''Twenty Good Years'' is an American

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television series created by

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and Marsh McCall, that aired on

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from October 11, 2006, until November 1, 2006. The series starred

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, John Lithgow, Heather Burns and

Jake Sandvig Steven Jacob "Jake" Sandvig (born September 8, 1986) is an American actor and nurse. He is best known for playing Hugh Pyne in ''Twenty Good Years'' and Preston Shackleton in ''Cracking Up (TV series), Cracking Up''. In 2009, he made a guest appe ...

Synopsis

John Lithgow plays John Mason, a surgeon forced into semi-retirement, while Jeffrey Tambor was Jeffrey Pyne, a judge. The comedy show was about two old friends that appeared to be polar opposites in many situations. One thing they agreed upon, however, is that life is short and both men vowed to live every day like it is their last, since they figured at their age, they only had "twenty good years" to live. On May 14, 2007, the series was officially canceled by NBC.

Cast

* John Lithgow as John Mason *

as Jeffrey Pyne * Heather Burns as Stella Mason *

as Hugh Pyne

Ratings and reception

Since the series debut, ''Twenty Good Years'' had been plagued by schedule changes before the season began, as well as receiving mixed-to-negative reviews. They had also placed fourth in its Wednesday time period and continued to slip since the first episode. On October 25, 2006, NBC announced that it was replacing the Wednesday night comedy block with specials, pulling ''Twenty Good Years'' from the schedule with no plans for a return.Broadcasting Cable website article
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Episodes

International broadcasts

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0780442 2006 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings 2000s American sitcoms English-language television shows NBC original programming Television shows set in New York City Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios