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Hot in Cleveland marathon January 1, “Behind the Hotness” special preview

By April MacIntyre Dec 28, 2010, 19:35 GMT

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TV Land has the perfect remedy for New Year’s Eve festivity excess – laugh it all away with the hottest ladies on television and watch hilarious episodes of the #1 sitcom on cable, TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland.”

The network will host a special “Hot in Cleveland” New Year’s Day marathon on January 1, 2011 from 8:00PM to 12:00AM ET/PT. 

From Melanie’s close call reunion with her ex-husband to Victoria’s secret Japanese commercial and Elka and Max’s first date, viewers will get to re-live the series’ funniest moments all over again. 

The “Hot” Marathon concludes with a “Behind the Hotness” special, featuring brand new cast interviews plus hilarious bloopers and clips showcasing unforgettable guest star appearances by iconic personalities such as Tim Conway, Joe Jonas, Huey Lewis, Susan Lucci, Carl Reiner and more.  Viewers will also get a glimpse of the much-anticipated second season which premieres on January 19, 2011 at 10:00PM ET/PT.

TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland”  New Year’s Day Marathon Schedule Follows:

Saturday, January 1, 2011

8 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 101 – Pilot

Three best friends from Los Angeles (hopeless romantic Melanie, cynical businesswoman Joy, aging actress Victoria) are flying to Paris when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland.  Realizing that the social norms from SoCal no longer apply - and thrilled by their liberating possibilities in Ohio - they decide to celebrate a city that values 'real women' and stay where they're considered hot.

8:30 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 103 – Birthdates

When the ladies set each other up on blind dates, it’s love at first sight for Elka (White) and Max (Carl Reiner) but Melanie turns out to be a dead ringer for her date’s lost love and Victoria fixes Joy up with a potentially killer date.

9 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 106 – Good Neighbors

When Melanie throws a party, she makes the wrong impression on one of her neighbors (Wayne Knight).  Meanwhile, Victoria is hired to do a Japanese commercial for a questionable product and Elka makes a colorful change to impress her senior prom date, Max.

9:30 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 107 – It’s Not That Complicated

When Melanie's ex-husband comes to woo her, Joy and Victoria can't help but get too involved. Meanwhile, Elka must decide between two senior suitors, Nick (Tim Conway) and Max.

10 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 108 – The Play’s The Thing

When Victoria volunteers with a local high school play company, Zack (Mark Indelicato) and the students wind up doing her version of "Romeo and Juliet." Meanwhile, Melanie's hot new romance strains her friendship with Joy, and Elka goes funeral crashing.

10:30 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 110 – Tornado

When a tornado threatens to hit Cleveland, the ladies find way more than just shelter in Elka's secret storm cellar.  The storm isn’t the only thing Victoria goes up against as Susan Lucci fights to take the daytime Emmy® award away from her.

11 p.m. ET/PT

“Hot in Cleveland: Behind the Hotness”

This one-hour special features never-before-aired bloopers, funniest moments from season one and a sneak peek of the second season.

“Hot in Cleveland” revolves around three best friends from Los Angeles – novelist Melanie Moretti, eye-brow archer to the stars Joy Scroggs and former soap star Victoria Chase – who find their lives changed forever when their plane, headed for Paris, makes an unexpected landing.  When the friends discover that life is better for them since they are hot in Cleveland, they decide to stay.  Starting over together, they rent a house that happens to come with a very opinionated caretaker. 

Season one of “Hot in Cleveland” will be available on DVD on January 11, 2011 just in time to relive all ten hilarious episodes from the first season before the second season kicks off.  The two-disc set is loaded with uproarious bonus material including: the original full-length pilot, bloopers, wardrobe featurette, we love our age featurette, a set tour, Victoria’s full-length Japanese “Lady Pants” commercial and more.