Viola Davis, Andre Braugher in ‘Good Times’ Cast on ABC

Viola Davis and Andrew Braugher will play Florida and James Evans when ABC offers Good Times live Dec. 18. Jay Pharoah plays J.J., Asante Blackk takes on Michael Evans, Corinne Foxx performs Thelma Evans and Tiffany Haddish takes on Willona Woods.

Anthony Anderson and Patti LaBelle will do a musical performance that night.

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times is produced by Sony Pictures Television. Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin created All in the Family and Mike Evans and Eric Monte created Good Times, with Lear developing it.

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The All in the Family cast includes Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei taking on Archie and Edith, and Ellie Kemper and Ike Barinholtz playing Gloria and Meathead. That also happens Dec. 18.

Live in Front of a Studio Audience is produced by Kimmelot, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, D’Arconville, Simpson Street and Sony Pictures Television. Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows executive produce, with Pam Fryman and Andy Fisher set to direct the live show.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.