Roommates is an American television sitcom developed by ABC Family and Acme Productions that premiered on March 23, 2009.[1] On April 29 2009, it was announced that Roommates would not return for a second season.[2]
[edit] Overview
The show focuses on a group of twentysomethings who move in together after college. The show is ABC Family’s first scripted half hour comedy.[3]
The series follows five very different characters and their struggles through life. The main focus of the show revolves around Mark, a struggling actor, who thinks his dream has come true when he runs into high-school crush Katie and finds she is after a new roommate. Mark takes the chance, moves in, and starts to find a way to win her heart. Katie, who is completely oblivious to Mark's motives, has a hard time getting over her previous boyfriend, Ben, and looks to Mark for support.
The other two roommates Hope and James, both have their own problems... Hope longing for an upscale job after losing her baby from the television studio and James bringing a slapstick comedy as he takes a delight in watching Marks attempts to "Woo" Katie. The series also includes Thom, Mark's Ex-Roommate, who feels he is destined to help Mark in his quest to be a unit with Katie.[4]
[edit] Main cast
[edit] Special appearances & recurring cast
[edit] Episodes
Each episode Began with the title "The" similar to Seinfeld. Only thirteen episodes of the series were aired before it was cancelled.
| Episodes | First airdate | Last airdate |
| 13 | March 23, 2009 | May 4, 2009 |
| # | Title | Director | Writers | Original airdate |
| 1 | "The Roommate"[5] | Andrew D. Weyman | Robin French, Kieron Quirke, Matt Green | March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23) |
| Mark gets the chance he has been waiting for when he moves in with his High School crush Katie. |
| 2 | "The Tarot"[5] | TBA | TBA | March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30) |
| Katie goes to see someone who reads tarot cards, and finds out that she has already met the man of her dreams. |
| 3 | "The Lie"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06) |
| Hope persuades Mark and Tom into hiding her secret from Katie about her job. |
| 4 | "The Break In"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13) |
| When Hope's father comes in a surprise visit, he realizes that his daughter's life is a mess, and wants her to move back home. Hope, trying to prove that her life is not that bad, and asks Mark to pretend to be her boyfriend. Can Mark help Hope with another one of her lies or will she be on her way home with her father? Special Guest star: Tim Reid as Mr. Stanley Daniels. NOTE: This is the second time that Tim Reid and Tamera Mowry played father and daughter, the first time being on Sister, Sister. |
| 5 | "The Set-Up"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20) |
| Mark goes on a date with Katie's friend from their law firm. |
| 6 | "The Mark-A-Like"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| Katie dates a guy that looks like Mark and is more confident and more successful. |
| 7 | "The Uninvited Tom"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| Things go awry when Mark tries to get Hope a job with his new boss. |
| 8 | "The Green People"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| Katie needs Mark's help after she steals Hope's business idea and is praised as a genius. |
| 9 | "The Game Night"[5] | TBA | TBA | April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| Mark finally gets what he wants during Game Night at the apartment. |
| 10 | "The Tickets"[5] | TBA | TBA | May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) |
| Mark buys Katie theater tickets in hope of wooing her away from David. |
| 11 | "The Mother of James"[5] | TBA | TBA | May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) |
| James mother comes and visits because she has her first date since the divorce. Special guest star: Marilu Henner |
| 12 | "The Trash 'N Treasures"[5] | TBA | TBA | May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) |
| Ben Katie's ex invites her to the trash and treasure party so the whole gang decides to go and something happens between Hope and James |
| 13 | "The Old and the New"[5] | TBA | TBA | May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) |
| Things start to heat up between Katie and Mark but then there is David and Jackie and things get really complicated also more goes on with James and Hope |
[edit] Response
[edit] Ratings
| Episode # | Viewers | Demo
(18-49) |
| 1 | 1,504,000 | 0.4/1 |
| 2 | 444,000 | 0.2/0 |
| 3 | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | 453,000 | 0.2/0 |
| 5 | 520,000 | 0.2/1 |
| 6 | Avg. 315,000 | N/A |
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| 10 | N/A | N/A |
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[edit] Series cancellation
ABC Family canceled Roommates after only six episodes. Roommates was an attempt by ABC Family to push towards an older audience by stepping out of the teen demographic. Star Tamera Mowry told TV.com that "the tone was more along the lines of ABC Family's hit Greek, which targets older teens and younger adults."[6]
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