Union Square (TV series)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Union Square is a 1997 television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for one season. It followed the story of a lawyer-turned-playwright in New York City, who attempted to gain inspiration from a host of characters populating the fictitious Union Square cafe in Manhattan, obviously inspired by the New York area of the same name.

The program replaced The Single Guy (which was cancelled at the end of the 1996-1997 season) on NBC's "Must See TV" night of programming; it was given an 8:30pm timeslot on Thursday evenings, a highly coveted spot due to its location between popular sitcoms Friends (which aired at 8:00pm) and Seinfeld (which aired at 9:00pm). Like The Single Guy, Union Square attempted to capitalize on attractive singles in their 20s and 30s enjoying New York City life, which both Seinfeld and Friends (as well as other NBC programs) had turned into successes. Despite these advantages and the fact that it has the #8 spot in the ratings for the 1997-98 season with 13.3 million viewers, it was cancelled for unknown reasons on January 1998.

The cast included:

Constance Marie.............Gabriella Diaz
Michael Landes..............Michael
Harriet Sansom Harris.......Suzanne Barkley
Jim Pirri...................Jack Papas
Jonathan Slavin.............Albie
Christine Burke.............Carrie
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter.....Vince

[edit] Other information

The show was originally supposed to be a vehicle for Cuban-American actress Mel Gorham. But after poor test screenings for the pilot, the producers decided to retool the show and replace Gorham with Constance Marie[1].