ATLANTA, March 9,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The series premiere episodes of
the newest Bounce (@BounceTV) original series "Act Your Age" were
seen by 2.14 million viewers in their debut telecasts.
The first two episodes of "Act Your Age" premiered back-to-back
on Bounce on Saturday, March 4 from
8 to 9 p.m. ET, and their initial
airing burst within 24 hours included a special presentation on
Bounce's sister network ION.
"Act Your Age" becomes the most-watched half-hour series launch
in Bounce history.
The premieres kicked off the two-part, 16-episode first season
of "Act Your Age," with the first seven episodes running weekly on
Saturday nights throughout the spring and the second half
premiering over the summer.
The multiple-camera, half-hour comedy tells the story of three
vibrant, successful Washington
D.C./Northern Virginia-area
women in their 50s who are each at a personal crossroads and who
decide the best way forward in life is together. "Act Your Age"
stars Kym Whitley ("Curb Your
Enthusiasm," "Next Friday," "Young and Hungry") and Tisha Campbell ("Uncoupled," "My Wife and Kids,"
"Dr. Ken") with special guest star Yvette
Nicole Brown ("Community," "The Mayor," "Big Shot").
Whitley plays Bernadette, a successful, no-nonsense real estate
developer. Campbell plays Keisha, the wild card of the group who is
always up to something, and Brown plays Angela, the former First
Lady of Norfolk, Virginia, who is
looking to redefine her life after being widowed by her husband, a
revered career politician.
The multi-generational sitcom also features Mariah Robinson ("The Wrong Valentine") and
Nathan Anderson ("Black-ish,"
"Richie Rich,") as the 20-something
children of Angela and Bernadette, respectively.
Alyson Fouse ("Big Shot,"
"Everybody Hates Chris," "The Wanda Sykes Show") created the series
and serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series is
produced by MGM Television and executive produced by
Barry Poznick, Bradley Gardner ("Hot in Cleveland") and David
Hudson; and co-executive produced by Ranada Shepard and Ken
Ornstein ("Everybody Loves Raymond").
Bounce premieres new episodes of "Act Your Age" Saturdays
at 8 p.m. ET, with a primetime play
for the west coast at 8 p.m. PT. They
are added to Bounce's streaming service Brown Sugar on Sunday
mornings.
Source: Nielsen, Live+SD. 03/04/2023. Average
delivery across the six episodes (Bounce 8p, 8:30p, 11p, 11:30p and
ION 11p, 11:30p).
Media contacts: Jim
Weiss (Bounce), 770-672-6504, jim.weiss@scripps.com
About Bounce
Bounce (@bouncetv) features a programming mix of original
series and movies, theatrical motion pictures, off network series,
specials and events designed for African American
audiences. Bounce is available to 98% of U.S. television homes
free and over the air with a digital antenna, on cable, on DISH
channel 359, DIRECTV channel 82, over the top on Roku, Pluto TV and
Apple TV; on mobile devices via the Bounce app; and on the web via
BounceTV.com. Bounce XL, Scripps Networks' newest free ad-supported
television (FAST) channel, is available on Samsung TV Plus, Pluto
TV and Xumo. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps
Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
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