Animal Practice
| Animal Practice | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Alessandro Tanaka Brian Gatewood |
| Starring |
Justin Kirk Crystal the Monkey Joanna García Swisher Bobby Lee Kym Whitley Betsy Sodaro Tyler Labine |
| Composer(s) | Ludwig Göransson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (3 unaired) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Scot Armstrong Brian Gatewood Ravi Nandan Anthony Russo Joe Russo Alessandro Tanaka |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | American Work, Inc. Universal Television Open 4 Business Productions |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | August 12 – October 24, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Animal Practice is an American television comedy series which aired on NBC from August 12 to October 24, 2012, on the network's Fall 2012 television schedule. The series premiered after the end of the 2012 Olympic games (which the network was showing) and was produced by Universal Television and American Work. The series starred Justin Kirk and is set at a veterinary office.
The series was canceled on October 18, 2012, due to low ratings, and the series was replaced by Whitney on November 14, 2012. A total of nine episodes were produced, and the three unaired episodes were released on NBC.com and Hulu on November 20, 2012.
The show was originally known as Animal Kingdom when it was in development. The network placed a series order in May 2012.Amy Huberman played the role of "Dorothy Crane" in the original pilot; however, the role was recast with Joanna García.
Crystal the Monkey's character was originally known as "Dr. Zaius" but the rights to the name could not be obtained. At the time of production, Crystal was known for her appearances in a number of motion pictures, most notably the Night at the Museum series.
Marco Pennette replaced Gail Lerner as showrunner after the third episode had been shot.
NBC ran a sneak preview on August 12, 2012, during its coverage of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. While promoting the show to ad buyers, NBC told them that "Crystal" the capuchin had had "powerful reception among test audiences", and "is perhaps the best-known element about the new show—and, maybe, NBC's entire fall season." However, NBC's decision to cut away from the ongoing live broadcast of the London Olympics closing ceremony led to numerous viewer complaints, causing John Clarke of Forbes to ask if Animal Practice is "the most hated show on television?" before the first episode even aired.
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