''All of Us'' is an American

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that premiered on the

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network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. On October 1, 2006, the show moved to

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, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and

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(whose sister company

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produced this series), where it aired for one more season before being cancelled on May 15, 2007.

Synopsis

The series, loosely based on the

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of creator and executive producers

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and

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, revolved around Robert James Sr. (

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), a divorced television entertainment reporter with a young son, Robert "Bobby" James Jr. (

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), and his fiancée Tia Jewel (

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), a kindergarten teacher who helped him through the breakup of his first marriage. Robert shares custody of his son with his ex-wife Neesee (

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), with whom he shares a tenuously friendly relationship for the sake of their son. Robert also finds himself in a difficult situation, attempting to maintain the peace, however uneasy, between his ex-wife and his fiancée. Friends of the couple include Dirk Black (

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), Robert's single best friend and producer, and Tia's best friend and fellow teacher Jonelle Abrahams (

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). In season three, Tia breaks her engagement to Robert, leaving a newly single Robert faced with a situation where Neesee must move in with him and Bobby temporarily after her apartment building is destroyed by fire. In addition to Tia, two other supporting characters, Jonelle and Turtle (James Vincent), were written out of the series. In season four, Laivan Greene joined the cast as Courtney, Dirk's long-lost daughter previously portrayed by

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in the third season's two-part episodes titled "Surprise, Surprise".

Cast and characters

Main

Episodes

Production

Cast changes

In June 2005,

, who portrayed Tia Jewel, announced that she would not be returning for the third season of the series, claiming that marital issues between Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith were negatively impacting the show's work environment. In August 2005,

who played Jonelle Abrahams, and James Vincent, who played Turtle, also announced they would not be returning to the series due to contract issues. In November 2005,

returned to play Jonelle in a guest appearance for the third season's two-part episodes, titled "Legal Affairs". James Vincent returned to play Turtle in a guest appearance in the third season episode "Creeping with the Enemy".

Cancellation

On May 15, 2007, The CW canceled ''All of Us'', along with many other programs that originated from UPN and The WB.

Broadcast

First run

''All of Us'' debuted on

on September 16, 2003. The series aired on Tuesdays at 8:30 PM (EST) for its first season. The second season aired on Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM and was paired up with fellow UPN sitcom ''Eve''. For its third season, ''UPN'' moved the series to Mondays at 8:30 PM (EST) airing after '' One on One''. After three seasons of average ratings, and with the fall 2006 launch of The CW necessitating the cancellations of many of ''UPN'' and ''

'''s lower-rated programs, ''All of Us'' was slated to be cancelled after the 2005-2006 television season. However, the series was saved at the last minute and placed on The CW's Fall 2006 lineup, airing on Sundays at 7:30 PM (EST) after ''

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''. Due to lackluster ratings, the show returned to its former slot on Monday nights on October 16, 2006. During its single season on The CW, ''All of Us'' averaged around 2.74 million viewers per week. ''All of Us'' finished the season at #140 in the ratings, surpassing only '' The Game'', ''

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'' (encore presentations), and ''

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''.

Syndication and reruns

In 2006, TV One began broadcasting the series as part of an agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution. Along with ''

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'', ''All of Us'' marked the first time in which the channel acquired the rights for shows that were currently airing on network television. On September 24, 2007, The CW began airing reruns of ''All of Us'' as part of the network's daytime programming block. Reruns of the show aired weekdays at 3 p.m. EST, alongside ''What I Like About You'' and ''Reba'', remaining until September 2008. It also aired in Australia on the

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and in the United Kingdom on

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Streaming

The series is streaming on

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. In March 2021, the series began streaming on

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Ratings

References

External links

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