Made in Jersey

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Made in Jersey
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Genre Legal drama
Created byDana Calvo
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Jules Larson
  • Rich Jacques
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 28 (2012-09-28) 
December 29, 2012 (2012-12-29)

Made in Jersey is an American legal drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28 to December 29, 2012. [1] The network ordered the series in May 2012. [2] On October 10, 2012, after only two episodes aired, it was canceled and removed from the network's schedule, making it the first canceled series of the 2012–13 television season. [3] On November 5, 2012, it was announced that CBS had planned to burn off the remaining six episodes beginning Saturday, November 24. [4]

Contents

Premise

A streetwise attorney, born and raised in New Jersey in a close Italian-American family, makes the transition from the state prosecutor's office in Trenton to a posh New York City law firm, where she must defend her clients while surviving her colleagues' skepticism.

Cast and characters

Main

Pablo Schreiber as Luke Aronson, a lawyer at the firm who was Martina's love interest, and Stephanie March as Natalie Minka, an established lawyer at the firm who is turned off by Martina's style, were originally cast as series regulars but only appeared in the pilot. [11] [12] [13] They were replaced by Polaha and Echikunwoke, respectively. [6]

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Mark Waters Dana CalvoSeptember 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)1017.82 [14]
2"Cacti" Adam Davidson Brett ConradOctober 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)1026.78 [15]
3"Camelot"Mark WatersDana CalvoNovember 24, 2012 (2012-11-24)1052.52 [16]
4"Payday" Victor Nelli Kevin Falls December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01)1045.13 [17]
5"Wingman" Jeff Bleckner Alicia KirkDecember 22, 2012 (2012-12-22)1032.47 [18]
6"Ancient History" Vincent Misiano Alfonso H. MorenoDecember 22, 2012 (2012-12-22)1062.98 [18]
7"The Farm"Adam DavidsonKatie WechDecember 29, 2012 (2012-12-29)1072.94 [19]
8"Ridgewell" Eric Stoltz Jan NashDecember 29, 2012 (2012-12-29)1082.81 [19]

International broadcasts

In Canada, the show has been picked up by Global Television Network, where it aired on the same night as the American broadcast, but at different times depending on the region and simultaneous substitution opportunities. In Portugal, it premiered on TVSéries on October 18, 2012.

Critical reception

The show was met with mixed reviews from critics, with a score of 43 out of 100 based on 18 reviews from Metacritic. [20] Despite stating that it "sounds from a bare-bones description as if it were a cloddish comedy that deserves immediate cancellation," Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times added that "if the show's writers can deepen the characters, Made in Jersey just might continue to be worth watching." [21]

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