ATLANTA, June 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest Bounce TV original
series "Mind Your Business" handled its business beautifully in its
debut as its first two episodes reached more than 2 million
households over the course of premiere weekend telecasts – an
all-time high for a Bounce original series.
The first two episodes of "Mind Your Business" premiered
back-to-back on Bounce on Saturday, June
1, from 8-9 p.m. ET, and its
initial airing burst included special presentations on Bounce's
sister network ION and local owned & operated Scripps networks.
The 10-episode first season is running Saturday nights throughout
the summer, leading into the return of the hit Bounce series
"Johnson," which will start airing new episodes Saturday, Aug. 3.
"Mind Your Business" is a half-hour situation comedy featuring
an ensemble led by Columbus Short
("Scandal," "Stomp the Yard"), Drew
Sidora ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta," "That's So Raven"), Rolonda Watts ("Rolonda"), and singer/radio host
Bebe Winans. It centers on the
Williams family, which is in the business of celebrating some of
life's most significant occasions with its event and party space in
Chicago. However, when it comes to
their own family affairs, there seems to be a bigger need for
referees than DJs.
Like many small businesses, the once-prospering 30s-and-older
lounge owned by Lucille Williams
(played by Watts) took a huge pandemic hit, forcing her to close.
Lucille's baby brother, Henry
(Winans), couldn't stand by and let Lucille's Place slip
away, so he recruited his fraternal twins, Aaliyah (Sidora) and Alfonso (Short), to keep the business in the
family. With Aaliyah's creative sensibilities and Alfonso's
business mind, a safe space for planning and hosting events was
born. Alfonso's wife, Kimberly, and son, Alfonso Jr., join the
event planning team. Even Aaliyah has one of their chosen family
members, Mia, join the team; she is a jack of all trades – so she
thinks. Although the new-and-improved "Lucille's" brings everyone
together, their affairs end up causing a mess bigger than a college
frat party.
"Mind Your Business" also features Caryn
Ward Ross ("Fame," "Monogamy," "Patterns of Attraction"),
Brely Evans ("Ambitions," "Being Mary Jane," "The Man in
3B"), Bryce
Xavier ("A Bennett Song Holiday," "Stay Tuned: The Movie,"
Total Eclipse"), and Chloe Elise
Ellis ("Borrasca," "Footprints," "Three Stories Up").
"Mind Your Business" is produced by Harvest Studios and
executive produced by Bentley Kyle
Evans ("Martin," "The Jamie Foxx Show.")
**Source: National data based on Nielsen; NPower; Live+7 data;
premiere night (06/01/24) 6-episode combined reach on Bounce and
ION; HH; 1-minute qualifier; comparisons made to Bounce original
series premieres on Bounce & ION: Act Your Age 03/24/23,
Finding Happy 09/24/22, Johnson S1 08/01/21; Local data based on
Comscore; Live HH preliminary reach; 06/01-06/03/24; 14 total Scripps markets
(Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas
City, Las Vegas,
Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Richmond, Tampa, West Palm
Beach)
Media contact: Jim Weiss,
770-672-6504, jim.weiss@scripps.com
About Bounce
Bounce (@bouncetv) features a
programming mix of original series and movies, theatrical motion
pictures, off network series, specials and events designed for
African American audiences. Bounce is available to 98% of U.S.
television homes free and over the air with a digital antenna, on
cable, on DISH channel 359, DIRECTV channel 82, over the top on
Roku, Pluto TV and Apple TV; on mobile devices via the Bounce app;
and on the web via BounceTV.com. Bounce XL is a free ad-supported
television (FAST) channel available on Samsung TV Plus, Pluto TV
and Xumo. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:
SSP).
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