Ink (TV series)

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Ink
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Genre Sitcom
Created by Diane English
Starring
Composer W.G. Snuffy Walden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
  • Diane English
  • Ted Danson
  • Mary Steenburgen
Producer John Amodeo
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 21, 1996 (1996-10-21) –
May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)

Ink is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from October 21, 1996, to May 19, 1997, that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as divorced newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday . The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season due to lower than expected ratings. The show's pilot was drastically changed and reshot from the original version. Ink was filmed at the soundstages of CBS Studio City in the Studio City area of Los Angeles. Outdoor scenes were usually shot at the small backlot streets of the same studio.

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Plot

Journalists Kate Montgomery and Mike Logan married three months after meeting on the White House lawn. Although the marriage didn't last, there are two common threads between them—their 15-year-old daughter Abby and their all-consuming adoration of the newspaper ink that rubs off on their fingers. While Mike has become one of New York's larger-than-life journalists, Kate's hard-nosed reporting from around the world has earned her an impressive reputation. When Kate accepts a job offer that's just too good to pass up, she becomes the first female managing editor of the New York Sun—and she's now Mike's boss as well.

Her staff also includes no-nonsense, seen-it-all police reporter Ernie Trainor; intense and somewhat neurotic financial reporter Alan Mesnick; "On the Town" columnist Belinda Carhardt, who has a few miles on her; and the newsroom's jaded and judgmental editorial assistant Donna French, who manages to remain ultra-hip in a sea of tweeds and khakis.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"Above the Fold" Thomas Schlamme Diane English October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)16.41 [1]
2"Paper Cuts"Thomas Schlamme Jeffrey Klarik October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)14.8 [2]
3"Getting Above the Hemp"Thomas Schlamme Jack Burditt November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)15.5 [3]
4"High Noon"Thomas Schlamme Dawn DeKeyser November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)15.3 [4]
5"The Sandwich" Jay Sandrich Jhoni Marchinko November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)15.1 [5]
6"Mike & Kelly & Max & Kate"Jay SandrichStephen NathanDecember 9, 1996 (1996-12-09)13.3 [6]
7"United We Fall"Jay SandrichUnknownDecember 16, 1996 (1996-12-16)12.2 [7]
8"The Black Book"Jay Sandrich Jeff Filgo & Jackie Behan January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06)13.81 [8]
9"Devil in a Blue Dress" Philip Charles MacKenzie Jeff Filgo & Jackie BehanJanuary 13, 1997 (1997-01-13)14.33 [9]
10"Funny, You Don't Look One Hundred"Phillip Charles MacKenzieDawn DeKeyserJanuary 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)14.12 [10]
11"The English-Speaking Patients"Philip Charles MackenzieUnknownFebruary 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)13.20 [11]
12"The Bodyguard: Part 1" Robert Berlinger UnknownFebruary 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)13.54 [12]
13"The Bodyguard: Part 2" Brian K. Roberts UnknownFebruary 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)15.09 [13]
14"Life Without Mikey"Jay SandrichJack BurdittFebruary 24, 1997 (1997-02-24)12.63 [14]
15"Breaking the Rules"Robert BerlingerCraig HoffmanMarch 3, 1997 (1997-03-03)15.77 [15]
16"Face Off"Jay SandrichScott KauferMarch 10, 1997 (1997-03-10)12.96 [16]
17"The Fighting Irish" Barnet Kellman UnknownApril 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)13.15 [17]
18"Logan's Run" David Steinberg Jeff Filgo & Jackie BehanApril 21, 1997 (1997-04-21)9.12 [18]
19"The Debutante" Gail Mancuso UnknownApril 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)13.15 [19]
20"The Bodyguard Strikes Back"Brian K. RobertsUnknownMay 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)11.17 [20]
21"Murphy's Law" Joe Regalbuto UnknownMay 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)14.02 [21]
22"Going to the Dogs"Joe RegalbutoUnknownMay 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)12.19 [22]

Production

The original concept from the show came from Jeffrey Lane, who came up with the idea. Lane abruptly exited, and a handful of showrunners came in, and settled on Diane English, who created Murphy Brown . [23]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . November 20, 1996. p. 3D.
  4. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . November 27, 1996. p. 3D.
  5. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . December 4, 1996. p. 3D.
  6. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . December 18, 1996. p. 3D.
  7. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . December 25, 1996. p. 3D.
  8. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times . January 15, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times . January 22, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  10. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times . January 22, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  11. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times . February 12, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  12. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times . February 20, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  13. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17-23)". The Los Angeles Times . February 26, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  14. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 24-March 2)". The Los Angeles Times . March 5, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  15. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 3–9)". The Los Angeles Times . March 12, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  16. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 10–16)". The Los Angeles Times . March 19, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  17. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 7–13)". Los Angeles Times . April 16, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  18. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 21–27)". The Los Angeles Times . April 30, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  19. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 28-May 4)". The Los Angeles Times . May 7, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  20. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 5–11)". The Los Angeles Times . May 14, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  21. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 12–18)". The Los Angeles Times . May 21, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  22. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 19–25)". The Los Angeles Times . May 29, 1997. Retrieved November 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  23. ↑ "English takes over 'Ink'" (PDF). Broadcasting . 1996-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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