Samantha Who?

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Samantha Who?
Format Situation comedy
Created by Cecelia Ahern
Don Todd
Starring Christina Applegate
Jennifer Esposito
Kevin Dunn
Melissa McCarthy
Tim Russ
with Barry Watson
and Jean Smart
Narrated by Christina Applegate
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Don Todd
Peter Traugott
Camera setup Single-camera setup
Running time Approx. 22 min.
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run October 15, 2007 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Samantha Who? is an American television comedy series starring Emmy Award winner Christina Applegate and created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd. Todd also serves as executive producer alongside Peter Traugott, with Ahern and Applegate (Married... with Children) producing. The show is about a 30-year-old vice president of a real estate company named Chapman and Funk who, after becoming the victim of a hit-and-run accident, develops amnesia and has to rediscover her life, her relationships and herself.[1]

Samantha Who? was, for its first seven episodes, the highest-rated freshman sitcom of the 2007-2008 TV season.[2] In Australia, Channel 7 will begin airing Samantha Who in early 2008. [3]

Contents

When Samantha Newly gets hit by a car she falls into a coma for eight days. After those eight days, she wakes up and cannot recall the simplest things about her past. She now has amnesia. Before her accident, Sam was an evil person, even being cruel to her boyfriend Todd. Now Sam must try to change her past.

Further information: List of Samantha Who? episodes

In the following summary, "rating" is the percentage of all households with televisions that tuned to the show, and "share" is the percentage of all televisions in use at that time that are tuned in. "18-49" is the percentage of all adults aged 18-49 tuned into the show. "Viewers" are the amount of viewers, in million, watching at the time. "Rank" how well the show did compared to other TV shows aired that week.

Unless otherwise cited, the overnight rating, share, 18-49 and viewing information come from Your Entertainment Now.[4] The weekly ranks come from The Programming Insider[5] and ABC Medianet.[6]

# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Rating Share 18-49 Viewers Rank
1 "Pilot" October 15, 2007 Monday 9:30PM 10.2 15 4.2 (#2) 14.42 (#1) #10
2 "The Job" October 22, 2007 9.6 14 4.6 (#2) 13.68 (#1) #18
3 "The Wedding" October 29, 2007 10.5 15 4.9 (#2) 14.18 (#1) #14
4 "The Virgin"† November 5, 2007 Monday 9:45PM 10.3 16 4.6 (#2) 12.86 (#1) #18
5 "The Restraining Order" November 12, 2007 Monday 9:30PM 9.5 14 4.4 (#2) 13.69 (#1) #15
6 "The Hypnotherapist" November 19, 2007 10.1 15 4.8 (#2) 14.38 (#1) #13
7 "The Hockey Date" November 26, 2007 Monday 9:00PM 8.4 12 4.1 (#2) 11.69 (#2) #22
8 "The Car" December 3, 2007 5.0 7 2.9 (#3) 7.16 (#3) #49
9 "The Break-Up" December 10, 2007 4.4 7 2.8 (#3) 6.72 (#3) #47
10 "The Girlfriend" February 4, 2008 TBA TBA TBA (TBA) TBA (TBA) TBA
11 "TBA" February 11, 2008 TBA TBA TBA (TBA) TBA (TBA) TBA
12 "TBA" February 18, 2008 TBA TBA TBA (TBA) TBA (TBA) TBA

† This episode started at 9:45PM,[7] so the ratings are estimated and are the average of the 9:30 half hour and the 10:00 half hour.

Further information: Mondays in the 2007-08 Television Season
Further information: Mondays in the 2007-08 Television Season (Fall Follow-Up)

Samantha Who? first aired against fellow freshmen show K-Ville on FOX. It also aired against Rules of Engagement on CBS, Heroes on NBC and The Game on The CW — each in their second season. This was for the first six episodes Samantha Who? aired at 9:30pm.

On November 26, Samantha Who? shifted to the 9pm timeslot. Its competition shifted from The Game to Girlfriends on The CW and from Rules of Engagement to Two and a Half Men on CBS. Sophomore sitcom Notes from the Underbelly assumed the 9:30pm position.

Produced by ABC Studios and Brillstein-Grey Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007.[10]

The show was originally named Sam I Am until ABC renamed it Samantha Be Good due to conflicts with the estate of Dr. Seuss.[11][12] TV Guide later reported that ABC had changed the title of the series once more to Samantha Who?.[13] Early television promotions for the series, playing off of the concept of its lead character's amnesia, appeared without stating any specific title. The lack of stated title (with a question mark shown instead) was attributed in promotions to Applegate's character not remembering the name of the series.

The series premiered on October 15, 2007 at 9:30/8:30c and moved to 9:00/8:00c on Mondays on November 26, 2007.

On October 25, 2007, ABC ordered 6 additional scripts for Samantha Who?.[14] At this point, 19 episodes of Samantha Who? had been ordered.

On October 30, 2007, ABC ordered a further 3 episodes giving Samantha Who? a full season pick-up.[15]

Year Result Award Category Recipient
2008 Nominated People's Choice Awards Favourite New Television Comedy [16]
Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical Christina Applegate[17]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Christina Applegate[18]

  1. ^ Samantha Who? at the The Futon Critic; last accessed June 13, 2007
  2. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (2007-10-25). New schedule for freshman 'Samantha'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
  3. ^ http://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv_preview.html
  4. ^ Your One Stop Shop For All Things Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  5. ^ Berman, Marc. Weekly Results (The Programming Insider). Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  6. ^ http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=103007_06
  7. ^ "The Virgin" Press Release at The Futon Critic
  8. ^ 2005-06 primetime wrap; Series Programming Results. The Hollywood Reporter (2006-05-26). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  9. ^ 2006-07 primetime wrap; Series Programming Results. The Hollywood Reporter (2007-05-25). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford. "ABC ADDS 10 NEWCOMERS, RENEWS 'NOTES,' 'ROAD'", The Futon Critic, 2007-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-06-13. 
  11. ^ Adalian, Josef (2007-06-18). Seuss gives ABC sitcom new name. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  12. ^ ABC RENAMES 'SAM I AM,' EYES FRIDAY CHANGES. The Futon Critic (2007-06-19). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  13. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt. "Christina Applegate Series Now Hears a Who?", 2006-06-26. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2007-10-25). 'Samantha' among who's who of fall TV. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2007-10-31). 'Samantha' gets full-season pickup. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  16. ^ NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 34TH ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS," TO BE HOSTED BY QUEEN LATIFAH AND WILL AIR JANUARY 8 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK. CBS. The Futon Critic (2007-11-09). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  17. ^ Sassone, Bob (2007-12-13). The Golden Globe Nominations. TV Squad. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  18. ^ Bruno, Mike (2007-12-20). The 14th Annual SAG Award Nominations. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.

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