Network: ABC
Episodes: 18 (half-hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: November 2, 2012 — March 22, 2013
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Reba McEntire, Lily Tomlin, Sara Rue, Juliette Angelo, Justin Prentice, Jai Rodriguez, and Hudson Thames.
TV show description:
Reba MacKenzie (Reba McEntire) is married to country music star Bobby Gallagher (Jeffrey Nordling) in Nashville. Her life is turned upside down when he’s caught cheating. He arrogantly expects Reba to “stand by her man” at a press conference but instead she announces to the world that he’s a moron and they’re through.
Reba decides to leave her old life behind and moves her family to the beaches of Malibu in sunny California. It turned out that her ex-husband had a secret home there and it’s one of the few things that she got in the divorce.
The family’s California adventure starts with a bang when they meet next door neighbor Kim Sallinger (Sara Rue) — a rich, buxom, blonde and bubbly housewife.
Reba’s daughter June (Juliette Angelo) practices kissing with Kim’s step-son, Sage (Hudson Thames), who claims that he’s gay. Son Cash (Justin Prentice) deals with going from being a prince in Nashville to a pauper in Malibu. Reba’s mother, Lillie Mae (Lily Tomlin) discovers all the adventures she can have in California as a woman freed from expectations.
Years earlier, Reba gave up her own singing career to raise her two kids. Now, she’s bent on starting where she left off — in spite of the stonewalling from her music producer’s assistant, Geoffrey (Jai Rodriguez). He’s been working for Mister Bata for several years, but despite all his hard work, Mister Bata still doesn’t know his name.
Episode #18 — All You Single Ladies
Kim, Geoffrey and Lillie Mae are afraid that Reba’s social life is in a rut, so they sign her up for a dating website. He’s older than she expected, and he’s rude to boot. He offends Reba but Lillie Mae likes him and ends up taking him home.
Cash wants to try online dating, but ages up his photo so he can meet college girls. Unfortunately, he ends up connecting with a woman who aged down her photo. They quickly realize what happened, but she makes him stay, and ends up telling him her life story.
Lillie Mae and her new beau tell Reba she’s too uptight. Reba goes to a new trapeze place with them to prove she’s not boring. She bails at the last minute, but she ends up getting a date with the cute guy that works there.
First aired: March 22, 2013.
What do you think? Do you like the Malibu Country TV series on ABC? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
This was such a good, clean show! I don’t know why it was cancelled… I really hope it comes back! I loved sitting and watching all the characters and what they were up to. It is so disappointing to know ABC would rather have trash on than good shows!
I’m so DISAPPOINTED to find out that ABC has canceled Malibu Country! It was one of the best show on television. What a HUGE mistake!!!!!! I can’t believe you would take a good clean show off, when there are so MANY others TRASHY shows that should be taken off! ABC NEEDS TO PUT IT BACK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not sure why you cancelled this show. This show was one of the best family show and the funniest that has been aired in a long time. Please put it back on the air.
I love this show we watching every Friday night I love anything that Reba play in she a good actress and she funny Bring it back also have a come back The Reba show love to see the old gang back .
Please, please bring back Malibu County!!!!!!!!!!!! This was one of the few I loved to watch!
This show was awesome why cancel it you keep stupid shows on put it on a different station
Signed Cheryl
I loved this show and I’m very heartbroken. Everyone was funny and great. I love Reba!! I come home everynight and watch CMT for the Reba show. But I truly loved Mailbu Country they always cancel the great shows.
I am so sorry to hear this. I thought maybe it was going to come back mid season. This was one of the few shows on television that we could actually watch with our children.
We are shocked to hear that Malibu Country is cancelled! It was a great show!! We looked forward to it every friday night. Every character was excellent! I don’t understand why you would cancel a class act show! I look at the stupidity on TV and this show was really awesome. The son, Cash, reminded us of Jethro from the “Beverly Hillbillies” Lilly Tomlin was awesome, always up to something. Reba reinvented herself and I wondered if it could be done after her hit series, “Reba” but she was great!!! Sara Ruhe was her funny self, Jai Rodriguez always made… Read more »
Country in Malibu was an excellent show in comparison to what is being televised today. It had a respectable cast, a good story line for the entire family, and it was well written. ABC had a “HIT” without knowing it. If Nashville knew it was being axed, I am sure it would say something to ABC about the show. One of a handful of shows on television today worth watching today, and ABC had to cancel it. The day could be change to compete with other shows on other networks, but COUNTRYIN MALIBU SHOULD BE KEPT ON AT PRIMETIME by… Read more »
Malibu is great show …. There are to many option on tv now a days…that does not mean malibu was not worth watching .. Why not try it on another night if you only want ratings
We need more comedy in our lives and this was the best of the best to provide it to us. I hate that this show has ben cancelled. BOOO!@
How could ABC cancel this show? Lily Tomlin and Reba were hilarious!! What were they thinking? Bring it back!
plz bring this show anything with reba in it is worth watchin
Yes, I think Malibu should be renewed. Itwas a great show.