Lifetime To Air `Army Wives’ Special

Lifetime will pay tribute to its long-running scripted series Army Wives with a retrospective special airing in March, the network announced Wednesday.

Army Wives: A Final Salute will air March 16 and will look back at the Lifetime’s scripted series through interviews with cast and production members said the network.

Lifetime cancelled Army Wives last September after its seventh season. The Army Wives special will feature interviews with such cast members as  Kim Delaney, Sally Pressman, Brigid Brannagh, Wendy Davis, Sterling K. Brown, Brian McNamara, Terry Serpico, Drew Fuller and Jeremy Davidson, said the network.

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R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.