The Single Guy
Genre	Sitcom
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Running time	22 Minutes
Rating	TV-PG
Creator(s)	Brad Hall
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Starring	Jonathan Silverman Joey Slotnick Ernest Borgnine Ming-Na
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Country of origin	USA
Original network/channel	NBC
Original run	September 21, 1995 – April 14, 1997
No. of episodes	44
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The Single Guy was a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on NBC, from September 1995 to April 1997. It starred Jonathan Silverman as struggling New York City writer Jonathan Eliot, and followed several of his close friends (some of whom came and left as the show was re-tooled between seasons.) The series also starred Joey Slotnick as Eliot's best friend Sam Sloan, and television veteran Ernest Borgnine as doorman Manny, throughout it's entire run. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... A television rating system is a method of giving television viewers an idea of the suitability of a television program for children and/or adults. ... Brad Hall (born March 21, 1958, Santa Barbara, California) is an American writer and actor, best known as a Saturday Night Live news anchor on Saturday Night News. ... Jonathan Silverman (born 5 August 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the TV series Gimme A Break!, as well as the films Brighton Beach Memoirs, Caddyshack II, and Weekend at Bernies. ... Joey Slotnick, left, poses with Steve Wozniak. ... Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an... Ming-Na (born November 20, 1963) is a Chinese-American actress. ... For other uses, see NBC (disambiguation). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... For other uses, see NBC (disambiguation). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan Silverman (born 5 August 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the TV series Gimme A Break!, as well as the films Brighton Beach Memoirs, Caddyshack II, and Weekend at Bernies. ... Joey Slotnick, left, poses with Steve Wozniak. ... Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an...

Beginning and Reception

As with the Brooke Sheilds series Suddenly Susan, Silverman's sitcom deal was likely the result of a guest role he had on Friends a year earlier. The concept of The Single Guy was that of writer, producer and Saturday Night Live-alumnus Brad Hall. Christa Brooke Camille Shields (born May 31, American actress, born in New York City, New York, USA. She attended Princeton University. ... Suddenly Susan was a US-American sitcom broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Brad Hall (born March 21, 1958, Santa Barbara, California) is an American writer and actor, best known as a Saturday Night Live news anchor on Saturday Night News. ...

While the series was favored enough by NBC to earn a timeslot in it's coveted "Must-See-TV" Thursday night line-up, it ultimately failed to generate enthusiasm with critics and viewers. It was largely written-off as one in a long line of "singles in the city" sitcoms that emerged in the mid-1990s, following the success of Seinfeld. Many of that hit show's calling cards were emulated in The Single Guy, from the neurotic best-friend who occassionally does reprehensible things, to it's main character's rotating cast of flawed girlfriends. Jonathan and friends would also regularly hang out at a local coffee shop, The Bagel Cafe. Must See TV was the name given to NBCs popular Thursday-night prime time television lineup during the mid and late 1990s. ... Seinfeld was an American television sitcom set in New York City which ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ...

Coincidentally, creator Brad Hall is the husband of Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, the role she is most well known for, despite an impressive resumé of other roles. ...

Ending

Perhaps aware of it's impending cancellation, the series ended it's second and final season with Jonathan Eliot married in Las Vegas, thus ending his 'single' status. This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...

External Links

• IMDb Entry
• Complete Episode Guide from epguides.com, with titles and air dates.