MadTV to Return to Television on The CW Network

Posted on May 25, 2016

Time Warner has announced that the sketch comedy series MadTV is returning to television. It will hair on The CW Network for eight new one hour episodes. The series will make the jump to primetime. The premiere date and time have not yet been announced.

The CW ran an 20th Anniversary Reunion special for MadTV in January. The reunion special and 75 past episodes of MadTV can be seen on The CW's cwseed.com website.

Executive producer/showrunner David E. Salzman says in the announcement, "The MADtv franchise is as vibrant as ever thanks largely to social and digital media appealing to a fan base numbering in the millions that relates to the show’s brand of authentic and irreverent cross-cultural comedy. We will continue to present the hard-hitting, laugh-out-loud, wall-to-wall pop culture parody our fans expect, but in a fresh, new way."

Deadline reports that the new series will star up-and-coming comedians. It will also feature guest appearances from former cast members.