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  • NBC
  • Feb 26, 2002
  • NBC
  • Feb 26, 2002
Watching Ellie

Summary Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known as Elaine from Seinfeld, stars in the real-time sitcom about a Los Angeles singer/voice over actress. Each episode will represent a half-hour of Eleanor's life. Some of the innovations of the show include a clock time used on the screen to count the show's 22 minutes as the episode is shown. Created by Bra...

Created By: Brad Hall

  • NBC
  • Feb 26, 2002
  • NBC
  • Feb 26, 2002
Watching Ellie
Season 1
Season Premiere: Feb 26, 2002
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
59
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Summary Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known as Elaine from Seinfeld, stars in the real-time sitcom about a Los Angeles singer/voice over actress. Each episode will represent a half-hour of Eleanor's life. Some of the innovations of the show include a clock time used on the screen to count the show's 22 minutes as the episode is shown. Created by Bra...

Created By: Brad Hall

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 26, 2002 • 23 m
Pilot
Cabaret singer Ellie Riggs deals with an overflowing toilet as she tries to get ready for a concert. In the process, a neighbor gets knocked unconscious while trying to help.
Episode 2 • Mar 5, 2002 • 21 m
Wedding
Episode 3 • Mar 12, 2002 • 23 m
Dinner Party
Episode 4 • Mar 19, 2002 • 22 m
Aftershocks
Episode 5 • Mar 26, 2002 • 20 m
Cheetos
While she meets with Edgar for a commercial jingle recording session, Ellie catches Ben in a cozy chat with a mysterious woman.
Episode 6 • Apr 2, 2002 • 22 m
Tango
A tango class pairs Ben with a male teacher.
Episode 7 • Apr 2, 2002 • 22 m
Gift
Episode 8 • Apr 9, 2002 • 22 m
Medicated
Episode 9 • Apr 16, 2002 • 21 m
Weekend
Ellie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Ben (Darren Boyd) are finally able to spend a weekend alone, but while Ben is content to lie around and watch television, Ellie is privately disappointed that their time together isn't more "magical."
Episode 10 • Apr 23, 2002 • 23 m
Zimmerman
Episode 11
Junk
Episode 12
Dream
Episode 13
Drive

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
59
45% Positive
13 Reviews
48% Mixed
14 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
59
45% Positive
13 Reviews
48% Mixed
14 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews

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83
Jun 14, 2013
Watching Ellie is smart and likable -- it earns its gimmicky premise.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 20, 2014
It's not as novel or successful a concept as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO series from "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David. But based on the first two episodes, "Watching Ellie" is exponentially better, and more daring, than the derivative vehicles churned out by [Michael] Richards and [Jason] Alexander. [25 Feb 2002]
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW
67
Jun 20, 2014
"Watching Ellie" rises and falls on the ability of Louis-Dreyfus to pull laughs out of familiar story lines. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. [25 Feb 2002]
By John Levesque FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 20, 2014
Watching Ellie is hardly another Seinfeld, a comedy that became a cultural landmark. Rather it's a quirky little series that leans too heavily on a gimmick.
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 20, 2014
The key flaw in Ellie from which all other problems flow is that the show is built around a gimmick instead of a character. ... Unfortunately, if they dropped the stunt, they'd have nothing much left. [26 Feb 2002]
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 1, 2013
Louis-Dreyfus... has a bittersweet charm (and, yes, she can sing), but it's lost amid wacky-neighbor jokes and slapstick.
By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW
25
Jun 20, 2014
Shooting a comedy in real time may be an interesting exercise for the producer, but it doesn't make the story more interesting, or add to the laugh ratio. In fact, that little timer is downright distracting. [26 Feb 2002]
By Robert P. Laurence FULL REVIEW

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