Bounce is heating up the summer with laughs by adding the popular sitcom One on One to its schedule with two back-to-back episodes weeknights at 8:00 starting Mon. July 2. The season four premiere of Bounce’s hit original comedy series, In the Cut, follows at 9:00 p.m., with new episodes airing every Monday night this summer.
One on One stars Flex Alexander (“Flex & Shanice”) as a sportscaster who suddenly must take on raising his 14-year-old daughter (Kyla Pratt, “Dr. Doolittle”). The former athlete-turned-sportscaster finds his bachelor lifestyle turned upside-down as he and his daughter settle into family life. One on One features guest appearances by Common, Jackée Harry, Smokey Robinson, Kim Fields, Angie Stone, Eve, Omarion, Solange Knowles, Ray J, Countess Vaughn and more. Eunetta Boone executive produced the series along with Bob Greenblattand David Janollari.
Coming off its highly-rated third season, In the Cut stars Dorien Wilson (The Parkers, Dream On) as Jay Weaver, an accomplished entrepreneur and barbershop owner who is kept on his toes by Cheryl, played by Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show, The First Family), the co-owner of the beauty salon next door and his love interest-turned-fiancée. Ken Lawson (The Parkers) returns as Jay’s thirty-something illegitimate son from a short-lived fling who is now part of the family business, as does John Marshall Jones (The Smart Guy) as fellow barber and pal, Smitty. Among this season’s storylines: Marriage planning, pressures of single life, love triangles, hilarious barbershop/beauty shop camaraderie and much more. Guest stars will includeDorion Renaud, Michael Jai White, Kyla Pratt, Emmanuel Hudson, Angie Stone, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Vanessa Simmons, Flex Alexander, Milan Christopher and more.
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