''Jake in Progress'' is an American

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television series broadcast on

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from March 13, 2005, to January 9, 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more conventional and episodic. The first aired episode reflected the original plan, covering the first half-hour of a date.

Synopsis

The main character is Jake (

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), a

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-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Stamos' co-stars in the show are Naomi (

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), Jake's boss at the Magnum PR Agency; Adrian (

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), Jake's best friend; and Patrick (

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), the performance artist who always appears at the most inopportune times.

Cast

as Jake Phillips *

as Naomi Clark *

as Patrick Van Dorn *

as Adrian

Reception

The show averaged 5.5 million viewers in its first season and was initially canceled. However, the network reversed course and announced the show would return as the lead-out from a highly anticipated series, '' Emily's Reasons Why Not''. The Jake character was softened somewhat in the second season in an effort to make him more relatable. The first night of the sitcom pairing fared poorly in the ratings; after one week, ABC immediately scheduled a rerun of '' The Bachelor'' during the one-hour block for the following week, putting both shows on indefinite hiatus. ABC confirmed on May 13 that ''Jake'' had been canceled.

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2006)

References

External links

* * {{epguides, JakeinProgress 2000s American single-camera sitcoms 2005 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings American English-language television shows Television shows set in New York City Television series by 20th Century Fox Television American Broadcasting Company sitcoms