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

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
11"Pilot"Michael SpillerAustin WinsbergMarch 13, 20051AKC79
22"Stand By Your Man"Michael SpillerLinda WallemMarch 13, 20051AKC05
33"Rivals and Departures"Michael SpillerStephen LloydMarch 17, 20051AKC03
44"Ubusy?"Michael SpillerJeffrey RichmanMarch 17, 20051AKC07
55"Sign Language"Lev L. SpiroChris MarcilMarch 24, 20051AKC02
66"Loose Thread"Peter LauerSam Johnson, Chris Marcil & Austin WinsbergMarch 24, 20051AKC09
77"Take a Number"Lev L. SpiroSam LloydMarch 31, 20051AKC04
88"Desperate Houseguy"Jeffrey MelmanChris HarrisMarch 31, 20051AKC06
99"Harpy Birthday"Jeffrey MelmanStephen LloydApril 7, 20051AKC08
1010"Boys' Night Out"Joe PennellaLinda WallemApril 7, 20051AKC10
1111"Check, Please"Michael SpillerAustin WinsbergApril 14, 20051AKC01
1212"Jake or the Fat Man"Michael SpillerAustin WinsbergApril 21, 20051AKC11
1313"Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus"Michael SpillerAustin WinsbergApril 21, 20051AKC12

Season 2 (2006)

No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
141"The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe"Michael SpillerBob Kushell & Austin WinsbergJanuary 9, 20062AKC01
152"The Annie-dote"Michael SpillerBob Kushell & Austin WinsbergSeptember 8 20062AKC02
163"Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face"Paul LazarusKerry EhrinSeptember 8 20062AKC03
174"The Hot One"
N/A
N/A
September 15 20062AKC04
185"PB & J"Ken WhittinghamAndrew GreenSeptember 15 20062AKC05
196"The Elaine-Elaine"Michael SpillerJeff GreensteinSeptember 23 20062AKC06
207"Notting Hell"
N/A
N/A
September 23 20062AKC07
218"The Two Jakes"Victor Nelli, Jr.Jane EspensonSeptember 30 20062AKC08

References

  1. Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 1-55783-684-1.
  2. Susman, Gary (2006-01-18). "RIP: TV's midseason casualties". popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

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