Raising Hope Explained

Genre:Sitcom
Creator:Greg Garcia
Starring:Lucas Neff
Martha Plimpton
Garret Dillahunt
Shannon Woodward
Gregg Binkley
Cloris Leachman
Narrated:Lucas Neff
Opentheme:"Daddy-O" by the Freelance Economy (Kerry Smith)
Country:United States
Language:English
Composer:Danny Lux
Matt Mariano
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:88
List Episodes:List of Raising Hope episodes
Executive Producer:Gregory Thomas Garcia
Mike Mariano
Joey Gutierrez
Mark Stegemann
Michael Fresco (pilot only)
Producer:Henry J. Lange Jr.
Kim Hamberg
Elijah Aron
Jordan Young
Audra Sielaff
Becky Mann
Dave Holstein
Cinematography:Walt Fraser
Sharon Meir
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:Amigos de Garcia Productions
(2010 - 2013)
(seasons 1 - 3)
Slowly I Turned Productions
(2013 - 2014)
(season 4)
20th Century Fox Television
Network:Fox

Raising Hope is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on Fox from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014.[1] Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Martha Plimpton was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and Cloris Leachman was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Plimpton also won the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

The fourth season premiered Friday, November 15, 2013, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central with back-to-back episodes.[2] Greg Garcia left Raising Hope to work on The Millers for CBS.[3] On March 10, 2014, Fox cancelled the show after four seasons. The series finale aired on April 4, 2014.[4]

Premise

James "Jimmy" Chance is a 23-year-old living in the quirky fictional town of Natesville, Virginia who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night stand. Earning custody of his unexpected daughter, Hope, after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his unorthodox but well-intentioned family for support in raising her.

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Raising Hope characters.

Episodes

See main article: List of Raising Hope episodes.

Development and production

In June 2009, Fox announced it had booked a put pilot commitment with show creator Greg Garcia.[5]

Actress Olesya Rulin was originally cast as Sabrina, the love interest for Jimmy, and Kate Micucci was added to the cast as Jimmy’s cousin. The pilot was filmed in December 2009.[6] [7] In March 2010, Fox decided to recast two roles from the pilot. Shannon Woodward replaced Rulin as Sabrina.[8] Also recast was the role of Jimmy's cousin, changing from Micucci to male actor Skyler Stone as Mike.[7] With this, Micucci's role changed from Jimmy's cousin to become Shelley, Sabrina's cousin.[9]

Fox green-lit the pilot to series with an order in mid-May 2010 for a fall premiere in its 2010–11 television schedule.[10] [11]

On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season.[12] On April 9, 2012, Raising Hope was renewed for a third season.[13] On March 4, 2013, Raising Hope was renewed for a fourth season.[14] On March 10, 2014, Fox announced the cancellation of the show after four seasons.

Reception

Critical reception

Raising Hope has received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the show's first season holds a 87% based on 38 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10. The website's consensus reads, "Thanks to a talented and well-matched cast, Raising Hope largely manages to balance crude, absurdist humor with moments of charm without languishing in one or exploiting the other."[15] On Metacritic, the season holds an weighted average score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16]

Tom Gilatto of People Weekly called the show the best new sitcom of the season, favorably comparing it to Malcolm in the Middle. Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times was lukewarm towards the show, stating that "Raising Hope is funny, sweet, occasionally provocative, and occasionally over-the-top in a regrettable way." James Poniewozik of Time Magazine was upbeat, stating that "Neff is amiably charming, Dillahunt and Plimpton give their characters a realism that belies the pilot's often-contemptuous jokes, and maybe 20% of the first episode shows a sweet-heartedness that rises above the easy white-trash humor." While not all of the reviews were positive, they were mostly positive by the end of the first season. Much of the show's praise went to the performances of Martha Plimpton and Garret Dillahunt.[17]

The second season received critical acclaim on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% based on 11 reviews, with an average score of 7/10. The consensus reads, "Raising Hope nurses a winsome sweetness in an improved second season that shears off the comedic bits that didn't work while expounding upon the blue collar charm and gleaming heart that lured viewers in."[18] Matt Roush of TV Guide called the show in his season 2 review "A treat for anyone who loves a good call-back to classic sitcoms."[19]

The third and fourth season also received critical acclaim on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% based on 6 reviews for season 3[20] and based on 8 reviews for season 4.[21]

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Raising Hope
YearAwardCategoryRecipientsOutcome
2010Satellite AwardsBest Television Series – Comedy or MusicalRaising Hope[34]
Jamison AwardsFavorite Avery Laugh Award
2011Casting Society of AmericaOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – ComedyDava Waite[35]
Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesMartha Plimpton[36]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesCloris Leachman
People's Choice AwardsFavorite New TV ComedyRaising Hope[37]
Satellite AwardsBest Actress in a TV series – Comedy or MusicalMartha Plimpton[38]
Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV – Breakout ShowRaising Hope
Television Critics Association AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Comedy
Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Actress in a Comedy SeriesMartha Plimpton
Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 11–16Kelly Heyer
2012Motion Picture Sound EditorsBest Sound Editing – Music for Short Form TelevisionSharyn M. Tylk and Susan Ham
Young Artist AwardsBest Young Actress Recurring in a Television SeriesKelly Heyer
Critics' Choice Television AwardBest Comedy ActressMartha Plimpton
Best Comedy ActorGarret Dillahunt
Emmy AwardsOutstanding Original Music and LyricsMatthew Thompson
2013GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)Raising Hope[39]

International broadcasts

In the United Kingdom, Sky1 picked up the broadcast rights and added the show to its 2010–2011 UK & Ireland autumn schedule, beginning in November 2010.[40]

In Australia, Ten originally broadcast the series before moving it to Eleven.

In Portugal, the series premiered on January 29, 2011, on Fox Life.[41]

In Brazil, the series premiered on September 22, 2010, on FOX.

In Italy, the series premiered on February 3, 2011, on Fox. The Italian title is Aiutami Hope!.[42]

In the Central and Eastern Europe, the series broadcasts on HBO, where it premiered on February 1, 2011. The Czech title is Vychovávat Hope.[43]

In Latin America, the series broadcasts on I.Sat, where it premiered in March 2011.[44]

In Canada, the first season aired on the Global Television Network[45] at the same time as Fox in the United States. In 2011, City bought rights from the Global Television Network, and began broadcasting the show.[46] On the morning show that City airs, Breakfast Television, they announced on May 29, 2011, that the series will start airing at 8:00 pm on Tuesdays instead of 9:30 pm on Tuesdays due to other Fox series Glee moving to Thursdays at 9:00pm. This started on September 18, 2012.

In Finland, the first season aired on Sub on January 10, 2013. The Finnish title is Isän Tyttö.[47]

In Germany, the series broadcasts on RTL Nitro, where it on September 10, 2012.[48] Seasons 3 and 4 premiered on NOW!.

In Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia, the series was broadcast on Fox Adria. In January, 2018 RTL 2 picked up series for Croatia.

Notes and References

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  21. Web site: Raising Hope: Season 4 . September 23, 2024 . Rotten Tomatoes.
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  29. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' & 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up; 'Raising Hope' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401043420/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/29/thursday-final-ratings-american-idol-raising-hope-adjusted-down/175503/. dead. April 1, 2013. TV by the Numbers. Kondolojy. Amanda. March 29, 2013. April 7, 2013.
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