Notes from the Underbelly
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Notes from the Underbelly was an American sitcom that debuted on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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 as a midseason replacement
Midseason replacement
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. The series is based upon the novel of the same name by Risa Green, and is produced by Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (previously producing 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...

) for Warner Bros. Television
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. The title is a parody of Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....

's novel Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground is an 1864 short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Notes is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel...

.

Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with Big Day
Big Day
Big Day, originally titled A Day in the Life, is an American situation comedy that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006 to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television...

, but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...

to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms. After numerous scheduling changes prior to the shows premiere, the show premiered Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central, and moved to its regular Wednesday timeslot at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central on April 18.

Notes from the Underbelly began its second season on November 26, 2007 in the new timeslot of 9:30PM Eastern/8:30PM Central on Mondays, leading out of fall's second highest rated
Nielsen Ratings
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 freshman sitcom
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...

, Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...

.

On May 13, 2008, ABC opted not to renew the series for a third season.

In Russia, all 23 episodes of the series were shown on NTV.

Plot

The series chronicles the life of Andrew and Lauren, a couple who are expecting their first child, and the unlikely help and advice of their family and friends who also want to share in the couple's joy and pains on the road to parenthood.

Cast and characters

Role Actor/Actress
Lauren Stone Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt
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Andrew Stone Peter Cambor
Peter Cambor
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Danny Michael Weaver
Cooper Rachael Harris
Rachael Harris
Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.-Early life:Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School...

Julie Melanie Paxson
Melanie Paxson
Melanie Paxson is an American actress. She is probably best known for her work in commercials.-Biography:Paxson is the middle child of three to parents Gay and Randy Moore...

Eric Sunkrish Bala
Sunkrish Bala
Sunkrish Bala , on May 21, 1984) is an American actor.Bala was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India and is of Tamil ancestry....



Despite playing parents on the series, the majority of the cast has had little real life experience with pregnancy.

Main crew

  • Bari Halle
  • Livia Hanich
  • Stacy Traub
  • Barry Sonnenfeld
    Barry Sonnenfeld
    Barry Sonnenfeld is an American filmmaker and television director. He worked as cinematographer for the Coen brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black.-Life and career:...

  • Eric Tannenbaum
  • Kim Tannenbaum
  • Greg Schaffer
    Greg Schaffer
    Greg Schaffer is an American television producer and writer.His producing and writing credits include Mad About You, The Tracy Morgan Show, Rodney, That '70s Show, Notes from the Underbelly, True Jackson, VP, Oh, Grow Up, Tucker and produced and wrote for That '80s Show...

  • Jana Hunter
  • Gary Murphy
  • John Quaintance
  • Lesley Wake
  • Dan Kopelman
    Dan Kopelman
    Dan Kopelman is an American television producer, writer and actor. He has written and produced for Undressed, Big Wolf on Campus, Malcolm in the Middle, Big Day, Listen Up! and Notes from the Underbelly...

  • Mitch Hunter
  • Steve Joe
    Steve Joe
    Stephen Joe is an American television producer and writer.He began his career as a staff writer on the sitcom Veronica's Closet in 1997, later becoming a story editor on Mad About You going on to write the episode "Win a Free Car" in 1999...

  • Diane Mercer
  • Steve Schaffer
  • Russ Woody
    Russ Woody
    Russ Woody is an American author, television producer and writer.-Career:Woody grew up in Walnut Creek, California In 1979, He graduated from California State University, Chico with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Speech and Drama....


American ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Notes from the Underbelly on ABC
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:

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, or occasionally early June, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season Timeslot (EDT) Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
18-49 Rating/Share
(rank)
1 Thursday 10:00 P.M. (April 12, 2007)
Wednesday 8:30 P.M.(April 18 - May 16, 2007)
April 12, 2007 May 16, 2007 2006-2007
2006-07 United States network television schedule
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#109 5.5 2.2/6 (#99)
2 Monday 9:30 P.M. (November 26, 2007 - February 11, 2008) November 26, 2007 February 11, 2008 2007-2008 #112 5.2 1.9/5 (N/A)
  • The second season performance is current as of January 20, 2008
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