ABC "Bless This Mess" follows newlyweds Rio (Lake Bell) and Mike (Dax Shepard) as they move from big city New York to rural Nebraska.
In ABC’s Bless This Mess, newlyweds Rio and Mike drop everything to make the move from the big city of New York to rural Nebraska in search of a simpler life. They soon realize that becoming farmers isn’t as easy as they planned.
Season 2 of the series premieres Tuesday, September 24, at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of ABC on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming subscription services:
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, which includes ABC (live in select markets).
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of Bless This Mess on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which has new episodes available after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
PlayStation Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages, all of which include ABC (live in select markets).
You can sign up for PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of Bless This Mess on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PlayStation Vue comes included with cloud DVR.
AT&T TV Now offers six different channel packages, all of which include ABC (live in select markets).
You can sign up for AT&T TV Now right here, and you can then watch a live stream of Bless This Mess on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now comes with included cloud DVR.
‘Bless This Mess’ Season 2 Premiere Preview
Dax Shepard and Lake Bell star in Bless This Mess, a series about two newlyweds who move from New York City to rural Nebraska seeking an easier, carefree life. The two quickly realize that becoming farmers isn’t as easy as they had expected.
In the Season 2 premiere “459,” Mike and Rio (Shepard and Bell) host the big event of college football season: the town’s Huskers kickoff party…but no one in the town believes they can pull it off. They might be right when Rio loses Portia, the pig that’s been selected for the lucky pig race. Beau and Kay frantically try to hide the fact that they’ve split up, with mixed results.
Starring alongside Shepard and Bell are Ed Begley Jr. as Rudy, Maggie’s former neighbor who now lives in her barn; Pam Grier as Constance, the owner of her own store called “Connie’s” and the local sheriff; JT Neal as Jacob, Mike and Rio’s neighbors’ son; David Koechner as Beau, Jacob’s father and a local rancher who pressures Mike to sell him the farmhouse; and Lennon Parham as Kay, Jacob’s mother and Beau’s wife.
Guest-starring in the season opener is Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) as Donna, Nancy Lenehan as Deb, Jim O’Heir (Parks and Recreation) as Kent, Lisa Linke as Clara, and Joseph A. Nunez as Ray. “459” was written by Dominic Dierkes and directed by Bell.
The series holds an overall 82 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the overall critics consensus reading, “Well-written and endearingly down-home, Bless This Mess‘ greatest gift is the joy of seeing its hilarious and like-able ensemble all in one place.”
“Bell and [Elizabeth] Meriwether’s script has precious little time to set up what the series is going to look like, and therefore gets to quick work making it all happen as soon as possible,” wrote Variety.
Decider also noted the show’s like-able cast writing, “Bless This Mess isn’t trying to wow you with needless razzle-dazzle. It’s just a well-written show with an endlessly likable cast that’ll make you smile.”