Ed

Name: Ed
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: October 8, 2000
Rating: 87
Cast: Josh Randall, Thomas Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Lesley Boone

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Series Details & Credits

NBC | Release Date: October 8, 2000

Starring: Josh Randall, Thomas Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Lesley Boone, Michael Ian Black, Rachel Cronin, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Justin Long, Michael R. Genadry

Summary: Ed Stevens is a contracts lawyer at a high-profile New York City firm. Around the same time he splits with his wife (who slept with a mailman), he makes a single error in punctuation when going over a contract. Because of the resulting financial loss to the firm, he's fired. Despondent, he heads back to his (small) hometown of StuckeyvilleEd Stevens is a contracts lawyer at a high-profile New York City firm. Around the same time he splits with his wife (who slept with a mailman), he makes a single error in punctuation when going over a contract. Because of the resulting financial loss to the firm, he's fired. Despondent, he heads back to his (small) hometown of Stuckeyville -- 'Anytown', USA. There he realizes he's been missed by a lot of friends whom he's missed and he sees Carol, the girl he'd adored in high school. Swept up in roiling emotions, Ed buys the local bowling alley on a whim, moves to Stuckeyville, and determines to win Carol's heart. His horizons broaden as he settles once more in Stuckeyville, and the series itself settles into a charming, funny, often serious slice-of-life series focused not solely on Ed but on the lovable ensemble cast of people who live and work with him in Stuckeyville.
THEME SONG
The first season's theme song was Foo Fighters' "Next Year" from their There Is Nothing Left To Lose CD. The second season's theme song was Clem Snide's "Moment In The Sun" from their The Ghost of Fashion CD. "Next Year" was welcomed back as the theme song at the beginning of the third season.
SYNDICATION
As of 2007, the show is not in syndication, but CMT Canada has announced they started airing the show September 8, 2006 at 8pm. It's not believed to be aired in the USA.
DVDs
As of 2008, there are no official DVDs available for the show. Judging from what we've heard, the reason for the delay in getting DVDs to the market is the music rights are expensive. The show used a lot of tracks from a large number of artists, and it would be very expensive for NBC to acquire the rights to use the music on the DVDs.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S4:E17. Happily Ever After
Air Date: February 6, 2004
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S4:E16. Best Wishes
Air Date: January 30, 2004
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S4:E15. Pressure Points
Air Date: January 23, 2004

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Critic Reviews

100

Bill Goodykoontz

Jun 12, 2013

Season 1 Review: It's far and away the best new show on television this fall. [7 Oct 2000, p.1E]

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Aaron Barnhart

Jun 12, 2013

Season 1 Review: This sweet comic drama is the best new show of the fall. "Ed" is not only cleverly scripted but also marvelously cast and filled with little touches that make it absolutely endearing. [7 Oct 2000, p.E1]

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Joanne Ostrow

Jun 13, 2013

Season 1 Review: Like the best TV shows, Ed has a profound point beneath its silliness. It seems it's always possible to return to Stuckeyville, the hometown we carry around inside, and see new possibilities. If we let go and embrace a magical dramedy that dares to dream, we may feel somehow ennobled. [5 Oct 2000, p.E-03]

Julie Salamon

Jun 12, 2013

Season 1 Review: Ed is a throwback, a hopeful, pixilated Capra character who wants to believe that things will work out as they should and is genuinely baffled and disappointed when they don't. Yet "Ed" the show doesn't seem creaky because Ed the character has also been endowed with ironic self-awareness, as might be expected on a series created by the men behind "The Late Show With David Letterman." He does wonders for both lawyers and bowling. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Jun 13, 2013

Season 1 Review: What the cuts can't remove is the chemistry between Cavanagh and Bowen. They're a lovably winning couple in a completely winning new show. [6 Oct 2000, p.1E]

Jonathan Storm

Jun 12, 2013

Season 1 Review: Touching and original. [8 Oct 2000]

Linda Stasi

Jun 12, 2013

Season 1 Review: Sheesh! This show's about as real as Pamela Anderson's second set of breasts. [8 Oct 2000, p.107]

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Seasons & Episodes

87

Series Overview
Season 4

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  Air Date: September 24, 2003
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  S4:E17. Happily Ever After
  Air Date: February 6, 2004
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  S4:E16. Best Wishes
  Air Date: January 30, 2004
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  S4:E15. Pressure Points
  Air Date: January 23, 2004
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  S4:E14. Hidden Agendas
  Air Date: January 16, 2004
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  S4:E13. Back in the Saddle
  Air Date: January 9, 2004
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  S4:E12. The Process
  Air Date: January 7, 2004
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  S4:E11. Home For Christmas
  Air Date: December 17, 2003
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  S4:E10. Just a Formality
  Air Date: December 10, 2003
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  S4:E9. The Proposal
  Air Date: November 19, 2003
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  S4:E8. Therapy
  Air Date: November 12, 2003
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  S4:E7. Goodbye, Stuckeyville
  Air Date: November 5, 2003
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  S4:E6. The Offer
  Air Date: October 29, 2003
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  S4:E5. Death, Debt, & Dating
  Air Date: October 22, 2003
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  S4:E4. History Lessons
  Air Date: October 15, 2003
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  S4:E3. The Dream
  Air Date: October 8, 2003
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  S4:E2. New Car Smell
  Air Date: October 1, 2003
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  S4:E1. New School
  Air Date: September 24, 2003
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2002
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 10, 2001
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 8, 2000