The Paul Reiser Show
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Paul Reiser |
| Developed by | Paul Reiser Jonathan Shapiro |
| Starring | Paul Reiser Ben Shenkman Omid Djalili Duane Martin Andrew Daly Amy Landecker Brock Waidmann Koby Rouviere |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (5 unaired) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Paul Reiser Jonathan Shapiro |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bonanza Productions Nuance Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | April 14 – April 21, 2011 |
The Paul Reiser Show is an American television series that originally aired on NBC. In May 2010, NBC announced that it had approved the series for the 2010–11 television season, with the half-hour comedy expected to premiere as a midseason replacement. The series was premiered on April 14, 2011, at 8:30 pm. Due to extremely low ratings, the program was canceled on April 22, 2011, after only two episodes.
The semi-autobiographical sitcom stars Paul Reiser as a former television star who has not worked on a television series in several years. While he has enjoyed spending quality time with his family during this break, he feels he needs something more. Deciding to shake up his life a bit, Reiser enlists his friends to help him find the next "big thing" to occupy his time.
Reiser wrote the spec script for the untitled project, and first pitched the show to HBO, which turned it down. NBC ordered a pilot episode in February 2010. In early March, reports were referring to the project as Next. Amy Landecker was the first actor cast in late March, followed by Duane Martin in early April. Brock Waidmann, an actor with spina bifida, was selected to play the role of Reiser's son. Immediately after the audition Reiser said, "I love this kid!" The next day they called him to offer the part.
NBC announced a pick-up of the series in mid-May. Also announced were the additions of Andrew Daly, Ben Shenkman, Brock Waidmann, Koby Rouviere and Omid Djalili to the cast.
Seven half-hour episodes were produced, all from scripts already written by Reiser and Jonathan Shapiro.
The series was introduced at the NBC upfront presentation with the new name The Paul Reiser Show. The show was premiered on April 14, 2011, replacing Perfect Couples.
The show did not receive good ratings. The premiere episode received ratings lower than those for the premiere of Perfect Couples, the show it had replaced.Reuters reported that the show's premiere was "NBC's lowest rating ever for an in-season comedy premiere". The second episode's ratings dropped even further and the show was canceled shortly after. Amy Landecker said she first learned of the show's demise by doing an Internet search before getting an email confirming the show's official cancellation hours later.
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