Save Me (American TV series)

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Genre	Sitcom
Created by	John Scott Shepherd
Starring	Anne Heche ; Michael Landes ; Alexandra Breckenridge ; Heather Burns ; Madison Davenport ; Diedrich Bader ; Joy Osmanski ; Stephen Schneider ;
Narrated by	Anne Heche
Composer	Danny Lux
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Vivian Cannon; Neal H. Moritz ; John Scott Shepherd; Scott Winant ; Alexa Junge ; Darlene Hunt ;
Producers	Joanne Toll; Anne Heche; Andrea P. Stilgenbauer;
Editors	Gregg Featherman; Elba Sanchez-Short; Tara Timpone; Dan Schalk (pilot only);
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	JSS Entertainment; Original Film ; Sony Pictures Television ;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 23 –; June 13, 2013

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Save Me is an American sitcom television series starring Anne Heche as Beth Harper, a woman who, after nearly choking to death on a sandwich, becomes a direct pipeline to God. NBC placed a 13-episode series order in May 2012.^[1] It debuted on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central and ended on June 13, 2013, after the seventh episode.^[2]

Cast

Anne Heche as Beth Harper
Michael Landes as Tom Harper
Alexandra Breckenridge as Carly Brugano
Heather Burns as Jenna Derring
Madison Davenport as Emily Harper
Diedrich Bader as Elliot Tompkins
Joy Osmanski as Maggie Tompkins
Stephen Schneider as Pete Dennings

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"The Book of Beth"	Scott Winant	John Scott Shepherd	May 23, 2013 (2013-05-23)	100	3.18^[3]
2	"Take It Back"	Scott Winant	Darlene Hunt	May 23, 2013 (2013-05-23)	107	2.93^[3]
3	"WWJD"	Wendey Stanzler	Andy Bobrow	May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30)	108	2.66^[4]
4	"Heal Thee"	Randy Zisk	Mark Driscoll	May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30)	109	2.66^[4]
5	"Whatever the Weather"	Jann Turner	Nancy Fichman & Jennifer Hoppe-House & Anthony King	June 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)	110	3.12^[5]
6	"Heavenly Hostess"	Michael McDonald	Steve Baldikoski & Bryan Behar	June 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)	111	2.76^[5]
7	"Holier Than Thou"	Scott Winant	Raphael Bob-Waksberg & Joanna Calo & Julie Durk	June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)	112	2.15^[6]

Controversy

Censorship advocacy group One Million Moms (part of the American Family Association) complained about Save Me's content in June 2013, accusing it of being anti-Christian, while focusing its complaints on the character of Beth. The group urged others to protest to NBC to cancel the show.^[7]

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References

↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2012). "2ND UPDATE: '1600 Penn', 'Animal Practice', 'New Normal', 'Revolution' & 'Save Me' Picked Up To Series At NBC". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 8, 2012.
↑ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2013). "NBC Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Series 'Save Me', 'Camp', 'American Ninja Warrior' & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
1 2 Bibel, Sara (May 24, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Motive' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
1 2 Bibel, Sara (May 31, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Mike & Molly', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Wipeout' Adjusted Up; 'Save Me' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
1 2 Kondolojy, Amanda (June 7, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' Adjusted Up; 'Does Someone Have to Go?' Adjusted Down + Final NBA Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013.
↑ Bibel, Sara (June 14, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: Final NBA Numbers; No Adjustments to 'Hannibal' or 'Hell's Kitchen'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
↑ "'Save Me' Disrespects Christianity". One Million Moms. American Family Association. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[1] Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2012). "2ND UPDATE: '1600 Penn', 'Animal Practice', 'New Normal', 'Revolution' & 'Save Me' Picked Up To Series At NBC". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 8, 2012.

[2] Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2013). "NBC Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Series 'Save Me', 'Camp', 'American Ninja Warrior' & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.

[1x2-3] 1 2 Bibel, Sara (May 24, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Motive' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.

[3x4-4] 1 2 Bibel, Sara (May 31, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Mike & Molly', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Wipeout' Adjusted Up; 'Save Me' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.

[5x6-5] 1 2 Kondolojy, Amanda (June 7, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' Adjusted Up; 'Does Someone Have to Go?' Adjusted Down + Final NBA Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013.

[6] Bibel, Sara (June 14, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: Final NBA Numbers; No Adjustments to 'Hannibal' or 'Hell's Kitchen'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.

[7] "'Save Me' Disrespects Christianity". One Million Moms. American Family Association. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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