''Michael: Every Day'', formerly known as ''Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays'', is a Canadian television

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that debuted on

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in 2011."Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC's new fall lineup"
. ''

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'', June 8, 2011. Described by the ''

'' as a cross between ''

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'' and '' Frasier'', the show stars

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as Michael, a neurotic young man undergoing regular psychotherapy, and Bob Martin as David, his therapist who views Michael as an ideal guinea pig for the experimental psychiatric techniques he hopes will turn him into a bestselling pop psychology writer. Filmed in

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, the show's cast also includes

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, Pablo Silveira,

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and Tommie-Amber Pirie. The series is based in part on Watts' own past struggles with

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."Don McKellar on resurrecting the CBC comedy show Michael"
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'', January 12, 2017.

Episodes

Season 1

The series was greenlit in February 2011, shot during June of that year at an average episode budget of $150,000

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and premiered on CBC on September 14, 2011, at 9 pm. After two episodes, the series was moved to Tuesdays at 9PM. The show was not renewed for the 2012–13 season. The first season was released on

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in Canada in 2014 by VideoWorks. In 2015, it became available in the

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through

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. In Canada, it is available to stream through the CBC's website.

Season 2

In March 2015, the CBC announced that the series would return with six new episodes in the 2015–16 season. The new episodes were ultimately delayed, however, and premiered in January 2017 under the new series title ''Michael: Every Day''. The series was not renewed for a third season.

Reception

The show's premiere episode garnered low ratings, with 199,000 viewers watching. The rest of the season averaged around 250,000 viewers.

References

External links

* {{CBC Television Shows (current and upcoming) 2011 Canadian television series debuts 2017 Canadian television series endings CBC Television original programming Television shows filmed in Ottawa 2010s Canadian sitcoms