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Betty White's Off Their Rockers is an American comedy television series launched in 2012, that broadcast on NBC for its first two seasons and Lifetime beginning with the third. The series is hosted by Betty White, and is based on the Belgian television format Benidorm Bastards.
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- Production
- Premise
- International broadcasts
- Online media
- References
Betty white s off their rockers world s best grandma and betty the matchmaker s3 e9 lifetime
Production
A sneak preview was released on January 16, 2012, in tribute to Betty White's 90th birthday. The show officially premiered April 4, 2012. White hosts the series, and also serves as an executive producer for the show.
On May 13, 2012, NBC renewed the series for a second season in the mid-season schedule. On July 11, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that NBC had canceled the series, citing a drop-off in ratings and low DVR viewership.
It was announced on October 18, 2013, that Lifetime has revived the series for a twenty episode third season. Season 3 premiered on February 28, 2014 and aired 10 episodes before going into hiatus. The season was confirmed for 20 episodes but as of March 28, 2014, no information regarding the final ten episodes has been released.
Premise
The elderly play pranks on members of the younger generation, in the manner of Candid Camera, Trigger Happy TV, or Punk'd. It is based on the Belgian television format Benidorm Bastards.
International broadcasts
In Canada, the series began broadcasting on CTV on January 16, 2012, in the Monday 8:00 p.m. timeslot, as a special preview, but moved to Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on the CTV Two television system on April 4, 2012, after airing the first special preview episode.
In Norway, it started running on TVNorge on July 4, 2012.
In Germany, it started running on Prosieben .
In Australia, the program airs on the Comedy Channel, with a local version that premiered in 2012.
In New Zealand, the program airs on TVNZ Sundays at 8.00pm.
In Finland, the program airs on TV5.
In the United Kingdom, ITV announced its own adaptation of the show. Following the American adaptation, it was also entitled Off Their Rockers but with different characters. The first episode aired April 7, 2013. The UKTV channel Watch began airing the US version on 13 August 2014.
In Serbia, the program airs on Prva Plus.
In the Netherlands, the program airs on RTL4 but is renamed Benidorm Bastards USA.
In Ireland, the program airs on TV3.
In Brazil, the original show airs on paid channel Multishow from Mondays to Fridays, and the local version airs on Sundays by SBT.
In India, the original show was aired on 10 September 2015 on Comedy Central India on Monday to Friday at 10:00 p.m.
Online media
In the United States, users can watch full episodes on the NBC official website. In Canada, people can watch full episodes on the CTV official website.