Bounce TV To Air Bernie Mac Show Weeknights
Bounce TV has acquired the rights to The Bernie Mac Show, episodes will air weeknights from 8pm to 8pm starting June 1.
In the series, Bernie Mac stars as a famous stand-up comedian living large in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife Wanda (Kellita Smith). However, their world changes when they suddenly must take custody of his sister’s three children when she is ordered into rehab. The critically-acclaimed show, loosely based on Mac’s stand-up comedy act, was a mainstay on FOX from 2001-2006. Mac’s character being a celebrity allowed for a who’s who of stars to make guest appearances on the show including Chris Rock, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Charles Barkley, Snoop Dog and Ice Cube. The series was created by Larry Wilmore, now the host of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Comedy Central.
Bounce TV has licensed the broadcast television rights to all five seasons and 104 episodes of the Peabody and EMMY award-winning sitcom The Bernie Mac Show in a multi-year agreement with Twentieth Television. The sitcom joins The Hughleys (7:00-8:00pm) and The Parent ‘Hood (6:00-7:00 pm) in Bounce TV’s early evening line-up.