Reba McEntire’s New Sitcom Debuts On NBC

Happy’s Place, Reba McEntire’s new show on NBC, premiered on Friday, October 18. Reba portrays Bobbie, a strong-willed woman running her beloved father’s tavern after his death.

But chaos ensues when Bobbie learns she has a much younger half-sister, Isabella (played by Belissa Escobedo). Bobbie has to come to terms with this life-changing discovery while working with Isabella as her new business partner.

Melissa Peterman, Reba’s former Reba sitcom co-star and real-life friend, portrays Gabby, an energetic bartender. Reba’s boyfriend, Rex Linn, plays a no-nonsense cook named Emmett.

Yellowstone and 1883 star Tokala Black Elk plays a kind and caring waiter named Takoda. Pablo Castelblanco rounds out the main cast as Steve, the tavern’s germophobe accountant.

The Ratings Are In For The Happy’s Place Premiere…

The Happy’s Place cast had been teasing the show for months before its premiere. One of the biggest teasers came when Reba released the show’s theme song, which she co-wrote with Carole King.

Reba also recorded the upbeat track. A shortened version plays during the opening credits of each Happy’s Place episode. The full version can be heard in an audio clip Reba shared on her official YouTube channel.

After much anticipation, Happy’s Place debuted on NBC at 8 PM ET on October 18. The premiere introduced viewers to all of the characters and set up the central conflict between Bobbie and Isabella.

The episode ends with Bobbie and Isabella making some sense of temporary peace. But it’s clear Bobbie still has a hard time accepting her new reality, as she realizes her father wasn’t the upright man she thought he was.

As a country music superstar and former sitcom queen, Reba was expected to draw in lots of viewers to Happy’s Place. That’s exactly what happened!

According to Nielsen Ratings cited by Programming Insider, 4.026 million viewers tuned in to watch the Happy’s Place premiere. The show was also the fifth most-watched primetime telecast among total viewers on the night of October 18. Were you one of the viewers who tuned in?

Happy’s Place will continue airing new episodes on Friday nights on NBC.