What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage (or What Just Happened??!) is an American parody television series hosted by Fred Savage. It is presented as the aftershow of a fictional drama series, The Flare. The series is co-hosted by Taylor Tomlinson. It premiered on June 30, 2019 on Fox.[1]
| What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | |
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| Also known as | What Just Happened??! |
| Genre | Comedy Parody |
| Created by | Dave Jeser Matt Silverstein Fred Savage |
| Presented by | Fred Savage Taylor Tomlinson |
| Composer | Best Coast |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | June 30 – September 1, 2019 |
A press release in August 2019 by Fox's Entertainment President, Michael Thorn, stated that according to low ratings, a second season of the series was highly unlikely, rendering it as a de facto cancellation.[2]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Guests | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Flarenomenon" | Rob Lowe & Kevin Zegers | June 30, 2019 | 1BGH01 | 0.70[3] |
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Fred interviews Kevin Zegers, star of The Flare, who has never read the books the series was based on. Fred also visits a home he thinks belongs to Helen Mirren. Rob Lowe has a new book. | |||||
| 2 | "Spoiler" | Vince Gilligan & Kevin Smith | July 7, 2019 | 1BGH02 | 0.64[4] |
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Fred tries to persuade Vince Gilligan to reveal spoilers about The Flare, and he interviews Kevin Smith about Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. | |||||
| 3 | "Assistant" | Ken Jeong & Fred Willard | July 14, 2019 | 1BGH04 | 0.72[5] |
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Fred is working too hard so he needs to hire an assistant. With help from Ken Jeong he uses a process similar to The Masked Singer. Also, The Flare star Tyler Ritter is dismayed to learn from Fred that he is being fired. | |||||
| 4 | "Preempted" | Joel McHale | July 21, 2019 | 1BGH05 | 0.70[6] |
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A car chase causes The Flare to be pre-empted leaving Fred without anything to do until a fan calls in. Joel McHale and the cast of BH90210 promote their new shows. | |||||
| 5 | "Parents" | Tiffany Haddish | July 28, 2019 | 1BGH06 | 0.65[7] |
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Taylor's parents visit, and everyone learns Taylor's Dad's TV career from years ago. The Flare star Shiri Appleby takes Fred on a tour of the set but everything appears blurry. Tiffany Haddish promotes her new show. | |||||
| 6 | "Family" | Yvette Nicole Brown & Rob Corddry | August 4, 2019 | 1BGH03 | 0.68[8] |
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Fred's family feels ignored and his wife starts her own show. Rob Corddry tries out a virtual reality routine. Fred has fun with motion capture, to the dismay of the actor who is supposed to be doing it. Yvette Nicole Brown promotes her new show. | |||||
| 7 | "Neighbor" | Eric Stonestreet & Randall Park | August 25, 2019 | 1BGH07 | 0.42[9] |
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Fred has difficulty with this episode because Randall Park's show next door is too noisy, and then expansion of Randall's studio creates even more noise. Fred asks for help from the President of Television. | |||||
| 8 | "Elevator" | Ike Barinholtz, Jillian Bell & Taran Killam | August 25, 2019 | 1BGH08 | 0.50[9] |
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Fred gets stuck in an elevator with a very pregnant crew member, leaving Taylor to host the show. | |||||
| 9 | "Havenbrook" | Ron Funches & Paige | September 1, 2019 | 1BGH09 | 0.60[10] |
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With The Flare cancelled, Fred must now talk about the new teen drama Havenbrook. He interviews its stars including Paige. Then he campaigns to get The Flare back. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Porter, Rick (May 30, 2019). "Fox's Aftershow Parody 'What Just Happened' Adds Co-Host, House Band (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 9, 2019). "'What Just Happened': Season 2 Of Fred Savage Talker Unlikely, But Fox's Alternative Comedy Push Continues". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Sunday Jun 30, 2019 Demographic Profile". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Sunday Jul 7, 2019 Demographic Profile". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (July 16, 2019). "'Celebrity Family Feud' adjusts up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (July 22, 2019). "'Big Brother,' 'Celebrity Family Feud,' all others hold: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (July 30, 2019). "'The $100,000 Pyramid,' 'Big Brother,' everything else unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (August 6, 2019). "'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' rerun adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (August 27, 2019). "'The $100,000 Pyramid,' 'NFL Preseason,' 'Big Brother' adjust up, 'Instinct' and 'To Tell the Truth' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (September 4, 2019). "ABC's Fall Preview Special adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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