The Days
Encyclopedia
The Days is a 2004 ABC
television series. Each episode chronicles 24 hours in the lives of the members of the fictional Day family.
The series was produced for ABC by MindShare Worldwide, a GroupM media agency
within WPP Group
that financed the series in exchange for ABC advertising time.
) is a corporate lawyer who quits his job at a pharmaceutical company in the midst of a mid-life crisis. His wife, Abby Day (Marguerite MacIntyre
) has recently re-entered the work force as an executive for an advertising firm after taking time off to raise their children. The couple's eldest child, daughter Natalie Day (Laura Ramsey), is homecoming queen, a soccer star, and the most popular girl in school, until she finds out she's pregnant. Cooper Day (Evan Peters
) is the middle child and an aspiring writer who counts the days until his graduation. He begins and ends each episode with a monologue of an entry in his journal. Nathan Day (Zachary Maurer) is the youngest child, a child prodigy
, who attends a private school and frequently suffers panic attacks.
column purports that an ABC official has confirmed the show's cancellation.
American Broadcasting Company
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television series. Each episode chronicles 24 hours in the lives of the members of the fictional Day family.
The series was produced for ABC by MindShare Worldwide, a GroupM media agency
Media agency
A media agency is a company which help companies to communicate with current and potential consumers and/or the general public.These agencies work with their clients to understand the business issues, their markets and their consumers...
within WPP Group
WPP Group
WPP plc is a global media communications services company with its main management office in London, United Kingdom and its executive office in Dublin, Ireland. It is the world's largest advertising group by revenues, and employs over 150,000 people in 2,400 offices in 107 countries...
that financed the series in exchange for ABC advertising time.
Plot
The plot revolves around a Philadelphia family, the Days. The father, Jack Day (David NewsomDavid Newsom
David Newsom is an American actor and fine-arts photographer. He is best known for his various critically acclaimed US television appearances, and for his work in 2005 and 2006 with Viggo Mortensen and Perceval Press.-Photography:...
) is a corporate lawyer who quits his job at a pharmaceutical company in the midst of a mid-life crisis. His wife, Abby Day (Marguerite MacIntyre
Marguerite MacIntyre
Marguerite MacIntyre is an American actress. She performed in her first play at 16 and has appeared in regional theatre productions ranging from Fahrenheit 451 at the Falcon Theatre to South Pacific at Goodspeed...
) has recently re-entered the work force as an executive for an advertising firm after taking time off to raise their children. The couple's eldest child, daughter Natalie Day (Laura Ramsey), is homecoming queen, a soccer star, and the most popular girl in school, until she finds out she's pregnant. Cooper Day (Evan Peters
Evan Peters
Evan Peters is an American actor, best known for his roles as Tate Langdon in American Horror Story, Jesse Varon in the ABC TV series Invasion and as Cooper Day in The Days, also on ABC. He also had a recurring role in Disney Channel's show Phil of the Future as Phil's geeky friend Seth...
) is the middle child and an aspiring writer who counts the days until his graduation. He begins and ends each episode with a monologue of an entry in his journal. Nathan Day (Zachary Maurer) is the youngest child, a child prodigy
Child prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
, who attends a private school and frequently suffers panic attacks.
Episode list
| Series # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|
Ratings and future
The show enjoyed a limited amount of ratings success, averaging 5.4 million viewers per episode. Initially, a second season was rumoured, but nothing materialized. There has been no official announcement of such from ABC, although a TV GuideTV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
column purports that an ABC official has confirmed the show's cancellation.
External links
- Review of the pilot episode from The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...