The Brian Benben Show

The Brian Benben Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Robert Borden
Directed by	Andrew D. Weyman
Starring	Brian Benben Susan Blommaert Charles Esten Wendell Pierce Luis Antonio Ramos Lisa Thornhill Lisa Vidal
Composer	Mark Heyes
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Robert Borden
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	CBS Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 21 (1998-09-21) – October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)

The Brian Benben Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS on Mondays from September 21, 1998 to October 12, 1998. ^[1] The show rated poorly and was dropped after 4 of the 9 episodes made were aired. It has never been released on any home media or streaming format.

Premise

The show centered on Brian Benben, an anchor on KYLA-TV news in Los Angeles, who was replaced in favor of a younger person. Brian was later able to return to the station as a replacement for a human interest reporter who was killed covering an ape exhibit at a zoo.

Cast

• Brian Benben as Brian Benben
• Susan Blommaert as Beverly Shippel
• Charles Esten as Chad Rockwell
• Wendell Pierce as Kevin La Rue
• Luis Antonio Ramos as Billy Hernandez
• Lisa Thornhill as Tabitha Berkeley
• Lisa Vidal as Julie

Episodes

List of The Brian Benben Show episodes

No.	Title	Directed by  [2]	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code  [2]	US viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Andrew D. Weyman	Robert Borden	September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)	475142	10.57 [3]
2	"House of Blues"	Andrew D. Weyman	John Frink & Don Payne	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)	467251	9.39 [4]
3	"Brian's Got Back: Part 1"	Andrew D. Weyman	Alex Reid	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)	467254	9.31 [5]
4	"Brian's Got Back: Part 2"	Andrew D. Weyman	Betsy Borns	October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)	467255	9.27 [6]
5	"Of Mice and Benben"	Andrew D. Weyman	Maggie Bandur & Pang-Ni Landrum	Unaired	467256	N/A
6	"Chad Dates Julie"	Andrew D. Weyman	Jace Richdale	Unaired	467253	N/A
7	"Have One for the Show"	Andrew D. Weyman	Gail Lerner	Unaired	467257	N/A
8	"Billy, Don't Be a Hero"	Andrew D. Weyman	Bobby Bowman	Unaired	467258	N/A
9	"Motivating Kevin"	Andrew D. Weyman	Robert Borden	Unaired	467252	N/A

References

1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9th ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4. p. 181 RetrievedJuly 23, 2024..
2. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Brian Benben Show"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
3. "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 21-27, 1998)". The Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 1998)". The Los Angeles Times . October 7, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 5-11, 1998)". The Los Angeles Times . October 14, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 12-18, 1998)". The Los Angeles Times . October 21, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• The Brian Benben Show at IMDb