GCB is an upcoming American comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 television series created and written by Robert Harling

Robert Harling (writer)

Robert Harling is an American writer, producer and film director best known for his play Steel Magnolias.-Life and Career:Robert Harling was born in 1951 in Natchitoches, Louisiana...

, produced by Darren Star

Darren Star

Darren Bennett Star is an American producer, director and writer for film and television. He is best known for creating the hit TV shows Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City.-Career:...

 and stars Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 and Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...

, Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...

, Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...

, Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...

 with Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...

 as Gigi Stopper. The series is based on the book Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin.

This will debut on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 as a midseason replacement

Midseason replacement

In American and Canadian television, a midseason replacement is a television series that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between January and May...

 in the 2011–12 television season

2011–12 United States network television schedule

The 2011–2012 network television schedule for the five major English commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2011 through May 2012...

.
The series will premiere on March 4, 2012, on Sunday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central.

Overview

The series stars Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 as Amanda Vaughn, recently divorced single mother of two children, returned to Dallas, where she grew up.

Main characters

• Leslie Bibb
  Leslie Bibb
  Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...
  
   as Amanda Vaughn
• Kristin Chenoweth
  Kristin Chenoweth
  Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
  
   as Carlene Cockburn
• Annie Potts
  Annie Potts
  Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...
  
   as Gigi Stopper
• Jennifer Aspen
  Jennifer Aspen
  Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...
  
   as Sharon Peacham
• Miriam Shor
  Miriam Shor
  Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...
  
   as Cricket Caruth-Reilly
• Marisol Nichols
  Marisol Nichols
  Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...
  
   as Heather Cruz
• Brad Beyer
  Brad Beyer
  Bradford G. Beyer, Jr. is an American actor.A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin and a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Beyer briefly attended the University of Minnesota before moving to New York to pursue an acting career, on the advice of a professor.Beyer's roles include guest appearances...
  
   as Zack Peacham
• Mark Deklin
  Mark Deklin
  Mark Deklin is an American stage, television, and film actor and fight director.-Films:*A Little Cloud*Riverworld*Herbie: Fully Loaded*Phantom Below*Blackpool...
  
   as Blake Reilly
• David James Elliott
  David James Elliott
  David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...
  
   as Ripp Cockburn

Recurring characters

• Tyler Jacob Moore
  Tyler Jacob Moore
  Tyler Jacob Moore is an American actor currently playing Tony in the US television series Shameless. He is also slated to play Pastor John Tudor in GCB , the controversial new comedy series by ABC.-Filmography:-References:...
  
   as Pastor John Tudor
• Tom Everett Scott
  Tom Everett Scott
  Thomas "Tom" Everett Scott is an American film, theatre and television actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do! .-Career:...
  
  
• Eric Winter
  Eric Winter
  Eric Barrett Winter is an American actor and former fashion model. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.-Career:Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger...
  
   as Luke, Carlene Cockburn’s brother
• Kevin Alejandro
  Kevin Alejandro
  Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor. Alejandro may be best known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the series Southland and as Jesus Velasquez in the series True Blood.-Early life:...
  
   as Danny
• Grant Bowler
  Grant Bowler
  Grant Bowler is a New Zealand actor who has worked in American, Australian and New Zealand films and television.He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty.In November 2010, he was...
  
  
• Lauran Irion as Laura Vaughn
• Colton Shires as Will Vaughn
• Alix Elizabeth Gitter as Alexandra Caruth-Reilly
• Mackinlee Waddell as Mckinney Peacham

Development and production

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...

 has become the first actress cast in pilot in February 2011. March 1, 2011 it was announced that Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 gets a leading role in the pilot. Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...

 also joined the show as the Amanda’s overbearing Dallas mother.Potts fielded 3 pilot offers this season before settling on GCB. In March, 4 Deadline

Deadline.com

Deadline.com, part of Jay Penske's PMC, is an online magazine, founded and edited by Nikki Finke.-Publication:The site is updated several times a day, with the infotainment industry as its focus.-History:...

 announced that Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...

 joins the cast. In March, 10 Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...

 has also joined the ensemble cast. In March 14, it was announced that Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...

 also landed the lead role in the show as Carlene, the GCBs’ queen bee. In March, 16 David James Elliott

David James Elliott

David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...

 was cast in the role of the husband Chenoweth's character.

In May 13, ABC picked up the pilot for the 2011-2012 television season.

There will be 10 episodes produced for the first season.

Naming

ABC found itself under attack for the original title of the series, "Good Christian Bitches". Some Christian people and organizations believed that the name was demeaning toward Christianity and some advocates for women found it too problematic to use the word "bitches" to refer to women. Word of the name change came along with ABC's announcement that it had ordered the series.

External links

GCB (formerly titled Good Christian Bitches and then Good Christian Belles) is an upcoming American comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 television series created and written by Robert Harling

Robert Harling (writer)

Robert Harling is an American writer, producer and film director best known for his play Steel Magnolias.-Life and Career:Robert Harling was born in 1951 in Natchitoches, Louisiana...

, produced by Darren Star

Darren Star

Darren Bennett Star is an American producer, director and writer for film and television. He is best known for creating the hit TV shows Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City.-Career:...

 and stars Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 and Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...

, Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...

, Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...

, Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...

 with Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...

 as Gigi Stopper. The series is based on the book Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin.

This will debut on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 as a midseason replacement

Midseason replacement

In American and Canadian television, a midseason replacement is a television series that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between January and May...

 in the 2011–12 television season

2011–12 United States network television schedule

The 2011–2012 network television schedule for the five major English commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2011 through May 2012...

.
The series will premiere on March 4, 2012, on Sunday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central.

Overview

The series stars Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 as Amanda Vaughn, recently divorced single mother of two children, returned to Dallas, where she grew up.

Main characters

• Leslie Bibb
  Leslie Bibb
  Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...
  
   as Amanda Vaughn
• Kristin Chenoweth
  Kristin Chenoweth
  Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
  
   as Carlene Cockburn
• Annie Potts
  Annie Potts
  Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...
  
   as Gigi Stopper
• Jennifer Aspen
  Jennifer Aspen
  Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...
  
   as Sharon Peacham
• Miriam Shor
  Miriam Shor
  Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...
  
   as Cricket Caruth-Reilly
• Marisol Nichols
  Marisol Nichols
  Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...
  
   as Heather Cruz
• Brad Beyer
  Brad Beyer
  Bradford G. Beyer, Jr. is an American actor.A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin and a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Beyer briefly attended the University of Minnesota before moving to New York to pursue an acting career, on the advice of a professor.Beyer's roles include guest appearances...
  
   as Zack Peacham
• Mark Deklin
  Mark Deklin
  Mark Deklin is an American stage, television, and film actor and fight director.-Films:*A Little Cloud*Riverworld*Herbie: Fully Loaded*Phantom Below*Blackpool...
  
   as Blake Reilly
• David James Elliott
  David James Elliott
  David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...
  
   as Ripp Cockburn

Recurring characters

• Tyler Jacob Moore
  Tyler Jacob Moore
  Tyler Jacob Moore is an American actor currently playing Tony in the US television series Shameless. He is also slated to play Pastor John Tudor in GCB , the controversial new comedy series by ABC.-Filmography:-References:...
  
   as Pastor John Tudor
• Tom Everett Scott
  Tom Everett Scott
  Thomas "Tom" Everett Scott is an American film, theatre and television actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do! .-Career:...
  
  
• Eric Winter
  Eric Winter
  Eric Barrett Winter is an American actor and former fashion model. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.-Career:Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger...
  
   as Luke, Carlene Cockburn’s brother
• Kevin Alejandro
  Kevin Alejandro
  Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor. Alejandro may be best known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the series Southland and as Jesus Velasquez in the series True Blood.-Early life:...
  
   as Danny
• Grant Bowler
  Grant Bowler
  Grant Bowler is a New Zealand actor who has worked in American, Australian and New Zealand films and television.He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty.In November 2010, he was...
  
  
• Lauran Irion as Laura Vaughn
• Colton Shires as Will Vaughn
• Alix Elizabeth Gitter as Alexandra Caruth-Reilly
• Mackinlee Waddell as Mckinney Peacham

Development and production

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...

 has become the first actress cast in pilot in February 2011. March 1, 2011 it was announced that Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 gets a leading role in the pilot. Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...

 also joined the show as the Amanda’s overbearing Dallas mother.Potts fielded 3 pilot offers this season before settling on GCB. In March, 4 Deadline

Deadline.com

Deadline.com, part of Jay Penske's PMC, is an online magazine, founded and edited by Nikki Finke.-Publication:The site is updated several times a day, with the infotainment industry as its focus.-History:...

 announced that Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...

 joins the cast. In March, 10 Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...

 has also joined the ensemble cast. In March 14, it was announced that Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...

 also landed the lead role in the show as Carlene, the GCBs’ queen bee. In March, 16 David James Elliott

David James Elliott

David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...

 was cast in the role of the husband Chenoweth's character.

In May 13, ABC picked up the pilot for the 2011-2012 television season.

There will be 10 episodes produced for the first season.

Naming

ABC found itself under attack for the original title of the series, "Good Christian Bitches". Some Christian people and organizations believed that the name was demeaning toward Christianity and some advocates for women found it too problematic to use the word "bitches" to refer to women. Word of the name change came along with ABC's announcement that it had ordered the series.

External links

GCB (formerly titled Good Christian Bitches and then Good Christian Belles) is an upcoming American comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 television series created and written by Robert Harling

Robert Harling (writer)

Robert Harling is an American writer, producer and film director best known for his play Steel Magnolias.-Life and Career:Robert Harling was born in 1951 in Natchitoches, Louisiana...

, produced by Darren Star

Darren Star

Darren Bennett Star is an American producer, director and writer for film and television. He is best known for creating the hit TV shows Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City.-Career:...

 and stars Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 and Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...

, Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...

, Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...

, Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...

 with Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...

 as Gigi Stopper. The series is based on the book Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin.

This will debut on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 as a midseason replacement

Midseason replacement

In American and Canadian television, a midseason replacement is a television series that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between January and May...

 in the 2011–12 television season

2011–12 United States network television schedule

The 2011–2012 network television schedule for the five major English commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2011 through May 2012...

.
The series will premiere on March 4, 2012, on Sunday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central.

Overview

The series stars Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 as Amanda Vaughn, recently divorced single mother of two children, returned to Dallas, where she grew up.

Main characters

• Leslie Bibb
  Leslie Bibb
  Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...
  
   as Amanda Vaughn
• Kristin Chenoweth
  Kristin Chenoweth
  Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
  
   as Carlene Cockburn
• Annie Potts
  Annie Potts
  Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...
  
   as Gigi Stopper
• Jennifer Aspen
  Jennifer Aspen
  Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...
  
   as Sharon Peacham
• Miriam Shor
  Miriam Shor
  Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...
  
   as Cricket Caruth-Reilly
• Marisol Nichols
  Marisol Nichols
  Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...
  
   as Heather Cruz
• Brad Beyer
  Brad Beyer
  Bradford G. Beyer, Jr. is an American actor.A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin and a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Beyer briefly attended the University of Minnesota before moving to New York to pursue an acting career, on the advice of a professor.Beyer's roles include guest appearances...
  
   as Zack Peacham
• Mark Deklin
  Mark Deklin
  Mark Deklin is an American stage, television, and film actor and fight director.-Films:*A Little Cloud*Riverworld*Herbie: Fully Loaded*Phantom Below*Blackpool...
  
   as Blake Reilly
• David James Elliott
  David James Elliott
  David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...
  
   as Ripp Cockburn

Recurring characters

• Tyler Jacob Moore
  Tyler Jacob Moore
  Tyler Jacob Moore is an American actor currently playing Tony in the US television series Shameless. He is also slated to play Pastor John Tudor in GCB , the controversial new comedy series by ABC.-Filmography:-References:...
  
   as Pastor John Tudor
• Tom Everett Scott
  Tom Everett Scott
  Thomas "Tom" Everett Scott is an American film, theatre and television actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do! .-Career:...
  
  
• Eric Winter
  Eric Winter
  Eric Barrett Winter is an American actor and former fashion model. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.-Career:Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger...
  
   as Luke, Carlene Cockburn’s brother
• Kevin Alejandro
  Kevin Alejandro
  Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor. Alejandro may be best known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the series Southland and as Jesus Velasquez in the series True Blood.-Early life:...
  
   as Danny
• Grant Bowler
  Grant Bowler
  Grant Bowler is a New Zealand actor who has worked in American, Australian and New Zealand films and television.He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty.In November 2010, he was...
  
  
• Lauran Irion as Laura Vaughn
• Colton Shires as Will Vaughn
• Alix Elizabeth Gitter as Alexandra Caruth-Reilly
• Mackinlee Waddell as Mckinney Peacham

Development and production

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen

Jennifer Aspen is an American actress best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in Fox's teen drama Party of Five , as Trina Hamilton in ABC's family comedy Rodney and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of the show Glee.-Personal life:Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los...

 has become the first actress cast in pilot in February 2011. March 1, 2011 it was announced that Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Louise Bibb is an American actress and former fashion model. She transitioned into film and television in late 1990s. She appeared in television shows such as Home Improvement , before she appeared in her first film, the comedy Private Parts , which was followed by her first show The Big Easy...

 gets a leading role in the pilot. Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...

 also joined the show as the Amanda’s overbearing Dallas mother.Potts fielded 3 pilot offers this season before settling on GCB. In March, 4 Deadline

Deadline.com

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 announced that Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor is an American film, stage, and television actress.-Early life:Shor was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Jewish on her father's side, and speaks fluent Yiddish as well as Italian. Her parents divorced when she was 7, and she alternated between living in Turin, Italy , and...

 joins the cast. In March, 10 Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols is an American actress best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir.-Early life:...

 has also joined the ensemble cast. In March 14, it was announced that Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...

 also landed the lead role in the show as Carlene, the GCBs’ queen bee. In March, 16 David James Elliott

David James Elliott

David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...

 was cast in the role of the husband Chenoweth's character.

In May 13, ABC picked up the pilot for the 2011-2012 television season.

There will be 10 episodes produced for the first season.

Naming

ABC found itself under attack for the original title of the series, "Good Christian Bitches". Some Christian people and organizations believed that the name was demeaning toward Christianity and some advocates for women found it too problematic to use the word "bitches" to refer to women. Word of the name change came along with ABC's announcement that it had ordered the series.

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