Exclusive: Twentieth's 'Raising Hope' Headed to Trio of Cable Nets

CMT, FXX and WGN America all pick up show for 2014 debut

By Paige Albiniak and Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/29/2013 5:46:32 PM

Twentieth Television has sold its sitcom, Raising Hope, to a triad of cable networks: CMT, WGN America and FXX, several sources confirmed.

Next up is the broadcast deal for the show, with bids due in for the show next week. Raising Hope also currently airs on Hulu and Hulu Plus, and its first two seasons are available on Netflix. Episodes are available for purchase on Amazon.

Raising Hope will premiere in syndication in 2014, along with Warner Bros.' Mike & Molly, CBS Television Distribution's Hot in Cleveland and Debmar-Mercury's Anger Management. This fall, Twentieth's Modern Family, Warner Bros.' The Middle and Sony Pictures Television's Community will debut.

On CMT, the show is expected to be paired with Twentieth's Reba, which started airing on the network last September. Raising Hope was pitched to cable networks and TV stations as a show that played and performed similarly to Reba, so the pairing makes sense.

Last season, the show aired at 8 p.m. on Fox, averaging a 2.1 most current rating among adults 18-49, ranking it 65th among all entertainment series in primetime's key demographic.

Raising Hope is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in partnership with Amigos de Garcia Productions. Greg Garcia is the creator and executive producer.

Distributor Twentieth, CMT and WGN America declined comment. FXX did not return calls by presstime.