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The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, April 2, 2021 18 Cable Conversion Chart O SB C NB GG N Dish DTV ABC WIVT Binghamton - 6 - - - 6 - - ABC WUTR Utica 7 - - 7 10 - 20 20 CBS WKTV2 Utica 5 3 - - - - 12 - CBS WRGB Schenectady 26 - 6 - 6 - - - CBS WTVH Syracuse - - - - - - - 5 CW+ WBU Utica 11 - - - - - - - FOX WFXV Utica 6 9 - 6 - - 33 33 FOX WICZ Binghamton 3 3 - 3 - 10 - - FOX WOLF Scranton - - - 10 - - - - FOX WXXA Albany - - 8 - 8 - - - IND WISF Oneonta - 1231 - - - - - - MNT WPNY Utica - - - 27 - - - - NBC WBGH Elmira - 5 - - - 5 - - NBC WKTV Utica 4 - - 4 - 17 2 2 NBC WNYT Albany - - 13 2 13 - - - NBC WSTM Syracuse - - - - - 3 - - NBC WTEN Albany - - 10 - - - - - PBS WCNY Syracuse 12 12 - 12 - 12 - - PBS WMHT Schenectady - - 11 - 11 - - - PBS WSKG Binghamton 8 8 - 8 - 7 - - WGN Chicago 25 25 87 - 87 28 239 307 ABC FAMILY 16 16 35 16 35 25 180 311 AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 140 140 140 140 140 140 195 287 AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS 66 66 29 66 29 66 131 254 ANIMAL PLANET 67 67 132 67 132 67 184 282 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 42 42 38 42 38 42 118 265 BRAVO 29 29 59 29 59 29 129 237 CABLE NEWS NETWORK 15 15 46 15 46 24 200 202 CNN INTERNATIONAL - - 216 - 216 - - - CARTOON NETWORK 59 59 32 59 32 59 176 296 CINEMAX 531 531 531 531 531 531 310 515 CINEMAX 2 (MOREMAX) 532 532 532 532 532 532 312 517 CNBC 39 39 48 39 48 39 208 355 COMEDY CENTRAL 32 32 36 32 36 32 107 249 COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION 30 30 293 30 293 30 166 327 CSPAN 47 47 14 47 14 18 210 350 CSPAN2 226 226 21 92 21 92 211 351 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 41 41 37 41 37 41 182 278 DISCOVERY LIFE 70 70 180 70 180 70 - 261 DISNEY CHANNEL 51 51 34 51 34 51 172 290 E! 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The series is a single- camera comedy that follows the lives of three vastly differ- ent siblings — one belonging to society's higher strata, one an average earner and another just barely getting by. Caitlin McGee ("Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet") plays the role of Sarah, the el- dest of the three, who works as a therapist for at-risk children. Sarah is always scraping the barrel to survive but also has the most rewarding and social- ly relevant career among the three siblings — a point she never fails to drive through the wall in the presence of her brothers. She is also a loving mother to her two kids and a caring sister who is convinced her brothers would be totally lost if not for her love and guid- ance. Sarah's spouse, Denise (Sasheer Zamata, "Saturday Night Live"), is an impossibly patient teacher whose endless positivity about life is a mystery to the rest of the family. Denise is always calm and composed, as opposed to Sarah, who is al- ways quick to spin the next drama in the family. The middle sibling, Tom (To- pher Grace, "That '70s Show"), is a novelist who's made a de- cent living having sold a few books — all except the last one. The more interesting of the show's arcs, on top of the dynamics between the sib- lings' families, is that Tom is ac- tually writing about every one of them in his new novel, and none of them know a thing about it. Tom's wife, Marina (Karla Souza, "How to Get Away with Murder"), is also quite a char- acter. A former lawyer and now a full-time mom to three kids, Marina is overwhelmed by her "mom duties" and is dying to return to work. A puritan, she constantly battles with her brother-in-law, Connor (Jimmy Tatro, "22 Jump Street," 2014), the smooth, filthy-rich equity firm owner. Connor is the youngest sib- ling, and he likes to play around with the rules despite lacking knowledge when it comes to raising his young daughter. Connor just moved to the Bay Area with his family so he could be closer to his sib- lings, but they don't seem to be as excited about his decision as he is. In fact, he's quite sur- prised by how the two really feel about him. Co-produced by Lionsgate TV and ABC Signature, "Home Economics" was created by Michael Colton ("Children's Hospital") and John Aboud ("Close Enough") and is based on Colton's life story. Colton is part of his own financially di- verse brood, which formed the premise for what both creators would envision as America's next great family sitcom — one that tackles income in- equality. In the show, Tom is more or less Colton, but Colton admits he's been a bit more straight- forward with his real-life family than Tom, who hides the fact that he is writing about them. While there have been count- less great family dramas pro- duced on American TV, Colton and Aboud noticed none of them touched on intra-familial income inequality particularly. The pair are also perfectly fine with being compared to "Mod- ern Family," but they give the family a whole new energy that was absent in the show's predecessor. "Home Economics" marks Grace's first appearance on the small screen since his days on "That '70s Show." While he admits to being skeptical at the beginning of the project, he says he is im- pressed by the incredible chemistry of the cast and is assured that he had made the right decision when he took the role. While he felt nervous during the first few days of filming, over time he has be- come very confident working with what he now refers to as a "dream team." Bringing 'Home' the bacon: New ABC series tackles 'Home Economics' featurestory Karla Souza in "Home Economics"

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