Welcome to New York (TV series)

*Welcome to New York*
Welcome to New York
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Barbara Wallace; Thomas R. Wolfe;
Starring	Christine Baranski; Jim Gaffigan; Sara Gilbert; Rocky Carroll; Mary Birdsong; Anthony DeSando;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Barbara Wallace; Thomas R. Wolfe; Christine Baranski; Eric Gilliland;
Producers	Barry Katz; Lisa Loosemore; Jim Gaffigan;
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Worldwide Pants Incorporated; Crazy Canyon Productions; CBS Productions; Studios USA Television;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 11, 2000 –; January 17, 2001

Welcome to New York is an American sitcom television series created by Barbara Wallace and Thomas R. Wolfe, that aired on CBS. The show premiered October 11, 2000, and aired until January 17, 2001.

Premise and History[edit]

The show starred Jim Gaffigan, who played a weatherman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who then moved to New York City and worked as a meteorologist for a fictional morning news show called "AM New York". Christine Baranski played Marsha Bickner, the larger-than-life, tightly-wound producer of "AM New York" who hired Jim, but tends to forget the details about his life – like where he moved from. CBS canceled the show due to low ratings. Looking back, Gaffigan said, "I don’t think I had the maturity to take the authority I should have", and as he was not a contributing writer he felt the team would dismiss his ideas.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Jim Gaffigan as Jim Gaffigan
Christine Baranski as Marsha Bickner
Anthony DeSando as Vince Verbena
Mary Birdsong as Connie
Sara Gilbert as Amy Manning
Rocky Carroll as Adrian Spencer

Episodes[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Will Mackenzie	Barbara Wallace & Thomas R. Wolfe	October 11, 2000 (2000-10-11)
2	"Tickets"	Unknown	Unknown	October 18, 2000 (2000-10-18)
3	"Jim Gets an Apartment"	Unknown	Unknown	October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25)
4	"Jim Gets a Wig"	Unknown	Unknown	November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01)
5	"The Car"	Unknown	Unknown	November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08)
6	"The Crier"	Unknown	Unknown	November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15)
7	"Dr. Bob"	Unknown	Unknown	November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
8	"It's Hard to Meet Intelligent Women"	Unknown	Unknown	November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)
9	"Limos and Lines"	Unknown	Unknown	December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13)
10	"The Cat and the Rat"	Unknown	Unknown	January 3, 2001 (2001-01-03)
11	"The Memo"	Unknown	Unknown	January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)
12	"The Stalker"	Unknown	Unknown	January 15, 2001 (2001-01-15)
13	"The Brother"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 2001 (2001-01-17)
14	"The Party"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
15	"Dusting Diva"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
16	"The Perks"	TBD	TBD	Unaired

Reviews[edit]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found the show to be "smart, telling comedy, but it's also an acquired taste."^[2]

References[edit]

^ Stern, Marlow (July 15, 2015). "Jim Gaffigan's Time Is Now: The Comic on His New Show, Bill Cosby's Fall, and Donald Trump". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ Owen, Rob (October 11, 2000). "TV Reviews: 'Bette,' 'Welcome' debut with funny premieres". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

External links[edit]

Welcome to New York at IMDb

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[stern-1] Stern, Marlow (July 15, 2015). "Jim Gaffigan's Time Is Now: The Comic on His New Show, Bill Cosby's Fall, and Donald Trump". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[2] Owen, Rob (October 11, 2000). "TV Reviews: 'Bette,' 'Welcome' debut with funny premieres". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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