Eve (U.S. TV series)

Eve
Genre Sitcom
Created by Meg DeLoatch
Starring Eve
Jason Winston George
Ali Landry
Natalie Desselle-Reid
Brian Hooks
Sean Maguire
Theme music composer Missy Elliott and the Soul Diggaz
Opening theme The Opposite Sex by Missy Elliott
Composer(s) Joe Staxx
Armiques S. Wyche
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 66 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Bob Greenblatt
David Janollari
Producer(s) Trish Baker
Anthony C. Hill
Torian Hughes
James Tripp-Haith
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) Warner Bros. Television
The Greenblatt Janollari Studio
Mega Diva Inc.
Distributor Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network UPN
Picture format 16:9 (480i SDTV)
Original release September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) – May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11)

Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks, and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006, with 66 episodes produced spanning 3 seasons. The series follows Shelly (Eve), a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate the exhilarating world of 21st century love, romance and career. The series was nominated in 2004 for Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Show and had seven nominations in major awards.

Synopsis

The show is named for its star, rapper Eve, and is about a trio of women who have their own boutique and clothing line. The show follows their dating lives and those of their three closest male friends. Michelle Penelope "Shelly" Williams, a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate the exhilarating world of 21st Century love, sex, romance and career. Shelly has been a little too single, a little too long for her own liking. Her two best friends, Rita (Ali Landry), a gorgeous, single former model, and Janie (Natalie Desselle-Reid), a woman very happy to be married and out of the dating scene, offer conflicting advice as Shelly tries to find her way on the rocky road to love. Representing the male side of the relationship equation is J.T. (Jason George), a handsome, regular kind of guy who really enjoys being single, and his best pal, Nick (Brian Hooks), who is looking for that one perfect woman who can meet his very exacting standards. Donovan Brink (Sean Maguire), the handsome, fashionable manager of The Z Lounge, one of Miami's hottest clubs, is friends with both Shelly and J.T. and inevitably gets stuck in the middle when problems arise.

Cast

Main characters

The clothing store and clothing line is Diva Style.

Recurring cast and characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Eve episodes

Nielsen ratings

Season Episodes Premiere Season finale Viewers
(in millions) 		Rank
1 2003–2004 22 September 15, 2003 May 24, 2004 3.65[1] #167[1]
2 2004–2005 22 September 21, 2004 May 24, 2005 2.8[2] #142[2]
3 2005–2006 22 September 22, 2005 May 11, 2006 2.3[3] #145[3]

Production notes

The series was created and co-executive produced by Meg DeLoatch. Series star Eve also served as a co-executive producer. Its theme song was performed by fellow rapper Missy Elliott and produced by Souldiggaz.

Directors

Producer

  • Ioanna Vassiliadis .... associate producer (66 episodes, 2003–2006)
  • Trish Baker .... supervising producer / producer (59 episodes, 2003–2006)
  • Janis Hirsch .... consulting producer (22 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Torian Hughes .... producer / supervising producer (22 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • James Tripp-Haith .... producer (22 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Eve .... co-executive producer (21 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Meg DeLoatch .... co-executive producer / executive producer (20 episodes, 2003–2006)
  • Bob Greenblatt .... executive producer (20 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • David Janollari .... executive producer (20 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Troy Carter .... co-executive producer (19 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • David W. Duclon .... co-executive producer (18 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Michael Ajakwe Jr. .... consulting producer (9 episodes, 2004)
  • Anthony C. Hill .... producer (unknown episodes)

Writers

  • Meg DeLoatch (23 episodes, 2003–2005)
  • Trish Baker (10 episodes, 2003–2005)
  • Torian Hughes (8 episodes, 2003–2006)
  • Michael Ajakwe Jr. (5 episodes, 2003–2006)
  • David W. Duclon (5 episodes, 2003–2005)
  • Beverly D. Hunter (4 episodes, 2003–2006)
  • Anthony C. Hill (4 episodes, 2004–2005)
  • Walt Kubiak (3 episodes, 2004–2005)
  • Randi Barnes (3 episodes, 2005–2006)
  • Tiffany Anderson (2 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Adrienne Carter (2 episodes, 2003–2004)
  • Janis Hirsch (2 episodes, 2003)
  • Gary Menteer (2 episodes, 2003)
  • Vivien Mejia (2 episodes, 2005–2006)
  • Katina Weaver (2 episodes, 2005–2006)
  • Judy Dent (1 episode)
  • Clay Lapari (1 episode)
  • David Podemski (1 episode)
  • Van Whitfield (1 episode)
  • David Wyatt (1 episode)

Cancellation

On April 10, 2006, UPN announced that Eve would not be moving to The CW (upon UPN's merger with The WB, owned by Warner Bros. Television, which produced Eve) and was cancelled along with All of Us (which was later renewed) and Half & Half.[4]

Distribution

Country Network/Channel Start date End date Notes
Australia Nine Network
Brazil SBT January 23, 2011 on air Titile Alfinetadas
Ireland TG4
Middle East Super Comedy
South Africa SABC 1
Romania ProCinema/MediaPRO
United Kingdom Trouble 2009 Channel closed 2009
United States UPN September 15, 2003 May 11, 2006
TV One 2006 on air Re-runs

Syndication

Eve aired in syndication on TV One from Fall 2006 to September 2010. Reruns resumed airing on TV One in March 2011.[5]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "I. T. R. S. Ranking Report: 01 Thru 210". ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Primetime series". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. May 27, 2005. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. May 26, 2006. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Tim (2006-05-03). "As if TV weren't white enough ... when the WB, UPN go off the air, guess who loses out?". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ↑ Eve at TVone.com

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