'Hot in Cleveland,' 'All My Children' Crossover Coming in February
by Chris Harnick, posted Jan 5th 2011 3:20PM
Can you say dueling divas? That will be the case when Wendie Malick's 'Hot in Cleveland' character and Susan Lucci meet in a new 'Cleveland'/'All My Children' crossover this February.On 'Hot in Cleveland,' Wendie Malick's soap star character Victoria Chase will get a role as Gertie, a housekeeper/bartender on 'All My Children.' Lucci, Darnell Williams and Michael E. Knight will guest star on the TV Land sitcom.
"We're so happy that Victoria Chase will finally get to show 'All My Children' fans why she is a soap superstar," Larry W. Jones, president of TV Land, said in a statement. "We're so excited to partner with 'All My Children' to bring to life this classic TV form when television worlds collide."
Lucci appeared in the season 1 finale of 'Hot in Cleveland,' accepting Malick's character's Daytime Emmy.
"This is a unique opportunity to raise awareness of both shows with similar demos, and we expect each other's viewers to follow from one show to the next," Brian Frons, president of daytime at Disney/ABC Television Group, said.
The crossover begins in a two-part episode of 'Hot in Cleveland' on Feb. 16 and 23, and ends Feb. 24 on ABC's 'All My Children.'
