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Rules of Engagement
Format	Sitcom
Starring	Patrick Warburton; Oliver Hudson; David Spade; Megyn Price; Bianca Kajlich;
Opening theme	"How Many Ways" by Señor Happy
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	35 (List of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	February 5, 2007 – present
External links
	Official website

Rules of Engagement is a sitcom that debuted on CBS on February 5, 2007, as a midseason replacement, immediately following Two and a Half Men, in the time slot that was occupied by The New Adventures of Old Christine (9:30-10:00pm). The series is produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

[edit] Summary

Two couples and their single friend deal with the complications of dating, commitment and marriage. It looks at different relationships in various stages, starring Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich as newly engaged sweethearts, Patrick Warburton and Megyn Price as a long-married couple and David Spade as their still-single friend. The show features writers from the Emmy Award-winning Everybody Loves Raymond.

[edit] History

After a successful first season, Rules of Engagement was renewed for a second season, which began airing on Monday, September 24, 2007. Production on the show was halted on November 6, 2007 due to the 2007-2008 Writers' Strike. However, once the strike ended, CBS announced that the show would return April 14, 2008 with 6 episodes.^[1] On May 13, 2008 CBS renewed the series for a third season, which began airing on March 2, 2009.^[2] On May 18, 2009 CBS announced that they had renewed Rules of Engagement for a fourth season, which will begin airing midseason in early 2010.^[3]

[edit] Cast

Patrick Warburton as Jeff Bingham
Megyn Price as Audrey Bingham
Oliver Hudson as Adam Rhodes
Bianca Kajlich as Jennifer (no last name given; in season 2 episode 15 "Pimp My Bride", Jeff unsuccessfully tries to guess Jennifer's last name)
David Spade as Russell Dunbar

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Rules of Engagement episodes

[edit] U.S. ratings

Season Ratings:

Season 1: 12.77 Million #30
Season 2: 11.06 Million
Season 3: 10.41 Million #26

[edit] Season 1

Episode #	Title	Air Date	Rating	Share	18-49	Viewers
1	Pilot	February 5, 2007	9.8	14	5.2/12	14.89 million.^[4]
2	The Birthday Deal	February 12, 2007	8.7	13	5.0/11	13.50 million.^[5]
3	Young and the Restless	February 19, 2007	8.9	13	4.9/11	13.94 million.^[6]
4	Game On	February 26, 2007	8.7	13	4.8/11	13.72 million.^[7]
5	Kids	March 5, 2007	8.3	13	4.3/10	12.59 million ^[8]
6	Hard Day's Night	March 12, 2007	7.4	11	4.3/11	11.47 million^[9]
7	Jeff's Wooby	March 19, 2007	6.0	9	3.6/8	9.32 million^[10]

[edit] Season 2

Episode #	Title	Air Date	Rating	Share	18-49	Viewers
1	Flirting With Disaster	September 24, 2007	7.7	11	4.4/10	12.08 million^[11]
2	Audrey's Sister	October 1, 2007	6.6	10	3.9/9	10.54 million^[12]
3	Mr. Fix It	October 8, 2007	6.8	10	3.8/9	10.71 million^[13]
4	Guy Code	October 15, 2007	7.0	10	4.0/9	11.02 million
5	Bag Ladies	October 22, 2007	7.0	10	3.9/9	10.82 million
6	Old School Jeff	October 29, 2007	7.1	10	4.2/9	11.24 million
7	Engagement Party	November 5, 2007	7.0	10	4.0/9	11.02 million
8	Fix Ups & Downs	November 12, 2007	7.2	11	4.3/10	11.53 million
9	A Visit From Fay	November 19, 2007	7.5	11	4.3/10	12.17 million
10	Time Share	April 14, 2008	6.6	10	4.0/10	10.32 million ^[14]
11	Jen at Work	April 21, 2008	6.7	10	4.1/10	10.63 million
12	Optimal Male	April 28, 2008	6.4	9	3.9/9	10.39 million
13	Russell's Father's Son	May 5, 2008	6.6	10	3.9/9	10.52 million
14	Buyer's Remorse	May 12, 2008	6.7	10	4.1/10	10.72 million
15	Pimp My Bride	May 19, 2008	7.6	11	4.3/10	12.25 million

[edit] Season 3

Episode #	Title	Air Date	Rating	Share	18-49	Viewers
1	Russell's Secret	March 2, 2009	7.3	11	3.9/9	11.86 million^[15]
2	Voluntary Commitment	March 9, 2009	6.3	9	3.7/9	10.04 million^[16]
3	Jeff's New Friend	March 16, 2009	6.9	10	4.0/10	11.41 million^[17]
4	Dad's Visit	March 23, 2009	5.9	9	3.4/8	9.37 million
5	Lyin' King	March 30, 2009	6.5	10	4.1/10	10.99 million^[18]
6	Poaching Timmy	April 13, 2009	7.0	11	4.0/10	11.57 million
7	Old Timer's Day	April 20, 2009	6.6	10	3.8/9	10.59 million
8	Twice	April 27, 2009	7.1	11	3.9/10	11.30 million
9	The Challenge	May 4, 2009			4.1/10	11.33 million
10	Family Style	May 11, 2009			3.6/9	10.13 million
11	May Divorce Be with You	May 13, 2009			1.9/6	6.38 million
12	House Money	May 18, 2009			2.6/8	7.49 million
13	Sex Toy Story	May 18, 2009			4.4/11	12.81 million

[edit] DVD releases

DVD name	Release date	Ep #
The Complete First Season	September 4, 2007	7
The Complete Second Season	October 14, 2008	15
The Complete Third Season	TBA, 2010	13

[edit] International broadcasters

Country	Network	Series Premiere	Timeslot
Australia	Network Ten	February 13, 2008	Monday 8:00 PM
Canada	Citytv CBS	February 5, 2007	Monday 9:30 PM
Denmark	TV2		Fridays, 02:00 PM
Germany	kabel eins	November 12, 2009	Thursdays 8:15 PM
Ireland	RTE 2		Saturdays, 00:30
Israel	Xtra HOT HOT family/yes stars Base	2007 January 4, 2009	Unknown Sundays, 8:15 PM, 11:45 PM
Italy	Italia 1	June 21, 2009	Saturdays & Sundays, 1:00 PM
Latin America	Sony Entertainment Television		Mondays, 10:30 PM
New Zealand	Tv3		Wednesday 7:30 PM (not currently on air)
Peru	America tv		Mondays, 12.00 AM
Poland	Polsat	January 6, 2008	Mondays, 12:05 AM
Portugal	MOV		Unknown
Slovenia	POP TV	2008	Weekends
Serbia	Fox Life	July 7, 2009	Weekends
South Africa	SABC 3		Mondays, 7:30 PM
Spain	Paramount Comedy		Thursdays, 11:15 PM
Sweden	Kanal 5		Tuesdays, 10:00 PM
Thailand	True Series		Tuesdays, 9:00 PM
Turkey	ComedyMax		Weekdays, 08:00 PM
United Kingdom	Comedy Central UK		Monday 10:00 PM
Bulgaria	Fox Life		Wednesday 21:00 PM