Series synopsis
Bette is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on October 11, 2000. It ended on March 7, 2001. It was created by Jeffrey Lane. It stars Bette Midler, Kevin Dunn, Robert Hays and Joanna Gleason.
Bette is a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, and was the debut of the entertainer Bette Midler in a lead TV series role. A "one-season wonder", 16 episodes were aired on CBS, with its final telecast on March 7, 2001. Eighteen episodes in total were produced, with the final two broadcast on HDTV simulcasting and in foreign markets. Bette was created by Jeffrey Lane, with Midler serving as one of the executive producers.
Premise
Bette is a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, and was the debut of the entertainer Bette Midler in a lead TV series role. A "one-season wonder", 16 episodes were aired on CBS, with its final telecast on March 7, 2001. Eighteen episodes in total were produced, with the final two broadcast on HDTV simulcasting and in foreign markets. Bette was created by Jeffrey Lane, with Midler serving as one of the executive producers.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bette Midler as Bette
- Kevin Dunn as Roy
- Robert Hays as Roy
- Joanna Gleason as Connie Randolph
- James Dreyfus as Oscar
- Marina Malota as Rose
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 18 | October 11, 2000 | March 7, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot When Danny DeVito asks Bette to play his mother in his TV show and when Roy falls asleep on her, Bette begins to thinks she's getting old. |
October 11, 2000 |
| 2 |
And the Winner Is... When Bette forgets to thank Roy in a speech after she won an award she works hard to win another one. She ends up as Woman Of the Year for an airline. |
October 18, 2000 |
| 3 |
Halloween Bette wants to go trick-or-treating with Rose, who is less than thrilled about going out for Halloween with her mother. After wrecking the set of Dolly Parton's TV special, which she's guest starring in, Bette steals one of Dolly's outfits and drags Rose out for Halloween. But when Bette's usual antics go too far, she winds up getting Dolly arrested. |
October 25, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 11, 2000 |
| Last aired | March 7, 2001 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:00:00 |