''Enlisted'' is an American sitcom that premiered January 10, 2014, on Fox. Fox placed a 13-episode order for the

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comedy in May 2013. Despite low ratings, the show received many good reviews. On March 26, 2014, Fox announced that from April 11, ''

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'' would be airing in ''Enlisted''s timeslot – effectively removing ''Enlisted'' from the schedule after nine episodes had aired. On May 7, 2014, Fox canceled the series due to low ratings, but allowed the final four episodes to air in June. The entire first season was released on DVD on December 9, 2014.

Premise

Three very different brothers, each soldiers in the

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, find themselves all assigned to the same unit: the fictional A Company, 2nd Battalion, 618th Infantry Regiment, 1st

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, 18th Infantry Division (Mechanized), at the fictional Fort McGee, located in

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. While the majority of the base's personnel are deployed overseas, the two younger brothers (Derrick and Randy) are assigned to rear detachmentthe soldiers left behind to take care of the base. The oldest brother,

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Pete Hill, is returned stateside from

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after punching a superior officer. He is assigned to supervise a platoon of misfits that includes his brothers. While working together, the brothers are able to renew and strengthen their childhood bonds.

Cast

Main cast

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Peter "Pete" Hill *

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Derrick Hill *

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Randall "Randy" Hill *

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Donald Cody *

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as Staff Sergeant Jillian "Jill" Perez

Supporting cast

* Kyle Davis as Private First Class Dobkiss * Tania Gunadi as Private First Class Cindy Park * Mel Rodriguez as Specialist George Chubowski *Mort Burke as Private First Class Mort Gumble *

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as Private Tanisha Robinson *Maronzio Vance as Private Ruiz *Ross Philips as

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Tyson Schneeberger *

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as Erin *Rob Lamer as Sam *

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as Brandon Stone

Episodes

The first season aired mostly out of the production order in an effort to build early positive buzz by airing "stronger" episodes first. As a result, some plot points did not play out as intended by the creative teammost noticeably in the fourth episode to air ("Homecoming"), which was the tenth episode produced; there was a jump forward as Derrick was shown to be in a relationship with Erin despite not meeting her until the sixth episode to air, which was the fifth episode produced. This resulted in a "lack of investment in the stakes of said relationship". The football-themed tenth episode had been moved forward to coincide with

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, which took place two days later. According to producer Mike Royce, the following is the correct order.

U.S. ratings

Scheduling and cancellation

Fox pulled ''Enlisted'' from its schedule after the ninth aired episode on March 28, 2014. The network stated it would air the remaining four episodes at some point, later announcing June 1, 2014 as the restart date. Ratings had been poor, though many fans and television critics cited a poor time slot and episodes airing out of sequence for the show's failure. The program was officially cancelled on May 7, 2014, despite pleas from fans and some TV writers to keep it on the air. The ''

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'' wrote an editorial asking Fox to give the show another chance in a better time slot. The final four episodes were made available on

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Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on Eleven on May 18, 2014.

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 2741950, Enlisted 2010s American single-camera sitcoms 2010s American workplace comedy television series 2014 American television series debuts 2014 American television series endings English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Military comedy television series Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in Florida Television series about brothers