TV Land renews 'Hot in Cleveland'

Nostalgia channel hits it big with original sitcom and Betty White.

By Alan Sepinwall Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010 6:12 PM

The cast of "Hot in Cleveland."

Credit: TV Land

TV Land has given a relatively speedy renewal to "Hot in Cleveland," its original sitcom starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White, here in The Year of Betty White.

Production of 20 new episodes will begin in October, with the new season to tentatively debut in January 2011.

“We are so excited that ‘Hot in Cleveland’ was embraced by viewers in such a big way,” said TV Land president Larry W. Jones said in a statement. “We absolutely love the show and can’t wait to see what hilarious new experiences these characters will encounter in the next 20 episodes.”

"Hot in Cleveland" has been a big success for TV Land, averaging 4.7 million viewers and doing solid demo numbers, particularly among women.

Alan Sepinwall
Sr. Editor, What's Alan Watching

Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com

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