I Love That for You
American television comedy series
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I Love That for You is an American comedy television show created and executive produced by Vanessa Bayer and Jeremy Beiler for Showtime.[1][2] The show stars Bayer as Joanna Gold, an aspiring host for shopping channel SVN, who lies that her childhood cancer has returned in order to keep her job. The story is inspired by Bayer's personal experience with childhood leukemia.[3] I Love That for You premiered on May 1, 2022.[4][5] In June 2023, the series was canceled after one season.[6]
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Network | Showtime |
| Release | May 1 – June 19, 2022 |
Cast
Main
- Vanessa Bayer as Joanna Gold
- Molly Shannon as Jackie Stilton
- Paul James as Jordan Wahl
- Ayden Mayeri as Beth Ann McGann
- Matt Rogers as Darcy Leeds
- Punam Patel as Beena Patel
- Jenifer Lewis as Patricia Cochran, CEO of SVN
Recurring
- Matt Malloy as Chip Gold
- Michelle Noh as Suzanne Dunaysh
- Bess Armstrong as Marcy Gold
- Jason Schwartzman as Ethan[3]
- Johnno Wilson as Perry[7][8]
Episodes
| No. | Title [9] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [9] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "GOTTAHAVEIT" | Michael Showalter | Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler | May 1, 2022[a] | 0.071[10] |
| 2 | "FAUX FLORALS" | Michael Showalter | Jeremy Beiler | May 8, 2022 | 0.061[11] |
| 3 | "#JOANNASTRONG" | Andrew DeYoung | Zora Bikangaga | May 15, 2022 | 0.080[12] |
| 4 | "IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS" | Andrew DeYoung | Sudi Green | May 22, 2022 | 0.049[13] |
| 5 | "DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES" | Desiree Akhavan | Crystal Jenkins | May 29, 2022 | 0.053[14] |
| 6 | "CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ" | Desiree Akhavan | Ali Liebegott | June 5, 2022 | 0.054[15] |
| 7 | "POINT OF NO RETURNS" | Heather Jack | Albertina Rizzo | June 12, 2022 | 0.039[16] |
| 8 | "SHOP CANCER'S ASS" | Heather Jack | Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler and Jessi Klein | June 19, 2022 | 0.059[17] |
Production
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Tonal inconsistency and an ill-defined ensemble can make this comedy hard to love, but it wholly delivers as an overdue showcase for Vanessa Bayer."[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "GOTTAHAVEIT" | May 1, 2022 | 0.01 | 0.071[10] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "FAUX FLORALS" | May 8, 2022 | 0.00 | 0.061[11] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "#JOANNASTRONG" | May 15, 2022 | 0.01 | 0.080[12] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS" | May 22, 2022 | 0.00 | 0.049[13] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | "DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES" | May 29, 2022 | 0.01 | 0.053[14] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ" | June 5, 2022 | 0.01 | 0.054[15] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "POINT OF NO RETURNS" | June 12, 2022 | 0.00 | 0.039[16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | "SHOP CANCER'S ASS" | June 19, 2022 | 0.00 | 0.059[17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
