Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Nickelodeon Orders Third Season Of "Instant Mom"; Nick At Nite And NickMom To Debut New Episodes From 10/2

The entertainment news website Deadline.com is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon news that Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced they have ordered a 20-episode third season of its hit family comedy series "Instant Mom" ahead of the shows second-season premiere!


The second season of "Instant Mom" is due to debut in its new Thursday 8:00pm (ET/PT) time slot on Nick at Nite on Thursday 2nd October 2014. Following each episodes debut on Nick@Nite, each brand-new episode will be repeated on NickMom, Nickelodeon USA's adult-targeted comedy programming block on Nick Jr. USA.

The pre-emptive Season 3 renewal is Nickelodeon's latest vote of confidence to "Instant Mom", which also received an order for seven additional episodes before its series premiere. The latest pickup brings the show's episode total to 66 episodes.

"Instant Mom" is a multi-camera, scripted half-hour series starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict ("Sister Sister") as Stephanie, a party girl who trades in Cosmos for carpools when she marries Charlie (Michael Boatman, "Spin City"), who already has three kids. "Instant Mom" follows Stephanie as she struggles to maintain some sense of her fun-loving, slightly irresponsible life while managing being a full-time stepmom. Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Moesha") stars as Stephanie's mother Maggie, and rounding out the cast are Charlie's three kids played by Sydney Park ("CSI: NY"), Tylen Williams and Damarr Calhoun:
Nick Comedy ‘Instant Mom’ Renewed For Third Season

Breakout Nick at Nite/NickMom family comedy series Instant Mom has been picked up for a 20-episode third season ahead of its second-season premiere on Oct. 2, when it will debut in its new Thursday 8 PM time slot on Nick at Nite. The multi-camera series stars Tia Mowry-Hardrict as Stephanie, a former party girl who becomes a full-time stepmom to three kids when she marries the more traditional Charlie (Michael Boatman). “Instant Mom has proven to be the perfect breakout series for families to enjoy together on Nick at Nite,” said Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s President of Content Development and Production.

The pre-emptive Season 3 renewal is the latest vote of confidence to Instant Mom, which also received an order for seven additional episodes before its series premiere. The latest pickup brings the show’s episode total to 66 episodes. Season 1 posted double-digit year-to-year growth and drew 1.2 million total viewers. Additionally, the series launch of Instant Mom on the adult-targeted NickMom nighttime comedy block on the Nick Jr. channel was the block’s highest-rated premiere ever with W18-49 and total viewers. Instant Mom is executive-produced by Howard Michael Gould, Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and Regina Hicks. The series’ cast also includes Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sydney Park, Tylen Jacob Williams and Damarr Calhoun.

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