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Las Vegas (TV series)

April 29, 2023

Not to be confused with Vegas (2012 TV series).

Las Vegas is an American comedy-drama television series created by Gary Scott Thompson. It was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003, to February 15, 2008, airing for five seasons. It focuses on a team of people working at the Montecito, a fictional hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The employees deal with various issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from casino security to restaurant management and valet parking. Las Vegas starred James Caan, Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims, Marsha Thomason, and eventually Tom Selleck. The series originally centered on Ed Deline (Caan), a strict ex-CIA officer who serves as the president of operations for the Montecito. Former Marine Danny McCoy (Duhamel), who is Ed's protégé, later becomes the Montecito's new president.

Las Vegas
Title logo
GenreComedy drama
Created byGary Scott Thompson
Starring
Opening theme"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley on US TV broadcasts ("Let It Ride" by Charlie Clouser was used in international and DVD versions)
ComposerCharlie Clouser
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes106 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time40-43 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2003 (2003-09-22) –
February 15, 2008 (2008-02-15)
Related
Crossing Jordan

The pilot episode began filming in March 2003, and was produced for $5 million, making it the most expensive pilot in NBC history. Production for a full season began later that year. Much of the series filming occurred at Culver Studios in California, where a set was constructed to represent the Montecito. Some filming also occasionally took place in Las Vegas. The Mandalay Bay and Green Valley Ranch, two hotel-casinos in the Las Vegas Valley, were sometimes used to portray the Montecito.

Las Vegas marked Caan's first starring role in a television series. Thomason left the series after the second season to pursue other projects, and Caan and Cox departed in 2007, after completing season four. Caan wanted to resume his film career, and Cox was let go due to budget cuts, which were needed in order to greenlight a fifth season. After Caan's departure, Selleck was added to the cast as a new character. The series originally aired on Monday nights, before being moved to Friday nights in 2006. Ratings declined following the move, and Las Vegas was eventually canceled on February 20, 2008, ending the series with several cliffhangers.

Premise

Las Vegas is a comedy drama that focuses primarily on Danny McCoy and his boss Ed Deline. They and others work at the Montecito, a fictional hotel-casino located on the Las Vegas Strip. The employees deal with a variety of issues, such as casino security, restaurant management, and valet parking. Danny, a former U.S. Marine, initially works under the resort's head of security, Ed, a former CIA officer. Early in the first season, Ed is promoted to president of operations. Danny has on-and-off relationships with Mary, a childhood friend; and Delinda, who is Ed's daughter.

The Montecito undergoes several ownership changes during the course of the series. The resort is demolished in the season-two finale in favor of a new Montecito, which opens in the third season under the ownership of Monica Mancuso. Following the end of season four, Ed and Mary go into hiding after killing her father, who sexually abused her as a child. In the fifth season, the Montecito is purchased by A.J. Cooper, a billionaire and former Marine. Danny becomes the new president of operations, and he moves in with Delinda, who is pregnant with their first child.

Episodes

Main article: List of Las Vegas episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
123September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17)
224September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)
323September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)
417October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)March 9, 2007 (2007-03-09)
519September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28)February 15, 2008 (2008-02-15)

Cast and characters

Main

  • Ed Deline (James Caan) is initially the head of security and surveillance for the Montecito, but is promoted to president of operations in the eighth episode. He is portrayed as a loving husband and father, as well as a father figure to his employees, especially Danny. Nevertheless, he is a tough man and does not hesitate to use violence to get what he wants. As the former director of counterintelligence for the CIA, his past has come back to haunt him on several occasions. During season three, Ed is briefly in retirement due to disagreements with the new Montecito owner, although he soon returns to his position. Caan and his character depart the series in season five when Ed becomes a wanted man for killing Mary Connell's father.[1] Ed goes into hiding and resumes work for the CIA, being stationed in Paris.
  • Danny McCoy (Josh Duhamel) is initially Ed Deline's apprentice and good friend who is later promoted to head of security for the Montecito. During season three, Danny briefly serves as president of operations for the resort, after Ed resigns. Upon Ed's return, Danny is reinstated as head of security. Danny is officially named the new president in season 5. Danny was born and raised in Las Vegas. At the end of season two, his father Larry McCoy (John Terry) dies in an accident and Danny inherits his father's house and construction company. Danny sells the house and uses the money to buy a condo. Danny is a former U.S. Marine, with guerrilla and counterintelligence training. He is recalled into military service in Iraq at the end of season one. In season two, he is awarded the Silver Star after calling in an air strike over his unit and himself when they were ambushed and overrun. Only he survives the strike. He is involved in an on-and-off relationship with Ed's daughter, Delinda, in season one. Danny and Mary have known each other since childhood, and they also have an on-and-off relationship. Danny proposes to Mary, but she calls off the engagement because she feels that he has a lot of things to sort out for himself. He ultimately begins living with girlfriend Delinda, who is pregnant with their first child in the final season.
  • Mary Connell (Nikki Cox) is the special events director at the casino. A Las Vegas native, her father sexually abused her when she was a child, and Danny always came to her rescue. She is sometimes involved in a relationship with Danny, who proposes to her in season two – she accepts, then later calls off the engagement. In season three, Mary is promoted to hotel manager. In season four, she helps her stepmother and half sisters testify against her father – a case which is lost because of his connections. Near the end of season four, she purchases a gun to shoot her father. Cox departed the series and did not return for the fifth season. Explaining her character's absence, Mary is hiding from the law for her part in her father's murder,[1] but is apparently safe, as she sends Danny a photo with a house and white picket fence (her dream house).
  • Mike Cannon (James Lesure) is Danny's friend who studied mechanical engineering at MIT. He works as head valet for the first season, but is recruited by Ed to the security department to help during Danny's military absence. He stays on as security personnel following Danny's return. In season 5, Mike is promoted to head of security and surveillance. In the pilot episode, Mike has a wife and daughter; this plot line is seemingly abandoned thereafter. Mike and Nessa become close in season two, until she leaves to be with her father and sister. Mike and Piper get married in the final season.
  • Samantha Jane "Sam" Marquez (Vanessa Marcil) is the self-proclaimed best casino host in the world. She lives in a Montecito suite and is portrayed as a ruthless businessperson whose sole interest is to get high rollers to play at the Montecito. However, in the fourth season, she reveals that she is only "cold and jaded because everyone expects it of her", and "underneath it all, she is weak and pathetic like everyone else."[2] She was married to billionaire Casey Manning, from whom she was estranged for seven years prior to divorcing. She is also involved in an on-and-off relationship with Det. Woody Hoyt from Crossing Jordan, until it ends in the fourth season. During this season, she is seen to be currently in love with and waiting for Jeremy, who fell into a 20-year coma after falling off a stool at a slot machine; he is the man who first brought her to Las Vegas from Austin, Texas.[2] After Casey's death, Sam is left in control of the Montecito, but she fails to pay back taxes owed on the property. Her ownership lasts for a week, until A.J. Cooper buys the Montecito by paying off the taxes. In the season-five finale, Casey's younger brother Vic Manning visits the Montecito to take over ownership. At the end of the show, Sam and Vic plan to get married. When asked why Sam wants to marry Vic – she always stated she did not have feelings for him, though he loved her – she says it is because Vic understands her and will not try to change her; plus, he reminds her of Casey.
  • Delinda Deline (Molly Sims) is Ed and Jillian's daughter. She is the entertainment manager for the Montecito's clubs, and also works as the food and beverage manager for the resort. Delinda is shown to have a genius-level IQ, and once majored in psychology, but decided the human race's biggest problem is that they are boring. During season three, Delinda leaves the Montecito to work for another casino. She returns at the request of new Montecito owner Monica Mancuso, who is disappointed that club earnings have dropped without her. Derek, an old college flame, asks Delinda to marry him in season three. She accepts the proposal, but just before the ceremony, Ed is shot. In the fray of Ed's medical crisis, Delinda calls off the wedding. In season five, she becomes pregnant with Danny's child, and they begin a relationship. At the end of the season-five finale, Delinda becomes overwhelmed with pain after just learning that Montecito owner A.J. Cooper is alive; he was supposedly killed in a plane crash. Delinda begins bleeding, although the series ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the fate of her unborn baby unknown.
  • Nessa Holt (Marsha Thomason), also known as "The Ice Queen", is the head pit boss of the Montecito and is described as being the best in Las Vegas. She was born in Manchester, England, and has a shady past due to her father's connections with Ed Deline. Her father was a well-known gambler, cheater, and con artist, who was forcefully recruited into the CIA and faked his death. Nessa was raised by Ed and Jillian for some years, and is referred to as a sister to Delinda. At the opening of season three, Nessa is explained to have left Las Vegas and been given a new identity to be able to live with her father and long-lost sister. She and Mike had been getting closer to a relationship, although she fails to say goodbye to him.
  • A.J. Cooper (Tom Selleck) becomes the latest owner of the Montecito in season five. He is a former Marine and cattle rancher from Wyoming who stirs things up at the casino. His net worth is about $2 billion. Cooper was a black ops Marine in the Vietnam War and awarded the Bronze Star for his work. During his time in the Marines, he served in the Battle of Khe Sanh.[3] In the season five finale, Cooper's jet crashes during a business trip, and he is presumed dead. However, during the final moments of the show, Cooper arrives at his memorial service and appears to be fine.

Recurring

  • Monica Mancuso (Lara Flynn Boyle) becomes the new owner of the Montecito in season three. She is portrayed as self-centered and bull-headed, and is generally disliked by the staff. At age 25, she married an 83-year-old billionaire. Upon his death at age 93, she inherited his fortune and used it to purchase and upgrade the Montecito. Dedicated to proving that she is more than just a woman who inherited money, she is determined to make the Montecito a success. She uses the resort as collateral to try purchasing other casinos in Las Vegas. Nine episodes into the third season, Monica dies in a freak accident: a gust of wind blows her off the roof of the Montecito and down the Las Vegas Strip, before she crashes into a shoe store. Her outfit, with wing-like sleeves, contributed to her being blown off the roof. The scene was created to be humorous.[1][4][5] In accordance with her final wishes, the Montecito staff flush her cremated remains down a toilet in her suite at the resort.
  • Casey Manning (Dean Cain) is a shrewd and cunning businessman, and Sam Marquez's ex-husband. He buys the Montecito in the third season, following Monica's death. In season four, Casey is killed in a fishing accident: a giant squid envelops him off the coast of New Zealand. The autopsy reveals that he was poisoned before the accident.[1][6] He leaves the Montecito to Sam, who faces tax problems he left. In the series finale, Sam plans to marry Casey's brother Vic, though she does not love him, because Vic reminds her of Casey.
  • Piper Nielsen (Camille Guaty), the newest concierge of the Montecito, is introduced in season five. She is fired for letting an underage person gamble, but Cooper pays a $1 million fine to hire her back, raising speculation among the casino staff about their relationship. Piper never knew who her father was, until Cooper reveals that they served together in the Marines. Before her father died, Cooper promised that he would keep an eye on Piper. As she moved to various states over the years, he did the same in order to be there for her, though without her knowledge. Mike and Piper get married near the end of the season.
  • Mitch Sassen (Mitch Longley) is a regular member of the surveillance team, and like the actor who plays him, he is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair.
  • Jillian Deline (Cheryl Ladd) is Ed's wife and Delinda's mother. Jillian expresses growing resentment of Ed's time on the job. In the season-four finale, Jillian says she will leave Ed if he decides to purchase the Montecito. In the opening of season five, she is revealed to support Ed's decision for better or worse after learning of her future grandchild. She leaves Ed after they move away under sketchy circumstances.
  • Luis Perez (Guy Ecker) is a Las Vegas police detective who appears in the first two seasons. He is a childhood friend of Danny and Mary, and friend of Ed Deline and his team. He also had served in the Marines, and his unit is later recalled for service in Iraq, where he dies in the first week there. A funeral is held in his honor with Ed and everyone attending, and he is discovered to have a child whose existence was unknown to him.[7]
  • Kathy Berson (Rikki Klieman) is the Montecito's main legal adviser and lawyer, introduced in season two. If any legal issues arise, Kathy is the first person whom everyone asks.
  • Polly (Suzanne Whang) is a Korean manicurist in the Montecito's spa. She is introduced in season three, and later forms a friendship with A.J. Cooper. Polly openly discusses her sexual experiences.
  • Sarasvati Kumar (Lakshmi Manchu) is an accountant for the casino. She appears in the first three seasons, and eventually begins a relationship with Mike, although this ends in the season-three finale after she goes home with Delinda's bachelorette party strippers.
  • Gunther (Harry Groener), appearing in the first three seasons, is the temperamental executive chef at the Montecito's original restaurant. He habitually has issues that require Delinda's attention, and develops a rivalry with Wolfgang Puck when the more famous chef opens a restaurant at the casino. Gunther eventually quits after losing a cook-off to Puck; he sells his restaurant to Charo.
  • Erika (Anna Pheil), appearing in seasons three through five, is a hard-as-nails barmaid Danny hires on a lark when he sees her dealing with customers while tending bar at a strip club.
  • Shannon (Malaya Drew) is a member of the Montecito's security. She plays a small role in six episodes, spanning the third and fourth season. She briefly shows interest in Mike.

Notable guest stars

Various guest stars have appeared on the show, sometimes portraying themselves.[8][9][10] Notable guest stars have included Alec Baldwin,[11] Little Richard,[12] Mark McGrath,[13] Sylvester Stallone,[14] Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman,[15][16] Norm Clarke,[17] Jewel,[18] Wayne Newton and Gladys Knight.[10] Larry Manetti and Roger E. Mosley made a guest appearance in season 5 as characters named Larry and Roger, who are friends of A.J. Cooper. Selleck, Manetti, and Mosley had previously starred on Magnum, P.I., and their appearance together in Las Vegas marked their first reunion since the ending of Magnum, P.I. in 1988.[19][20]

Production

Development

 
Gary Scott Thompson

Las Vegas was created by Gary Scott Thompson, who also served as an executive producer.[21] The idea for the series dates back to Las Vegas vacations that Thompson would take in the late 1980s. On one trip, Thompson developed a vision of a dead body laying in the desert, and then "we pan up and there's the Strip 50 yards away. That was what ended up in the pilot, that opening shot, but I couldn't ever figure out what that went to. So I had that thing in my head for 15 years." At various points, Thompson tried developing this idea into a novel or play.[22]

In 2002, Thompson had been working with NBC on a television pilot for a different series; although this pilot was unsuccessful, NBC officials who worked with Thompson later asked him to create a Las Vegas-based series.[21] At the time, Thompson felt that there was a lack of "fun" and entertaining shows on television, telling NBC that there were too many procedural dramas such as CSI and Law & Order.[22] For Las Vegas, Thompson was inspired by the city's evolving history and its megaresorts,[21] saying, "If there are 127,000 (hotel) rooms in the city, that means I've got a potential 127,000 stories every week, because everybody's got a story, and so do all the people who live here."[23] The show would be reminiscent of the 1970s series Vegas. Originally known under the working title Casino Eye, the new series would also include Scott Steindorff as producer.[24] Initially, Don Johnson was also going to serve as an executive producer, although he ultimately had no involvement in the final project.[25][26]

Casting and character changes

 
James Caan

James Caan was among several actors considered for the role of Ed Deline, although the producers were initially unsure that they could get Caan to sign on.[27][28] Johnson was considered for the role, but turned it down.[29] Caan was cast at the last minute,[27] marking his first starring role in a television series.[30] Caan later said that he took the television role due to a lack of film offers.[31] He also said in 2005 that he had never watched the series.[32] Caan was initially doubtful about starring in a series;[27][28] he insisted that his role require effort on his part,[11] and that the character be "multidimensional and complex."[27] As originally written, the character would spend much of his time in a surveillance room looking at camera footage. Caan disliked this idea and considered the role limited, saying that Ed Deline should be "more elastic, so there could be some humor." Caan had the role rewritten, allowing his character to spend time outside of the surveillance room. Actress Molly Sims said about Caan, "If the writing's not good, or he doesn't like it, he's very picky, but that's what makes it good. He adds clout to our show."[11] Caan and Sims did not get along for the first two seasons.[33] Approximately 350 women auditioned for the role of Delinda Deline, before it eventually went to Sims.[34]

The character of Danny McCoy was developed by Thompson to be a Las Vegas resident, like himself. He said, "It's a city of almost 2 million people. We wanted to capture not just the Strip. People live here and it's their home, and we wanted to capture that."[35] Nikki Cox's character, Mary, was originally an escort in the pilot episode, although her title was changed to events planner for the rest of the series. According to Sims, "I believe the network felt that it would be 'unseemly' to have your protagonist's girl-next-door sweetheart and the ultimate love of his life be an escort."[36] The part of Nessa was originally written as a 60-year-old man, although Thompson was impressed enough with Marsha Thomason's audition that he rewrote the role for her.[35] Thomason signed a seven-year contract,[37] but later departed the series after the second season, in order to pursue other projects.[38]

Filming

Filming for the pilot episode began on March 17, 2003, in the Las Vegas Valley. Filming locations included the Mandalay Bay resort, the Fremont Street Experience,[21][39][40][34] and a warehouse that the production crew used to build a surveillance room set.[21] The pilot cost $5 million,[41] making it the most expensive in NBC history.[42][43] Filming lasted nearly three weeks,[21][42] and the pilot was picked up shortly thereafter.[43] Series production began in July 2003, with an eight-day shooting schedule for each hour-long episode.[44] Each episode initially cost $2.3 million to produce,[13] although the budget was gradually raised to $2.7 million as the series progressed.[45][46]

Although most of the production occurred in California, some filming also occasionally took place in Las Vegas.[47][48] Filming primarily occurred at Culver Studios in California.[48][14][27] Steindorff said that the writers would make regular visits to Las Vegas to "immerse themselves in that world".[14] Thompson said that during these trips, the team would ask real security guards "if it's too far-fetched if we do X, Y and Z. They say, 'Are you crazy? That happens all of the time'".[8]

The series premiered in September 2003, and its success prompted NBC to greenlight nine additional episodes for the season.[49] The show went over budget in its first season, necessitating the need for an cheap episode that would keep the cast on the Montecito set in California. As a result, an episode was written in which a blackout and a murder occur simultaneously at the Montecito, keeping the characters at the resort. Thompson said, "We were not allowed to have any guest appearances. I thought, 'How do we trap them all in the casino.'" The episode received some criticism from people who doubted that a casino blackout was possible, although such an event occurred at the Bellagio resort a few months after the episode aired.[50]

To refresh the series, Thompson wrote in the demolition of the Montecito for the end of season two, with a new version of the resort being opened in the third season.[22] In addition, Lara Flynn Boyle was cast as Monica Mancuso, the new owner of the Montecito, in July 2005.[22][51] For the role, Boyle took inspiration from Shirley MacLaine: "I always daydreamed about being one of the Rat Pack. Shirley MacLaine could really hold her own with [Frank Sinatra and] the boys. I feel the same way — never let them see you sweat or cry."[52]

Montecito

Early on, the Culver Studios complex had eight sets that depicted the Montecito resort, including a 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) casino set.[48][47] Other sets depicted hotel rooms, hallways, elevators, a dance club,[48] and the Montecito's surveillance room.[30] A coffee shop set was added for the second season.[48] Some Montecito scenes were also filmed at the Mandalay Bay,[53] particularly in the casino and at the resort's wave pool.[54] Glenn Schaeffer, the president of Mandalay Resort Group, also made several appearances in early episodes.[53] During season 1, the Green Valley Ranch, a hotel-casino in Henderson, Nevada, was also used to portray the Montecito.[55][56][57]

A new Montecito set was created for the third season, measuring 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) and occupying three stories across six sound stages.[45][54] The production team incorporated product placement into the set to alleviate its high cost. Among the brands featured in the third season was Aston Martin, which is shown to have a dealership at the Montecito. This was done following the opening of a Ferrari dealership at the new Wynn resort. Thompson wanted the series to feel current with the latest attractions in Las Vegas.[58] A Wolfgang Puck restaurant was also added to the set, and Puck appeared as himself in the series.[59][60]

As of season 4, the Montecito set included 146 slot machines and 24 table games. This set went $2 million over budget, but was built in eight weeks to meet the deadline for the start of filming.[46] Exterior shots show the Montecito at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, across the street from the Luxor resort, although the views from interior shots imply different and contradictory locations on the Strip.[54][61][62] Ahead of the fifth season premiere, Thompson joked about the Montecito's location, "We're just going to keep moving it around, just to piss people off."[61]

Final seasons and cancellation

Season 3 saw a drop in ratings, and Las Vegas was only renewed for 17 episodes in its next season, instead of the standard 22. The series was facing cancellation after the premiere of its fourth season. For the season finale, Thompson told NBC, "I'm gonna make this the biggest cliffhanger anyone's ever seen. And if you cancel us, you're gonna have 15 million fans pissed off at you, not me."[63] The fate of a fifth season was contingent on budget cuts.[64] NBC announced a fifth season in February 2007, while stating that Caan and Nikki Cox would depart the series. Caan had wanted to resume his film career; he previously had to pass on several film opportunities due to conflicts with the Las Vegas production schedule.[63][65][66] Cox was let go from the production due to budget cuts.[32][66] Although she was upset and surprised by the decision,[66] she had also suggested during season 4 that it may be time for her to move on from the series.[63] Like Cox, Caan's departure would also allow for budget cuts.[67] The writers were caught off-guard by the cast departures, which were announced at the last minute.[68]

Tom Selleck was cast in April 2007, as the Montecito's new owner, A.J. Cooper.[64][69][70] Las Vegas marked Selleck's first main role on a television series since Magnum, P.I.[64] Selleck was Thompson's first choice for the role.[12] To prepare, Selleck watched the previous season on DVD.[71] Selleck's character would fill the void left by Caan, while a new female concierge (ultimately played by Camille Guaty) would serve as a replacement for Cox's character.[64][72] Filming for the fifth season began at the end of April 2007, three months earlier than usual. Production began early to avoid a potential writers strike.[73][74] Three episodes ultimately went unproduced because of the strike, leaving the season with 19 episodes.[16][75]

Due to low ratings, NBC canceled the series on February 20, 2008, five days after the airing of the season 5 finale.[16][76][77] Thompson said, "I sold my soul to get a Season 5, so I didn't have a soul left to sell. We fought an uphill battle from day one. We were the little big show that could."[75] Thompson said that the series did not receive adequate promotion,[12] and Caan later said that some poor episode plots helped contribute to the show's downfall.[78]

The series ended with several cliffhangers, including the fate of Delinda Deline's unborn baby.[79] In reaction to the cancellation, upset fans sent baby booties and dolls to NBC, demanding a proper ending.[16][80] Discussions had been held about making a two-hour film to serve as a finale.[75] In the event that a proper resolution should not be possible, Thompson had an alternate plan for Danny McCoy and Delinda Deline to cameo in an episode of Knight Rider, carrying their newborn.[81] Due to Knight Rider's cancellation, however, Danny and Delinda's cameo appearance never came to fruition.[82]

Music

A soundtrack for the series was released in September 2005.[83][84]

Various theme songs have been used for the opening credits, depending on where, how, or when the show has aired. In France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, the UK, and other countries, the theme song is "Let It Ride" by Charlie Clouser and Jon Ingoldsby, while in other countries, such as the US and Canada, the theme song is "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley, off of the album Memories: The '68 Comeback Special.

For American DVD releases, episodes available for viewing on NBC's website and reruns shown on the cable network E!, Clouser's song is used (with the exception of the pilot episode), most likely because the original clearances for use of the Presley song did not extend to syndication and home video sales.

Release

Broadcast

Las Vegas aired on NBC and premiered on September 22, 2003. It originally aired on Monday nights, but was moved to Friday nights starting on March 3, 2006. NBC had acquired the rights to air NBC Sunday Night Football, through a contract with the National Football League (NFL). The NFL sought to distance itself from the city of Las Vegas, and a clause in the contract prohibited any mention of the city during Sunday Night Football. This would include next-night promotion of Las Vegas, prompting the change to Fridays.[16][85]

The third season ended with several cliffhangers, and the season 4 premiere was delayed twice, eventually premiering on October 27, 2006.[18][86] This was done in order to give 1 vs. 100, a popular new game show, another Friday night in the timeslot, while providing more time to promote the season premiere of Las Vegas.[86]

The series aired its 100th episode on January 11, 2008.[34]

The American channel TNT purchased the rights to air reruns, beginning in 2007.[87][88] E! later started airing reruns, in 2020.[89]

As of October 3, 2022, the digital subchannel COZI TV acquired the broadcast rights to "Las Vegas" and has been airing the show in back to back to back episodes from 11 PM - 2 AM CT/Midnight - 3 AM ET seven nights a week but as of the new acquisition, the opening and closing theme songs have been changed to generic music instead of the original Elvis Presley classic playing "Little Less Conversation" when it originally aired on NBC; this is possibly due to copyright or trademark issues in licensing said music for the program airing on COZI through the Presley Estate.

SOURCE...https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2022/09/cozi-tv-acquires-monk-bones-and-las.html

Home media

All five seasons were released on DVD. The DVDs include extra scenes that were too sexual for network television.[1][22] These scenes were shot specifically for the DVDs, as Thompson said that extra features helped DVD sales.[22] As of early 2008, the series had sold 500,000 DVD copies in North America, with four seasons available at the time.[1]

Name Episode # Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season One 23 January 4, 2005 March 14, 2005
 November 28, 2005
Season Two 24 September 13, 2005 December 5, 2005
 November 28, 2005
Season Three 23 September 12, 2006 November 30, 2006 November 15, 2006
Season Four 17 September 11, 2007 October 29, 2007 April 1, 2009
Season Five 19 July 22, 2008 October 13, 2008 December 2, 2009

Reception

Critical response

Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times reviewed the pilot episode. She was critical of Caan's acting, but wrote that the show "manages to be slick, fast-paced and engaging", concluding that it "leaves enough mysteries open to keep viewers coming back for another look".[90] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described Caan as the show's only "sign of real life", finding the other actors to be attractive but otherwise lacking: "They are not so much characters -- not yet, anyway -- as extensions of their clothes, or cleavage. You don't relate to them so much as simply stare." Lloyd considered the production values to be "extremely high" and wrote, "This may be trash, but it comes in an attractive can."[91]

Phil Gallo of Variety called the series a guilty pleasure and described the tone as "light and unforced", thanks to the actors and "some sharp editing".[92] Reviewing the first season, DVD Talk described Las Vegas as a "fast-paced, slick, and attractive television series that rarely takes itself too seriously and never fails to entertain."[93]

In a review for the second season, Charlie McCollum of San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times called Las Vegas a guilty pleasure and wrote, "Flashy, often trashy and slickly produced, the drama may be fluff, but it's good, sexy fluff with James Caan on hand to provide a bit of gravitas."[94]

Television ratings

Originally, Las Vegas was not expected to succeed.[34] However, it proved to be a ratings success in its first season,[11][47][48] despite competition from Monday Night Football, Everybody Loves Raymond, Joe Millionaire, Skin, and My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance.[13][95] Ratings dropped after the series moved to Friday nights in 2006, with episodes averaging less than 9 million viewers.[32] Caan said that the move to Fridays was "like a death sentence."[78]

As of early 2008, the series aired in multiple countries. It was popular among viewers in Australia, France, and Spain, but received limited viewership in Germany.[1]

Below is a table of Las Vegas seasonal rankings in the U.S. television market, based on average total viewers per episode. Each U.S. network television season starts in September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Season Episodes Timeslot (ET) Originally aired Nielsen Ratings
Season premiere Season finale TV season Rank Viewers 18-49 rank
1 23 Monday 9:00 PM September 22, 2003 May 17, 2004 2003–04 #27[96] 11.83[96] #18[97]
2 24 September 13, 2004 May 23, 2005 2004–05 #33[98] 11.43[98] #30[97]
3 23 Monday 9:00 PM (Sept. 2005 – Feb. 2006)
Friday 9:00 PM (Mar. 2006 – May 2006) 		September 19, 2005 May 12, 2006 2005–06 #46[99] 10.51[99] #43[100]
4 17 Friday 9:00 PM October 27, 2006 March 9, 2007 2006–07 #70[101] 9.02[101] #65[102]
5 19 Friday 10:00 PM September 28, 2007 February 15, 2008 2007–08 #66[103] 8.46[103] #83[104]

Other media

Las Vegas had several crossover episodes with the NBC series Crossing Jordan, starting in the second season.[105][18] A total of eight crossover episodes were produced between the two shows.

The Montecito has appeared in several other shows — Heroes, Knight Rider,[106] Medium,[107] Monk,[108] and Passions — when characters from those shows visited Las Vegas. Of these, only the daytime soap Passions included Las Vegas characters in cameo roles:[109] Nikki Cox appeared as Mary Connell.

The Las Vegas episode "The Story of Owe" mentions a Dunder-Mifflin convention, obliquely linking to The Office.[110]

In the episodes "Father of the Bride Redux" and "Died in Plain Sight", when Ed Deline travels to Morocco to find and relocate a former CIA asset, the false passport he uses is in the name of Alan Bourdillion Traherne. This is the name of the character he played in the 1966 film El Dorado.[111]

The Las Vegas tie-in novel High Stakes Game, by Jeff Mariotte, tells the tale of what could have occurred between the season-two finale and the season-three premiere when the casino was destroyed and rebuilt and the characters briefly went their separate ways. A second novel called Sleight of Hand, also by Mariotte, was launched in 2007.

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vegas, series, confused, with, vegas, 2012, series, vegas, american, comedy, drama, television, series, created, gary, scott, thompson, broadcast, from, september, 2003, february, 2008, airing, five, seasons, focuses, team, people, working, montecito, fictiona. Not to be confused with Vegas 2012 TV series Las Vegas is an American comedy drama television series created by Gary Scott Thompson It was broadcast by NBC from September 22 2003 to February 15 2008 airing for five seasons It focuses on a team of people working at the Montecito a fictional hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip The employees deal with various issues that arise within the working environment ranging from casino security to restaurant management and valet parking Las Vegas starred James Caan Josh Duhamel Nikki Cox James Lesure Vanessa Marcil Molly Sims Marsha Thomason and eventually Tom Selleck The series originally centered on Ed Deline Caan a strict ex CIA officer who serves as the president of operations for the Montecito Former Marine Danny McCoy Duhamel who is Ed s protege later becomes the Montecito s new president Las VegasTitle logoGenreComedy dramaCreated byGary Scott ThompsonStarringJames Caan Josh Duhamel Nikki Cox James Lesure Vanessa Marcil Molly Sims Marsha Thomason Tom SelleckOpening theme A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley on US TV broadcasts Let It Ride by Charlie Clouser was used in international and DVD versions ComposerCharlie ClouserCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons5No of episodes106 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersGary Scott Thompson Justin Falvey Darryl Frank Matt Pyken Gardner Stern Kim Newton Scott SteindorffProducersStephen Sassen Jill Cargerman Daniel Arkin Howard GrigsbyRunning time40 43 minutesProduction companiesGary Scott Thompson Productions DreamWorks Television NBC Studios Season 1 NBC Universal Television Studio Seasons 2 5 Universal Media Studios Season 5 ReleaseOriginal networkNBCOriginal releaseSeptember 22 2003 2003 09 22 February 15 2008 2008 02 15 RelatedCrossing JordanThe pilot episode began filming in March 2003 and was produced for 5 million making it the most expensive pilot in NBC history Production for a full season began later that year Much of the series filming occurred at Culver Studios in California where a set was constructed to represent the Montecito Some filming also occasionally took place in Las Vegas The Mandalay Bay and Green Valley Ranch two hotel casinos in the Las Vegas Valley were sometimes used to portray the Montecito Las Vegas marked Caan s first starring role in a television series Thomason left the series after the second season to pursue other projects and Caan and Cox departed in 2007 after completing season four Caan wanted to resume his film career and Cox was let go due to budget cuts which were needed in order to greenlight a fifth season After Caan s departure Selleck was added to the cast as a new character The series originally aired on Monday nights before being moved to Friday nights in 2006 Ratings declined following the move and Las Vegas was eventually canceled on February 20 2008 ending the series with several cliffhangers Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 3 Cast and characters 3 1 Main 3 2 Recurring 3 3 Notable guest stars 4 Production 4 1 Development 4 2 Casting and character changes 4 3 Filming 4 3 1 Montecito 4 4 Final seasons and cancellation 5 Music 6 Release 6 1 Broadcast 6 2 Home media 7 Reception 7 1 Critical response 7 2 Television ratings 8 Other media 9 References 10 External linksPremise EditLas Vegas is a comedy drama that focuses primarily on Danny McCoy and his boss Ed Deline They and others work at the Montecito a fictional hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip The employees deal with a variety of issues such as casino security restaurant management and valet parking Danny a former U S Marine initially works under the resort s head of security Ed a former CIA officer Early in the first season Ed is promoted to president of operations Danny has on and off relationships with Mary a childhood friend and Delinda who is Ed s daughter The Montecito undergoes several ownership changes during the course of the series The resort is demolished in the season two finale in favor of a new Montecito which opens in the third season under the ownership of Monica Mancuso Following the end of season four Ed and Mary go into hiding after killing her father who sexually abused her as a child In the fifth season the Montecito is purchased by A J Cooper a billionaire and former Marine Danny becomes the new president of operations and he moves in with Delinda who is pregnant with their first child Episodes EditMain article List of Las Vegas episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired123September 22 2003 2003 09 22 May 17 2004 2004 05 17 224September 13 2004 2004 09 13 May 23 2005 2005 05 23 323September 19 2005 2005 09 19 May 12 2006 2006 05 12 417October 27 2006 2006 10 27 March 9 2007 2007 03 09 519September 28 2007 2007 09 28 February 15 2008 2008 02 15 Cast and characters EditMain Edit Ed Deline James Caan is initially the head of security and surveillance for the Montecito but is promoted to president of operations in the eighth episode He is portrayed as a loving husband and father as well as a father figure to his employees especially Danny Nevertheless he is a tough man and does not hesitate to use violence to get what he wants As the former director of counterintelligence for the CIA his past has come back to haunt him on several occasions During season three Ed is briefly in retirement due to disagreements with the new Montecito owner although he soon returns to his position Caan and his character depart the series in season five when Ed becomes a wanted man for killing Mary Connell s father 1 Ed goes into hiding and resumes work for the CIA being stationed in Paris Danny McCoy Josh Duhamel is initially Ed Deline s apprentice and good friend who is later promoted to head of security for the Montecito During season three Danny briefly serves as president of operations for the resort after Ed resigns Upon Ed s return Danny is reinstated as head of security Danny is officially named the new president in season 5 Danny was born and raised in Las Vegas At the end of season two his father Larry McCoy John Terry dies in an accident and Danny inherits his father s house and construction company Danny sells the house and uses the money to buy a condo Danny is a former U S Marine with guerrilla and counterintelligence training He is recalled into military service in Iraq at the end of season one In season two he is awarded the Silver Star after calling in an air strike over his unit and himself when they were ambushed and overrun Only he survives the strike He is involved in an on and off relationship with Ed s daughter Delinda in season one Danny and Mary have known each other since childhood and they also have an on and off relationship Danny proposes to Mary but she calls off the engagement because she feels that he has a lot of things to sort out for himself He ultimately begins living with girlfriend Delinda who is pregnant with their first child in the final season Mary Connell Nikki Cox is the special events director at the casino A Las Vegas native her father sexually abused her when she was a child and Danny always came to her rescue She is sometimes involved in a relationship with Danny who proposes to her in season two she accepts then later calls off the engagement In season three Mary is promoted to hotel manager In season four she helps her stepmother and half sisters testify against her father a case which is lost because of his connections Near the end of season four she purchases a gun to shoot her father Cox departed the series and did not return for the fifth season Explaining her character s absence Mary is hiding from the law for her part in her father s murder 1 but is apparently safe as she sends Danny a photo with a house and white picket fence her dream house Mike Cannon James Lesure is Danny s friend who studied mechanical engineering at MIT He works as head valet for the first season but is recruited by Ed to the security department to help during Danny s military absence He stays on as security personnel following Danny s return In season 5 Mike is promoted to head of security and surveillance In the pilot episode Mike has a wife and daughter this plot line is seemingly abandoned thereafter Mike and Nessa become close in season two until she leaves to be with her father and sister Mike and Piper get married in the final season Samantha Jane Sam Marquez Vanessa Marcil is the self proclaimed best casino host in the world She lives in a Montecito suite and is portrayed as a ruthless businessperson whose sole interest is to get high rollers to play at the Montecito However in the fourth season she reveals that she is only cold and jaded because everyone expects it of her and underneath it all she is weak and pathetic like everyone else 2 She was married to billionaire Casey Manning from whom she was estranged for seven years prior to divorcing She is also involved in an on and off relationship with Det Woody Hoyt from Crossing Jordan until it ends in the fourth season During this season she is seen to be currently in love with and waiting for Jeremy who fell into a 20 year coma after falling off a stool at a slot machine he is the man who first brought her to Las Vegas from Austin Texas 2 After Casey s death Sam is left in control of the Montecito but she fails to pay back taxes owed on the property Her ownership lasts for a week until A J Cooper buys the Montecito by paying off the taxes In the season five finale Casey s younger brother Vic Manning visits the Montecito to take over ownership At the end of the show Sam and Vic plan to get married When asked why Sam wants to marry Vic she always stated she did not have feelings for him though he loved her she says it is because Vic understands her and will not try to change her plus he reminds her of Casey Delinda Deline Molly Sims is Ed and Jillian s daughter She is the entertainment manager for the Montecito s clubs and also works as the food and beverage manager for the resort Delinda is shown to have a genius level IQ and once majored in psychology but decided the human race s biggest problem is that they are boring During season three Delinda leaves the Montecito to work for another casino She returns at the request of new Montecito owner Monica Mancuso who is disappointed that club earnings have dropped without her Derek an old college flame asks Delinda to marry him in season three She accepts the proposal but just before the ceremony Ed is shot In the fray of Ed s medical crisis Delinda calls off the wedding In season five she becomes pregnant with Danny s child and they begin a relationship At the end of the season five finale Delinda becomes overwhelmed with pain after just learning that Montecito owner A J Cooper is alive he was supposedly killed in a plane crash Delinda begins bleeding although the series ends on a cliffhanger leaving the fate of her unborn baby unknown Nessa Holt Marsha Thomason also known as The Ice Queen is the head pit boss of the Montecito and is described as being the best in Las Vegas She was born in Manchester England and has a shady past due to her father s connections with Ed Deline Her father was a well known gambler cheater and con artist who was forcefully recruited into the CIA and faked his death Nessa was raised by Ed and Jillian for some years and is referred to as a sister to Delinda At the opening of season three Nessa is explained to have left Las Vegas and been given a new identity to be able to live with her father and long lost sister She and Mike had been getting closer to a relationship although she fails to say goodbye to him A J Cooper Tom Selleck becomes the latest owner of the Montecito in season five He is a former Marine and cattle rancher from Wyoming who stirs things up at the casino His net worth is about 2 billion Cooper was a black ops Marine in the Vietnam War and awarded the Bronze Star for his work During his time in the Marines he served in the Battle of Khe Sanh 3 In the season five finale Cooper s jet crashes during a business trip and he is presumed dead However during the final moments of the show Cooper arrives at his memorial service and appears to be fine Recurring Edit Monica Mancuso Lara Flynn Boyle becomes the new owner of the Montecito in season three She is portrayed as self centered and bull headed and is generally disliked by the staff At age 25 she married an 83 year old billionaire Upon his death at age 93 she inherited his fortune and used it to purchase and upgrade the Montecito Dedicated to proving that she is more than just a woman who inherited money she is determined to make the Montecito a success She uses the resort as collateral to try purchasing other casinos in Las Vegas Nine episodes into the third season Monica dies in a freak accident a gust of wind blows her off the roof of the Montecito and down the Las Vegas Strip before she crashes into a shoe store Her outfit with wing like sleeves contributed to her being blown off the roof The scene was created to be humorous 1 4 5 In accordance with her final wishes the Montecito staff flush her cremated remains down a toilet in her suite at the resort Casey Manning Dean Cain is a shrewd and cunning businessman and Sam Marquez s ex husband He buys the Montecito in the third season following Monica s death In season four Casey is killed in a fishing accident a giant squid envelops him off the coast of New Zealand The autopsy reveals that he was poisoned before the accident 1 6 He leaves the Montecito to Sam who faces tax problems he left In the series finale Sam plans to marry Casey s brother Vic though she does not love him because Vic reminds her of Casey Piper Nielsen Camille Guaty the newest concierge of the Montecito is introduced in season five She is fired for letting an underage person gamble but Cooper pays a 1 million fine to hire her back raising speculation among the casino staff about their relationship Piper never knew who her father was until Cooper reveals that they served together in the Marines Before her father died Cooper promised that he would keep an eye on Piper As she moved to various states over the years he did the same in order to be there for her though without her knowledge Mike and Piper get married near the end of the season Mitch Sassen Mitch Longley is a regular member of the surveillance team and like the actor who plays him he is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair Jillian Deline Cheryl Ladd is Ed s wife and Delinda s mother Jillian expresses growing resentment of Ed s time on the job In the season four finale Jillian says she will leave Ed if he decides to purchase the Montecito In the opening of season five she is revealed to support Ed s decision for better or worse after learning of her future grandchild She leaves Ed after they move away under sketchy circumstances Luis Perez Guy Ecker is a Las Vegas police detective who appears in the first two seasons He is a childhood friend of Danny and Mary and friend of Ed Deline and his team He also had served in the Marines and his unit is later recalled for service in Iraq where he dies in the first week there A funeral is held in his honor with Ed and everyone attending and he is discovered to have a child whose existence was unknown to him 7 Kathy Berson Rikki Klieman is the Montecito s main legal adviser and lawyer introduced in season two If any legal issues arise Kathy is the first person whom everyone asks Polly Suzanne Whang is a Korean manicurist in the Montecito s spa She is introduced in season three and later forms a friendship with A J Cooper Polly openly discusses her sexual experiences Sarasvati Kumar Lakshmi Manchu is an accountant for the casino She appears in the first three seasons and eventually begins a relationship with Mike although this ends in the season three finale after she goes home with Delinda s bachelorette party strippers Gunther Harry Groener appearing in the first three seasons is the temperamental executive chef at the Montecito s original restaurant He habitually has issues that require Delinda s attention and develops a rivalry with Wolfgang Puck when the more famous chef opens a restaurant at the casino Gunther eventually quits after losing a cook off to Puck he sells his restaurant to Charo Erika Anna Pheil appearing in seasons three through five is a hard as nails barmaid Danny hires on a lark when he sees her dealing with customers while tending bar at a strip club Shannon Malaya Drew is a member of the Montecito s security She plays a small role in six episodes spanning the third and fourth season She briefly shows interest in Mike Notable guest stars Edit Various guest stars have appeared on the show sometimes portraying themselves 8 9 10 Notable guest stars have included Alec Baldwin 11 Little Richard 12 Mark McGrath 13 Sylvester Stallone 14 Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman 15 16 Norm Clarke 17 Jewel 18 Wayne Newton and Gladys Knight 10 Larry Manetti and Roger E Mosley made a guest appearance in season 5 as characters named Larry and Roger who are friends of A J Cooper Selleck Manetti and Mosley had previously starred on Magnum P I and their appearance together in Las Vegas marked their first reunion since the ending of Magnum P I in 1988 19 20 Production EditDevelopment Edit Gary Scott Thompson Las Vegas was created by Gary Scott Thompson who also served as an executive producer 21 The idea for the series dates back to Las Vegas vacations that Thompson would take in the late 1980s On one trip Thompson developed a vision of a dead body laying in the desert and then we pan up and there s the Strip 50 yards away That was what ended up in the pilot that opening shot but I couldn t ever figure out what that went to So I had that thing in my head for 15 years At various points Thompson tried developing this idea into a novel or play 22 In 2002 Thompson had been working with NBC on a television pilot for a different series although this pilot was unsuccessful NBC officials who worked with Thompson later asked him to create a Las Vegas based series 21 At the time Thompson felt that there was a lack of fun and entertaining shows on television telling NBC that there were too many procedural dramas such as CSI and Law amp Order 22 For Las Vegas Thompson was inspired by the city s evolving history and its megaresorts 21 saying If there are 127 000 hotel rooms in the city that means I ve got a potential 127 000 stories every week because everybody s got a story and so do all the people who live here 23 The show would be reminiscent of the 1970s series Vegas Originally known under the working title Casino Eye the new series would also include Scott Steindorff as producer 24 Initially Don Johnson was also going to serve as an executive producer although he ultimately had no involvement in the final project 25 26 Casting and character changes Edit James Caan James Caan was among several actors considered for the role of Ed Deline although the producers were initially unsure that they could get Caan to sign on 27 28 Johnson was considered for the role but turned it down 29 Caan was cast at the last minute 27 marking his first starring role in a television series 30 Caan later said that he took the television role due to a lack of film offers 31 He also said in 2005 that he had never watched the series 32 Caan was initially doubtful about starring in a series 27 28 he insisted that his role require effort on his part 11 and that the character be multidimensional and complex 27 As originally written the character would spend much of his time in a surveillance room looking at camera footage Caan disliked this idea and considered the role limited saying that Ed Deline should be more elastic so there could be some humor Caan had the role rewritten allowing his character to spend time outside of the surveillance room Actress Molly Sims said about Caan If the writing s not good or he doesn t like it he s very picky but that s what makes it good He adds clout to our show 11 Caan and Sims did not get along for the first two seasons 33 Approximately 350 women auditioned for the role of Delinda Deline before it eventually went to Sims 34 The character of Danny McCoy was developed by Thompson to be a Las Vegas resident like himself He said It s a city of almost 2 million people We wanted to capture not just the Strip People live here and it s their home and we wanted to capture that 35 Nikki Cox s character Mary was originally an escort in the pilot episode although her title was changed to events planner for the rest of the series According to Sims I believe the network felt that it would be unseemly to have your protagonist s girl next door sweetheart and the ultimate love of his life be an escort 36 The part of Nessa was originally written as a 60 year old man although Thompson was impressed enough with Marsha Thomason s audition that he rewrote the role for her 35 Thomason signed a seven year contract 37 but later departed the series after the second season in order to pursue other projects 38 Filming Edit Filming for the pilot episode began on March 17 2003 in the Las Vegas Valley Filming locations included the Mandalay Bay resort the Fremont Street Experience 21 39 40 34 and a warehouse that the production crew used to build a surveillance room set 21 The pilot cost 5 million 41 making it the most expensive in NBC history 42 43 Filming lasted nearly three weeks 21 42 and the pilot was picked up shortly thereafter 43 Series production began in July 2003 with an eight day shooting schedule for each hour long episode 44 Each episode initially cost 2 3 million to produce 13 although the budget was gradually raised to 2 7 million as the series progressed 45 46 Although most of the production occurred in California some filming also occasionally took place in Las Vegas 47 48 Filming primarily occurred at Culver Studios in California 48 14 27 Steindorff said that the writers would make regular visits to Las Vegas to immerse themselves in that world 14 Thompson said that during these trips the team would ask real security guards if it s too far fetched if we do X Y and Z They say Are you crazy That happens all of the time 8 The series premiered in September 2003 and its success prompted NBC to greenlight nine additional episodes for the season 49 The show went over budget in its first season necessitating the need for an cheap episode that would keep the cast on the Montecito set in California As a result an episode was written in which a blackout and a murder occur simultaneously at the Montecito keeping the characters at the resort Thompson said We were not allowed to have any guest appearances I thought How do we trap them all in the casino The episode received some criticism from people who doubted that a casino blackout was possible although such an event occurred at the Bellagio resort a few months after the episode aired 50 To refresh the series Thompson wrote in the demolition of the Montecito for the end of season two with a new version of the resort being opened in the third season 22 In addition Lara Flynn Boyle was cast as Monica Mancuso the new owner of the Montecito in July 2005 22 51 For the role Boyle took inspiration from Shirley MacLaine I always daydreamed about being one of the Rat Pack Shirley MacLaine could really hold her own with Frank Sinatra and the boys I feel the same way never let them see you sweat or cry 52 Montecito Edit Early on the Culver Studios complex had eight sets that depicted the Montecito resort including a 20 000 sq ft 1 900 m2 casino set 48 47 Other sets depicted hotel rooms hallways elevators a dance club 48 and the Montecito s surveillance room 30 A coffee shop set was added for the second season 48 Some Montecito scenes were also filmed at the Mandalay Bay 53 particularly in the casino and at the resort s wave pool 54 Glenn Schaeffer the president of Mandalay Resort Group also made several appearances in early episodes 53 During season 1 the Green Valley Ranch a hotel casino in Henderson Nevada was also used to portray the Montecito 55 56 57 A new Montecito set was created for the third season measuring 40 000 sq ft 3 700 m2 and occupying three stories across six sound stages 45 54 The production team incorporated product placement into the set to alleviate its high cost Among the brands featured in the third season was Aston Martin which is shown to have a dealership at the Montecito This was done following the opening of a Ferrari dealership at the new Wynn resort Thompson wanted the series to feel current with the latest attractions in Las Vegas 58 A Wolfgang Puck restaurant was also added to the set and Puck appeared as himself in the series 59 60 As of season 4 the Montecito set included 146 slot machines and 24 table games This set went 2 million over budget but was built in eight weeks to meet the deadline for the start of filming 46 Exterior shots show the Montecito at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip across the street from the Luxor resort although the views from interior shots imply different and contradictory locations on the Strip 54 61 62 Ahead of the fifth season premiere Thompson joked about the Montecito s location We re just going to keep moving it around just to piss people off 61 Final seasons and cancellation Edit Season 3 saw a drop in ratings and Las Vegas was only renewed for 17 episodes in its next season instead of the standard 22 The series was facing cancellation after the premiere of its fourth season For the season finale Thompson told NBC I m gonna make this the biggest cliffhanger anyone s ever seen And if you cancel us you re gonna have 15 million fans pissed off at you not me 63 The fate of a fifth season was contingent on budget cuts 64 NBC announced a fifth season in February 2007 while stating that Caan and Nikki Cox would depart the series Caan had wanted to resume his film career he previously had to pass on several film opportunities due to conflicts with the Las Vegas production schedule 63 65 66 Cox was let go from the production due to budget cuts 32 66 Although she was upset and surprised by the decision 66 she had also suggested during season 4 that it may be time for her to move on from the series 63 Like Cox Caan s departure would also allow for budget cuts 67 The writers were caught off guard by the cast departures which were announced at the last minute 68 Tom Selleck was cast in April 2007 as the Montecito s new owner A J Cooper 64 69 70 Las Vegas marked Selleck s first main role on a television series since Magnum P I 64 Selleck was Thompson s first choice for the role 12 To prepare Selleck watched the previous season on DVD 71 Selleck s character would fill the void left by Caan while a new female concierge ultimately played by Camille Guaty would serve as a replacement for Cox s character 64 72 Filming for the fifth season began at the end of April 2007 three months earlier than usual Production began early to avoid a potential writers strike 73 74 Three episodes ultimately went unproduced because of the strike leaving the season with 19 episodes 16 75 Due to low ratings NBC canceled the series on February 20 2008 five days after the airing of the season 5 finale 16 76 77 Thompson said I sold my soul to get a Season 5 so I didn t have a soul left to sell We fought an uphill battle from day one We were the little big show that could 75 Thompson said that the series did not receive adequate promotion 12 and Caan later said that some poor episode plots helped contribute to the show s downfall 78 The series ended with several cliffhangers including the fate of Delinda Deline s unborn baby 79 In reaction to the cancellation upset fans sent baby booties and dolls to NBC demanding a proper ending 16 80 Discussions had been held about making a two hour film to serve as a finale 75 In the event that a proper resolution should not be possible Thompson had an alternate plan for Danny McCoy and Delinda Deline to cameo in an episode of Knight Rider carrying their newborn 81 Due to Knight Rider s cancellation however Danny and Delinda s cameo appearance never came to fruition 82 Music EditA soundtrack for the series was released in September 2005 83 84 Various theme songs have been used for the opening credits depending on where how or when the show has aired In France Italy Spain Portugal the Netherlands the UK and other countries the theme song is Let It Ride by Charlie Clouser and Jon Ingoldsby while in other countries such as the US and Canada the theme song is A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley off of the album Memories The 68 Comeback Special For American DVD releases episodes available for viewing on NBC s website and reruns shown on the cable network E Clouser s song is used with the exception of the pilot episode most likely because the original clearances for use of the Presley song did not extend to syndication and home video sales Release EditBroadcast Edit Las Vegas aired on NBC and premiered on September 22 2003 It originally aired on Monday nights but was moved to Friday nights starting on March 3 2006 NBC had acquired the rights to air NBC Sunday Night Football through a contract with the National Football League NFL The NFL sought to distance itself from the city of Las Vegas and a clause in the contract prohibited any mention of the city during Sunday Night Football This would include next night promotion of Las Vegas prompting the change to Fridays 16 85 The third season ended with several cliffhangers and the season 4 premiere was delayed twice eventually premiering on October 27 2006 18 86 This was done in order to give 1 vs 100 a popular new game show another Friday night in the timeslot while providing more time to promote the season premiere of Las Vegas 86 The series aired its 100th episode on January 11 2008 34 The American channel TNT purchased the rights to air reruns beginning in 2007 87 88 E later started airing reruns in 2020 89 As of October 3 2022 the digital subchannel COZI TV acquired the broadcast rights to Las Vegas and has been airing the show in back to back to back episodes from 11 PM 2 AM CT Midnight 3 AM ET seven nights a week but as of the new acquisition the opening and closing theme songs have been changed to generic music instead of the original Elvis Presley classic playing Little Less Conversation when it originally aired on NBC this is possibly due to copyright or trademark issues in licensing said music for the program airing on COZI through the Presley Estate SOURCE https blog sitcomsonline com 2022 09 cozi tv acquires monk bones and las html Home media Edit All five seasons were released on DVD The DVDs include extra scenes that were too sexual for network television 1 22 These scenes were shot specifically for the DVDs as Thompson said that extra features helped DVD sales 22 As of early 2008 the series had sold 500 000 DVD copies in North America with four seasons available at the time 1 Name Episode Region 1 Region 2 Region 4Season One 23 January 4 2005 March 14 2005 November 28 2005Season Two 24 September 13 2005 December 5 2005 November 28 2005Season Three 23 September 12 2006 November 30 2006 November 15 2006Season Four 17 September 11 2007 October 29 2007 April 1 2009Season Five 19 July 22 2008 October 13 2008 December 2 2009Reception EditCritical response Edit Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times reviewed the pilot episode She was critical of Caan s acting but wrote that the show manages to be slick fast paced and engaging concluding that it leaves enough mysteries open to keep viewers coming back for another look 90 Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described Caan as the show s only sign of real life finding the other actors to be attractive but otherwise lacking They are not so much characters not yet anyway as extensions of their clothes or cleavage You don t relate to them so much as simply stare Lloyd considered the production values to be extremely high and wrote This may be trash but it comes in an attractive can 91 Phil Gallo of Variety called the series a guilty pleasure and described the tone as light and unforced thanks to the actors and some sharp editing 92 Reviewing the first season DVD Talk described Las Vegas as a fast paced slick and attractive television series that rarely takes itself too seriously and never fails to entertain 93 In a review for the second season Charlie McCollum of San Jose Mercury News Contra Costa Times called Las Vegas a guilty pleasure and wrote Flashy often trashy and slickly produced the drama may be fluff but it s good sexy fluff with James Caan on hand to provide a bit of gravitas 94 Television ratings Edit Originally Las Vegas was not expected to succeed 34 However it proved to be a ratings success in its first season 11 47 48 despite competition from Monday Night Football Everybody Loves Raymond Joe Millionaire Skin and My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance 13 95 Ratings dropped after the series moved to Friday nights in 2006 with episodes averaging less than 9 million viewers 32 Caan said that the move to Fridays was like a death sentence 78 As of early 2008 the series aired in multiple countries It was popular among viewers in Australia France and Spain but received limited viewership in Germany 1 Below is a table of Las Vegas seasonal rankings in the U S television market based on average total viewers per episode Each U S network television season starts in September and ends in late May which coincides with the completion of May sweeps Season Episodes Timeslot ET Originally aired Nielsen RatingsSeason premiere Season finale TV season Rank Viewers 18 49 rank1 23 Monday 9 00 PM September 22 2003 May 17 2004 2003 04 27 96 11 83 96 18 97 2 24 September 13 2004 May 23 2005 2004 05 33 98 11 43 98 30 97 3 23 Monday 9 00 PM Sept 2005 Feb 2006 Friday 9 00 PM Mar 2006 May 2006 September 19 2005 May 12 2006 2005 06 46 99 10 51 99 43 100 4 17 Friday 9 00 PM October 27 2006 March 9 2007 2006 07 70 101 9 02 101 65 102 5 19 Friday 10 00 PM September 28 2007 February 15 2008 2007 08 66 103 8 46 103 83 104 Other media EditLas Vegas had several crossover episodes with the NBC series Crossing Jordan starting in the second season 105 18 A total of eight crossover episodes were produced between the two shows The Montecito has appeared in several other shows Heroes Knight Rider 106 Medium 107 Monk 108 and Passions when characters from those shows visited Las Vegas Of these only the daytime soap Passions included Las Vegas characters in cameo roles 109 Nikki Cox appeared as Mary Connell The Las Vegas episode The Story of Owe mentions a Dunder Mifflin convention obliquely linking to The Office 110 In the episodes Father of the Bride Redux and Died in Plain Sight when Ed Deline travels to Morocco to find and relocate a former CIA asset the false passport he uses is in the name of Alan Bourdillion Traherne This is the name of the character he played in the 1966 film El Dorado 111 The Las Vegas tie in novel High Stakes Game by Jeff Mariotte tells the tale of what could have occurred between the season two finale and the season three premiere when the casino was destroyed and rebuilt and the characters briefly went their separate ways A second novel called Sleight of Hand also by Mariotte was launched in 2007 References Edit a b c d e f g Vegas odds and ends The Hollywood Reporter January 11 2008 Retrieved January 13 2021 a b The Burning Bedouin Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 14 February 16 2007 NBC Run Cooper Run Las Vegas Season 5 Episode 5 October 19 2007 NBC Las Vegas I don t even know what TV Guide November 27 2005 Retrieved January 10 2021 Boyle takes a flying leap in Las Vegas Associated Press November 23 2005 Retrieved January 13 2021 Bare Chested in the Park Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 15 February 23 2007 NBC Letters Lawyers and Loose Women Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 22 May 2 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