A Whole New Ballgame
| A Whole New Ballgame | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John Peaslee Judd Pillot[1] |
| Starring | Corbin Bernsen Julia Campbell Richard Kind John O'Hurley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Bungalow 78 Productions Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 9 – March 13, 1995 |
A Whole New Ballgame is an American sitcom that aired on ABC on Mondays at 8:30 pm from January 9, 1995, to March 13, 1995.[2] It replaced Blue Skies, a sitcom from the same creators, which featured several of the same actors and aired in the same timeslot in the fall.[3]
Premise
The series centered on Brent Sooner, an egotistical baseball player sidelined by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, who became a sportscaster for TV station WPLP in Milwaukee. Also shown were station manager Meg O'Donnell, weatherman Dr. Warner Bakerfield, anchorman Tad Sherman, and sales manager Dwight King.
Cast
- Corbin Bernsen as Brett Sooner
- Julia Campbell as Meg O'Donnell
- Richard Kind as Dwight King
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Warner Bakerfield
- John O'Hurley as Tad Sherman
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Opening Day" | Barry Kemp | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | January 9, 1995 | 16.5[4] |
| 2 | "They Say It's Yer Birthday" | Barry Kemp | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | January 16, 1995 | 11.9[5] |
| 3 | "You Are What You Date" | Rod Daniel | Ric Swartzlander | January 23, 1995 | 12.3[6] |
| 4 | "Brett's Beef" | Rod Daniel | Cindy Chupack & Ellen Sandler | February 13, 1995 | 10.0[7] |
| 5 | "Horace Morgan Is Dead and Living in Milwaukee" | Rod Daniel | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | February 20, 1995 | 8.9[8] |
| 6 | "With Brett You Get Eggroll" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1995 | 9.4[9] |
| 7 | "Twisted" | Rob Schiller | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | March 13, 1995 | 10.7[10] |
| 8 | "The Make Out Movie" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 9 | "The Jumper" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 10 | "The Sexual Superheroine" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 11 | "Trouble Down Under" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
References
- ^ New York Times (January 9, 1995). "Familiar Faces in a Flurry of Midseason Sitcoms". New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1305. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ Sun Sentinel. "Polluted 'Blue Skies'". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (January 18, 1995). "'ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (January 25, 1995). "'ER' helps pull NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (February 1, 1995). "Super Bowl kicks ABC to the top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1995. p. 3D.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 1, 1995. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (March 8, 1995). "'Murphy,' 'Dust' help push CBS to No. 1 tie". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 22, 1995. p. 3D.