'All in the Family,' 'Expert Times' Set as ABC'due south Side by side Live One-act Special
Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel, the duo behind ABC'due south 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience' franchise, will adjacent team for the Dec. 18 mashup of 'All in the Family' and 'Skilful Times' every bit the sequel to May's 'All in the Family-The Jeffersons.'
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ABC has firmed upwardly its next live one-act event from Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel.
The duo behind the Live in Front of a Studio Audition franchise will side by side team for the December. eighteen mashup of All in the Family and Proficient Times as the sequel to May's All in the Family–The Jeffersons.
A vacation episode of All in the Family will be performed aslope an episode of Good Times that has yet to be revealed. Information technology's unclear whether the aforementioned cast from May'due south All in the Family portion of the live consequence — including Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker and Marisa Tomei as Edith Bunker — will return for ABC'southward December production. Details on casting will be appear in the coming weeks.
"The holiday season is the perfect time for families to come together and enjoy another Live in Front of a Studio Audience special on ABC," ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said Tuesday in a statement, mere hours before the network'due south broadcast of The Piddling Mermaid Live. "Only Jimmy and Norman can top what they accomplished the beginning time. From the superstar talent to the unforgettable music and the richly deserved Emmy win, their collective vision has introduced a whole new generation of people to these groundbreaking and timeless stories — and now with Good Times equally office of the lineup, this will surely be another can't-miss television result."
Kerry Washington — who played Helen Willis in the Jeffersons portion — has boarded ABC's Live in Forepart of a Studio Audition as an executive producer alongside franchise captains Lear and Kimmel. Lear'due south producing partner Brent Miller, Will Ferrell and Justin Theroux are all returning equally exec producers on the special, which hails from Sony Pictures Television.
Proficient Times — a spinoff of All in the Family spinoff Maude— aired for six seasons from 1974-1979 on CBS. Produced by Lear, it was TV'due south start family sitcom that featured two African-American parents. Esther Rolle, John Amos, Jimmie Walker and Janet Jackson starred.
"Being a part of Norman Lear'south world was a career highlight, and working with groovy actors on these great shows was so much fun, we couldn't resist tackling a holiday episode of All in the Family unit and one of my favorites, Good Times," said Kimmel.
ABC in Baronial appear ii more than Alive specials from Lear and Kimmel. Across the vacation episode, another special volition air next spring. Which titles will be part of the spring edition of the Live franchise have yet to exist determined.
"I don't know which is greater — bringing dorsum Proficient Times or co-hosting with Jimmy Kimmel?" Lear said.
The May 22 hourlong live comedy starring Washington, Jamie Foxx, Harrelson and Tomei managed to intermission through a chaotic mural and accomplish double ABC'southward boilerplate viewership. The special, hosted and executive produced by Kimmel and Lear, garnered 10.four meg same-24-hour interval viewers and a 1.vii rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic. The special also made Emmy history for Lear, who, with the evidence'due south nod for outstanding diversity special, became the oldest winner ever at 97. (The nomination arrived a mere 10 days earlier his 97th birthday, besides.) The one-off besides received warm reviews and currently has a 93 per centum rating amongst critics on RottenTomatoes.com. The Hollywood Reporter chief TV critic Daniel Fienberg called it a "mixed bag, but definitely an experiment worth trying again."
Live events keep to be in high need across broadcast and cable as linear outlets look for DVR-proof programming to describe eyeballs in a crowded and competitive landscape in which they compete with a myriad of streamers and other entertainment platforms.
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