Jake in Progress
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Austin Winsberg
Written by	Chris Harris Bob Kushell Stephen Lloyd Chris Marcil Linda Wallem Austin Winsberg
Directed by	Tamra Davis Christopher Koch Peter Lauer Paul Lazarus Gail Mancuso Jeffrey Melman Victor Nelli, Jr. Joe Pennella Michael Spiller Lev L. Spiro Ken Whittingham
Starring	John Stamos Wendie Malick
Theme music composer	Mark Kilian Daniel Licht
Composer(s)	Mark Kilian David Kitay William Levine Daniel Licht
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brad Grey Jeff Richman Peter Traugott Austin Winsberg
Producer(s)	Andrew Green Jeffrey Morton Ari Posner John Stamos
Editor(s)	John Axness Steve Edwards Jonathan Posell Wendy Smith
Cinematography	Blake T. Evans Bruce M. Pasternack Joe Pennella
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13) – January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)

Jake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more conventional and episodic. The first aired episode reflected the original plan, and covering the first half-hour of a date.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Episodes 4.1 Season 1: 2005 4.2 Season 2: 2006 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

The main character is Jake (John Stamos), a New York City publicist-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Stamos' co-stars in the show are Naomi (Wendie Malick), Jake's boss at the Magnum PR Agency; Adrian (Ian Gomez), Jake's best friend; and Patrick (Rick Hoffman), the performance artist who always appears at the most inopportune times.

[edit] Cast

• John Stamos as Jake Phillips
• Wendie Malick as Naomi Clark
• Rick Hoffman as Patrick Van Dorn
• Ian Gomez as Adrian

[edit] Reception

Despite only averaging 5.5 million viewers in its first season, the series picked up for a second season. The season two premiere episode aired on January 9, 2006, immediately following the first episode of Emily's Reasons Why Not. Both did poorly in the ratings;^[1] ABC immediately scheduled a rerun of The Bachelor during their timeslots for the following week, and put shows on indefinite hiatus.^[2] ABC confirmed on May 13 that Jake had been cancelled.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1: 2005

Episode #	Name	Airdate	Production code
1	Pilot	March 13, 2005	1AKC01
2	"Stand By Your Man"	March 13, 2005	1AKC02
3	"Rivals and Departures"	March 17, 2005	1AKC03
4	"Ubusy?"	March 17, 2005	1AKC04
5	"Sign Language"	March 24, 2005	1AKC05
6	"Loose Thread"	March 24, 2005	1AKC06
7	"Take a Number"	March 31, 2005	1AKC07
8	"Desperate Houseguy"	March 31, 2005	1AKC08
9	"Harpy Birthday"	April 7, 2005	1AKC09
10	"Boys' Night Out"	April 7, 2005	1AKC10
11	"Check, Please" (2)	April 14, 2005	1AKC11
12	"Jake or the Fat Man"	April 21, 2005	1AKC12
13	"Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus"	April 21, 2005	1AKC13

[edit] Season 2: 2006

Episode #	Name	Airdate	Production code
14	"The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe"	January 9, 2006	2AKC01
15	"Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face"	Unaired	2AKC02
16	"The Hot One"	Unaired	2AKC03
17	"The Annie-dote"	Unaired	2AKC04
18	"PB & J"	Unaired	2AKC05
19	"The Elaine-Elaine"	Unaired	2AKC06
20	"Notting Hell"	Unaired	2AKC07
21	"The Two Jakes"	Unaired	2AKC08

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jake in Progress at the Internet Movie Database
• Jake in Progress at TV.com
• Jake in Progress at epguides.com