| Malibu Country | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David A. Stewart[1][2][3] |
| Developed by | Kevin Abbott |
| Starring | Reba Sara Rue Justin Prentice Juliette Angelo Jai Rodriguez Lily Tomlin |
| Opening theme | "Goodbye Looks Good On Me" by Reba McEntire |
| Composer | Doug Sisemore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Reba McEntire John Pasquin Pam Williams Narvel Blackstock Mindy Schultheis Michael Hanel Kevin Abbott (pilot) David A. Stewart |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | NestEgg Productions (pilot) Blah, Blah, Blah Productions (episodes 2-18) Acme Productions ABC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 2, 2012 – March 22, 2013 |
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Malibu Country is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from November 2, 2012, to March 22, 2013. The series was created by David A. Stewart[1][2][3] and marks Reba McEntire's return to series television, following up her previous sitcom Reba (2001–2007).
McEntire stars as Reba MacKenzie, who recently discovered her country music star-husband has been cheating on her, and the two divorce. As part of the divorce settlement, she moves to a house her ex-husband owns in Malibu, California and attempts to restart her music career while also starting a new chapter in her family's lives. Malibu Country's producer Kevin Abbott[4] is a former Reba producer, and McEntire serves as an executive producer for the series.
On April 23, 2013, it was announced that Nastaran Dibai, who took over as writer and producer after Abbott left in October 2012, had departed as well from the show.[5]
On May 10, 2013, ABC cancelled the series after one season.[6][7]
- ^ a b Malibu Country. (n.d.). IMDb. Retrieved June 2, 2014, from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2215291/?ref_=nv_sr_2
- ^ a b Malibu Country. (n.d.). . Retrieved June 1, 2014, from http://weaponsofme.com/wme/p/9/malibucountrytv/
- ^ a b Malibu Country: Series Info. (n.d.). . Retrieved June 1, 2014, from http://thetvdb.com/?id=259059&tab=series
- ^ 02/01/2012 by Olivia Allin. "Reba McEntire's comedy pilot 'Malibu Country' picked up by ABC - 02/02/2012 | Entertainment News from". OnTheRedCarpet.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hibberd, James (2013-04-23). "'Malibu Country' showrunner exiting". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly Inc. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 10, 2013). "'Happy Endings', 'Family Tools', 'How to Live With Your Parents' & 'Malibu Country' Canceled by ABC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "'Malibu Country' Canceled: ABC Will Not Order Season 2 Of Reba McEntire-Fronted Comedy". The Huffington Post. AOL-HuffPost TV Group. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-11.