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COZI TV Acquires The Jeff Foxworthy Show; Hulu Renews Chad Powers for Season 2

COZI TV is getting another new sitcom next month, hot off their additions of Malcolm & Eddie and The Steve Harvey Show this month. Not on the schedule in December but coming in January - one MORE new show: The Jeff Foxworthy Show, every weekend. More sitcom fun! Details will be coming soon on the timeslots.

The sitcom starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy is based on Foxworthy's stand-up comedy routine. The series originally aired on ABC in 1995-96 and then on NBC in 1996-97. The series also starred Haley Joel Osment. It only aired for two seasons but it has had some success in reruns the last 25 years on networks like USA Network, TBS, Nick at Nite and INSP.

Update from COZI TV's Facebook page: "Sorry to say that The Jeff Foxworthy Show premiere and Marathon will be postponed due to technical reasons beyond our control. We will begin airing the show as soon as we can! Our apologies."

Hulu Original comedy series Chad Powers has been renewed for a second season. Glen Powell will return as the titular character. The series is based on the Eli's Places segment from ESPN and Omaha Productions, where Eli Manning disguised himself in prosthetics to participate in a walk-on tryout at Penn State. Season one stars Glen Powell as Russ Holliday/Chad Powers, Perry Mattfeld as Ricky, Quentin Plair as Coach Byrd, Wynn Everett as Tricia Yeager, Frankie A. Rodriguez as Danny and Steve Zahn as Coach Jake Hudson.

Season One Synopsis: Eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes his promising college football career, hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers - a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish.

Hulu's half-hour comedy Chad Powers hails from co-creators Glen Powell and Michael Waldron. Season one executive producers include Glen Powell, Michael Waldron, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown, Burke Magnus, Brian Lockhart, Kati Fernandez, Adam Fasullo, Luvh Rakhe, and Tony Yacenda. The series is produced by 20th Television. Season one of Chad Powers, which premiered earlier this Fall, is now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US and on Disney+ internationally.

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:00 PM

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