Romantically Challenged
| Romantically Challenged | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Ricky Blitt |
| Directed by | James Burrows |
| Starring |
Alyssa Milano Josh Lawson Kyle Bornheimer Kelly Stables Sierra McCormick |
| Composer(s) | Daniel Licht |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (3 unaired) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Ricky Blitt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Candy Bar Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 19 – May 17, 2010 |
Romantically Challenged is a comedy television series that ran on ABC from April 19, 2010, to May 17, 2010. It is set in Pittsburgh and was created by Ricky Blitt, who is also the show's head writer. The show stars Alyssa Milano. ABC officially canceled the series on May 16, 2010, despite high ratings. Six episodes were produced, but only four aired.
Milano plays Rebecca Thomas, a recently divorced single mom attorney in Pittsburgh who hasn't dated "since Bill Clinton was president". The show will follow her transition from family life to primary bread winner. Milano had stated that the show would most likely be on beyond the 9 p.m. time slot, probably following Dancing with the Stars, saying: "I don't know if it's an 8 o'clock show . . . There are a lot of jokes about sex."
In January 2009, ABC announced a put pilot commitment with Ricky Blitt for a new comedy. Initially titled Threesome, the pilot revolved around a single 30-something man who is caught between his lazy best friend roommate and his single-mother girlfriend. Eric Christian Olsen was the first actor cast, in the leading role of Shawn. In early March 2009, it was reported that Alyssa Milano would also star in the comedy pilot as Shawn's girlfriend Rebecca. On why she accepted the role, Milano commented:
I was so attracted to the writing. Our creative showrunner is Ricky Blitt from Family Guy and I was struck at how funny the female characters were written. Usually the female characters are written pretty straightforward, like the straight-man but with Ricky’s writing, the women get to be equally as funny. That was what hooked me. James Burrows, who’s our director, is another major part of what attracted me to the show. It just seemed like a really good package and something that I could commit to in the long-term.
The cast was filled in mid-March with the casting of Kyle Bornheimer as Shawn's roommate Perry, and Kelly Stables as Lisa, the best friend to Milano's character.
At the end of March, ABC announced the show as Single With Baggage in its 2009 program development guide, and finally as Romantically Challenged in May. In addition, in August 2009 the role of Lisa was described as Rebecca's sister instead of her best friend.
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