''Jake in Progress'' is an American

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television series broadcast on

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from March 13, 2005 to January 9, 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more conventional and episodic. The first aired episode reflected the original plan, covering the first half-hour of a date.

Synopsis

The main character is Jake (

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), a

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-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Stamos' co-stars in the show are Naomi (

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), Jake's boss at the Magnum PR Agency; Adrian (

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), Jake's best friend; and Patrick (

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), the performance artist who always appears at the most inopportune times.

Cast

as Jake Phillips *

as Naomi Clark *

as Patrick Van Dorn *

as Adrian

Reception

The show averaged 5.5 million viewers in its first season and was initially canceled. However, the network reversed course and announced the show would return as the lead-out from a highly anticipated series, ''

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''. The Jake character was softened somewhat in the second season in an effort to make him more relatable. The first night of the sitcom pairing fared poorly in the ratings; after one week, ABC immediately scheduled a rerun of '' The Bachelor'' during the one-hour block for the following week, putting both shows on indefinite hiatus. ABC confirmed on May 13 that ''Jake'' had been canceled.

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2006)

References

External links

* * {{epguides, JakeinProgress 2000s American sitcoms 2005 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows Television shows set in New York City Television series by 20th Century Fox Television