Reba McEntire sings the theme song for the new sitcom “Happy’s Place”

Reba McEntire is still a survivor.

Over 17 years after her sitcom Reba was canceled, the country music legend returns to television with a new comedy, Happy’s Placeand she will once again sing her own theme song.

“It’s written and we’re recording it at the end of this month. We’ll see if you like it,” McEntire said recently via The Hollywood Reporter.

McEntire, 69, sang the timeless theme song for Reba“I’m a Survivor,” which opened all six seasons of the sitcom with its catchy lyrics about a working single mother. The song remains popular as a sound on TikTok and Instagram to this day.

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Reba McEntire proved she was more than just a country music superstar when she hosted her own television show – aptly named Reba. The sitcom ran for six seasons from October 2001 to February 2007. McEntire played a single mother raising her three children – played by JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Scarlett Pomers and Mitch Holleman (…)

Happy’s PlaceMcEntire reunited with the executive producers behind Rebareceived a series order from NBC in May. The premiere is planned for the end of this year.

McEntire plays Bobbie, who inherits her late father’s restaurant and then finds she must become business partners with the half-sister she never knew she had. McEntire stars alongside Belissa Escobedo as her half-sister Isabella and her former Reba Co-Star Melissa Peterman as a bartender in a restaurant.

“Since we stopped, Rebawe were looking for another project. I love the sitcom genre. Of all the things I do, this is my favorite,” McEntire said recently via The Hollywood Reporter.

McEntire made an interview with Entertainment tonight when she described the filming of the pilot.

“The cast is wonderful. We’re so excited,” she said. “We shot the pilot and everyone said, ‘You know, this is like the first episode of season two, not the pilot,’ and that’s how I felt. Everyone got along, everyone got along and the script is wonderful, so I’m really happy. I’m so happy.”

Peterman, meanwhile, talked about a reunion with McEntire 17 years after Reba during a Television Critics Association panel discussion on Sunday, July 14.

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“It’s simple, it’s like riding a bike. We never really broke up. I mean, the show ended and we’ve been friends ever since,” the actress said.

Happy’s Place Premieres Friday, October 18, on NBC.