''100 Questions'' (originally known as ''100 Questions for Charlotte Payne'') is an American

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television series which ran on

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from May 27 to July 1, 2010. In May 2009 the network announced that the show would debut midseason in March 2010 on Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm, after NBC's coverage of the

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was completed. However the show was later pushed back to debut on May 27, 2010, with the episode order reduced from thirteen to six. ''100 Questions'' was produced by

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, with

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s Christopher Moynihan, Kelly Kulchak, Ron West, and Michelle Nader. On July 8, 2010, NBC cancelled the series after one season.

Plot

''100 Questions'' is about "a young woman navigating life with friends in New York." Charlotte Payne (played by British actress

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) begins each episode being asked a question at a dating service, which then "segues into that episode's storyline."

Cast

– Charlotte Payne * David Walton – Wayne Rutherford * Christopher Moynihan – Mike Poole *

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– Jill *

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– Leslie * Michael Benjamin Washington – Andrew

Production

The initial

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was directed by

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-winning director

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and produced by

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. It featured

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as Leslie, Joy Suprano as Jill, and Amir Talai as Andrew. Alex Hardcastle subsequently stepped in as director for the series, reshooting the pilot with recasts Cho, Wolfe, and Washington as Leslie, Jill, and Andrew.

Episodes

Every episode was directed by

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Ratings

Seasonal

Episodic

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1441093 Episode list using the default LineColor 2010s American sitcoms 2010 American television series debuts 2010 American television series endings 2010s American sex comedy television series English-language television shows NBC original programming 2010s American romantic comedy television series Television series by Universal Television Television shows set in New York City