''Leap of Faith'' is an American

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sitcom that aired on

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in early 2002, right after ''

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'' on NBC's Thursday comedy block at 8:30 PM EST, as part of

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Plot

Cast

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as Faith Wardwell *

Ken Marino Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's ''The State'' and has starred in shows such as ''Party Down'', '' Marry Me'', ''Burning Love'', and ''Childre ...

as Andy *

Lisa Edelstein Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

as Patty *

Tim Meadows Timothy Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he appeared for ten seasons and for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy ...

as Lucas *

Regina King Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, ''Time'' magazine named her one ...

as Cynthia * Brad Rowe as Dan Murphy *

Jill Clayburgh Jill Clayburgh (April 30, 1944 – November 5, 2010) was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Act ...

as Cricket Wardwell

Episodes

Broadcast

''Friends'' was in its eighth season and was the number one show on television and ratings expectations were very high for the television that followed its timeslot. ''

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'' filled the time slot before ''Leap of Faith'', but ''Inside Schwartz'' was canceled after six episodes despite averaging 14.6 million viewers. After ''Leap of Faith'' finished airing, the timeslot was ultimately filled with repeats of ''Friends'' for the rest of the season; the repeats averaged 18.6 million viewers.

Ratings

The series averaged 16.5 million viewers for the season.

References

External links

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