{"id":68434,"date":"2024-03-28T18:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=68434"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:00:12","slug":"matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &#8220;The Barnes Bunch,&#8221; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WE tv today shares a super tease and announces that the all-new reality series, <em><strong>The Barnes Bunch<\/strong><\/em>, will premiere on Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET with new episodes available on the popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK every Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0lL5ohwB9i0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This endearing new series follows NBA champion and successful Podcaster, Matt Barnes, alongside his fianc\u00e9e, model, and reality personality, Anansa Sims, as they navigate love, forgiveness, and personal growth while reconciling their past. Both incredibly active and supportive parents, they are often aided by Sims&#8217; mother, supermodel, and New York Times Bestselling author, Beverly Johnson. Amid their chaotic lives with a blended family of six kids, now they confront the challenge of conquering their complex history to forge a future together and build a lasting union. The stakes are even higher as they navigate co-parenting, family dynamics, fame, and their growing empire.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2124361805\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fresh off their engagement last year, the season features Matt and Anansa&#8217;s extensive planning of their engagement party. However, in the premiere episode, Matt reveals shocking information to Anansa at couples therapy, making her recall old relationship troubles. Beverly convinces Anansa to join her at a modeling shoot celebrating the 50th anniversary of her history-making Vogue Cover, but Anansa&#8217;s responsibilities as a mother makes it difficult. Will the &#8216;bad boy of basketball&#8217; finally settle down? And, can this dynamic duo maintain their sanity while juggling the kids, busy careers, and potentially another baby?<\/p>\n<p>The Barnes Bunch is Executive Produced by Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner for Foxxhole Productions, Sun de Graaf of Lionsgate Alternative Television, and Oji Singletary and Amy Chaffin serve as Showrunners. Angela Molloy, SVP of development &amp; Original Production, Unscripted and Noella Charles, VP of development &amp; Original Production, Unscripted Executive Produce for WE tv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WE tv today shares a super tease and announces that the all-new reality series, The Barnes Bunch, will premiere on Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET with new episodes available on the popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK every Tuesday. This endearing new series follows NBA champion and successful Podcaster, Matt Barnes, alongside his fianc\u00e9e, model, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[13173,13174,4062,13176,13175],"class_list":["post-68434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-anansa-sims","tag-co-parenting","tag-matt-barnes","tag-nba-champion","tag-the-barnes-bunch"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &quot;The Barnes Bunch,&quot; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &quot;The Barnes Bunch,&quot; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WE tv today shares a super tease and announces that the all-new reality series, The Barnes Bunch, will premiere on Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET with new episodes available on the popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK every Tuesday. This endearing new series follows NBA champion and successful Podcaster, Matt Barnes, alongside his fianc\u00e9e, model, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-28T22:00:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &#8220;The Barnes Bunch,&#8221; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-28T22:00:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":331,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Anansa Sims\",\"Co-Parenting\",\"Matt Barnes\",\"NBA champion\",\"The Barnes Bunch\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/\",\"name\":\"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, \\\"The Barnes Bunch,\\\" Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-28T22:00:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp\",\"width\":666,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/28\\\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &#8220;The Barnes Bunch,&#8221; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/mortystv\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/mortystv\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/mortystv\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.bsky.social\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/mortystv\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/#!\\\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mortystv.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/morty\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, \"The Barnes Bunch,\" Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, \"The Barnes Bunch,\" Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv","og_description":"WE tv today shares a super tease and announces that the all-new reality series, The Barnes Bunch, will premiere on Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET with new episodes available on the popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK every Tuesday. This endearing new series follows NBA champion and successful Podcaster, Matt Barnes, alongside his fianc\u00e9e, model, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2024-03-28T22:00:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &#8220;The Barnes Bunch,&#8221; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv","datePublished":"2024-03-28T22:00:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/"},"wordCount":331,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp","keywords":["Anansa Sims","Co-Parenting","Matt Barnes","NBA champion","The Barnes Bunch"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/","name":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, \"The Barnes Bunch,\" Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp","datePublished":"2024-03-28T22:00:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp","width":666,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/28\/matt-barnes-and-anansa-sims-give-a-close-up-look-at-navigating-love-co-parenting-fame-and-more-in-new-series-the-barnes-bunch-premiering-friday-april-19-10pm-et-on-we-tv\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims Give a Close-Up Look at Navigating Love, Co-Parenting, Fame, and More in New Series, &#8220;The Barnes Bunch,&#8221; Premiering Friday, April 19 @ 10PM ET on WE tv"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Barnes-Bunch.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43755,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/06\/showtime-sports-announces-return-of-all-the-smoke-with-matt-barnes-and-stephen-jackson-on-new-multi-year-deal\/","url_meta":{"origin":68434,"position":0},"title":"Showtime Sports Announces Return of &#8220;All the Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson&#8221; on New Multi-Year Deal","author":"morty","date":"October 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"SHOWTIME SPORTS\u00ae announces the return of ALL THE SMOKE WITH MATT BARNES AND STEPHEN JACKSON to SHOWTIME. The two NBA champions and hosts agreed to a multi-year extension of SHOWTIME Basketball's successful video podcast, as well as expanded roles contributing across SHOWTIME SPORTS platforms. SHOWTIME Basketball is the fast-rising content\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/All-the-Smoke-with-Matt-Barnes-and-Stephen-Jackson.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/All-the-Smoke-with-Matt-Barnes-and-Stephen-Jackson.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/All-the-Smoke-with-Matt-Barnes-and-Stephen-Jackson.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55418,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/14\/essence-magazine-series-time-of-essence-debuts-friday-august-18-9-pm-et-pt-on-own-oprah-winfrey-network\/","url_meta":{"origin":68434,"position":1},"title":"Essence Magazine Series &#8220;Time of Essence&#8221; Debuts Friday, August 18 @ 9 PM ET\/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network","author":"morty","date":"June 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network reveals that its anticipated new original documentary series, \"Time of Essence,\" will debut on Friday, August 18 @ 9 PM ET\/PT. The five-part, one-hour series is a celebration of the trailblazing magazine that reaches a global community of over 20 million Black women and has revealed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Essence.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Essence.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Essence.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65313,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/06\/amc-networks-announces-spring-premiere-dates-for-new-original-series-and-films-across-its-suite-of-channels-and-targeted-streaming-services\/","url_meta":{"origin":68434,"position":2},"title":"AMC Networks Announces Spring Premiere Dates for New Original Series and Films Across Its Suite of Channels and Targeted Streaming Services","author":"morty","date":"February 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This spring, AMC Networks unveils a robust slate of compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, and highly-anticipated films across its channels and targeted streaming services including AMC+, AMC, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC, BBC AMERICA, Shudder, Sundance Now, Sundance TV and WE tv. Highlights from across the suite of networks and targeted streaming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amc-networks.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amc-networks.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amc-networks.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5429,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/01\/showtimer-premieres-the-resurgence-demarcus-cousins-on-saturday-april-13-at-8pm-et-pt-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":68434,"position":3},"title":"Showtime(R) Premieres &#8220;The Resurgence: DeMarcus Cousins&#8221; on Saturday, April 13 at 8PM ET\/PT [Video]","author":"morty","date":"April 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films original chronicles Cousins, the Golden State Warriors' power forward, through his grueling comeback from a career-threatening injury and his path through free agency. THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS provides unfettered access to one of the NBA's biggest personalities at the most crucial time of his career.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Resurgence-DeMarcus-Cousins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Resurgence-DeMarcus-Cousins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Resurgence-DeMarcus-Cousins.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57654,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/10\/owns-original-documentary-series-time-of-essence-trailer-debut-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":68434,"position":4},"title":"OWN&#8217;s Original Documentary Series &#8220;Time of Essence&#8221; Trailer Debut [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"August 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network debuted the official trailer for its highly anticipated original documentary series, \"Time of Essence,\" which premieres on Friday, August, 18 @ 9 PM ET\/PT. The five-part, one-hour series is a celebration of the trailblazing magazine that reaches a global community of over 20 million Black\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time-of-Essence.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time-of-Essence.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Time-of-Essence.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11321,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/09\/electronic-arts-creates-new-reality-competition-show-the-sims-sparkd-and-partners-with-turner-sports-to-televise-four-part-series-beginning-friday-july-17-at-11pm-on-tbs-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":68434,"position":5},"title":"Electronic Arts Creates New Reality Competition Show, &#8220;The Sims Spark&#8217;d,&#8221; and Partners with Turner Sports to Televise Four-Part Series Beginning Friday, July 17, at 11PM on TBS [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"July 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Electronic Arts Inc., in partnership with Turner Sports' esports and gaming entertainment brand ELEAGUE and Buzzfeed Multiplayer, today announced a first-of-its-kind reality competition series centered on EA's popular life simulation franchise, The Sims(TM). Since its release in 2000, The Sims has been redefining what it means to be a gamer,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sims.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}