One on One (American TV series)

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One on One
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Genre Sitcom
Created by Eunetta T. Boone
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Jonathan Wolff & Becky Kneubuhl
  • (remixed by Ray J and Detail for season 5)
Opening theme"Living One on One", performed by Shanice and Tonéx
Ending theme"Living One on One" (instrumental)
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes113 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time19–22 minutes [1]
Production companies
Original release
Network UPN
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2001 (2001-09-03) 
May 15, 2006 (2006-05-15)
Related
Cuts

One on One is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 3, 2001, to May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time father when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter Breanna (Kyla Pratt) moves in with him. The series was set in Baltimore for the first four seasons, before changing settings to Los Angeles for the final season. The series was a joint production of the Greenblatt/Janollari Studio and Daddy's Girl Productions in association with Paramount Network Television.

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The series featured guest appearances from numerous celebrities and athletes, including Lil' Zane, Chris Brown, Lil' Romeo, Eve, Lloyd, Floetry, Angie Stone, Mario, Omarion, Brandy, Solange Knowles, Nina Sky, Marques Houston, Smokey Robinson, Kim Fields, Avant, Jennifer Freeman, Nate Dogg, Bobby V, Claudia Jordan, Ruben Studdard, and Lisa Leslie. The show was cancelled months before The WB and UPN merged to form The CW.

The show would also have a spin-off series Cuts , which follows Flex's younger stepbrother Kevin Barnes running the local barbershop/day spa with a spoiled brat named Tiffany Sherwood after her father Jack Sherwood purchased the shop. The show premiered as a mid-season replacement during the 2004–2005 television season. The show lasted for only two seasons and was also canceled when UPN and The WB merged to form The CW.

Synopsis

The show focuses the lives of Flex Washington (Alexander) and his teenage daughter Breanna Barnes (Pratt). The series begins with Breanna wanting to stay with her father, Flex, whom Breanna used to see only two weeks a year. When he blew out his knee during an NBA game, Flex had his communications degree to fall back on (which he revealed in a later episode, he tried three times to get due to failing the class twice) and became a sportscaster. Flex works for the fictional WYNX-TV in Baltimore, resides in the ultimate bachelor pad, and lives the life of luxury. He is a ladies' man who wants to be both a responsible parent and a best friend to Breanna. Flex is very protective of his daughter, especially with boys. He has only had a few serious relationships, one of which was Breanna's mother Nicole Barnes (Tichina Arnold), whom he impregnated at the age of 18. When Nicole takes a job in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Nicole allows Breanna to live with Flex.

Flex's best friend and Breanna's godfather, Duane Odell Knox (Kelly Perine), is a used-car salesman who lives across the hall from Flex and Breanna and is a constant presence in their lives for better or worse. Duane's way with women is the exact opposite of Flex's, in which Duane usually repels women. The women he does date, however, are somewhat unusual. His only serious girlfriend during the series was Candy (Shondrella Avery), whom he dated for two years before getting engaged and later breaking up.

Breanna's best friend is Spirit Jones (Sicily Sewell) with whom she creates some mischief. Her other best friend, Arnaz Ballard (Robert Ri'chard), is the object of her on-again, off-again affection. The two were just friends, but Breanna became jealous of Arnaz's old girlfriend, Ginger (Khanya Mkhize). Arnaz became jealous when, in season 2, Breanna began dating Josh (Josh Henderson). The two finally became a couple in the latter part of the series. They break up during the third season and move on to date other people, though they know they still love each other. The series ends with Arnaz chasing after Michelle (Brandy Norwood), D-Mack's sister, with whom he has fallen in love while Breanna is shown in bed with D-Mack (Ray J).

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22September 3, 2001May 20, 2002
2 23September 23, 2002May 19, 2003
3 24September 16, 2003May 25, 2004
4 22September 20, 2004May 23, 2005
5 22September 19, 2005May 15, 2006

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Notable guest stars

Season 1

Season 2

  • Clifton Powell (as Coach Guillory) – S2E2, "I Believe I Can Fly"
  • Larry Thomas (actor) (Akhmad) – S2E6, "Give me Some Credit"
  • Method Man (as himself) - S2E7, "Give'm an Inch, They'll Throw a Rave"
  • Big Show (Miles) – S2E10, "Is It Safe"

Season 3

  • Angie Stone (as herself) – S3E14, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World"
  • Anthony Hamilton (as himself) – S3E12, "Dream Seller"
  • Avant (as himself) – S3E14, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World"
  • Eve (as a waitress)– S3E14, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World"
  • Floetry (as themselves) – S3E14, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World"
  • Lil' Romeo (as Eric) – S3E10, "Spy Games"
  • Omarion (as Nyghtmare) – S3E13, "East Meets East Coast"
  • Orlando Brown (as Dewane) – S3E16, "He's Not Heavy, He's My Half-Brother"
  • Ruben Studdard (as himself) – S3E15, "The Catch"
  • Solange Knowles (as Charlotte) – S3E15, "The Catch"
  • Smokey Robinson (as Vaughn Odell Knox) – season 3
  • Brenda Song (as Asoniti) – S3E8, "Keeping It"

Season 4

  • Charlie Murphy (as Larry Eldredge) - S4E5, "Rock the Vote"
  • Nina Sky (as themselves) – S4E8, "Daddy's Home"
  • Chingy (as Taz) – S4E19, "Glug, Glug"

Season 5

  • Jackée Harry (as Sherri St. Croix) - S5E10, "Waiting for Huffman"
  • Chris Brown (as himself) – S5E17, "Recipe for Disaster"
  • Bobby V (as himself) – S5E10, "Waiting for Huffman"
  • Tessie Santiago (as Hannah) – S5E22, "I Love LA Part 2"

Theme song and opening sequence

The show's theme song "Living One on One", was written and performed by Shanice (wife of the show's star Flex Alexander) and Tonex with music composed by Jonathan Wolff and Becky Kneubuhl (who composed the scene-change music for the first season). The theme song was slightly shortened and remixed by Detail and Ray J for the show's fifth season. A truncated version of the theme, which had no lyrics except for the words "One on One", was used as a closing theme, heard only in syndicated airings.

The opening titles for the first three seasons featured the cast playing basketball on an outdoor court (though it also showed some characters doing other things at that same setting, e.g., Spirit checking out a boy who walks past her, and Arnaz playing the guitar only to be interrupted by a basketball bouncing in his direction that fell out of Duane's hand and he chases him). The fourth-season opening titles featured the cast in a dressing room getting ready for a night on the town, the end of the sequence featuring a pan shot of the cast in the mirror wearing different outfits from what they were wearing at the beginning of the pan shot. The opening sequences for the first four seasons included a closeup shot of Flex, Breanna, and Arnaz before cutting back to a shot of the entire cast. The final season's opening titles featured the main cast (Breanna, Arnaz, and new characters D-Mack, Sara, Cash, and Lisa) at different places at the Venice Beach Boardwalk, before meeting back at the beach house to take a picture together.

Nielsen ratings

SeasonEpisodesPremiereSeason finaleViewersRank
122September 3, 2001May 20, 20024.1 M [2] #132 [2]
223September 23, 2002May 19, 20034.16 M [3] #141 [3]
324September 16, 2003May 25, 20042.94 M [4] #184 [4]
422September 20, 2004May 23, 20053.1 M [5] #147 [5]
522September 19, 2005May 15, 20062.8 M [6] #139 [6]

Syndication

One on One began airing in syndication in September 2006. CBS Paramount Domestic Television also held the distribution rights to the series for the first year of its syndication run. CBS Media Ventures (formerly CBS Television Distribution) has been the series' distributor since September 2007.

In the United States, One on One was broadcast on various local television stations (mostly Fox, The WB, and UPN) affiliates from September 2006 to September 2009. The series was rerun on Noggin's teen block, The N, from October 2006 onward. It continued to air when The N was spun off into a 24-hour channel on December 31, 2007 and ran until October 2008. It rejoined the channel's lineup on September 14, 2009, and was moved to the successor channel TeenNick on September 28, 2009. It aired in two-hour blocks in the morning and late-night hours before being removed from TeenNick's lineup in 2013. The series began airing on BET in 2009, airing in two one-hour blocks (one weekday mornings and one in the afternoon), as well as Saturday broadcasts.

Formerly, Bounce TV and TV One both air the series. The series joined Netflix on October 15, 2020. [7]

As of 2024, reruns of the series can be seen on Cleo TV and Dabl.

International broadcast

In overseas, One on One is broadcast in Canada on BET and local affiliates; on Nine Network in Australia; on SABC1 in South Africa and in the Middle East on the Paramount Comedy Channel in the Middle East (however, the fifth season has yet to be aired in its entirety on Paramount Comedy). The series is broadcast across the African continent on Sony Entertainment Channel via the South African cable network DSTV.

Awards and nominations

2005 – Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Ken Whittingham, Brian K. Roberts, Maynard C. Virgil I, Chip Fields & Mary Lou Belli (Nominated)
2005 – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Flex Alexander (Nominated)
2004 – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Flex Alexander (Nominated)
2005 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Flex Alexander (Nominated)
2004 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Flex Alexander (Nominated)
2004 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Kyla Pratt (Nominated)
2003 – Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Flex Alexander (Nominated)
2003 – Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)
2005 – TV Comedy Series Episode for episode "No More Wire Hangers" (Won)

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