Pitch (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pitch |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2016 |
| Production company |
20th Century Fox Television , Barnstorm Films, Left Coast Productions, Rhode Island Ave. Productions |
| length | 42 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre | drama |
| idea |
Dan Fogelman , Rick Singer |
| production | Neal Ahern Jr. |
| First broadcast | September 22, 2016 (USA) on Fox |
| German-language first broadcast |
May 22, 2020 on Joyn Primetime |
Pitch is an American drama series based on ideas by Dan Fogelman and Rick Singer . It is about the first female baseball player to play in the MLB . The first broadcast of the ten-part first season took place from September 22 to December 8, 2016 on US broadcaster Fox . In May 2017, the broadcaster announced the discontinuation of the series after a season.
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The series revolves around the fictional professional baseball player Ginny Baker. Baker is the first woman to make it into the top American professional baseball league, the MLB . There she plays with the San Diego Padres , where she wants to assert herself as a woman and newcomer.
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Leading roles
| Role name | actor | Role description |
|---|---|---|
| Ginny Baker | Kylie Bunbury | First female professional player in Major League Baseball |
| Mike Lawson | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | Catcher with the padres; Veteran of the team and Baker's mentor |
| Oscar Arguella | Mark Consuelos | Manager of the Padres |
| Blip Sanders | Mo McRae | Player with the Padres |
| Evelyn Sanders | Meagan Holder | Blip's wife and friend of Baker |
| Amelia Slater | Ali Larter | Baker's agent |
| Eliot | Tim Jo | Assistant to Slater |
| Al Luongo | Dan Lauria | Coach of the Padres |
Supporting roles
| Role name | actor | Role description |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Baker | Michael Beach | Ginny’s father |
| Frank Reid: | Bob Balaban | Owner of the San Diego Padres |
Episode list
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script | Odds (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The debut | pilot | 22 Sep 2016 | May 22, 2020 | Paris Barclay | Dan Fogelman & Rick Singer | 4.22 million |
| 2 | 2 | Women's perspective | The interim | 29 Sep 2016 | May 29, 2020 | Paris Barclay | Dan Fogelman | 3.68 million |
| 3 | 3 | Old acquaintance | Beanball | Oct 6, 2016 | 5th June 2020 | Kenneth Fink | Kevin Falls | 3.50 million |
| 4th | 4th | New beginning | The break | Oct 13, 2016 | - | Regina King | Rick Singer | 2.91 million |
| 5 | 5 | transfer | Alfonzo Guzman-Chavez | Oct 27, 2016 | - | Paris Barclay | Becky Hartman Edwards | 2.91 million |
| 6th | 6th | Sponsorship deal | Wear It | Nov 3, 2016 | - | Joanna Kerns | Jonathan Igla | 2.71 million |
| 7th | 7th | San Francisco | San Francisco | Nov 10, 2016 | - | Mary Lou Belli | Eli Attie & Kevin Falls | 2.64 million |
| 8th | 8th | - | Unstoppable Forces & Immovable Objects | Nov 17, 2016 | - | Chris Koch | Becky Hartman Edwards & Ester Lou Weithers | 2.43 million |
| 9 | 9 | - | Scratched | Dec 1, 2016 | - | Zetna Fuentes | Tanner Bean & Katrina Mathewson | 2.37 million |
| 10 | 10 | - | Don't say it | Dec 8, 2016 | - | Paris Barclay | Dan Fogelman & Rick Singer | 2.89 million |
Web links
- Pitch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fox official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elizabeth Wagmeister: 'Pitch' Officially Canceled After One Season at Fox . In: Variety.com . May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Pitch: Season One Ratings. TV Series Finale, October 14, 2016, accessed October 15, 2016 .