How to Be a Gentleman
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How to Be a Gentleman is an American sitcom, which ran on CBS
from Thursday, September 29, 2011 to October 15, 2011. Lead actor David Hornsby
created the series, adapting the nonfiction book of the same name by John Bridges.
Thirteen episodes were originally ordered for the first season. However, on October 7, after two Thursday episodes aired, it was announced the series episode order had been cut down to nine, effectively ending production immediately, and the remaining seven episodes would be burned off
on Saturdays starting October 15 as part of the network's Comedytime Saturday
block.
On October 18, CBS pulled the series from its Saturday timeslot after airing only one episode that lost half of the audience from the Two and a Half Men
rerun leading into it, completely removing the series from the lineup and leaving the remaining six episodes unaired. As of now, CBS has no plans to air those episodes.
war veteran
, trainer (as well as a former high school bully) (Kevin Dillon
), as they renew a friendship that never really existed before.
. The website's users have given it a 3.7 out of 10, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.
The premiere recorded 8.98 million viewers and a 2.7 Adults 18-49 rating. This rating compared poorly to that of its lead-in, The Big Bang Theory
, which recorded 14.74 million viewers and a 4.9 in the 18-49 demo, as well as the shows in CBS's Monday night comedy block for the same week, all of which ranked in the top 25 for the week with Adults 18-49.
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
from Thursday, September 29, 2011 to October 15, 2011. Lead actor David Hornsby
David Hornsby
David Hornsby is an American television and film actor and writer.-Early life and education:Hornsby was born in 1973 in Houston, Texas...
created the series, adapting the nonfiction book of the same name by John Bridges.
Thirteen episodes were originally ordered for the first season. However, on October 7, after two Thursday episodes aired, it was announced the series episode order had been cut down to nine, effectively ending production immediately, and the remaining seven episodes would be burned off
Burning off
Burning off is the low-profile airing of otherwise-abandoned unaired television programs, usually by scheduling in far less important time slots or on less important sister stations...
on Saturdays starting October 15 as part of the network's Comedytime Saturday
Comedytime Saturday
Comedytime Saturday is the official branding for a one-hour programming block that began with the 2011–12 United States network television schedule on CBS between 8 and 9 p.m. ET/PT on Saturday nights. The branding is only listed by industry sources as a placeholder for the time slot, and not as an...
block.
On October 18, CBS pulled the series from its Saturday timeslot after airing only one episode that lost half of the audience from the Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
rerun leading into it, completely removing the series from the lineup and leaving the remaining six episodes unaired. As of now, CBS has no plans to air those episodes.
Premise
The series chronicles two former high school classmates, an uptight columnist (Hornsby) and his more freewheeling, IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
war veteran
War Veteran
War Veteran is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in If magazine in March 1955.-Plot summary:The plot concerns an old man who claims to have travelled back in time from a future in which Earth has lost a devastating war to its own Martian and Venusian colonies...
, trainer (as well as a former high school bully) (Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon is an American actor.Kevin Dillon is also the name of:*Kevin Dillon , character from Rodman Philbrick's young adult novel Freak the Mighty and the film based on it, The Mighty...
), as they renew a friendship that never really existed before.
Cast
- David HornsbyDavid HornsbyDavid Hornsby is an American television and film actor and writer.-Early life and education:Hornsby was born in 1973 in Houston, Texas...
as Andrew Carlson - Kevin DillonKevin DillonKevin Dillon is an American actor.Kevin Dillon is also the name of:*Kevin Dillon , character from Rodman Philbrick's young adult novel Freak the Mighty and the film based on it, The Mighty...
as Bert Lansing - Dave FoleyDave FoleyDavid Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...
as Jerry - Mary Lynn RajskubMary Lynn RajskubMary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian, best known for her leading role as Chloe O'Brian on the Fox action-thriller 24.-Early life:...
as Janet - Rhys DarbyRhys DarbyRhys Montague Darby is an actor and stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals...
as Mike - Nancy LenehanNancy LenehanNancy Lenehan is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s. Her most recent starring role was on the short-lived sitcom Worst Week. She also co-starred as Sandy Kelly, the matriarch in the sitcom Married to the Kellys...
as Diane
Series overview
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Episodes
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Reception
The show has received negative reviews from critics. It averaged a score of 45 out of 100 on MetacriticMetacritic
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. The website's users have given it a 3.7 out of 10, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.
The premiere recorded 8.98 million viewers and a 2.7 Adults 18-49 rating. This rating compared poorly to that of its lead-in, The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...
, which recorded 14.74 million viewers and a 4.9 in the 18-49 demo, as well as the shows in CBS's Monday night comedy block for the same week, all of which ranked in the top 25 for the week with Adults 18-49.