Free Agents is an American sitcom television series that premiered on NBC September 14, 2011, in the 10:30 pm Eastern/9:30 pm Central time slot, before assuming its regular time slot on September 21, 2011, where it aired at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central on Wednesday nights.[1] It is based on the British comedy series of the same name that was created by Chris Niel, who also serves as co-creator and producer on this version with John Enbom, Karey Burke, Todd Holland, and Kenton Allen for Big Talk Productions, Dark Toy Entertainment and Universal Television.[2] This show was the last series to be produced by Universal Media Studios during the revival of Universal Television.
On October 6, 2011, NBC cancelled the series after only four episodes were broadcast, due to low ratings.[3] The remaining four episodes produced were later released via Hulu on January 16, 2012.
The series followed the lives of two public relations executives at an advertising firm in Portland, Oregon: Alex Taylor (Hank Azaria), who is recently divorced, and Helen Ryan (Kathryn Hahn), a woman trying to move on after the death of her fiancé. They discover that they seem to have an attraction for each other, and have a drunken one-night stand, but try to stay professional at work, where their friends will do anything to get them to re-enter the dating scene.
NBC took interest in this project after Executive Producer Todd Holland began developing the American adaptation with the UK's original writer Chris Niel and producers Nira Park, Kenton Allen and Matthew Justice in September 2010.[4] They also made changes to the workplace setting from talent agents in the British version to PR executives for American viewers, after NBC greenlit the pilot in February 2011.[5]
Actor Anthony Head was the only cast member who had ties to both shows, in which he played Stephen, the boss in the UK and US adaptations.[6]
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Free Agents is an American sitcom television series that premiered on NBC September 14 2011 in the 10 30 pm Eastern 9 30 pm Central time slot before assuming its regular time slot on September 21 2011 where it aired at 8 30 pm Eastern 7 30 pm Central on Wednesday nights 1 It is based on the British comedy series of the same name that was created by Chris Niel who also serves as co creator and producer on this version with John Enbom Karey Burke Todd Holland and Kenton Allen for Big Talk Productions Dark Toy Entertainment and Universal Television 2 This show was the last series to be produced by Universal Media Studios during the revival of Universal Television Free AgentsGenreSitcomBased onFree Agents by Chris NielDeveloped byJohn EnbomStarringHank Azaria Kathryn Hahn Mo Mandel Natasha Leggero Joe Lo Truglio Anthony Head Al MadrigalTheme music composerEli Paperboy ReedComposerKurt FarquharCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes8 4 aired online ProductionExecutive producersChris Niel John Enbom Karey Burke Todd Holland Kenton Allen Nira ParkCamera setupVideotape Single cameraRunning time30 minutesProduction companiesVery Small Realm Dark Toy Entertainment Big Talk Productions Universal Media Studios episode 1 Universal Television episodes 2 8 Open 4 Business ProductionsReleaseOriginal networkNBC Episodes 1 4 Hulu Episodes 5 8 Original releaseSeptember 14 2011 2011 09 14 January 16 2012 2012 01 16 RelatedFree Agents UK Original On October 6 2011 NBC cancelled the series after only four episodes were broadcast due to low ratings 3 The remaining four episodes produced were later released via Hulu on January 16 2012 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast and characters 3 Development and production 4 Episodes 5 Ratings 6 International broadcasts 7 References 8 External linksSynopsis EditThe series followed the lives of two public relations executives at an advertising firm in Portland Oregon Alex Taylor Hank Azaria who is recently divorced and Helen Ryan Kathryn Hahn a woman trying to move on after the death of her fiance They discover that they seem to have an attraction for each other and have a drunken one night stand but try to stay professional at work where their friends will do anything to get them to re enter the dating scene Cast and characters EditHank Azaria as Alex Taylor Kathryn Hahn as Helen Ryan Mo Mandel as Dan Mackey Natasha Leggero as Emma Parker Al Madrigal as Gregg Joe Lo Truglio as Walter Anthony Head as Stephen YatesDevelopment and production EditNBC took interest in this project after Executive Producer Todd Holland began developing the American adaptation with the UK s original writer Chris Niel and producers Nira Park Kenton Allen and Matthew Justice in September 2010 4 They also made changes to the workplace setting from talent agents in the British version to PR executives for American viewers after NBC greenlit the pilot in February 2011 5 Actor Anthony Head was the only cast member who had ties to both shows in which he played Stephen the boss in the UK and US adaptations 6 Episodes EditNo TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd codeU S viewers millions 1 Pilot Todd HollandJohn EnbomSeptember 14 2011 2011 09 14 1016 12 7 2 What I Did for Work Peter LauerIra UngerleiderSeptember 21 2011 2011 09 21 1033 86 8 3 Dr Hu Todd HollandDiane RuggieroSeptember 28 2011 2011 09 28 1023 07 9 4 Rebranding Millicent SheltonJohn EnbomOctober 5 2011 2011 10 05 1043 255 Nice Guys Finish At Some Point Michael EnglerEmily CutlerJanuary 16 2012 2012 01 16 on Hulu unaired on NBC 105TBA6 Are You There Helen It s Me God Bryan GordonAlexa JungeJanuary 16 2012 2012 01 16 on Hulu unaired on NBC 106TBA7 The Kids Are Probably All Right Todd HollandJill CargermanJanuary 16 2012 2012 01 16 on Hulu unaired on NBC 107TBA8 Sexin the Raisin Kevin DowlingJon Silberman amp Josh SilbermanJanuary 16 2012 2012 01 16 on Hulu unaired on NBC 108TBARatings EditNo Title Air date 18 49 rating Viewers millions 1 Pilot September 14 2011 2011 09 14 2 1 6 122 What I Did For Work September 21 2011 2011 09 21 1 3 3 863 Dr Hu September 28 2011 2011 09 28 1 0 3 074 Rebranding October 5 2011 2011 10 05 1 0 3 25International broadcasts EditThe series was simulcast in Canada by CTV2 10 Broadcast by TV Series in Portugal 4 weeks after the US air date References Edit Seidman Robert July 6 2011 NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates Chuck Grimm Premiere October 21 Early Premiere for Parenthood TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on July 9 2011 Retrieved July 6 2011 Updated NBC Picks Up Smash Prime Suspects and Two More Sitcoms to Series TV By the Numbers May 11 2011 NBC Cancels Free Agents Hollywood Reporter October 6 2011 Development Update from The Futon Critic September 2 2011 NBC Picks Up 4 More Pilots Drama From Lone Star Creator 3 Comedies from Deadline com February 3 2011 Ben Rappaport To Star In CBS Half Hour Pilot Anthony Head Cast In NBC Comedy Deadline Hollywood March 23 2011 Gorman Bill September 15 2011 Wednesday Final Ratings America s Got Talent Finale Adjusted Up Plus Up All Night Free Agents 15 Min Ratings TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on September 24 2011 Retrieved September 15 2011 TV Ratings Wednesday X Factor No Idol Modern Family Premieres Big Revenge Gets Nice Start CSI gt SVU TV By the Numbers September 22 2011 TV Ratings Wednesday Suburgatory Gets A Good Start X Factor Leads Fox Win As Post Premiere Declines Vary TV By the Numbers September 29 2011 From Channel Canada Archived 2011 10 12 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditOfficial website Official Facebook page Official Twitter page Free Agents at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free Agents American TV series amp oldid 1146951919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
