Twenty Good Years
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| Twenty Good Years | |
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 Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow in Twenty Good Years |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Starring | Jeffrey Tambor John Lithgow Heather Burns Jake Sandvig |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | October 11, 2006–November 1, 2006 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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Twenty Good Years was an NBC sitcom starring Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Heather Burns and Jake Sandvig that ran from October 11, 2006 until November 1, 2006
The series had also been slated to air on CTV in Canada
John Lithgow played John Mason, a surgeon forced into semi-retirement, while Jeffrey Tambor was Jeffrey Pyne, a judge. [1].
The comedy show was about two old friends that appeared to be polar opposites in many situations. One thing they agreed upon, however, is that life is short and both men vowed to live every day like it is their last, since they figured at their age, they only had "twenty good years" to live.[2].
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[edit] Ratings and reception
Since the series debut, Twenty Good Years had been plagued by schedule changes before the season began, as well as receiving mixed-to-negative reviews. They had also placed fourth in its Wednesday time period and continued to slip since the first episode. On October 25, 2006, NBC announced that it was replacing the Wednesday night comedy block with specials, thus pulling Twenty Good Years from the schedule[3] with no plans for a return. The comedy is in production on its 13-episode order and might come back in midseason. [4]
[edit] Episodes
List of episodes of the sitcom Twenty Good Years.
[edit] Season 1: 2006
| Ep # | Episode | Air date | Overview |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | October 11, 2006 | Meet John and Jeffrey, two complete opposites who can only agree on one thing - they only have twenty good years left to live. In spite of the differences between the two, they vow to live each day as if it were their last - without looking back and without any regrets. |
| 2 | "Big Love" | October 18, 2006 | John and Jeffrey fall for the same woman. However, and to their astonishment, she decides that she wants to date them both. |
| 3 | "The Elbow Incident" | October 25, 2006 | When Jeffrey hurts his elbow in a basketball game against two younger players he refuses to let John operate because he is afraid of hospitals. This does not sit well with John because he wants a rematch against the younger players. |
| 4 | "Jeffrey's Choice" | November 1, 2006 | John does not like it when Jeffrey's ex-girlfriend Gina shows up again. He is afraid it will ruin the plans he has for him and Jeffrey.(series finale) |
[edit] International Broadcasters
| Country | TV Network(s) | Series Premiere | Weekly Schedule |
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| United States |
NBC | October 11, 2006 | Wednesday's 8:30pm ET |
 Canada |
CTV television network | October 11, 2006 | Sunday's 5:30pm ET |
- The show was originally set to air in the 8:00 time slot on NBC (as presented from their NBC First Look) but was swapped with 30 Rock, which was originally announced to occupy the 8:30 timeslot, before both shows premiered.
