The line "Cagney and Pasty" that Babanaux mumbles to himself referring to his new partnership with Liv, in addition to an reference to the series Cagney & Lacey (1981), was also used in Rob Thomas's other series, Veronica Mars (2004). The exchange was between Veronica and Tim Foyle in season 3: "Are we working together now? Starsky and Butch?" Veronica replies, "Cagney and Pasty."
KSTW is the news outlet for weatherman, Johnny Frost (Daran Norris). KSTW 11 is the real life channel in Seattle for the CW and does not have a newscast.
When Liv (Rose McIver) goes back to Major's (Robert Buckley) house he's playing the zombie slaying video game "Dying Light" on the Playstation 4.
Liv's (Rose McIver) appearance at the Haunted House greatly resembles that of Gwen Dylan from the source comic iZombie (Vertigo Comics).