''Tender Touches'' is an American

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series created by David Bonawits, Lauren Payne, and Maxime Simonet, that premiered on December 18, 2017, on

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. Season 2 premiered on November 26, 2018, with season 3 airing a sneak peek on March 31, 2020, followed by the actual premiere on June 15, 2020.

Background

The series is a

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s and was based on a segment from ''Bloodfeast'' created by hosts Dave Bonawits and Maxime Simonet of '' FishCenter Live'' fame. It was introduced in 2017 at a showcase of

pilots as part of their "On The Green" tour across the United States. For the first two seasons, the series included two versions of each episode. One was the regular episode, and the other was a musical. Starting with the third season, the musical version of the episode was discontinued. The series is characterized by

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, inconsistent audio and voice-acting quality, and numerous fourth wall breaks.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2020)

Broadcast and release

Nielsen ratings

The first episode "Heated Floors" was watched by 0.729 million viewers on its first broadcast on

and "Heated Floors: Operetta" was watched by 0.63 million viewers. On Thursday, 21 December 2017, ''Tender Touches'' ranked third in the Top 3 after

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with 911,000 viewers.

Reception

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''s Jose Rodriguez praised the show with "holy crap this show is hilarious .. 's exactly the kind of offbeat, disturbing, and hilarious show that Adult Swim used to make. ''Bubbleblabber''s John Schwarz reviewed ''Tender Touches'' favorably, saying "you're in for a real surprise."

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