Jake in Progress
| Jake in Progress | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Austin Winsberg |
| Starring |
John Stamos Wendie Malick |
| Theme music composer |
Mark Kilian Daniel Licht |
| Composer(s) |
Mark Kilian David Kitay William Levine Daniel Licht |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Brad Grey Jeffrey Richman Peter Traugott Austin Winsberg |
| Producer(s) |
Andrew Green Jeffrey Morton Ari Posner John Stamos |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Brad Grey Television 20th Century Fox Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | March 13, 2005 – January 9, 2006 |
Jake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more conventional and episodic. The first aired episode reflected the original plan, and covering the first half-hour of a date.
Synopsis
The main character is Jake (John Stamos), a New York City publicist-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Stamos' co-stars in the show are Naomi (Wendie Malick), Jake's boss at the Magnum PR Agency; Adrian (Ian Gomez), Jake's best friend; and Patrick (Rick Hoffman), the performance artist who always appears at the most inopportune times.
Cast
- John Stamos as Jake Phillips
- Wendie Malick as Naomi Clark
- Rick Hoffman as Patrick Van Dorn
- Ian Gomez as Adrian
Reception
The show averaged 5.5 million viewers in its first season and was initially canceled. However, the network reversed course and announced the show would return as the lead-out from a highly anticipated series, Emily's Reasons Why Not. The Jake character was softened somewhat in the second series in an effort to make him more relatable. The first night of the sitcom pairing fared poorly in the ratings;[1] after one week, ABC immediately scheduled a rerun of The Bachelor during the one-hour block for the following week, putting both shows on indefinite hiatus.[2] ABC confirmed on May 13 that Jake had been canceled.
Episodes
Season 1 (2005)
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | March 13, 2005 | 1AKC79 |
| 2 | 2 | "Stand By Your Man" | Michael Spiller | Linda Wallem | March 13, 2005 | 1AKC05 |
| 3 | 3 | "Rivals and Departures" | Michael Spiller | Stephen Lloyd | March 17, 2005 | 1AKC03 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ubusy?" | Michael Spiller | Jeffrey Richman | March 17, 2005 | 1AKC07 |
| 5 | 5 | "Sign Language" | Lev L. Spiro | Chris Marcil | March 24, 2005 | 1AKC02 |
| 6 | 6 | "Loose Thread" | Peter Lauer | Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil & Austin Winsberg | March 24, 2005 | 1AKC09 |
| 7 | 7 | "Take a Number" | Lev L. Spiro | Sam Lloyd | March 31, 2005 | 1AKC04 |
| 8 | 8 | "Desperate Houseguy" | Jeffrey Melman | Chris Harris | March 31, 2005 | 1AKC06 |
| 9 | 9 | "Harpy Birthday" | Jeffrey Melman | Stephen Lloyd | April 7, 2005 | 1AKC08 |
| 10 | 10 | "Boys' Night Out" | Joe Pennella | Linda Wallem | April 7, 2005 | 1AKC10 |
| 11 | 11 | "Check, Please" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | April 14, 2005 | 1AKC01 |
| 12 | 12 | "Jake or the Fat Man" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | April 21, 2005 | 1AKC11 |
| 13 | 13 | "Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus" | Michael Spiller | Austin Winsberg | April 21, 2005 | 1AKC12 |
Season 2 (2006)
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe" | Michael Spiller | Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg | January 9, 2006 | 2AKC01 |
| 15 | 2 | "The Annie-dote" | Michael Spiller | Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg | September 8 2006 | 2AKC02 |
| 16 | 3 | "Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face" | Paul Lazarus | Kerry Ehrin | September 8 2006 | 2AKC03 |
| 17 | 4 | "The Hot One" | N/A | N/A | September 15 2006 | 2AKC04 |
| 18 | 5 | "PB & J" | Ken Whittingham | Andrew Green | September 15 2006 | 2AKC05 |
| 19 | 6 | "The Elaine-Elaine" | Michael Spiller | Jeff Greenstein | September 23 2006 | 2AKC06 |
| 20 | 7 | "Notting Hell" | N/A | N/A | September 23 2006 | 2AKC07 |
| 21 | 8 | "The Two Jakes" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Jane Espenson | September 30 2006 | 2AKC08 |
References
- ↑ Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 1-55783-684-1.
- ↑ Susman, Gary (2006-01-18). "RIP: TV's midseason casualties". popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2009-05-31.