I Love That for You

I Love That for You is an American comedy television show created and executive produced by Vanessa Bayer and Jeremy Beiler for Showtime.^[1][2] The show stars Bayer as Joanna Gold, an aspiring host for shopping channel SVN, who lies that her childhood cancer has returned in order to keep her job. The story is inspired by Bayer's personal experience with childhood leukemia.^[3] I Love That for You premiered on May 1, 2022.^[4][5] In June 2023, the series was canceled after one season.^[6]

I Love That for You
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Vanessa Bayer Jeremy Beiler
Starring	Vanessa Bayer Molly Shannon Paul James Ayden Mayeri Matt Rogers Punam Patel Jenifer Lewis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Jeremy Beiler Vanessa Bayer Jessi Klein Michael Showalter Megan Ellison Sue Naegle Jordana Mollick Allyce Ozarski
Camera setup	Single-camera
Production companies	The First Todd Say Mama Go Balloons Semi-Formal Productions Annapurna Television Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	May 1 (2022-05-01) – June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)

Cast

Main

• Vanessa Bayer as Joanna Gold
• Molly Shannon as Jackie Stilton
• Paul James as Jordan Wahl
• Ayden Mayeri as Beth Ann McGann
• Matt Rogers as Darcy Leeds
• Punam Patel as Beena Patel
• Jenifer Lewis as Patricia Cochran, CEO of SVN

Recurring

• Matt Malloy as Chip Gold
• Michelle Noh as Suzanne Dunaysh
• Bess Armstrong as Marcy Gold
• Jason Schwartzman as Ethan^[3]
• Johnno Wilson as Perry^[7][8]

Episodes

No.	Title [9]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [9]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"GOTTAHAVEIT"	Michael Showalter	Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler	May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)[a]	0.071[10]
2	"FAUX FLORALS"	Michael Showalter	Jeremy Beiler	May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)	0.061[11]
3	"#JOANNASTRONG"	Andrew DeYoung	Zora Bikangaga	May 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)	0.080[12]
4	"IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS"	Andrew DeYoung	Sudi Green	May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)	0.049[13]
5	"DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES"	Desiree Akhavan	Crystal Jenkins	May 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)	0.053[14]
6	"CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ"	Desiree Akhavan	Ali Liebegott	June 5, 2022 (2022-06-05)	0.054[15]
7	"POINT OF NO RETURNS"	Heather Jack	Albertina Rizzo	June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)	0.039[16]
8	"SHOP CANCER'S ASS"	Heather Jack	Vanessa Bayer & Jeremy Beiler and Jessi Klein	June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)	0.059[17]

Production

I Love That for You was filmed in Los Angeles. The series consists of eight episodes. The show was originally titled I Love This for You.^[8][18] On June 7, 2023, Showtime canceled the series after one season.^[6]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Tonal inconsistency and an ill-defined ensemble can make this comedy hard to love, but it wholly delivers as an overdue showcase for Vanessa Bayer."^[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[20]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of I Love That for You

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"GOTTAHAVEIT"	May 1, 2022	0.01	0.071[10]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"FAUX FLORALS"	May 8, 2022	0.00	0.061[11]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"#JOANNASTRONG"	May 15, 2022	0.01	0.080[12]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"IMPECCABLE SHE CASUALS"	May 22, 2022	0.00	0.049[13]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"DADDY'S LIL' COOKIES"	May 29, 2022	0.01	0.053[14]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"CRYSTAL BUDDIEZ"	June 5, 2022	0.01	0.054[15]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"POINT OF NO RETURNS"	June 12, 2022	0.00	0.039[16]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"SHOP CANCER'S ASS"	June 19, 2022	0.00	0.059[17]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Notes

1. The episode was first released on the Showtime app on April 29, 2022, ahead of its Showtime on-air premiere.^[4]

References

1. Mboho, Edidiong (March 16, 2022). "'I Love That For You' Trailer Reveals Release Date for Vanessa Bayer's Comedy Series". Collider. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. O'Connell, Mikey (March 4, 2022). "How Michael Showalter Became King of the Dramedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. Tenrayro, Tatiana (March 16, 2022). "Vanessa Bayer keeps her dream job by telling a big lie in I Love That For You trailer". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
4. Alter, Rebecca (March 16, 2022). "We Love This I Love That for You Trailer for You". Vulture. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
5. Otterson, Joe (March 18, 2022). "Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick's Semi-Formal Productions Ups Emily Crook and Devon Albert-Stone to Co-Heads of Development". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
6. Andreeva, Nellie (June 7, 2023). "'I Love That For You' Canceled By Showtime After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
7. Lambe, Stacy (February 18, 2022). "First Look at Jenifer Lewis in Vanessa Bayer's 'I Love That for You'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
8. Elice, Nicole; Kekejian, Jamie (2022). "I Love That For You". ViacomCBS. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
9. "Shows A-Z – I Love That For You on Showtime". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
10. Metcalf, Mitch (May 3, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
11. Metcalf, Mitch (May 10, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
12. Salem, Mitch (May 17, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
13. Metcalf, Mitch (May 24, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
14. Salem, Mitch (June 1, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.29.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
15. Salem, Mitch (June 7, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 6.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
16. Metcalf, Mitch (June 14, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 6.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
17. Salem, Mitch (June 21, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 6.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
18. Maglio, Tony (February 22, 2022). "Vanessa Bayer on How QVC Is Like 'SNL'". The Wrap. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
19. "I Love That for You: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
20. "I Love That for You: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

External links

• I Love That for You at IMDb