Bette: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: October 11, 2000

Starring: Joanna Gleason, Kevin Dunn, James Dreyfus

Summary: Bette premiered on October 11, 2000. Bette Midler plays herself - a divine celebrity who is adored by her fans. Although she is a celebrity, her family is often ashamed of her - Bette is constantly on diets and far away in dreams - she is everything but a perfect celebrity. Although her life is a mess, she loves it! The show aired 16Bette premiered on October 11, 2000. Bette Midler plays herself - a divine celebrity who is adored by her fans. Although she is a celebrity, her family is often ashamed of her - Bette is constantly on diets and far away in dreams - she is everything but a perfect celebrity. Although her life is a mess, she loves it! The show aired 16 episodes on CBS and was canceled, so two episodes went unaired. It was simulcast in HDTV.

Although the show was canceled, it was nominated for a few awards, winning one of the awards. The nominations were as follows:

• People's Choice Awards, USA (2001) - Won! - Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series > Bette Midler • TV GUIDE AWARDS (2001) - Nominated - New Series of the Year
• TV GUIDE AWARDS (2001) - Nominated - Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series > Bette Midler • TV GUIDE AWARDS (2001) - Won! - Actress of the Year in a New Series > Bette Midler… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E18. A Method to Her Madness
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S1:E17. The Grammy Pre-show
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S1:E16. A Brand New Roy
Air Date: March 7, 2001

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Marvin Kitman

Jun 15, 2013

The Divine One's "Bette" is still good enough to win a Marvy for the best TV comedy of the year. [11 Oct 2000, p.B35]

Ann Hodges

Jun 15, 2013

I'm betting on Bette to get better as everybody settles down and lets the show settle in. [11 Oct 2000, p.1]

Jonathan Storm

Jun 15, 2013

She is simply hilarious. Lovable, insecure, over-the-top and hilarious. [11 Oct 2000, p.D01]

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Chuck Barney

Jun 15, 2013

The trick for Midler's writers will be to make sure the show is at least somewhat grounded in real-life situations while keeping the inside-Hollywood stuff from being too inside. It's funny, for example, when she expresses vengeful bitterness over losing the 1979 Oscar to Sally Field ("Norma Rae"), but it might not be so funny to hear references to her 1982 celluloid stink bomb "Jinxed." (Remember that one?) [11 Oct 2000, p.D01]

Julie Salamon

Jun 15, 2013

As always with Ms. Midler, you get more than you might have expected. [11 Oct 2000, p.E1]

Aaron Barnhart

Jun 15, 2013

She has a lot of spunk, mugging for the camera and poking fun at her career (no fewer than four Midler films get mentioned in the first episode). Next to her, however, the supporting cast is tired and colorless. And how many Bette Midler jokes can America take? [11 Oct 2000, p.F1]

Terry Jackson

Jun 15, 2013

Try as Midler might - and she does try, doing a few physical comedy bits that would make Lucille Ball proud - even she can't overcome the reality that Bette is an idea that never developed beyond the star's reputation. [11 Oct 2000, p.1E]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 11, 2000
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  S1:E18. A Method to Her Madness
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  S1:E17. The Grammy Pre-show
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E16. A Brand New Roy
  Air Date: March 7, 2001
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  S1:E15. Polterguest
  Air Date: February 28, 2001
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  S1:E14. The Invisible Mom
  Air Date: February 7, 2001
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  S1:E13. Big Business
  Air Date: January 24, 2001
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  S1:E12. Of Men and Meatballs
  Air Date: January 10, 2001
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  S1:E11. True Story
  Air Date: January 3, 2001
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  S1:E10. Diva, Interrupted
  Air Date: December 20, 2000
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  S1:E9. ... Or Not to Be
  Air Date: December 13, 2000
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  S1:E8. I Love This Game
  Air Date: November 29, 2000
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  S1:E7. In My Life
  Air Date: November 22, 2000
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  S1:E6. Color of Roses
  Air Date: November 15, 2000
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  S1:E5. Two Days at a Time
  Air Date: November 8, 2000
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  S1:E4. Silent But Deadly
  Air Date: November 1, 2000
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  S1:E3. Halloween
  Air Date: October 25, 2000
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  S1:E2. And the Winner Is...
  Air Date: October 18, 2000
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 11, 2000