Four Kings is a sitcom introduced as a part of NBC

NBC

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's winter 2006 programming but cancelled before the end of the season. It aired at 8:30pm on Thursdays

Must See TV

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. It starred Seth Green

Seth Green

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, Josh Cooke

Josh Cooke

-Biography:Cooke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in Rosemont, a suburb of Philadelphia. He was a member of Harriton Theater Company and directed a show his senior year. He has received acting awards including the James Pendleton...

, Todd Grinnell and Shane McRae

Shane McRae

Shane McRae is an American actor. He appeared in Hack, guest starred on One Life to Live, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and Cold Case, and was one of the stars of the ill-fated sitcom, Four Kings....

. The show was created by David Kohan

David Kohan

David Sanford Kohan is an American television producer. After writing for The Wonder Years and The Dennis Miller Show, Kohan co-created and produced Will & Grace, Good Morning, Miami, Twins and Four Kings with Max Mutchnick. Kohan has won an Emmy and a People's Choice Award. He has been nominated...

 and Max Mutchnick

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, both of whom created Will & Grace

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The show centered on four childhood friends who lived in New York City

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The show's theme was "Hanginaround

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" by Counting Crows

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Four Kings was pulled from NBC's schedule after its March 16, 2006, airing, and on May 15, 2006, NBC confirmed the show's cancellation. Two of the show's stars had already signed on to new projects, which did not bode well for the show's chances of renewal. NBC never aired the remaining episodes, despite originally announcing that it would do so beginning May 5, 2006. These unaired episodes would eventually air in syndication on the Living network in the UK

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 and on the Nine Network

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 in Australia

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. As of 2010, the show is currently airing in India

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 on WB Channel

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Episodes

Episode	Original airdate	Title
1	January 5, 2006	Pilot
2	January 12, 2006	"One Night Stand Off"
3	January 19, 2006	"Chest, Mate"
4	January 26, 2006	"Tale of the Tape"
5	February 2, 2006	"The Elephant in the Room"
6	February 9, 2006	"Follow the Money"
7	March 16, 2006	"Night of the Iguana"
8	Unaired	"House Rules"
9	Unaired	"Bobby's Song"
10	Unaired	"Upper West Side Story"
11	Unaired	"Check, Please"
12	Unaired	"Lobby Girl"
13	Unaired	"Black Widow's Lair"

External links

• Four Kings at EpisodeWorld