Work with Me

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Work with Me
Genre Situation comedy
Created by Stephen Engel
Starring Kevin Pollak
Nancy Travis
Ethan Embry
Theme music composerDavid Foster
Composer Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producerStephen Engel
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesStephen Engel Productions
Calm Down Productions
Nat's Eye Productions
CBS Productions
Universal Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 29 (1999-09-29) 
October 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)

Work with Me is an American sitcom television series starring Kevin Pollak and Nancy Travis as two attorneys who are married and work together in Manhattan. The series premiered September 29, 1999, on CBS until October 20, 1999. [1] Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled after four episodes. [2]

Contents

Characters

Reception

Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times stated that the series is "forgettable, nothing really to like or dislike about mundane marrieds Julie and Jordan Better in a debut that offers no compelling reason to tune in again". [1]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Pilot" Pamela Fryman Stephen Engel September 29, 1999 (1999-09-29)TBA
2"The Best Policy" Andrew D. Weyman Sheila R. LawrenceOctober 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)103
3"Time Apart"Andrew D. Weyman Michael Curtis October 13, 1999 (1999-10-13)105
4"Crush"Andrew D. WeymanBill KunstlerOctober 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)104
5"Til Death Do Us Part"Andrew D. WeymanTBDUnaired101
6"The Reception"TBDTBDUnaired102
7"Better Legal Advice"Andrew D. WeymanTBDUnaired106
8"Thanksgiving"TBDTBDUnaired107
9"Daddy's Little Lawyer"TBDTBDUnaired108

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, Howard (September 29, 1999). "The Ins and Outs of 'Popular'; Travis Deserves Better 'Work'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. Pursell, Chris (October 25, 1999). "CBS pink slips 'Work With Me'". Variety . Retrieved 2009-07-03.