''Betty White's Off Their Rockers'' is an American comedy television series launched in 2012, that broadcast on

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for its first two seasons and Lifetime for its third. The series is hosted by

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, and is based on the Belgian television format '' Benidorm Bastards''.

Production

A sneak preview was released on January 16, 2012, in tribute to

'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 was confirmed for 20 episodes, but, in mid-season, the series took a three-year hiatus and resumed broadcast in September 2017.

Premise

The elderly play pranks on members of the younger generation, in the manner of ''

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''. It is based on the Belgian television format '' Benidorm Bastards''.

Episodes

International broadcasts

In Canada, the series began broadcasting on

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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. Since 2017, the series has run on

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. In

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, it started running on TVNorge on July 4, 2012. In Germany, it started running on

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. In Australia, the program airs on the Comedy Channel, with a local version that premiered in 2012. In

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, the program aired on TVNZ 2 Sundays at 7.30pm, later shifted to Saturdays at 6pm. In

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, 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

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began airing the US version on 13 August 2014. In

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, the program airs on

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, the program airs on RTL4 but is renamed ''Benidorm Bastards USA''. In

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, the program airs on

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, the original show airs on paid channel

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from Mondays to Fridays, and the local version airs on Sundays by

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, the original show was aired on 10 September 2015 on

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on Monday to Friday at 10:00 p.m.

Online media

In the United States, users could watch full episodes of the

season on the network's official website. In Canada, people could watch full episodes on the

official website.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Lifetime Shows 2010s American comedy television series 2012 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings English-language television shows American television series revived after cancellation American hidden camera television series Lifetime (TV network) original programming NBC original programming American television series based on Belgian television series Betty White