I Love That for You

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I Love That for You
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Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseMay 1 (2022-05-01) –
June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)

I Love That for You is an American comedy television show created and executive produced by Vanessa Bayer and Jeremy Beiler for Showtime. [1] [2] The show stars Bayer as Joanna Gold, an aspiring host for shopping channel SVN, who lies that her childhood cancer has returned in order to keep her job. The story is inspired by Bayer's personal experience with childhood leukemia. [3] I Love That for You premiered on May 1, 2022. [4] [5] In June 2023, the series was canceled after one season. [6]

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.Title  [9] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [9] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"GOTTAHAVEIT" Michael Showalter Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy BeilerMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01) [lower-alpha 1] 0.071 [10]
2"FAUX FLORALS"Michael ShowalterJeremy BeilerMay 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)0.061 [11]
3"#JOANNASTRONG"Andrew DeYoungZora BikangagaMay 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)0.080 [12]
4"IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS"Andrew DeYoungSudi GreenMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)0.049 [13]
5"DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES" Desiree Akhavan Crystal JenkinsMay 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)0.053 [14]
6"CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ"Desiree Akhavan Ali Liebegott June 5, 2022 (2022-06-05)0.054 [15]
7"POINT OF NO RETURNS"Heather JackAlbertina RizzoJune 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)0.039 [16]
8"SHOP CANCER'S ASS"Heather JackVanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler and Jessi KleinJune 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)0.059 [17]

Production

I Love That for You was filmed in Los Angeles. The series consists of eight episodes. The show was originally titled I Love This for You. [8] [18] On June 7, 2023, Showtime canceled the series after one season. [6]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10.The website's consensus reads: "Tonal inconsistency and an ill-defined ensemble can make this comedy hard to love, but it wholly delivers as an overdue showcase for Vanessa Bayer ." [19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [20]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of I Love That for You
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"GOTTAHAVEIT"May 1, 20220.010.071 [10] TBDTBDTBDTBD
2"FAUX FLORALS"May 8, 20220.000.061 [11] TBDTBDTBDTBD
3"#JOANNASTRONG"May 15, 20220.010.080 [12] TBDTBDTBDTBD
4"IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS"May 22, 20220.000.049 [13] TBDTBDTBDTBD
5"DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES"May 29, 20220.010.053 [14] TBDTBDTBDTBD
6"CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ"June 5, 20220.010.054 [15] TBDTBDTBDTBD
7"POINT OF NO RETURNS"June 12, 20220.000.039 [16] TBDTBDTBDTBD
8"SHOP CANCER'S ASS"June 19, 20220.000.059 [17] TBDTBDTBDTBD

Notes

  1. ↑ The episode was first released on the Showtime app on April 29, 2022, ahead of its Showtime on-air premiere. [4]

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