100 Questions
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100 Questions is an American situation comedy
series which premiered on NBC
on May 27, 2010. In May 2009 the network announced that the show would debut midseason
in March 2010 on Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm, after NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics
was completed. However the show was later pushed back to debut on May 27, 2010, with the episode order reduced from thirteen to six. 100 Questions is produced by Universal Media Studios, with executive producer
s Chris Moynihan, Kelly Kulchak, Ron West, and Michelle Nader.
The cancellation of 100 Questions was announced on July 8, 2010.
) begins each episode being asked a question at a dating service, which then "segues into that episode's storyline."
was directed by Emmy Award
-winning director James Burrows
and produced by Maggie Blanc. It featured Elizabeth Ho as Leslie, Joy Suprano as Jill, and Amir Talai
as Andrew. Alex Hardcastle subsequently stepped in as director for the series, reshooting the pilot with recasts Cho, Wolfe, and Washington as Leslie, Jill, and Andrew.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
series which premiered on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
on May 27, 2010. In May 2009 the network announced that the show would debut midseason
Midseason replacement
In American and Canadian television, a midseason replacement is a television series that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between January and May...
in March 2010 on Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm, after NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
was completed. However the show was later pushed back to debut on May 27, 2010, with the episode order reduced from thirteen to six. 100 Questions is produced by Universal Media Studios, with executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
s Chris Moynihan, Kelly Kulchak, Ron West, and Michelle Nader.
The cancellation of 100 Questions was announced on July 8, 2010.
Plot
100 Questions is about "a young woman navigating life with friends in New York." Charlotte Payne (played by British actress Sophie WinklemanSophie Winkleman
Sophie Lara Winkleman is an English actress who has worked extensively in television, film and stage. On 14 February 2009, she became engaged to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael and Princess Michael of Kent. They married in Hampton Court on 12 September 2009...
) begins each episode being asked a question at a dating service, which then "segues into that episode's storyline."
Cast
- Sophie WinklemanSophie WinklemanSophie Lara Winkleman is an English actress who has worked extensively in television, film and stage. On 14 February 2009, she became engaged to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael and Princess Michael of Kent. They married in Hampton Court on 12 September 2009...
– Charlotte Payne - Chris Moynihan – Mike Poole
- Smith ChoSmith ChoSmith Cho is an American actress of Korean descent. She has appeared in movies, on television and in commercials.-Career:Cho has appeared in such movies as Bad Boys II, Norbit, Pie in the Sky, Fired Up, and Blades of Glory, and had a lead role in Ping Pong Playa...
– Leslie - Collette WolfeCollette WolfeCollette Wolfe is an American actress. She made her film debut with The Foot Fist Way in 2006, and later starred as Nell in Observe and Report . In September 2009, Wolfe was cast as series regular Jill in the NBC situation comedy 100 Questions. She currently has a recurring role as Kirsten in the...
– Jill - David WaltonDavid Walton (actor)David B. Walton is an American actor, best known for his roles in four shows on NBC. He played Dr. Rick in Fired Up. He was also a series regular on Cracking Up, as Liam Connor.Walton is a 2001 graduate of Brown University....
– Wayne Rutherford - Michael Benjamin Washington – Andrew
Production
The initial pilot episodeTelevision pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
was directed by Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning director James Burrows
James Burrows
James Edward Burrows is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s.-Biography:...
and produced by Maggie Blanc. It featured Elizabeth Ho as Leslie, Joy Suprano as Jill, and Amir Talai
Amir Talai
Amir Talai is an Iranian-American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian.Talai made appearances in MADtv, Adventures in Homeschooling, Nip/Tuck, Cold Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Gilmore Girls, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He also played the role of Raza in the movie Harold and...
as Andrew. Alex Hardcastle subsequently stepped in as director for the series, reshooting the pilot with recasts Cho, Wolfe, and Washington as Leslie, Jill, and Andrew.
Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | US viewers (millions) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasonal
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday 8:30pm | May 27, 2010 | July 1, 2010 | 2010 2010 in American television The following is a list of events that affected American television in 2010, a year marked by the usual debuts, cancellations, and continuations of shows; the launches, closures, or rebrandings of channels; but also significant cable/satellite carriage disputes, as well as... |
TBA | 2.135 |
Episodic
| Order | Episode | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share Nielsen Ratings Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States... (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Timeslot) |
Rank (Night) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What Brought You Here?" | May 27, 2010 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.8/3 | 2.52 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | "Are You Open Minded?" | June 3, 2010 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.9/3 | 2.23 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | "Are You Romantic?" | June 10, 2010 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8/3 | 2.29 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | "Have You Ever Dated a Bad Boy?" | June 17, 2010 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.7/2 | 2.05 | 4 | |
| 5 | "Wayne?" | June 24, 2010 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.6/2 | 1.83 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | "Have You Ever Had a One Night Stand?" | July 1, 2010 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.7/3 | 1.89 | 4 | |