TV LAND IS NO EXCEPTION!
Series Joins The Network On Thursday, March 18
New York, NY, January 25, 2010 – TV Land welcomes the hilarious Barone family to the network when the Emmy Award-winning sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” premieres on Thursday, March 18 with a four-day primetime event. The series then joins the schedule for a primetime block each weeknight starting at 9PM ET/PT. Viewers will fall in love all over again with the antics of Ray Barone’s entire family, from his over-bearing mother Marie and his wise-cracking father, Frank, to his wife Debra’s no-nonsense impatience with him and the incessant sibling rivalry between Ray and younger brother Robert.
“We’re excited to begin airing ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ so that we can infuse our schedule with a fan favorite, giving us a great lead-in audience for our newest original series “First Love, Second Chance,” states Jaclyn Cohen, senior vice president of programming and acquisitions for TV Land. “Our acquisitions of beloved television staples are critical to TV Land’s success as they transition viewers into our new original content. We are sure that our viewers will love this “Raymond and “First Love” pairing as both shows have the common thread of showing relationships in all their glory — the good AND the bad.”
The winner of 15 Emmy® Awards, “Everybody Loves Raymond” ran in primetime on CBS for eight seasons. The premise was born out of Ray Romano’s own life experiences of raising his children along with his wife, all while his parents and brother lived close by. In “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Romano plays Ray Barone, father of three and a sports writer for a local newspaper. Patricia Heaton plays his wife, Debra, who endures her husband’s overbearing parents played brilliantly by Doris Roberts and the late Peter Boyle. As in real life, Ray’s brother Robert, played by Brad Garrett, is a policeman who lives with his parents. Guest stars for the series run included hilarious appearances by Kevin James, Fred Willard, Georgia Engel and Chris Elliott.
One of the most hilarious sitcoms of all time, Home Improvement, is coming to TV Land. The network will celebrate the Taylor’s arrival with a week-long marathon of hilarity.
From TV Land:
“Does everybody know what time it is?” “TOOL TIME!” Make some room Sheriff Andy Taylor, there are new Taylors in town when the hilarious comedy “Home Improvement” joins TV Land beginning Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8:00PM ET/PT. The series kicks off with a week-long marathon featuring the accident-prone “Tim Taylor” (Tim Allen) as he amusingly tries to balance the drama and chaos of his life as a husband, father and his fix-it television show “Tool Time.” Beginning January 11th, “Home Improvement” can be seen weeknights at 9:00PM ET/PT on TV Land.
“TV Land is thrilled to add another hugely popular and much-loved television family to our network,” states Larry W. Jones, president of TV Land. “Men and women alike love to watch with Tim Allen’s lovingly know-it-all character on the show because they either know someone just like him…or they are married to him.”
“Home Improvement” was a smashing success on ABC where it ran for eight seasons and received numerous awards and nominations including seven Emmys and a Golden Globe win for Tim Allen in 1995 for “Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical.” Audiences fell in love with the hysterical and often-times relatable family dynamic between “Tim,” his wife, “Jill” (Patricia Richardson) and sons “Brad” (Zachary Ty Bryan), “Randy” (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and “Mark” (Taran Noah Smith) — making the Taylors one of the most popular television families. Tim’s partner and best friend “Al” (Richard Karn) added an additional comedic layer to the show, as did the Taylors’ neighbor, “Wilson” (Earl Hindman), and the gorgeous “Tool Time” assistant, “The Tool Time Girl” (Pamela Anderson and later Debbe Dunning).
The “Home Improvement” week-long launch event schedule is as follows (all times listed are ET/PT):
Monday, January 4, 2010
8:00PM #001 – Pilot
8:30PM #004 – Wild Kingdom
9:00PM #007 – Nothing More Than Feelings
9:30PM #006 Satellite On A Hot Tim’s Roof
10:00PM #11 – Bubble, Bubble Toil & Trouble
10:30PM #019 – Baby It’s Cold Outside
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
8:00PM #021 – Birds Of A Feather Flock To Taylor
8:30PM #022 – A Battle Of The Wheels
9:00PM #025 – Read My Hips
9:30PM #037 – Bell Bottom Blues
10:00PM #042 – Bye Bye Birdie
10:30PM #047 – Birth Of A Hot Rod
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
8:00PM #049 – To Build Or Not To Build
8:30PM #054 – This Joke’s For You
9:00PM #058 – A Frozen moment
9:30PM #062 – Twas The Night Before Christmas
10:00PM #067 – The Eve Of Construction
10:30PM #071 – What You See Is What You Get
Thursday, January 7, 2010
8:00PM #072 – Swing Time
8:30PM #077 – He Ain’t heavy…
9:00PM #086 – Some Like It Hot Rod
9:30PM #088 – Twas The Night Before Chaos
10:00PM #091 – It’s My Party
10:30PM #092 – Super Bowl Fever
Friday, January 8, 2010
8:00PM #109 – Room Without A View
8:30PM #114 – Oh, Brother
Saturday, January 9, 2010
8:00PM #115 – High School Confidential
8:30PM #124 – Mr. Wilson’s Opus
9:00PM #125 – Alarmed By Burglars
9:30PM #154 – Room At The Top
10:00PM #159 – Jill’s Passion
10:30PM #163 – Bright Christmas
Sunday, January 10, 2010
8:00PM #168 – Taking Jill For Granite
8:30PM #176 – From Top To Bottom
9:00PM #191 – Knee Deep
9:30PM #193 – Young At Heart
10:00PM #194 – Love’s Labor Lost pt. 1
10:30PM #195 – Love’s Labor Lost pt. 2
Credit: Images and information courtesy of TV Land.
