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{{short description|American comedy television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Betty White's Off Their Rockers
| image = Betty White Off Their Rockers logo.gif
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| genre = [[Comedy]]
| creator =
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| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kinetic Content]]
* Albert Enterprises Inc.
* Hallock-Healey Entertainment (season 1)
}}
| distributor = Red Arrow International
| network = [[NBC]]<br/>{{small|(Seasons 1 & 2)}}<br/>[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]<br/>{{small|(Season 3)}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|101|16}}
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br/>[[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| audio_format =
| first_run =
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|1|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2017|09|12}}
| preceded_byrelated =
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| website = http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/betty-whites-off-their-rockers
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'''''Betty White's Off Their Rockers''''' is an American [[comedy]] television series launched in 2012, that was broadcast on [[NBC]] for its first two seasons and [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] for its third. The series is hosted by [[Betty White]], and is based on the Belgian television format ''[[Benidorm Bastards]]''.
 
==Production==
A sneak preview was released on January 16, 2012, in tribute to [[Betty White]]'s 90th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/television/headlines/20120109-nbc-planning-show-for-betty-white-s-90th-birthday.ece |title=NBC planning show for Betty White's 90th birthday |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=January 9, 2012 |access-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> The show officially premiered April 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Villarreal|first=Yvonne|title=NBC announces return of 'Community,' gives new comedies premiere dates|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/nbc-announces-return-of-community-gives-new-comedies-premiere-dates.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 21, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title=NBC Announces Return Date for 'Community,' Premieres for Three New Series|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-announces-return-date-community-293198|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 21, 2012}}</ref> White hosts the series, and also serves as an executive producer for the show.
 
On May 13, 2012, NBC renewed the series for a second season in the mid-season schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/13/nbc-2012-13-season-schedule-announced-includes-fall-cycle-of-the-voice-community-on-friday-more/133828/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041609/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/13/nbc-2012-13-season-schedule-announced-includes-fall-cycle-of-the-voice-community-on-friday-more/133828/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2012|title=NBC 2012–13 Season Schedule Announced: Includes Fall Cycle of 'The Voice,' 'Community' on Friday & More|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 13, 2012|access-date=May 13, 2012}}</ref> On July 11, 2013, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that NBC had canceled the series, citing a drop-off in ratings and low [[digital video recorder|DVR]] viewership.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=NBC Cancels Betty White's 'Off Their Rockers'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-cancels-betty-whites-rockers-583221|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marechal|first=AJ|title=NBC Cancels 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers'|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/nbc-cancels-betty-whites-off-their-rockers-1200561679/|work=Variety|date=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Megan|title=NBC Cancels Betty White's Off Their Rockers|url=http://tvline.com/2013/07/11/betty-whites-off-their-rockers-cancelled/|work=TV Line|date=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Dumps Betty White|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/07/nbc-dumps-betty-white/|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Lisa de Moraes|date=July 11, 2013}}</ref>
 
It was announced on October 18, 2013, that [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] hashad revived the series for a twenty episode third season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/betty-whites-rockers-revived-at-649549|title=Betty White's 'Off Their Rockers' Revived at Lifetime|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name="season3">{{cite webmagazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|title=Lifetime rescues 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers'|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/18/lifetime-betty-white-off-their-rockers/|workmagazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 18, 2013}}</ref> Season 3 premiered on February 28, 2014, and was confirmed for 20 episodes,<ref name=s3premiere>{{cite web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title='Betty White's Off Their Rockers' Season 3 to Premiere Friday, February 28 on Lifetime|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/22/betty-whites-off-their-rockers-season-3-to-premiere-friday-february-28-on-lifetime/231229/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155327/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/22/betty-whites-off-their-rockers-season-3-to-premiere-friday-february-28-on-lifetime/231229/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=January 22, 2014|date=January 22, 2014}}</ref> but, in mid-season, the series took a three-year hiatus and resumed broadcast in September 2017.
 
==Premise==
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In Australia, the program airs on the Comedy Channel, with a local version that premiered in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/airdate-betty-whites-off-their-rockers.html|title=Airdate: Betty White's Off Their Rockers|first=David|last=Knox|publisher=TV tonight|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref>
 
In [[New Zealand]], the program aired on TVNZ 2 Sundays at 7.30pm, later shifted to Saturdays at 6pm. <ref>{{cite web|title=Betty White's Off Their Rockers|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/betty-whites-off-their-rockers/index-group-5029677|work=tvnz.co.nz|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009234127/http://tvnz.co.nz/betty-whites-off-their-rockers/index-group-5029677|archive-date=2012-10-09|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Betty White's Off Their Rockers {{!}} Television New Zealand {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} TV One, TV2|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/betty-whites-off-their-rockers/index-group-5029677|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715161212/http://tvnz.co.nz/betty-whites-off-their-rockers/index-group-5029677|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-07-15|date=2016-07-15|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref>
 
In [[Finland]], the program airs on [[TV Viisi|TV5]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvviisi.fi/tv5-uutiset/betty-white-hurmaa-tv5n-uutuussarjassa|title=BETTY WHITE HURMAA TV5:N UUTUUSSARJASSA|work=tvviisi.fi|access-date=July 12, 2013|language=fi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212204612/http://tvviisi.fi/tv5-uutiset/betty-white-hurmaa-tv5n-uutuussarjassa|archive-date=December 12, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
In the United Kingdom, [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] announced its own adaptation of the show. Following the American adaptation, it was also entitled ''[[Off Their Rockers (British TV series)|Off Their Rockers]]'' but with different characters.<ref>[http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/off-their-rockers ITV: Off Their Rockers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601123047/http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/off-their-rockers |date=June 1, 2013 }}</ref> The first episode aired April 7, 2013.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=153109404 |title=Off Their Rockers at TVGuide.co.uk] |access-date=April 10, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303144451/http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=153109404 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The UKTV channel [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]] began airing the US version on 13 August 2014.
 
In [[Serbia]], the program airs on [[Prva Plus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prvaplus.prva.rs/serija/434/beti-vajt-i-otkaceni-matorci.html|title=Beti Vajt i otkačeni matorci|work=prvaplus.prva.rs|access-date=June 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051056/http://prvaplus.prva.rs/serija/434/beti-vajt-i-otkaceni-matorci.html|archive-date=June 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Online media==
In the United States, users cancould watch full episodes onof the [[NBC]] season on the network's official website. In Canada, people cancould watch full episodes on the [[CTV (Canada)|CTV]] official website.
 
==Awards and nominations==
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[[Category:2012 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2017 American television series endings]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:American television series revived after cancellation]]
[[Category:American hidden camera television series]]
[[Category:Lifetime (TV networkchannel) original programming]]
[[Category:NBC original programming]]
[[Category:American television series based on Belgian television series]]
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