Raising Hope | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Greg Garcia |
Starring | Lucas Neff Martha Plimpton Garret Dillahunt Shannon Woodward Gregg Binkley Cloris Leachman |
Narrated by | Lucas Neff |
Opening theme | "Daddy-O" by the Freelance Economy (Kerry Smith) |
Composers | Danny Lux Matt Mariano |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 88 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Gregory Thomas Garcia Mike Mariano Joey Gutierrez Mark Stegemann Michael Fresco (pilot only) |
Producers | Henry J. Lange Jr. Kim Hamberg Elijah Aron Jordan Young Audra Sielaff Becky Mann Dave Holstein |
Cinematography | Walt Fraser Sharon Meir |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Amigos de Garcia Productions (2010–2013) (seasons 1–3) Slowly I Turned Productions (2013–2014) (season 4) 20th Century Fox Television |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | September 21, 2010 – April 5, 2014 |
Raising Hope is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from September 21, 2010, to April 5, 2014. [1] 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.
The fourth season premiered Friday, November 15, 2013, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central with back-to-back episodes. [2] Greg Garcia left Raising Hope to work on The Millers for CBS. [3] On March 10, 2014, Fox cancelled the show after four seasons. The series finale aired on April 5, 2014. [4]
James "Jimmy" Chance is a 23-year-old living in the quirky fictional town of Natesville, who impregnates 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. [5]
Actress Olesya Rulin was originally cast as Sabrina, the love interest for Jimmy, and Kate Micucci was added to the cast as Jimmy’s cousin. The pilot was filmed in December 2009. [6] [7] In March 2010, Fox decided to recast two roles from the pilot. Shannon Woodward replaced Rulin as Sabrina. [8] Also recast was the role of Jimmy's cousin, changing from Micucci to male actor Skyler Stone as Mike. [7] With this, Micucci's role changed from Jimmy's cousin to become Shelley, Sabrina's cousin. [9]
Fox green-lit the pilot to series with an order in mid-May 2010 for a fall premiere in its 2010–11 television schedule. [10] [11]
On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season. [12] On April 9, 2012, Raising Hope was renewed for a third season. [13] On March 4, 2013, Raising Hope was renewed for a fourth season. [14] On March 10, 2014, Fox announced the cancellation of the show after four seasons.
Raising Hope has received positive reviews from critics. The show's first season received an average score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic, meaning it received "generally favorable reviews". [15] Tom Gilatto of People Weekly called 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 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. [16]
The second season of Raising Hope premiered on September 20, 2011, on Fox, moving to 9:30 pm from its original 8:00 pm time slot, due to the acquisition of New Girl . The second season received similar positive reviews to the first, with Matt Roush of TV Guide calling it "A treat for anyone who loves a good call-back to classic sitcoms." [17]
Season | Timeslot (ET/PT) | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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Date time | Premiere Viewers (in millions) | Date | Finale Viewers (in millions) | ||||||
1 | Tuesday 9:00 pm | 22 | September 21, 2010 | 7.48 [18] | May 17, 2011 | 5.40 [19] | 2010–2011 | #85 | 6.45 [20] |
2 | Tuesday 9:30 pm (September 20, 2011 – February 21, 2012; April 10–17, 2012) Tuesday 8:00 pm (March 6 – April 3, 2012) | 22 | September 20, 2011 | 6.73 [21] | April 17, 2012 | 3.79 [22] | 2011–2012 | #106 | 5.64 [23] |
3 | Tuesday 8:00 pm Thursday 9:00 pm (March 28, 2013) | 22 | October 2, 2012 | 3.90 [24] | March 28, 2013 | 3.28 [25] | 2012–2013 | #106 | 4.56 [26] |
4 | Friday 9:00 & 9:30 pm | 22 | November 15, 2013 | 2.35 [27] | April 4, 2014 | 1.52 [28] | 2013–2014 | #144 | 2.69 [29] |
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Outcome |
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2010 | Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical | Raising Hope | Nominated [30] |
Jamison Awards | Favorite Avery Laugh Award | Won | ||
2011 | Casting Society of America | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Comedy | Dava Waite | Won [31] |
Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Martha Plimpton | Nominated [32] | |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Cloris Leachman | Nominated [32] | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite New TV Comedy | Raising Hope | Nominated [33] | |
Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a TV series – Comedy or Musical | Martha Plimpton | Won [34] | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV – Breakout Show | Raising Hope | Nominated | |
Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | ||
Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Martha Plimpton | Nominated | |
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 11–16 | Kelly Heyer | Nominated | |
2012 | Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television | Sharyn M. Tylk and Susan Ham | Won |
Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Recurring in a Television Series | Kelly Heyer | Nominated | |
Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Comedy Actress | Martha Plimpton | Nominated | |
Best Comedy Actor | Garret Dillahunt | Nominated | ||
Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Matthew Thompson | Nominated | |
2013 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character) | Raising Hope | Won [35] |
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. [36]
In Australia, Ten originally broadcast the series before moving it to Eleven.
In Portugal, the series premiered on January 29, 2011, on Fox Life. [37]
In Brazil, 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!. [38]
In the Central and Eastern Europe, the series broadcasts on HBO. This show premiered on February 1, 2011. The Czech title is Vychovávat Hope. [39]
In Latin America, the series broadcasts on I.Sat. The show premiered in March 2011. [40]
In Canada, the first season aired on the Global Television Network [41] 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. [42] 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, the first season aired on Sub on January 10, 2013. The Finnish title is Isän Tyttö. [43]
In Germany, the series broadcasts on RTL Nitro. This started on September 10, 2012. [44] Seasons 3 and 4 premiered on NOW!. [45]
In Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia series was broadcast on Fox Adria. In January, 2018 RTL 2 picked up series for Croatia.
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