Fired Up (TV series)

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Fired Up
Format	Situation comedy
Created by	Arleen Sorkin Paul Slansky^[1]
Starring	Sharon Lawrence Leah Remini Mark Feuerstein Jonathan Banks
Theme music composer	Mark Mothersbaugh^[1]
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	28 (five unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kelsey Grammer Rudy Hornish^[1]
Running time	30 min
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	April 10, 1997 – February 9, 1998
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Fired Up was a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive (Lawrence) and her mouthy assistant (Remini). The pair got fired from their jobs, and instead of getting other jobs, they teamed up to create a business as equal partners.

The tagline of the series was "First she got fired, then she got fired up."

1 Cast
2 History
3 Reception
4 Syndication
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Cast

Gwen Leonard - Sharon Lawrence
Terry Reynolds - Leah Remini
Danny Reynolds - Mark Feuerstein
Guy Mann - Jonathan Banks
Mrs. Francis (season 2) - Francesca P. Roberts

[edit] History

Fired Up was a mid-season replacement on NBC. It premiered on April 10, 1997, and ended the first season on June 23, after eight episodes. The second season premiered on September 22, 1997, and the last episode to air was on February 9, 1998.

It was a contemporary of shows such as Caroline in the City and Suddenly Susan. At one point, all three shows were part of a Monday night television promotion of shows about single women living in the modern world.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Reception

Caryn James of The New York Times said the series had a "topical premise and an edgy lead character, just what most sitcoms lack" but that after a promising start, its first season episodes lost the "sharp writing this series needs."^[1]

Fired Up premiered in the "cushy Thursday night slot after Seinfeld"^[1] through May 15, 1996, on a night that NBC promoted as Must See TV. It started out strong in the ratings, with a premiere that garnered an 18.8 rating and 29 share^[2], but after NBC changed its timeslot, the show lost its audience, and NBC canceled the show.