Cruel Summer Returns with a Bang; Adult Swim Orders Comedy from King of the Hill Creators

Monday, June 19, 2023

Cruel Summer Returns with a Bang; Adult Swim Orders Comedy from King of the Hill Creators

The season two premiere of Cruel Summer scored 2.6 million total viewers across linear and digital platforms based on the first 7 days available, making it Freeform's No. 1 telecast in 2 years - since the Cruel Summer season one finale (June 2021). Viewership for the season two premiere surged by over +1,000% from Live+SD (223,000) to multiplatform viewing through 7 days (2,574,000). Through two episodes, Cruel Summer is averaging 2.3 million total viewers across linear and digital platforms, marking Freeform's most-watched season two series of all-time and Freeform's No. 1 current series. In the initial week available (6/6-12/23), the first two episodes of Cruel Summer season two were the most-watched scripted TV episodes on Hulu [via SVOD on-demand]. Cruel Summer remains Freeform's No. 1 series on Hulu. Episode 4 premieres tonight at 10:00 p.m. on Freeform and tomorrow on Hulu.

Common Side Effects

Adult Swim, the leader in adult animation and #1 destination for young adults, has greenlit Common Side Effects. The half-hour comedy series delves into the complex reactions to the revelation of the mysterious elixir of life. Common Side Effects was created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely and is executive produced by King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. Common Side Effects follows former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances who begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world's diseases.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, February 17

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 16)

Tuesday, February 17

DeRay Davis (My Wife and Kids) - DeRay is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer talks about The Last Thing He Told Me on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) - Dove and the cast of 56 Days can be heard on a Town Hall on Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is hitting the headlines with her co-pilot Ross Mathews, Valerie Bertinelli and Tig Notaro on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Tig talks to Drew about executive producing the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.
Erika Alexander (Run the World/Living Single/The Cosby Show) - Erika tells Drew about her show Invasion and her podcast ReLiving Single on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Danny Trejo (Saint George) - Danny talks about History's Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.