Ryan Michelle: Last News

While 98 Degrees had a big fan following, Vanessa Lachey wasn’t one of them.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Ryan Michelle Bathé has been cast in a leading role in CBS’ comedy pilot based on the “JumpStart” comic strip, Variety has learned exclusively. Bathé will now star in the pilot opposite previously announced cast member Terry Crews. The multi-cam pilot was originally ordered at CBS in February. The official logline states that the show “follows Joe (Crews), a cop, his wife Marcy (Bathé), a nurse, and Joe’s partner Crunchy. Joe and Marcy are young, hip, urban parents with old school values who are willing to sacrifice for their kids and have some laughs while doing it!” Marcy is further described as “a hard-working nurse who is naturally maternal and wise beyond her years. She and Joe share a close bond and are supportive of one another even when they don’t agree. The two have a good life in their middle-class Philly neighborhood with their two teen kids — meeting all challenges, and enjoying their share of goofy times as well.”

So much support! Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson‘s chemistry is undeniable on This Is Us — and his wife, Ryan Michelle Bathé, knows all about it!

As the networks relax in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, there has ben some fresh fare that pops up. On ABC on Tuesday night, that meant the ABC News special The Year: 2020, a recap of a year most equate to terms like “dumpster fire” or “trainwreck.” Either way, 2020 is one we will never forget–  whether you want to or not. The special, hosted by Robin Roberts delivered a 0.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.81 million viewers, which along with a To Tell the Truth repeat as a lead-in helped ABC win the night in the demo among the broadcast networks in Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers.