What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
American television parody series
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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]
Also known asWhat Just Happened??!
Created byDave Jeser
Matt Silverstein
Fred Savage
Matt Silverstein
Fred Savage
Presented byFred Savage
Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson
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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 |
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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
| No. | Title | Guests | Original release 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. | |||||
