Tim Daly and Téa Leoni reunite on NBC in the new sitcom Newlyweds, which premiered last month. Both actors were NBC sitcom staples in the 1990s, on Wings and The Naked Truth respectively. The show pairs them as an on-screen couple who are also married in real life.
Newlyweds follows Jeanie, a middle school science teacher played by Leoni, and James, a philosophy professor played by Daly. Both characters are divorced with grown children. They meet on a blind date set up by their mutual friend Dan, played by Al Madrigal, and marry in Las Vegas in the pilot episode. Jamie Lee Curtis plays James' ex-wife Claudia, while Emma Meisel and Ignacio Diaz-Silverio play Jeanie's children Poppy and Lolo.
Tonight's episode, "We'll Never Have Paris," sends the newlyweds on their honeymoon. The couple doesn't actually travel anywhere. Instead, James arranges a Paris-themed experience at home, with his assistant Arvid, played by Bill O'Neill, dressed as a mime and a scale model of the Eiffel Tower set up in an adjoining room.
Jamie Lee Curtis co-created the series with Gail Lerner, who created Will and Grace and initially served as showrunner. Lerner departed last month and was replaced by Bruce Helford, a veteran of The Conners. Pamela Fryman, known for How I Met Your Mother, directed the pilot.
The episode airs tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC and will stream tomorrow on Peacock. New episodes air weekly on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.