TVLand announces a LIVE television event: one hilarious hour with two LIVE back-to-back season premieres of original sitcoms - "Hot inCleveland" and "TheSoulMan." "Hot in Cleveland" will go LIVE on Wednesday, March 26 that 10pmET, and "The Soul Man" will follow at 10:30pmET.
"The Soul Man," a spin-off of "Hot In Cleveland," stars Cedric "The Entertainer" as Reverend Boyce Ballentine, a character that originated as Elka Ostrovsky's (Betty White, "Hot In Cleveland") pastor. Their characters will again cross over into each other's worlds during the live shows. The West Coast will get the live-to-tape versions beginning at 10pm PT. "We shoot in front of a live studio audience every week, but nothing is more exciting than working without a net," said Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. "The thrill of knowing that viewers at home are seeing exactly what's happening live on stage really amps up the pressure and makes the energy on set electrifying." "Hot In Cleveland" premiered their last season with a live episode on June 19, 2013. Guest stars in this episode included Brian Baumgartner ("The Office"), Danny Pudi ("Community"), Shirley Jones ("The Partridge Family") and "Star Trek" legend William Shatner, and the episode averaged 2.7 million total viewers (Source: Nielsen, L+7).Videos