COZI TV becomes first to deliver ‘Married… with Children’ in digitally remastered HD, which will air weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m. ET beginning Aug. 5
‘The King of Queens’ enters its 27th consecutive year on TV as it joins COZI TV’s primetime lineup weekdays and Sundays from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, starting Sept. 9
NEW YORK – (July 10, 2024) – COZI TV, NBCUniversal Local’s national multicast network that delivers TV’s all-time best shows and pop culture favorites, has acquired the digital broadcast rights to a pair of iconic, award-winning comedies from Sony Pictures Television, Married… with Children and The King of Queens, which will join COZI TV’s 24-hour lineup Aug. 5 and Sept. 9, respectively.
Married… with Children and its acclaimed cast of Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate and David Faustino debuts on COZI TV on Aug. 3 with a special eight-hour, 16-episode first-season marathon from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. The hit series becomes part of COZI TV’s regular lineup Aug. 5 when it begins its regular four-episode blocks Mondays through Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. ET.
The King of Queens brings an all-star cast, led by Kevin James and Leah Remini, to COZI TV beginning Sept. 9. The show enters its 27th consecutive season on television as part of COZI TV’s primetime lineup Mondays through Fridays and Sundays, with four episodes airing from 8 to 10 p.m. ET. To celebrate its launch, COZI TV will air an 11-hour marathon Sept. 15, starting at 11 a.m. ET.
“COZI TV delivers a thoughtfully curated selection of TV’s best comedies, and most compelling drama titles, and we’re proud to continue to refresh and expand our collection with beloved titles like Married… With Children and The King of Queens,” said Meredith McGinn, EVP of Diginets and Original Production for NBCUniversal Local. “These timeless sitcoms and their characters remain extraordinarily popular with longtime fans and with new generations of viewers.”
Married… with Children centers on the not-so-lovable family of four, the Bundys, a middle-class family in Chicago, and their neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. One of the longest-running sitcoms in American television history, Married… with Children was a departure from traditional sitcoms of the era due to its offbeat humor, unflinching honesty and unsavory characters, and strained relationships.
The first primetime scripted series on the FOX broadcast network, Married… with Children originally aired from 1987 to 1997. Created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt, the 259-episode series ranked as the network’s top-rated comedy and No. 2 overall program from 1991 to 1997. The show earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series, Comedy, in 1991.
The King of Queens follows working-class married couple Doug Heffernan, played by James, an amiable deliveryman, and Carrie Heffernan, a secretary played by Remini, as they navigate daily life with their friends and family in Queens, N.Y. The celebrated cast also features Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner, Carrie’s widowed father, and Victor Williams and Patton Oswalt as Doug’s friends.
The King of Queens, created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, averaged more than 10 million viewers per episode across nine seasons on CBS from 1998 to 2007. The series won 14 awards during its 207-episode original run, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Kevin James), and two People Choice Awards nominations for Favorite TV Comedy.
ABOUT COZI TV
COZI TV, part of NBCUniversal Local, is a national multicast network that delivers a 24-hour lineup of TV’s all-time best shows and pop culture favorites, featuring a primetime block of recent comedy hits. COZI TV’s iconic sitcoms include Frasier, Roseanne, The Munsters and The Nanny and the network’s many beloved dramas include Columbo, Monk, Bones and Little House on the Prairie. COZI TV launched Jan. 1, 2013, and now has affiliates in 141 markets, including the top 40 U.S. television markets, and is available in more than 111 million TV homes, representing 89 percent of the U.S. The network can also be viewed on DISH Network, DirecTV, AT&T U-verse, DTV Stream, fubotv, HuluLive, and YouTubeTV. For more information visit COZITV.com.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing, and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly-owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
COZI TV
Rob Lemus, Rob.Lemus@nbcuni.com
Sony Pictures Television
Shannon Kerr, shannon_kerr@spe.sony.com
