''Reed Between the Lines'' is an American television

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that premiered on October 11, 2011, on

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. The series was renewed for a second season on April 12, 2012. It was later announced in August 2012 that

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would not return for the second season and three new cast members ( Charlie Robinson, Michole White, and

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) would be joining the cast. On September 12, 2013, it was revealed that ''Reed Between the Lines'' had been canceled and that ''Young Man on Campus'' would not be green-lit to series. Malcolm Jamal-Warner confirmed in December 2013 that the second season will not air despite the network completing production on an entire second season in late 2012. The series moved to Centric for a second season which premiered on September 18, 2015.

Premise

The show follows a modern-day blended family as they navigate life's ups and downs with wit and humor. It centers on Dr. Carla Reed, a busy psychologist, wife and mom struggling to balance her job and her happy but chaotic home life.

Cast

as Dr. Carla Reed (Season 1) - Highly successful psychologist who works hard to balance her family and career. She grew up in a solid, middle-class family that valued stability and education. But her perfect world fell apart while she was in college at

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; it was then that she found out her father had a secret family. Recently, she has left the kids in Alex's care and relocates to Los Angeles in efforts to pursue her dream job. *

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as Dr. Alex Reed - English professor at

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, specializing in twentieth-century American literature. Alex is also a neat freak who loves sports, cooking and fine wines. Born and raised in

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and wasting resources. She also hates "family time" or anything that involves Keenan. Even though they're close, she competes with him all the time. She knows he purposely tries to get her riled up but, for some reason, she can't ignore him. * Zoé Hendrix as Alexis Reed *

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as Gabriella Jimenez (Season 1) *

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as Ms. Helen Wilson (Season 1; guest in season 2) * Michole White as Simone Winters (Season 2) *

as Julius Darren (Season 2) * Charlie Robinson as Monroe Reed (Season 2)

Episodes

''Young Man on Campus''

''Young Man on Campus'' is a

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ordered by BET that was to be a spin-off of ''Reed Between the Lines''. It starred

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who is cast in the lead role as Jacob Matthews — a precocious 15-year-old who's a sophomore in

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at the fictional

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Mount Pleasant University.

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, Eric D. Hill Jr, and Terri Vaughn were also a part of the cast.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1699763 2010s American black sitcoms 2011 American television series debuts 2015 American television series endings American television series revived after cancellation English-language television shows Television series about families Television shows set in New York City BET original programming