Take Two (TV series)

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Take Two
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer Robert Duncan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew W. Marlowe
  • Terri Edda Miller
  • Rola Bauer
  • Tim Hilkin
Production locations Burnaby, British Columbia
CinematographyBrian Pearson
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseJune 21 (2018-06-21) –
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)

Take Two is an American crime comedy-drama television series. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller, the creator and executive producer of Castle respectively, it stars Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian. It premiered on ABC in the United States on June 21, 2018. [1] In November 2018, the series was canceled after one season. [2]

Contents

Premise

The series centers on Sam, fresh out of rehab and the former star of a hit cop series, and Eddie, a private investigator. They team up to solve crimes as Sam needs to conduct research for a potential comeback role. To get a P.I. movie lead, she has to shadow Eddie, an ex-LAPD detective-turned-private-eye. After solving a case, Sam decides to become Eddie's partner and learn more about being a P.I. after realizing that her acting skills make her a natural at the job. [3]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Take Two" John Terlesky Andrew W. Marlowe & Terri Edda Miller June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)3.36 [7]
2"Smoking Gun" Holly Dale Andrew W. Marlowe & Terri Edda MillerJune 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)3.01 [8]
3"Taken" Paul Holahan David AmannJuly 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)2.89 [9]
4"Ex's and Oh's"John TerleskyDebra J. FisherJuly 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)2.78 [10]
5"Death Becomes Him"Holly Dale Dan E. Fesman July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)3.12 [11]
6"The Devil You Know" Brad Turner Mo MasiJuly 26, 2018 (2018-07-26)2.52 [12]
7"About Last Night" Rob Lieberman Kathy Miller KelleyAugust 2, 2018 (2018-08-02)2.53 [13]
8"All About Ava" Dawn Wilkinson Cooper McMainsAugust 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)2.95 [14]
9"Shadows of the Past" Michael Robison Mark ShepherdAugust 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)2.52 [15]
10"Stillwater"Rob LiebermanDan E. FesmanAugust 30, 2018 (2018-08-30)1.85 [16]
11"Family Ties"Alexandra LaRocheDebra J. Fisher & Mo MasiAugust 30, 2018 (2018-08-30)2.40 [16]
12"It Takes a Thief" Guy Bee David AmannSeptember 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)2.34 [17]
13"One to the Heart"Holly DaleTerri Edda Miller & Andrew W. MarloweSeptember 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)2.91 [18]

Production

Development

The series, which was in development since late March 2016, [3] was ordered straight-to-series by ABC on November 16, 2017, with German RTL Group's channel VOX and French France 2 instantly joining them. [19] On November 21, 2018, ABC canceled the series after one season. [2]

Casting

On November 16, 2017, Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian were cast as Sam and Eddie, the female and male leads, respectively. [19] Xavier de Guzman joined the cast as Berto on February 15, 2018, [5] and afterwards on March 13, 2018, Aliyah O'Brien and Alice Lee were cast as Detective Christine Rollins and Monica, respectively. [4]

Filming

Production of the series started shooting at Crossing Riverbend Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, on February 26, 2018, and concluded on July 23, 2018. [20] [21]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 67% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 5.96/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "While Take Two is more entertaining than expected – with a desirable chemistry between the stars – the writing is too shaky to break its cookie-cutter mold." [22] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, scores the series 53 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [23]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Take Two
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Take Two"June 21, 20180.5/23.36 [7] 0.31.650.85.01 [24]
2"Smoking Gun"June 28, 20180.4/23.01 [8] 0.31.650.74.66 [25]
3"Taken"July 5, 20180.4/22.89 [9] 0.31.500.74.39 [26]
4"Ex’s and Oh’s"July 12, 20180.5/22.78 [10] 0.21.350.74.13 [27]
5"Death Becomes Him"July 19, 20180.4/23.12 [11] 0.21.130.64.26 [28]
6"The Devil You Know"July 26, 20180.4/22.52 [12] 0.31.490.74.01 [29]
7"About Last Night"August 2, 20180.4/22.53 [13] 0.21.390.63.92 [30]
8"All About Ava"August 9, 20180.6/32.95 [14] ————
9"Shadows of the Past"August 16, 20180.4/22.52 [15] 0.21.460.63.96 [31]
10"Stillwater"August 30, 20180.2/11.85 [16] 0.2—0.4 [32] —
11"Family Ties"August 30, 20180.4/22.40 [16] 0.2—0.6 [32] —
12"It Takes A Thief"September 6, 20180.4/22.34 [17] 0.31.590.73.93 [33]
13"One to the Heart"September 13, 20180.5/22.91 [18] 0.2—0.7 [34] —

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