''Family Time'' is an American television

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that was created by Bentley Kyle Evans, and aired on

Bounce TV Bounce TV is an American digital multicast television network owned by Katz Broadcasting, a subsidiary of E. W. Scripps Company. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created to target African Americans", the channel fe ...

from June 18, 2012, to December 16, 2020. It stars

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as Anthony and Lisa Stallworth, a working-class family bumped to the middle class by a winning lottery ticket. It was the first original series for the network. The first season has six episodes and aired on summer of 2012. The 10-episode second season aired from October 14, 2014, to December 14, 2014. On May 7, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season that aired from October 6, 2015, to December 8, 2015. On April 13, 2016, the show was renewed for a fourth season, airing from October 4, 2016, to December 27, 2016. On August 3, 2017, the show was renewed for a fifth season, that premiered on October 3, 2017. The series was renewed for a sixth season and premiered on October 1, 2018. The series has also been renewed for a 13 episode-seventh season, that premiered on October 9, 2019. On August 11th, the series was renewed for an eighth season, airing from October 7, 2020, to December 16, 2020.

Premise

After a construction worker gets lucky, winning $500,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket, he suddenly find himself and his wife launched into middle-class society, and decide to move with their two young children into a new neighborhood.

Cast and characters

Regular cast

as Lisa Calloway-Stallworth * Jayla Calhoun as Ebony Stallworth: Lisa and Tony's daughter * Bentley Kyle Evans Jr. as Devin Stallworth: Lisa and Tony's son

Recurring cast

* Tanjareen Thomas as Rachel Calloway, Lisa's sassy younger sister; a

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as Lori Calloway-Wilson, Lisa's older sister * Clayton Thomas as Donnie *

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as Rodney * Chris Williams and

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as Todd (Season 1-2 for Todd) and Vivian Stallworth, Tony's well-to-do brother and Caucasian sister-in-law *

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and

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as Darius and Beverly Stallworth, Tony's parents *

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as Cheryl *

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as Melinda (season 3–6) * Teresa Topnotch as Brandy (season 7–8) Guest stars also include

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and Michelle Williams.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2014)

Season 3 (2015)

Season 4 (2016)

Season 5 (2017)

Season 6 (2018)

Season 7 (2019)

Season 8 (2020)

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2163354, Family Time 2010s American black sitcoms 2012 American television series debuts English-language television shows Television shows set in California Bounce TV original programming Television series about families