Trust Me (TV series)
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Trust Me is an American
drama series
that began airing on TNT
on January 26, 2009 at 10 p.m Eastern/ 9 P.M Central. In Canada, Trust Me can be seen on Super Channel.
Trust Me premiered with 3.4 million viewers.
In March 2009, Trust Me moved to Tuesday nights.
On Friday, April 10th, 2009, the New York Times reported that TNT opted out of renewing Trust Me for a second season due to low ratings.
, Trust Me stars Tom Cavanagh
and Eric McCormack
as friends and coworkers whose relationship changes when one of them gets promoted to the position of Creative Director. The original title of the series was Truth in Advertising. The storylines center on the difficulties of securing accounts and the characters' personal lives.
United States
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drama series
Dramatic programming
Dramatic programming in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news, reality show and game shows, stand-up...
that began airing on TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
on January 26, 2009 at 10 p.m Eastern/ 9 P.M Central. In Canada, Trust Me can be seen on Super Channel.
Trust Me premiered with 3.4 million viewers.
In March 2009, Trust Me moved to Tuesday nights.
On Friday, April 10th, 2009, the New York Times reported that TNT opted out of renewing Trust Me for a second season due to low ratings.
Synopsis
Set in Rothman, Greene, and Moore, a fictional advertising firm in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Trust Me stars Tom Cavanagh
Tom Cavanagh
Thomas "Tom" Cavanagh is a Canadian actor.-Early life:Cavanagh was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He is of Irish descent and was raised in a large Roman Catholic family. Cavanagh moved with his family to Winneba, a small city in Ghana, when he was seven years old. In his teens, the family moved to...
and Eric McCormack
Eric McCormack
Eric James McCormack is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School...
as friends and coworkers whose relationship changes when one of them gets promoted to the position of Creative Director. The original title of the series was Truth in Advertising. The storylines center on the difficulties of securing accounts and the characters' personal lives.
Cast
- Tom CavanaghTom CavanaghThomas "Tom" Cavanagh is a Canadian actor.-Early life:Cavanagh was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He is of Irish descent and was raised in a large Roman Catholic family. Cavanagh moved with his family to Winneba, a small city in Ghana, when he was seven years old. In his teens, the family moved to...
– Conner, the firm's brilliant but irresponsible ad copywriter who began his partnership less than a decade ago with Mason. Twitchy Conner is a bachelor with a checkered history of failed romances and a growing debt to the company which he incurred by abusing the expense account. - Eric McCormackEric McCormackEric James McCormack is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School...
– Mason McGuire, the firm's newly promoted Creative Director and straitlaced family man. Mason's levelheaded nature often counteracts Conner's unpredictable behavior even though Mason is highly neurotic. He works well with Conner because of their work ethic but he has workaholic tendencies that affect his marriage. - Geoffrey ArendGeoffrey Arend-Life and career:Arend was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City, to a Caucasian father and a Pakistani mother. He graduated from New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1996. In 2000, he began providing voices for video games such as Daria's...
– Hector Culligan, one of the firm's idealistic young ad men who shares office space with colleague and best friend Mike, with whom he used to play XBox games. Hector is known for celebrity impersonations. - Sarah ClarkeSarah ClarkeSarah Clarke is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on 24, and also for her roles as Renée Dwyer, Bella Swan's mother, in the 2008 film Twilight as well as Erin McGuire on the short-lived TV show, Trust Me.-Early life:Clarke was born in St...
– Erin McGuire, Mason's wife and mother to their son and daughter. She tolerates Mason's workaholic tendencies. - Mike DamusMike DamusMichael "Mike" Paul Damus is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Marty DePolo is short-lived ABC sitcom Teen Angel and co-starring in the film Lost in Yonkers. In addition, Damus also co-starred in Men, Women & Dogs and the TNT series Trust Me.-Filmography:-External links:...
– Tom Fuller, Hector's fellow colleague and one half of their team. He has been dating someone in their company. - Griffin DunneGriffin Dunne-Personal life:Dunne was born Thomas Griffin Dunne in New York City, New York, the son of Ellen Beatriz Dunne and Dominick Dunne. His mother founded the victims' rights organization Justice for Homicide Victims and his father was a producer, writer, and actor...
– Tony Mink, the firm's boss who had a tendency to break promises in the wake of business, but still maintains a healthy relationship with his employees, primarily Mason. - Monica PotterMonica PotterMonica Potter is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Potter, one of four daughters, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to an Irish American Roman Catholic family. Her father, Paul Brokaw, was the inventor of the first flame-resistant car wax, and her mother, Nancy, was a secretary....
– Sarah Krajicek-Hunter, the new hire and ad copywriter who regrets her hiring at the company. She is divorced and later finds out that her former husband is gay. She seems to be attracted to Conner.
Season 1
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "Pilot" | January 26, 2009 | 3.4 |
| 1-2 | "All Hell the Victors" | February 2, 2009 | |
| 1-3 | "But Wait, There's More" | February 9, 2009 | |
| 1-4 | "Au Courant" | February 16, 2009 | |
| 1-5 | "Way Beyond the Call" | February 23, 2009 | |
| 1-6 | "Promises Promises" | March 3, 2009 | |
| 1-7 | "Damage Control" | March 10, 2009 | |
| 1-8 | "What's the Rush" | March 17, 2009 | |
| 1-9 | "Odd Man Out" | March 17, 2009 | |
| 1-10 | "Thanks, I Needed That" | March 31, 2009 | |
| 1-11 | "Norming" | March 31, 2009 | |
| 1-12 | "You Got Chocolate in My Peanut Butter" | April 7, 2009 | |
| 1-13 | "The More Things Change" | April 7, 2009 | |
International
- In South Africa Trust Me Aired during mid-2009 on the pay channel M-Net Series, channel 110.
- In South America is transmitted by the cable channel from Argentina, I-SAT
- In Ireland Trust Me is being broadcasted on RTE2 on Friday mornings at 2.05
- In New Zealand Trust me began airing 20 July 2010 on TV2, 10:30 Tuesday nights
- In Portugal Trust Me will begin airing on Fox Next from 10 September 2010
- In Brazil began airing 02 September 2010 on SBT
- In Slovenia it began airing 03 December 2010 on POP Brio and will finish 26 February 2011