Back in the Game
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | 20th Television |
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| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original run | September 25, 2013 – February 23, 2014 |
Back in the Game is an American sitcom that aired from September 25, 2013, to December 11, 2013, on ABC.[1] The series stars James Caan and Maggie Lawson and aired during the 2013–14 American television season as a Wednesday night entry. Back in the Game was co-created and executive-produced by brothers Mark and Robb Cullen for 20th Century Fox Television. The series was green-lit by ABC for a series order pickup on May 10, 2013.[2]
On November 1, 2013, ABC announced it was cancelling Back in the Game.[3] Following its tenth aired episode, ABC pulled the series from its schedule and left three episodes unaired.[4] On February 23, 2014, the remaining episodes were released on iTunes, Amazon and other streaming services.[5]
Cast and characters
- Maggie Lawson as Terry Gannon, Jr.
- James Caan as Terry "The Cannon" Gannon, Sr.
- Griffin Gluck as Danny Gannon
- Ben Koldyke as Dick Slingbaugh
- Lenora Crichlow as Lulu Lovette (previously Gigi Fernandez-Lovette)
- Cooper Roth as David Slingbaugh
- J. J. Totah as Michael Lovette
- Kennedy Waite as Vanessa
- Brandon Selgado-Telis as Dudley Douglas
- Matthew Zhang as Dong Jing
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release dates | ||||
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| Series premiere | Series finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 13[6] | September 25, 2013 | December 11, 2013 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | style="background:#F87217; color:#fff;" width:12em;" | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | John Requa & Glenn Ficarra | Robb & Mark Cullen | September 25, 2013 | 1AWX79 | 8.01[7] |
| 2 | "Stay In or Bail Out" | Eric Appel | Warren Lieberstein | October 2, 2013 | 1AWX01 | 6.71[8] |
| 3 | "Play Hard or Go Home" | Eyal Gordin | Gregg Mettler | October 9, 2013 | 1AWX02 | 6.53[9] |
| 4 | "The Change Up" | Eyal Gordin | Joe Lawson | October 16, 2013 | 1AWX04 | 6.35[10] |
| 5 | "She. Could. Go. All. The. Way!" | Joe Nussbaum | Eric Goldberg & Peter Tibbals | October 23, 2013 | 1AWX03 | 6.27[11] |
| 6 | "Night Games" | David Katzenberg | Scott Boden Hodges | October 30, 2013 | 1AWX05 | 6.11[12] |
| 7 | "Safety Squeeze" | Jeff Melman | Kevin Garnett | November 13, 2013 | 1AWX06 | 6.47[13] |
| 8 | "No Crying in Baseball" | Charles Minsky | Daisy Gardner | November 20, 2013 | 1AWX09 | 6.14[14] |
| 9 | "Massive Election" | Eric Appel | Robb & Mark Cullen | December 4, 2013 | 1AWX10 | 5.12[15] |
| 10 | "I'll Slide Home for Christmas" | Lev L. Spiro | Corinne Kingsbury | December 11, 2013 | 1AWX08 | 6.14[16] |
| 11 | "Color Barrier"[6] | Lev L. Spiro | Robb and Mark Cullen | February 23, 2014 (internet) | 1AWX07 | N/A |
| 12 | "Sports Therapy" | Michael Patrick Jann | Gregg Mettler | February 23, 2014 | 1AWX11 | N/A |
| 13 | "Who's on First" | Charles Minsky | John Requa & Glenn Ficarra | February 23, 2014 | 1AWX12 | N/A |
Reception
Kristin Dos Santos of E! Online said that while the show's writing and casting was good, the premise might not be original enough to score a big audience.[17] Robert Bianco of USA Today gave the show 3 out of 4 stars.[18] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the show 2 out of 5 stars.[19] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times said Caan "owns the screen whenever he's on it," Lawson "holds her own," and Crichlow and Gluck's characters were "a delight."[20]
Broadcast
| Country | Network | Premiere date |
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 United States |
ABC | September 25, 2013 - December 11, 2013 |
References
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 16, 2013). "ABC Sets Premiere Dates for 2013-2014 Season Including 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' & More". TV by the Numbers (Press release).
- ↑ Rose, Lacey; Goldberg, Lesley (May 10, 2013). "ABC Orders Ryan Seacrest's 'Mixology,' Sofia Vergara's Killer Women, 'Once' Spinoff, More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 1, 2013). "'Back In The Game' Canceled by ABC; 'Trophy Wife' & 'The Goldbergs' Get Full Seasons; More Episodes for 'Super Fun Night'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Back in the Game Not Finishing Its Run on ABC; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 9, 2013)". Sitcoms Online. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/back-in-the-game-season-1/id686810724
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Andreeva, Nellie (November 1, 2013). "ABC Gives Full Season Orders To 'Trophy Wife' & 'Goldbergs', Partial Order To 'Super Fun Night', Cancels 'Back In The Game'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 26, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'Modern Family' and 'Survivor' Adjusted Up; 'Nashville' & 'CSI' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 3, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Revolution', 'Survivor', 'The Middle', & 'Back In The Game' Adjusted Up; 'Ironside' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 10, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'Back in the Game', 'Modern Family' and 'The Tomorrow People' Adjusted Up; 'Nashville' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 17, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family', 'Law & Order:SVU', 'Survivor', 'Toy Story of TERROR!' & 'Back In The Game' Adjusted Up; 'Nashville' & 'Ironside' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 24, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Middle', 'Modern Family' & 'The Tomorrow People' Adjusted Up; 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down + Final World Series Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 31, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Arrow' & 'The Middle' Adjusted Up; 'Super Fun Night' & 'CSI' Adjusted Down & FInal World Series Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (November 14, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Revolution', 'Arrow', 'The Middle' & 'Survivor Adjusted Up; 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 21, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The X Factor', 'Modern Family', 'Arrow', 'Survivor' & 'The Middle' Adjusted Up; 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 5, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Arrow' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'The Tomorrow People' & 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (December 12, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ↑ Dos Santos, Kristin (September 25, 2013). "Fall TV Review: ABC's Back in the Game Has Solid Chemistry—But There's a Catch". E! Online. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ Bianco, Robert (September 25, 2013). "'Back in the Game' is a winner". USA Today. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ Hinckley, David (September 25, 2013). "'Back in the Game': TV review". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ McNamara, Mary (25 September 2013). "Review: ABC's 'Back in the Game' finds James Caan in fine Dad form". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2013.