Welcome to New York (TV series)
Welcome to New York is an American sitcom television series created by Barbara Wallace and Thomas R. Wolfe, that aired on CBS. The show premiered October 11, 2000, and aired until January 17, 2001. CBS canceled the show due to low ratings. Looking back, Gaffigan said, "I don’t think I had the maturity to take the authority I should have", and as he was not a contributing writer he felt the team would dismiss his ideas.[1]
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Genre | Sitcom |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 16 (3 unaired) |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | October 11, 2000 – January 17, 2001 |
Premise
The show starred Jim Gaffigan, who played a weatherman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who then moved to New York City and worked as a meteorologist for a fictional morning news show called "AM New York". Christine Baranski played Marsha Bickner, the larger-than-life, tightly-wound producer of "AM New York" who hired Jim, but tends to forget the details about his life – like where he moved from.
Cast
- Jim Gaffigan as Jim Gaffigan
- Christine Baranski as Marsha Bickner
- Anthony DeSando as Vince Verbena
- Mary Birdsong as Connie
- Sara Gilbert as Amy Manning
- Rocky Carroll as Adrian Spencer
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Will Mackenzie | Barbara Wallace & Thomas R. Wolfe | October 11, 2000 |
2 | "Tickets" | TBA | TBA | October 18, 2000 |
3 | "Jim Gets an Apartment" | TBA | TBA | October 25, 2000 |
4 | "Jim Gets a Wig" | TBA | TBA | November 1, 2000 |
5 | "The Car" | TBA | TBA | November 8, 2000 |
6 | "The Crier" | TBA | TBA | November 15, 2000 |
7 | "Dr. Bob" | TBA | TBA | November 22, 2000 |
8 | "It's Hard to Meet Intelligent Women" | TBA | TBA | November 29, 2000 |
9 | "Limos and Lines" | TBA | TBA | December 13, 2000 |
10 | "The Cat and the Rat" | TBA | TBA | January 3, 2001 |
11 | "The Memo" | TBA | TBA | January 10, 2001 |
12 | "The Stalker" | TBA | TBA | January 15, 2001 |
13 | "The Brother" | TBA | TBA | January 17, 2001 |
14 | "The Party" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
15 | "Dusting Diva" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
16 | "The Perks" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
Reviews
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found the show to be "smart, telling comedy, but it's also an acquired taste."[2]
References
- Stern, Marlow (July 15, 2015). "Jim Gaffigan's Time Is Now: The Comic on His New Show, Bill Cosby's Fall, and Donald Trump". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- Owen, Rob (October 11, 2000). "TV Reviews: 'Bette,' 'Welcome' debut with funny premieres". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.