Jake in Progress

*Jake in Progress*
Jake in Progress
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Austin Winsberg
Starring	John Stamos; Wendie Malick; Rick Hoffman; Ian Gomez;
Theme music composer	Mark Kilian; Daniel Licht;
Composers	Mark Kilian; David Kitay; William Levine; Daniel Licht;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Brad Grey; Jeffrey Richman; Peter Traugott; Austin Winsberg;
Producers	Andrew Green; Jeffrey Morton; Ari Posner; John Stamos;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Brad Grey Television; 20th Century Fox Television;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 13, 2005 –; January 9, 2006

Jake in Progress is an American sitcom television series broadcast on ABC from March 13, 2005 to January 9, 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, 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 season 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. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Pilot"	Michael Spiller	Austin Winsberg	March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)	1AKC79
2	2	"Stand By Your Man"	Michael Spiller	Linda Wallem	March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)	1AKC05
3	3	"Rivals and Departures"	Michael Spiller	Stephen Lloyd	March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)	1AKC03
4	4	"Ubusy?"	Michael Spiller	Jeffrey Richman	March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)	1AKC07
5	5	"Sign Language"	Lev L. Spiro	Chris Marcil	March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)	1AKC02
6	6	"Loose Thread"	Peter Lauer	Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil & Austin Winsberg	March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)	1AKC09
7	7	"Take a Number"	Lev L. Spiro	Sam Johnson	March 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)	1AKC04
8	8	"Desperate Houseguy"	Jeffrey Melman	Chris Harris	March 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)	1AKC06
9	9	"Harpy Birthday"	Jeffrey Melman	Stephen Lloyd	April 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)	1AKC08
10	10	"Boys' Night Out"	Joe Pennella	Linda Wallem	April 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)	1AKC10
11	11	"Check, Please"	Michael Spiller	Austin Winsberg	April 14, 2005 (2005-04-14)	1AKC01
12	12	"Jake or the Fat Man"	Gail Mancuso	Chris Harris	April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21)	1AKC11
13	13	"Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus"	Michael Spiller	Austin Winsberg	April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21)	1AKC12

Season 2 (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
14	1	"The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe"	Michael Spiller	Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg	January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)	2AKC01
15	2	"The Annie-dote"	Michael Spiller	Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg	Unaired	2AKC02
16	3	"Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face"	Paul Lazarus	Kerry Ehrin	Unaired	2AKC03
17	4	"The Hot One"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	2AKC04
18	5	"PB & J"	Ken Whittingham	Andrew Green	Unaired	2AKC05
19	6	"The Elaine-Elaine"	Michael Spiller	Jeff Greenstein	Unaired	2AKC06
20	7	"Notting Hell"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	2AKC07
21	8	"The Two Jakes"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Jane Espenson	Unaired	2AKC08

References

^ Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 228. ISBN 978-1-55783-684-7.
^ Susman, Gary (2006-01-18). "RIP: TV's midseason casualties". popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

External links

Jake in Progress at IMDb
Jake in Progress at epguides.com

[1] Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 228. ISBN 978-1-55783-684-7.

[2] Susman, Gary (2006-01-18). "RIP: TV's midseason casualties". popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

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