''Girls Club'' (sometimes styled in all-lowercase girls club) is an American

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created by

David E. Kelley David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is an American television writer, producer, and former attorney, known as the creator of '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', '' Picket Fences'', ''Chicago Hope'', ''The Practice'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Boston Publi ...

that was shown on Fox in the United States in October 2002. It is often compared to '' Ally McBeal'', another series created by Kelley, which ended in May 2002.

Plot

Three young, female lawyers share a deep friendship and a common desire to leave their mark on the legal system. After graduating, they move to

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where they find employment in the same law firm called Myers, Berry, Cherry & Fitch. There, the women attempt to break through the barriers of the male-dominated workforce. In describing the concept of ''girls club'' Kelley said, "I'm looking to capture both the nerves of a young associate and also the gender politics that go on inside big corporate law firms."

Cast

* Gretchen Mol as Lynne Camden *

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as Jeannie Falls *

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as Sarah Mickle *

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as Nicholas Hahn *

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as Kevin O'Neil * Donovan Leitch as Michael Harrod

Production

Fox added ''Girls Club'' to its Monday night schedule for Fall 2002 sight-unseen based on the success of creator David E. Kelley's previous series. At the time of its cancellation six of the thirteen episodes ordered had been completed. Only two episodes were broadcast on Fox in the United States and on CH in Canada. FOX Latinoamerica aired the first two episodes on a Wednesday night premiere after heavy promotion, but during commercial breaks they played a clip saying the show was cancelled in the US and would not be back after that night. Episodes were never re-broadcast and the show disappeared from the network after that night.

Episodes

The initial order was for 13 episodes. When the series was cancelled, six episodes were completed and only two had aired.

Reception

The series was consistently the lowest-rated show in the 18–49 demographic in its time slot, even being outrated by

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's ''

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'' and UPN's '' Girlfriends''. In a mid-season poll of favorite TV shows conducted by the magazine ''Electronic Media'', ''Girls Club'' placed as the third worst show of the season.

References

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* {{David E. Kelley 2002 American television series debuts 2002 American television series endings 2000s American drama television series 2000s American legal television series English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in San Francisco Television series created by David E. Kelley