Raising Hope is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on Fox from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014. Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards . Martha Plimpton was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series , and Cloris Leachman was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series . Plimpton also won the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series .
30-409: The fourth season premiered Friday, November 15, 2013, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central with back-to-back episodes. Greg Garcia left Raising Hope to work on The Millers for CBS . On March 10, 2014, Fox cancelled the show after four seasons. The series finale aired on April 4, 2014. James "Jimmy" Chance is a 23-year-old living in the quirky fictional town of Natesville, Virginia who impregnates
60-430: A serial killer during a one-night stand . Earning custody of his unexpected daughter, Hope, after the mother is sentenced to death , Jimmy relies on his unorthodox but well-intentioned family for support in raising her. In June 2009, Fox announced it had booked a put pilot commitment with show creator Greg Garcia . Actress Olesya Rulin was originally cast as Sabrina, the love interest for Jimmy, and Kate Micucci
90-507: A 100% based on 11 reviews, with an average score of 7/10. The consensus reads, " Raising Hope nurses a winsome sweetness in an improved second season that shears off the comedic bits that didn't work while expounding upon the blue collar charm and gleaming heart that lured viewers in." Matt Roush of TV Guide called the show in his season 2 review "A treat for anyone who loves a good call-back to classic sitcoms." The third and fourth season also received critical acclaim on Rotten Tomatoes with
120-518: A 100% based on 6 reviews for season 3 and based on 8 reviews for season 4. In the United Kingdom, Sky1 picked up the broadcast rights and added the show to its 2010–2011 UK & Ireland autumn schedule, beginning in November 2010. In Australia, Ten originally broadcast the series before moving it to Eleven . In Portugal , the series premiered on January 29, 2011, on Fox Life . In Brazil ,
150-664: A combination yoga studio/vegan restaurant with her husband Adam, with whom she has a daughter named Mikayla. Nathan does not have any children and often hangs out with Ray, his friend who also serves as a cameraman for the television station at which Nathan works. As the series begins, Nathan and Debbie's bickering parents, Tom and Carol Miller, are returning from Myrtle Beach . Nathan informs them he divorced his wife, Janice, several months ago. Tom responds by deciding to leave Carol, ending their 43-year marriage. Tom moves in with Debbie and Adam while Carol moves in with Nathan, each driving their children crazy. On January 18, 2013, CBS placed
180-484: A pilot order, under the title Unauthorized Greg Garcia Pilot . The pilot was written by Greg Garcia and directed by James Burrows . Casting announcements began in February 2013, with Will Arnett first cast in the lead role of Nathan Miller, a recently divorced man whose life is complicated when his parents decide to move in with him. Arnett originally booked the role in second position to Up All Night , whose future
210-430: A realism that belies the pilot's often-contemptuous jokes, and maybe 20% of the first episode shows a sweet-heartedness that rises above the easy white-trash humor." While not all of the reviews were positive, they were mostly positive by the end of the first season. Much of the show's praise went to the performances of Martha Plimpton and Garret Dillahunt. The second season received critical acclaim on Rotten Tomatoes with
240-578: Is HITS Now (was officially formal full grand opening, and launching on Monday, 6 February 2023 at 8:00:00am Singapore Time ), and all television programmes officially moved from FOX Life after officially ceased transmission to free-to-air terrestrial television channel is HITS including the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s Indihome TV/Indihome TV OTT digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses
270-531: The HDTV 1080i60 image format with a 16:9 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format, and new pay subcription television channel is HITS Now (was officially formal full grand opening, and launching on Monday, 6 February 2023 at 8:00:00am Singapore Time ), and the channel space initially created by the original incarnation of Star Plus in 1991 subsequently folded and ceased to exist. Post officially closure of STAR Entertainment, STAR Plus, STAR World, and FOX Life and
300-558: The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the show's first season holds a 87% based on 38 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10. The website's consensus reads, "Thanks to a talented and well-matched cast, Raising Hope largely manages to balance crude, absurdist humor with moments of charm without languishing in one or exploiting the other." On Metacritic , the season holds an weighted average score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Tom Gilatto of People Weekly called
330-505: The "wonderful cast" gives them a sliver of hope. Diane Werts of Newsday gave the show an A−. David Hinckley of The New York Daily News gave the show 1 star out of 5. It currently holds a 49% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 50% approval rating on Metacritic , both signifying mixed reviews. Season 1 was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 19, 2014 Fox Life Fox Life , now rebranded as Star Life and FX Life ,
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#1732858804876360-928: The Dutch version. The provider of satellite television in the Netherlands, Canal Digitaal , had to replace Fox Life with the Finnish version as well because it shared the Fox Life feed with the Belgium provider of satellite television, TV Vlaanderen Digitaal. On 1 October 2017 at 9:00:00am Singapore Time , the Hong Kong , ASEAN , and Southeast Asian version of Star World was officially formal full grand introducing, launching, opening, inaugurating, restructuring, reorganised, and rebranded to Fox Life . From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in
390-1521: The Netherlands. The Finnish Fox Life was rebranded as Fox. Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on December 31, 2016. On 27 November 2020, Fox announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021. The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version. From 1 September 2021, FOX Life along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels ( Fox Crime , Fox , FX , Disney Junior , Disney Channel , Nat Geo People , Fox Movies , Fox Action Movies , Fox Family Movies , Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on Now TV Hong Kong. After 11 years of broadcasting, FOX Life, along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong ( Fox Crime , Fox , FX , Disney Junior , Disney Channel , Nat Geo People , Fox Movies , Fox Action Movies , Fox Family Movies , Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels ) officially closing, and ceased night, and late night all operations, transmission, and broadcasting on Thursday Late Night, 30 September 2021 at 11:59:59pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB) in ASEAN , Southeast Asia , and Hong Kong after
420-487: The channel, FOX Life officially merged into free-to-air terrestrial television channel is HITS including the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s Indihome TV/Indihome TV OTT digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a 16:9 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format, and new pay subcription television channel
450-587: The episode "Hero", which was underway at the time for the financial sake of the below the line crew members that had already worked on the episode for several days. In an interview in The Hollywood Reporter in April 2015, Margo Martindale stated that the show's cancellation was unexpected. The Millers is set in Leesburg, Virginia where Nathan Miller is a local television news reporter. His sister Debbie runs
480-414: The final and last television programs aired is The Unicorn in ASEAN , Southeast Asia , and Hong Kong . Before the very final and last showing, a farewell video of Thank You From Fox Life was officially set to Chombi - "Sayunk I Love You" and the very final and last closing message "This channel is no longer available, thank you for watching." after very final and last the end programs. Post closure of
510-434: The first season aired on Sub on January 10, 2013. The Finnish title is Isän Tyttö . In Germany, the series broadcasts on RTL Nitro , where it on September 10, 2012. Seasons 3 and 4 premiered on NOW!. In Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia, the series was broadcast on Fox Adria . In January, 2018 RTL 2 picked up series for Croatia. The Millers (TV series) The Millers is an American sitcom television series that
540-689: The first season aired on the Global Television Network at the same time as Fox in the United States. In 2011, City bought rights from the Global Television Network, and began broadcasting the show. On the morning show that City airs, Breakfast Television , they announced on May 29, 2011, that the series will start airing at 8:00 pm on Tuesdays instead of 9:30 pm on Tuesdays due to other Fox series Glee moving to Thursdays at 9:00pm. This started on September 18, 2012. In Finland ,
570-599: The network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming. The channel has been owned by International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company since March 2019. Fox Life was first launched in Italy on May 13, 2004, in Portugal on May 19, 2005, and Bulgaria on September 8, 2005. For Latin America, it started in July 2006, when it
600-453: The pilot to series with an order in mid-May 2010 for a fall premiere in its 2010–11 television schedule. On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season. On April 9, 2012, Raising Hope was renewed for a third season. On March 4, 2013, Raising Hope was renewed for a fourth season. On March 10, 2014, Fox announced the cancellation of the show after four seasons. Raising Hope has received positive reviews from critics. On
630-483: The second season renewal of The Millers . For the second season, Sean Hayes signed on for the series regular role of Kip Finkle, Carol's new best friend. On November 15, 2014, CBS canceled The Millers after citing "underwhelming" ratings in its new Monday berth, most recently pulling in a 1.5 rating in adults 18–49. Production was to be halted after taping of the second season's 11th episode on November 17, 2014. Leanne Aguilera and Jenna Mullins of E! Online said
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#1732858804876660-505: The series premiered on September 22, 2010, on FOX . In Italy, the series premiered on February 3, 2011, on Fox . The Italian title is Aiutami Hope! . In the Central and Eastern Europe , the series broadcasts on HBO , where it premiered on February 1, 2011. The Czech title is Vychovávat Hope . In Latin America , the series broadcasts on I.Sat , where it premiered in March 2011. In Canada,
690-537: The show the best new sitcom of the season, favorably comparing it to Malcolm in the Middle . Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times was lukewarm towards the show, stating that " Raising Hope is funny, sweet, occasionally provocative, and occasionally over-the-top in a regrettable way." James Poniewozik of Time Magazine was upbeat, stating that "Neff is amiably charming, Dillahunt and Plimpton give their characters
720-451: Was added to the cast as Jimmy’s cousin. The pilot was filmed in December 2009. In March 2010, Fox decided to recast two roles from the pilot. Shannon Woodward replaced Rulin as Sabrina. Also recast was the role of Jimmy's cousin, changing from Micucci to male actor Skyler Stone as Mike. With this, Micucci's role changed from Jimmy's cousin to become Shelley, Sabrina's cousin. Fox green-lit
750-596: Was an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time. The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations; in North America for instance,
780-518: Was created by Greg Garcia and stars Will Arnett as Nathan Miller and Margo Martindale as Carol Miller. The multi-camera series aired from October 3, 2013 to July 18, 2015 and ran 34 episodes over two seasons on CBS . CBS announced the cancellation of The Millers on November 14, 2014, four episodes into the show's second season. The series filmed their final episode on November 17, 2014. Eleven episodes were produced during season 2 before production shut down. The producers decided to finish
810-525: Was launched in Brazil. The channel also has versions in other countries around Europe. It launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on September 7, 2009. Fox Life launched in the United States on November 4, 2013. As of 22 November 2011, Fox had to change the programming for Fox Life in Flanders due to television rights issues in Belgium. From then on, a separate Flemish version was airing in Belgium. It used to air
840-411: Was officially relocated, and replalced by the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s Indihome TV/Indihome TV OTT digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a 16:9 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format. Notice of the discontinuation of
870-409: Was the last actor to sign onto the series, in the role of Adam, Debbie's husband. On May 10, 2013, CBS placed a series order, under the new title The Millers . Shortly after the series order, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Michael Rapaport exited the roles of Debbie and Adam. A couple months later, Jayma Mays and Nelson Franklin were cast in the two vacated roles. On March 13, 2014, CBS announced
900-469: Was uncertain at the time. Margo Martindale was the next actor cast, in the series regular role of Carol Miller, Nathan's vibrant but meddlesome mother. J. B. Smoove then joined the series as Ray, Nathan's good friend and cameraman. Shortly after, Mary Elizabeth Ellis signed onto the role of Debbie, Nathan's happily married sister. In early March, Beau Bridges joined the series as Tom Miller, Nathan's father, who moves in with Debbie. Michael Rapaport
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