Westport-Set Comedy Now ‘American Housewife’

ABC announced its fall lineup today including the new title of its Westport-set comedy series – “American Housewife”—formerly called “The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.”

“American Housewife,” set in Westport, was formerly titled “The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.” Courtesy ABC Television

The show starring Katy Mixon, a lead in the “Mike and Molly” series on CBS since 2010, will air Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m., the network said.

The network released a trailer for the show (click here), which includes a sign saying “Welcome to Westport – Established in 1732.” The real Westport, Conn. was founded in 1835.

The premise of the show is Katie Otto (Katy Mixon) “a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with ‘perfect’ mommies and their ‘perfect’ offspring.”

Entertainment Weekly said ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey, asked if the title was changed out of concern about offending people, quoted him as telling reporters:

A scene in the trailer for “American Housewife” includes this sign saying Westport was established in 1732. The real Westport, Conn. was founded in 1835. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Courtesy ABC Television

“One of the things that Sarah Dunn, who’s the creator of the show, feels is — what we love about the character Katie Otto that’s played by Katy Mixon is that she feels very universal and very relatable.

“What we love about ‘American Housewife’ is that it feels that it can speak for housewives from New York to Los Angeles, from Boise to Miami, so it feels very universal and that’s part of what we like about the show.”

In addition to Mixon, the series stars, Diedrich Bader as Jeff Otto, Johnny Sequoyah as Taylor, Daniel DiMaggio as Harrison, Julia Butters as Anna-Kat, Carly Hughes as Angela and Ali Wong as Doris.

“American Housewife” is produced by Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. Aaron Kaplan, Rick Weiner and Kenny Schwartz, a 1985 Staples High School graduate, are executive producers and directed by Ruben Fleischer, also an executive producer.