TruTV Lines Up 'Hangin' With Mr. Cooper!', 'Step by Step' Holiday Marathons

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Mark Curry-starrer to air during Christmas weekend, Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers series to run New Year's weekend

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TruTV will turn back the clock over the holiday weekend by airing marathons of two 1990s comedy sitcoms.

The network will launch a Christmas weekend marathon of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, which aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997. The series — which starred Mark Cooper as a former NBA star turned substitute teacher and also featured Holly Robinson Peete, Omar Gooding and Raven Symone — will air on truTV from December 23 to December 25, according to network officials.

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TruTv will offer a New Year's Day weekend marathon of the ABC sitcom Step by Step. The series starred Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy as parents of a blended family. Step by Step, which ran on ABC from 1991-1997 and CBS from 1997-1998, will launch on truTV December 30 and conclude on January 1, said the network. ■

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.