Aliens in America
Format	Situation comedy
Created by	David Guarascio Moses Port
Starring	Dan Byrd Adhir Kalyan Amy Pietz Lindsey Shaw Scott Patterson
Opening theme	"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" by PJ Olsson & Salman Ahmad[1]
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Guarascio Moses Port Tim Doyle
Location(s)	Vancouver, BC
Camera setup	Single-camera setup
Running time	22 minutes (excluding commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW TV2
Original run	October 1, 2007 – May 18, 2008

Aliens in America is an American sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from 2007-2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim Doyle. Luke Greenfield directed the pilot.^[2] The show is about an American teenager in Wisconsin whose family takes in a Muslim foreign exchange student from Pakistan.

Repeats now air on Universal HD.^[3]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Episodes 5 International distribution 6 U.S. Nielsen ratings 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Plot

High schooler Justin Tolchuck (Dan Byrd) is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to fit in at his high school in Medora, Wisconsin. He lives with his well-meaning mom Franny (Amy Pietz) who just wants him to be "cool" and fit in, entrepreneur dad Gary (Scott Patterson) who is very laid back, and his newly popular younger sister Claire (Lindsey Shaw), who tries to raise her popularity in school. When the school guidance counselor, Mr. Matthews (Christopher B. Duncan) convinces the family to take in an international student, they accept him with the expectation that he will be a good-looking European student that will make Justin popular. Although initially dismayed when Raja Musharraf (Adhir Kalyan), a 16-year-old Muslim boy from Pakistan turns up instead, they soon warm up to him and although their cultures are different, Justin and Raja form an unlikely friendship that might allow them to get past the social nightmare of high school.

[edit] Cast

Actor/Actress	Role	Notes
Dan Byrd	Justin Tolchuck	A gawky 16-year-old high school junior usually tormented by other kids
Adhir Kalyan	Raja Musharaff	The Pakistani boy who comes to live with the Tolchucks for a year
Amy Pietz	Franny Tolchuck	Justin's mom
Scott Patterson	Gary Tolchuck	Justin's dad
Lindsey Shaw	Claire Tolchuck	Justin's very popular 15-year-old sister
Christopher B. Duncan	Mr. Matthews	The school guidance counselor who suggests to Justin's mother that she take in an international student

Patrick Breen was originally cast as Gary Tolchuck but the role was re-cast in July 2007.^[4]

[edit] Release

Produced by CBS Paramount Network Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 15, 2007.^[5] It premiered on October 1, 2007, and aired on Monday nights at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central on The CW, following Everybody Hates Chris.^[6] The show was originally to be produced by NBC Universal Television (now Universal Media Studios). It is filmed around the Vancouver, British Columbia area.^[7] The high school featured in the show is actually H. J. Cambie Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia, with the interiors of later first-season episodes shot inside a studio. Beginning on February 10, 2008, Aliens in America moved to Sunday nights (along with the rest of the Monday night comedies) and aired at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central.^[8] On May 9, 2008, TV Guide announced the cancellation of the series.^[9]

[edit] Episodes

[edit] International distribution

Country	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Weekly schedule (local time)
Australia	GO!	August 9, 2009	Sunday 9:00pm
Brazil	Warner Channel SBT	September 12, 2008	Fridays 8:00pm Monday to Friday 1:45pm
Bulgaria	HBO Comedy	2009
Costa Rica	Teletica Canal 7	April 17, 2009	Fridays 8:00pm
Croatia	HRT2	April 2009	Monday to Friday 4:40pm
Denmark	TV3		Sundays 7:00pm
Germany	ProSieben	April 25, 2009	Saturdays 2:00pm
India	Zee Café		Thursdays 10:00pm
Ireland	TV3		Sundays 5:30pm
Israel	Xtra HOT HOT family	‏ January 9, 2009	‏ Fridays 9:45pm (3 episodes)
Italy	Joi	January 21, 2008
Lithuania	TV1	August 23, 2009	Sundays 3:00pm
Mexico	Warner Channel	Summer 2008	Fridays 8:30pm, Saturdays 8:00pm
Netherlands	RTL 5	Summer 2009	Mondays 8:30pm
New Zealand	TV2		Saturdays 7:00pm
Norway	TV Norge		Saturdays and Sundays 3:10pm
Poland	HBO Comedy
Portugal	RTP2	September 15, 2008	Monday to Friday 8:40pm
Slovenia	Kanal A	September 23, 2009	Weekdays 3:40pm
South Africa	SABC 3		Friday 7:30pm
Sweden	Kanal 5		Fridays 6pm, Saturdays 3:25pm
Turkey	CNBC-e	September 9, 2009	Wednesdays 8:30 pm

[edit] U.S. Nielsen ratings

Rating information is from Your Entertainment Now^[10] and The Futon Critic.^[11] The weekly rating information is from ABC Medianet.^[12]

Aliens in America averaged 1.57 million viewers in its sole season.

#	Episode	Rating	Share	Rating/Share (18-49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (timeslot)	Rank (week)
1	"Pilot"	1.6	2	0.8/2	2.33	5	98/102
2	"No Man Is an Island"	1.3	2	0.8/2	2.11	5	93/97
3	"Rocket Club"	1.5	2	0.9/2	2.23	5	93/97
4	"The Metamorphosis"	1.6	2	0.9/2	2.35	5	92/97
5	"Help Wanted"	1.4	2	0.8/2	2.11	5	95/100
6	"Homecoming"	1.2	2	0.7/2	1.78	5	97/101
7	"Purple Heart"	1.3	2	0.8/2	1.99	5	97/101
8	"My Musky, Myself"	1.1	2	0.5/1	1.37	5	90/95
9	"Junior Prank"	1.3	2	0.7/1	1.89	5	93/98
10	"Church"	1.2	2	0.7/1	1.84	5	91/99
11	"Mom's Coma"	0.9	1	0.4/1	1.09	5	94/96
12	"Hunting"	0.8	1	0.4/1	1.17	5	94/96
13	"Community Theater"	0.6	1	0.4/1	0.81	5	99/100
14	"One Hundred Thousand Miles"	0.6	1	0.4/1	0.91	5	91/91
15	"The Muslim Card"	0.7	1	0.4/1	1.04	5	99/100
16	"Smutty Books"	0.8	1	0.4/1	1.04	5	95/96
17	"Wake in the Lake"	0.7	1	0.4/1	1.12	5	96/97
18	"Raja at Sixteen"	0.9	1	0.5/1	1.21	5	94/96

[edit] See also

• List of artistic depictions of September 11 and its aftermath

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Aliens in America at the Internet Movie Database
• Aliens in America at TV.com