Ed: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: October 8, 2000

Starring: Josh Randall, Thomas Cavanagh, Julie Bowen

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

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Prom Night
Air Date: May 23, 2001
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S1:E21. Mixed Signals
Air Date: May 16, 2001
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S1:E20. Mind Over Matter
Air Date: May 9, 2001

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Bill Goodykoontz

Jun 12, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

Touching and original. [8 Oct 2000]

Linda Stasi

Jun 12, 2013

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

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urbanmagic

Feb 10, 2012

One of the best TV series of all time! Tom Cavanaugh is brilliant and Julie Bowen shines in a role that far proceeded her wider recognition on MODERN FAMILY. The writing, acting and directing are are fantastic! Don't miss it!

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Ripandread

Feb 12, 2016

I liked "Ed". While some of the supporting characters were a bit quirky, Tom Cavanagh was great as the show's lead character. The show ran for four years (2000-2004) and that was just long enough.

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Seasons & Episodes

87

Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  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
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  S1:E22. Prom Night
  Air Date: May 23, 2001
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  S1:E21. Mixed Signals
  Air Date: May 16, 2001
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  S1:E20. Mind Over Matter
  Air Date: May 9, 2001
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  S1:E19. Window of Opportunity
  Air Date: May 2, 2001
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  S1:E18. The Test
  Air Date: April 4, 2001
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  S1:E17. Exceptions
  Air Date: March 28, 2001
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  S1:E16. Live Deliberately
  Air Date: February 28, 2001
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  S1:E15. Loyalties
  Air Date: February 20, 2001
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  S1:E14. Valentine's Day
  Air Date: February 14, 2001
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  S1:E13. The Music Box
  Air Date: February 7, 2001
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  S1:E12. Hook, Line, and Sinker
  Air Date: January 24, 2001
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  S1:E11. Opposites Distract
  Air Date: January 17, 2001
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  S1:E10. Losing Streak
  Air Date: December 20, 2000
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  S1:E9. Your Life Is Now
  Air Date: December 13, 2000
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  S1:E8. The Whole Truth
  Air Date: December 6, 2000
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  S1:E7. Something Old, Something New
  Air Date: November 19, 2000
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  S1:E6. Home Is Where the Ducks Are
  Air Date: November 12, 2000
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  S1:E5. Better Days
  Air Date: November 5, 2000
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  S1:E4. Pretty Girls and Waffles
  Air Date: October 29, 2000
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  S1:E3. Just Friends
  Air Date: October 22, 2000
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  S1:E2. The World of Possibility
  Air Date: October 15, 2000
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 8, 2000