The Job (2013 TV series)

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The Job
The Job CBS logo.jpg
Genre Competition
Presented by Lisa Ling
Composers Nick Foster
Ken Bolam
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers Michael Davies
Mark Burnett
James Sunderland
Running time42 minutes
Production companies Embassy Row
Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseFebruary 8 (2013-02-08) [1]  
February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)

The Job is an American reality competition television series that aired on CBS from February 8 to February 15, 2013 at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central. [1] Hosted by Lisa Ling, the series featured contestants competing in various challenges for a chance to win "a dream job at their dream company". [2]

Contents

A pilot order for The Job was placed in March 2012 and the series was picked up in May for an expected midseason debut. [3] [4] Michael Davies and Mark Burnett served as executive producers. The series was canceled after two episodes aired. [5] [6]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Palm"February 8, 2013 (2013-02-08)4.01 [7]
In this episode, 5 [8] contestants were vying for the Assistant Manager position at the Palm Restaurant in NYC. The contestants were put through a series of challenges and questions to test their qualifications for the position. The episode concluded with The Palm offering positions to two contestants: [9] Jann Robinson and Ryan Pickett. [10] Jann was awarded a position at one of the New York locations, whereas Ryan was offered a position at The Palm's soon-to-be-opened Boston location. [11]
2"Cosmopolitan"February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)3.31 [12]

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