“Reba,” which ran for six seasons on the WB and its successor the CW, arrived on Netflix in May and remains available on Walt Disney Co.’s Hulu, where it has streamed since 2018.
Reba McEntire arrives on the red carpet for the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on May 16, 2024. The final episode of Reba McEntire’s sitcom “Reba” was filmed in 2006. But 18 years later, it’s often the first thing fans want to talk about when the country superstar travels through an airport.
The resurgence of “Reba” demonstrates the ability of Netflix and other streamers to drive young viewers to older programs. “Reba” likely benefited from an influx of viewers for the platform’s “Netflix Is A Joke” specials who sought more comedy and discovered the show’s 124 episodes. McEntire, 69, has also found But “Reba” also highlights how the multicamera family sitcom filmed in front of a live audience remains one of TV’s most durable genres.
“My parents divorced and in a lot of ways it felt that was the end of the world and everything I envisioned our life was going to be,” Gibson recalled in an interview. “The show was a little bit of a fantasy about a family that faced all that and got up off the floor.” “Reba” made the WB schedule in 2001, a time when the network had pop culture sizzle with “Dawson’s Creek” and “Gilmore Girls.” But Jordan Levin, who ran the WB at the time, said it was broader-appealing fare such as “Reba” and “7th Heaven” — a drama about a minister’s family — that brought commercial success to the network.
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