Jake in Progress

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Jake in Progress
Genre Sitcom
Created byAustin Winsberg
Starring
Theme music composer
Composers
  • Mark Kilian
  • David Kitay
  • William Levine
  • Daniel Licht
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Andrew Green
  • Jeffrey Morton
  • Ari Posner
  • John Stamos
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 13, 2005 (2005-03-13) 
January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)

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.

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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 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.#TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProduction
code
11"Pilot" Michael Spiller Austin WinsbergMarch 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)1AKC79
22"Stand By Your Man"Michael Spiller Linda Wallem March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)1AKC05
33"Rivals and Departures"Michael SpillerStephen LloydMarch 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)1AKC03
44"Ubusy?"Michael Spiller Jeffrey Richman March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)1AKC07
55"Sign Language" Lev L. Spiro Chris Marcil March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)1AKC02
66"Loose Thread" Peter Lauer Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil & Austin WinsbergMarch 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)1AKC09
77"Take a Number"Lev L. SpiroSam JohnsonMarch 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)1AKC04
88"Desperate Houseguy" Jeffrey Melman Chris HarrisMarch 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)1AKC06
99"Harpy Birthday"Jeffrey MelmanStephen LloydApril 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)1AKC08
1010"Boys' Night Out" Joe Pennella Linda WallemApril 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)1AKC10
1111"Check, Please"Michael SpillerAustin WinsbergApril 14, 2005 (2005-04-14)1AKC01
1212"Jake or the Fat Man" Gail Mancuso Chris HarrisApril 21, 2005 (2005-04-21)1AKC11
1313"Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus"Michael SpillerAustin WinsbergApril 21, 2005 (2005-04-21)1AKC12

Season 2 (2006)

No.#TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProduction
code
141"The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe" Michael Spiller Bob Kushell & Austin WinsbergJanuary 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)2AKC01
152"The Annie-dote"Michael SpillerBob Kushell & Austin WinsbergUnaired2AKC02
163"Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face" Paul Lazarus Kerry Ehrin Unaired2AKC03
174"The Hot One"
N/A
N/A
Unaired2AKC04
185"PB & J" Ken Whittingham Andrew GreenUnaired2AKC05
196"The Elaine-Elaine"Michael Spiller Jeff Greenstein Unaired2AKC06
207"Notting Hell"
N/A
N/A
Unaired2AKC07
218"The Two Jakes" Victor Nelli, Jr. Jane Espenson Unaired2AKC08

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