'The Winner'
The Winner title screen
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ricky Blitt
Starring	Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, Keir Gilchrist, Linda Hart, and Lenny Clarke
Theme music composer	Walter Murphy
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ricky Blitt and Seth MacFarlane
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Approx. 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Original run	March 4, 2007 – March 18, 2007
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Other cast members include Erinn Hayes as Alison, Keir Gilchrist as Alison's son Josh, Lenny Clarke as Glen's father Ron, and Linda Hart as Glen's mother Irene. The show is produced by Ricky Blitt and Seth MacFarlane who are also producers of Family Guy. Erinn Hayes (born May 25, 1976) is an American actress from San Francisco known for her role as Alison McKeller in The Winner. ... Keir David Peters Gilchrist (born September 28, 1992) is a British/American actor currently living in Canada. ... Lenny Clarke as Frank Harrigan in The Job Lenny Clarke is a comedian from Cambridge, Massachusetts, famous for his thick Boston accent. ... Linda Hart is an American singer, musician, and musical theatre actress best known for originating the role of Velma Von Tussel in the Broadway adaptation of Hairspray. ... Ricky Blitt is an American screenwriter, executive producer, show creator, and voice actor. ... Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is a two-time Emmy-winning American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ...

The working title of this series was Becoming Glen. A pilot was made for FOX in 2002 starring Johnny Galecki as Glen. It also starred Samantha Mathis, Gerald McRaney, and Sally Struthers. The pilot was not picked up. However, the resurgence of Family Guy and the success of The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2005 helped Blitt get a chance at making another pilot.^[1] A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. ... Johnny Mark Galecki is an American actor. ... Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress. ... Gerald McRaney Gerald Mac McRaney (born August 19, 1948, Collins, Mississippi, although some sources indicate 1947) is an American television and movie actor of Scottish and Choctaw Indian ancestry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow. ...

All episodes of The Winner are currently available on MySpace, iTunes, and Amazon Unbox ^[2]. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

On May 16, 2007, the series was officially canceled.[1] is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

At Family Guy Live in Montreal, QC on July 21, 2007, Seth was asked the question if The Winner would be brought back to television. Seth MacFarlane was only able to answer that he may be in talks with Fox to bring the show back.^[2] Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is a two-time Emmy-winning American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor. ...

Characters

Glen Abbot: A successful man who looks back at when he was 31 and living with his parents. He had only just lost his virginity at 31 to his former English teacher. He also was trying to date his neighbor, Alison McKeller, and made friends with her son, Josh McKeller.

Ron Abbot: The disappointed father of Glen Abbot and unhappy husband of Irene Abbot. His personality is comparable to Frank Barone of Everybody Loves Raymond or Frank Costanza of Seinfeld although to a lesser degree. Frank Oscar Barone is a fictional character from the American TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. ... Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. ... Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998). ...

Josh McKeller: The son of Alison McKeller and friend of Glen Abbot. Glen and Josh are friends separated by several years of age leading to an unexepected friendship. Glen usually helps Josh with his relationship problems.

Irene Abbot: The loving mother of Glen. She appears to be much more supportive of Glen than her husband, Ron Abbot, and is usually willing to help with dilemmas.

Alison McKeller: The mother of Josh and friend of Glen. Glen's exploits usually involve to maintain a relationship with her sometimes with Josh's help.

U.S. television ratings

Standard ratings

Weekly rankings based on Fast National ratings.^[3][4][5]

* Represents the average rating for Fox in the 9pm hour (which The Winner shared with Family Guy) is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ...

Key: Rating is the estimated percentage of all TVs tuned to the show, share is the percentage of all TVs in use that are tuned in. Viewers is the estimated number of actual people watching, in millions, while ranking is the approximate ranking of the show against all prime-time TV shows for the week (Monday through the following Sunday).

Episodes

The following is a list of The Winner episodes.

Trivia

• Before the show's airing, "Up Late with Stewie and Brian", a Family Guy Webisode, was uploaded on MySpace to promote the show.

• On the night of the shows premiere Seth McFarlane ironically stated that now that he's seen the finished product that it may go past six episodes which, as it happens, it did not.

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References

1. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07063/766354-237.stm
2. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Pilot/dp/B000NSEQB8
3. ^ Zap2It Ratings: Rating and Share.
4. ^ Calendar Live Ratings: Viewers and Rankings.
5. ^ 18-49 Ratings: Media Life Magazine (18-49 numbers)

External links

• The Winner at the Internet Movie Database
• The Winner at TV.com
• The Winner at The Futon Critic