Muscle (TV series)

Muscle
Genre	Comedy Sitcom Soap opera parody
Created by	Rob LaZebnik
Starring	Shannon Kenny Dan Gauthier Wendy Benson Amy Pietz Nestor Carbonell Steve Henneberry Michael Boatman Jerry Levine Alan Ruck T.E. Russell Michole White Francis X. McCarthy Brent Hinkley
Theme music composer	Mark Mothersbaugh
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Paul Junger Witt Rob LaZebnik Tony Thomas Gary S. Levine
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Boone County Productions Witt/Thomas Productions Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network	The WB
Original release	January 11 – May 24, 1995

Muscle is an American television sitcom which aired on The WB from January 11, 1995 until May 24, 1995. It was set inside the fictional Survival Gym in New York City, and was a parody of prime time soap operas of the 1990s (with Fox's Melrose Place being the most noticeable inspiration). The series was created by Rob LaZebnik, and was executive produced by Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas and Gary S. Levine.

Muscle was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour WB lineup, at 9:30/8:30c (with The Wayans Bros., The Parent 'Hood, and Unhappily Ever After being scheduled before it). It was the only one of the four that did not make it past the first season, and was also the first series to get canceled on the brand new WB. Like its inspiration, ABC's Soap from the 1970s, it ended on a cliffhanger that was never resolved. Due to low ratings, there was no fan outrage as Soap had when it was cancelled.

The central plot concerned the murder of "Big" Jim Atkinson (Adam West), the president and founder of the chain of gyms, by poisoning in the first episode. His son Kent, a former alcoholic and drug addict, was determined to figure out who the killer was and bring him or her to justice. His original suspect was his stepmother and the new president of the company, Jane Atkinson.

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