Ben and Kate

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Television series
German title Ben and Kate
Original title Ben and Kate
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2012-2013
Production
company		 20th Century Fox Television,
Chernin Entertainment,
Hemingway Drive Productions
Episodes 16 in 1 season
genre Sitcom
idea Dana Fox
production Megan Mascena Gaspar,
Sam Sklaver,
Randy Cordray
First broadcast September 25, 2012 (USA) on Fox
German-language
first broadcast		 November 15, 2015 on Sat.1 emotions
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Ben and Kate is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from September 25, 2012 to January 22, 2013 . The focus of the series is the single mother Kate, whose brother Ben moves in with her to help her raise her daughter. The German premiere is scheduled for November 25, 2015 on Sat.1 emotions .

action

Kate Fox is a young woman who runs a bar and at the same time has to look after her six-year-old daughter Maddie by herself. After her older brother Ben visited her in Los Angeles and noticed that she needed help, he moved in with her without further ado. Kate also sees this situation as an opportunity to bring her brother back from his dream world into reality.

occupation

Role name actor Main role Supporting role
Kate Fox Dakota Johnson 1.01-1.16
Ben Fox Nat Faxon 1.01-1.16
Beatrice Joan "BJ" Harrison Lucy Punch 1.01-1.16
Maddie Fox Maggie Elizabeth Jones 1.01-1.16
Tommy Echo Kellum 1.01-1.16
Want Geoff Stults 1.07-1.10, 1.13
Buddy Rob Corddry 1.05, 1.11, 1.16
purple Brittany Snow 1.10, 1.12, 1.14, 1.16

Production and broadcast

In October 2012, Fox secured the rights to the Ben Fox is My Manny project from screenwriter Dana Fox . First the title was changed to Ned Fox is My Manny , then to The Kids . Ultimately, Fox ordered a pilot for the series in January 2012 , which was named Ben and Kate . In May, Fox ordered 13 episodes of the series. Garrett Donovan and Neil Goldman were hired as showrunners for the series. In October 2012, Fox ordered six more episodes from the series.

Maggie Elizabeth Jones was first cast in early February 2012 for a role on the series. Echo Kellum joined the cast of the series in mid-February . Abby Elliott was first engaged in the female lead that same month , but she left the project in March because she felt she was too young for the role. Shortly after Elliott left the series, she was replaced by Dakota Johnson . At the end of February, the central male lead role had already been filled with Nat Faxon .

The series premiered on Fox on September 25, 2012 . On January 23, 2013, Fox took the series out of its program due to the poor audience ratings. On January 25, 2013, Fox officially ceased production of the series. At this point, 16 of the 19 ordered episodes had been shot. The last three completed episodes of the series have not yet aired in the United States , but have been broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV2 . In October 2013, Fox also published the episodes on iTunes and Amazon.com .

Germany

It was originally announced that the series would be broadcast on pay TV on Sat.1 emotions from July 11, 2014 , but ultimately the series will only be shown in the station's afternoon program from November 15, 2015.

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast USA / UK German language first broadcast (D) Director script Odds
(USA)
1 Under the table pilot Sept 25, 2012 - Jake Kasdan Dana Fox 4.21 million
2 A good address Bad Cop / Bad Cop Oct 2, 2012 - Jake Kasdan Dana Fox 3.32 million
3 Fox hunting The Fox Hunt Oct 9, 2012 - Gail Mancuso John Quaintance 3.23 million
4th 21 again! 21st birthday Oct 16, 2012 - David Katzenberg David Feeney 2.70 million
5 - Emergency kit Oct 23, 2012 - Peter Sollett Dana Fox 2.99 million
6th - Scaredy Kate Oct 30, 2012 - Fred Goss Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson 3.01 million
7th - Career Day Nov 13, 2012 - Jay Chandrasekhar Lorene Scafaria 2.39 million
8th - Reunion Nov 20, 2012 - Daisy Mayer Lindsey Shockley 2.35 million
9 - Guitar Face Nov 27, 2012 - Matt son David Feeney & John Quaintance 2.82 million
10 - The trip Dec 4, 2012 - Lynn Shelton Gail Lerner 2.60 million
11 - B-Squad Jan. 8, 2013 - Rob Schrab Laura Valdivia 2.36 million
12 - Girl problems Jan 15, 2013 - David Katzenberg Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson 2.20 million
13 - Bake-off Jan. 22, 2013 - Fred Goss Sam slave 2.53 million
14th - Gone fishin 11th Mar 2013
(ITV2) 		- David Katzenberg John Quaintance -
15th - Father-Daughter Dance 18 Mar 2013
(ITV2) 		- Michael Patrick Jann David Feeney -
16 - Ethics 101 18 Mar 2013
(ITV2) 		- Jay Chandrasekhar Lindsey Shockley -

reception

The series was rated by Metacritic with a Metascore of 67/100 based on 29 reviews.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Mario Giglio: Ben and Kate: Sat.1 Emotions now shows the comedy series . In: Serienjunkies.de . October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Nellie Andreeva: Fox Buys Sibling Comedy From Feature Writer Dana Fox With Penalty . In: deadline.com . October 25, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Pete Keeley: Fox Pilot 'Ned Fox Is My Manny' Gets New Name, New Casting Directors . In: backstage.com . March 30, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Ben Fox Is My Manny: FOX gives the green light for the pilot episode . In: Serienjunkies.de . January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 3rd Update: Fox Picks Up Kevin Williamson, Mob Doc Drama, Three Comedy Series . In: deadline.com . May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Ben and Kate: FOX orders comedy series with Nat Faxon . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 10, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Nellie Andreeva: Two New Comedy Series Land Showrunners . In: deadline.com . May 14, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: 'Ben and Kate' & 'The Mindy Project' Get Full Season Orders . In: TV by the Numbers . October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com
  9. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Ben and Kate: Fox orders more episodes . In: Serienjunkies.de . October 9, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Michael Arden Joins 'Anger Management', Echo Kellum Cast In 'Ben Fox Is My Manny' . In: deadline.com . February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: PILOT CASTINGS: 'Beautiful People', 'Last Resort' & 'Ben Fox Is My Manny' Set Actors . In: deadline.com . February 1, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ Adam Arndt: Ben Fox Is My Manny: Abby Elliott takes the lead role . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Abby Elliott To Star In Fox Comedy Pilot, Might Leave 'Saturday Night Live' . In: deadline.com . February 23, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Dakota Johnson Cast As The Lead Of Fox Comedy Pilot 'Ned Fox Is My Manny' . In: deadline.com . March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Abby Elliott Exits 'Ned Fox Is My Manny' . In: deadline.com . March 20, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ Lesley Goldberg: 'Descendants' Oscar Winner to Star in Fox Comedy Pilot . In: The Hollywood Reporter . February 28, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  17. ^ BEN & KATE (FOX) . In: thefutoncritic.com . Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  18. ^ Lesley Goldberg, Michael O'Connor: UPDATED: The network drops the freshman series and will double up on original episodes of "Raising Hope" until "Hell's Kitchen" moves into the 8 pm hour in March. . In: The Hollywood Reporter . January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  19. ↑ a b Michael O'Connor: Fox Officially Cancels 'Ben and Kate,' Shuts Down Production . In: The Hollywood Reporter . January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  20. ↑ Adam Arndt: Ben and Kate: Sat.1 Emotions shows short-lived comedy . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  21. ↑ Ben and Kate: Season One Ratings . In: TVSeriesFinale.com . January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  22. ↑ Ben & Kate: Season 1 . In: metacritic.com . Retrieved April 1, 2014.