With the success of the Roseanne & Will & Grace revivals, more series’ from the past are trying to make a comeback and one just took a major step forward. Helen Hunt & Paul Reiser have closed deals to return for a revival of Mad About You.
The next step is shopping Mad About You to a network. Given the rather spectacular ratings success of ABC’s reboot of Roseanne, as well as the solid performance of NBC’s revived Will & Grace, there are likely to be multiple potential suitors. NBC would be an obvious landing place for the series given its history on the network. But since the comedy wasn’t owned or produced by NBC, it’s not yet clear if it will end up there.
The original series, which ran from 1992 to 1999, told the story of a documentary filmmaker (Reiser) and a PR specialist (Hunt) as they navigated life’s daily struggles. The show received five Emmy nominations for outstanding comedy, and Hunt won the Emmy for outstanding comedy lead actress for four years in a row.
