Rules of Engagement (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Rules of Engagement |
| Original title | Rules of Engagement |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2007-2013 |
| Production company |
Happy Madison Productions |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 100 in 7 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Sitcom |
| Theme music | How Many Ways - Señor Happy |
| First broadcast | February 5, 2007 (USA) on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 12, 2009 on Kabel Eins |
| occupation | |
Rules of Engagement is an American sitcom that was broadcast from February 5, 2007 to May 20, 2013 on the US television station CBS . The program is broadcast in Austria on ORF eins as well as on Puls 4 , in Germany the series was shown on Kabel eins . Comedy Central Germany has included the series in its program since November 2012 . The series was produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions .
The series was ordered by CBS as a so-called "mid-season replacement" for the program The New Adventures of Old Christine , a program that replaces another one in the middle of the television season. The series itself was replaced twice by the short-lived series Mad Love and Rob , each of which was canceled after only one season.
For so-called Upfronts, the US program presentations of the local broadcasters, the Rules of Engagement was extended again in 2012 and thus reached the minimum number of 100 episodes, which is important for repeat marketing in the USA. In May 2013, CBS announced the cancellation of the series, accordingly the season finale on May 20, 2013 also represented the series finale.
content
The series tells stories about two couples and their single friend in dealing with dating, their relationship and marriage. The different types of relationships and levels are represented by Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich as a newly engaged couple (who only knew each other seven months in the first episode when they got engaged), Patrick Warburton and Megyn Price as a married couple that had been married for a long time (twelve years in the first episode) and David Spade as her single friend, who mostly only has short affairs.
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization occurs in the Munich synchronous company Scala Media GmbH after the dialogue book by Hubertus von Lerchenfeld and the dialogue director of Solveig Duda .
Main cast
| role | actor | Season | German voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bingham | Patrick Warburton | 1-7 | Christoph Jablonka |
| Audrey Bingham | Megyn Price | 1-7 | Claudia Urbschat-Mingues |
| Adam Rhodes | Oliver Hudson | 1-7 | Manou Lubowski |
| Jennifer Morgan | Bianca Kajlich | 1-7 | Solveig Duda |
| Russell Dunbar | David Spade | 1-7 | Dietmar miracle |
| Timir "Timmy" Patel | Adhir Kalyan | 3-7 | Manuel Straube |
Supporting cast
| role | actor | Season | German voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doreen | Diane Sellers | 4-6 | Sandra Schwittau |
| Liz Dunbar | Wendi McLendon-Covey | 4-7 | Carin C. Tietze |
| Brenda | Sara Rue | 5-7 | Katharina Iacobescu |
Charisma
The series comprises a total of 100 episodes in 7 seasons, with 35 episodes of the first 3 seasons already being aired in Germany on kabel eins . Since the series was already far below expectations at the beginning of the broadcast on November 12, 2009 (1.4% market share; 3% employees aged 14-49), the decision was made to withdraw the series from the program after November 26, 2009 to take. On January 7, 2010, the sitcom finally started on a new slot, on working days from 2:10 p.m. in double episodes. On January 26, 2010, kabel eins stopped broadcasting the new episodes. The German-language first broadcast of the 4th season took place from November 18 to December 15, 2011 on the Swiss free TV channel SF Zwei . The German-language first broadcast of the fifth season took place from December 16, 2011 to January 31, 2012 on the Swiss free TV channel SF Zwei. In Austria, the series has been broadcast on ORF eins since May 21, 2012 . Since November 12, 2012, the free TV broadcaster Comedy Central Germany has included the series in its program. The German premiere of seasons four to six took place from December 18, 2012 to May 22, 2013. The German-language first broadcast of the seventh season was from February 2, 2014 to April 28, 2014 on Comedy Central Germany.
United States
| Season | Episodes | Charisma | Channel |
| I. | 7th | February 5, 2007 - May 19, 2007 | CBS |
| II | 15th | September 24, 2007 - May 19, 2008 | CBS |
| III | 13 | March 2, 2009 - May 18, 2009 | CBS |
| IV | 13 | March 1, 2010 - May 24, 2010 | CBS |
| V | 24 | September 20, 2010 - May 19, 2011 | CBS |
| VI | 15th | October 20, 2011 - May 17, 2012 | CBS |
| VII | 13 | February 4, 2013 - May 20, 2013 | CBS |
Germany
| Season | Episodes | Charisma | Channel |
| I. | 7th | November 12, 2009 - January 7, 2010 | cable one |
| II | 15th | January 7, 2010 - January 18, 2010 | cable one |
| III | 13 | January 19, 2010 - January 27, 2010 | cable one |
| IV | 13 | December 18, 2012 - March 19, 2013 | Comedy Central Germany |
| V | 24 | March 20, 2013 - April 25, 2013 | Comedy Central Germany |
| VI | 15th | April 29, 2013 - May 22, 2013 | Comedy Central Germany |
| VII | 13 | February 2, 2014 - April 28, 2014 | Comedy Central Germany |
Switzerland
| Season | Episodes | Charisma | Channel |
| I. | 7th | September 9, 2011 - September 23, 2011 | SRF two |
| II | 15th | September 27, 2011 - October 20, 2011 | SRF two |
| III | 13 | October 21, 2011 - November 17, 2011 | SRF two |
| IV | 13 | November 18, 2011 - December 15, 2011 | SRF two |
| V | 24 | December 16, 2011 - January 31, 2012 | SRF two |
| VI | 15th | June 15, 2015 - July 10, 2015 | SRF two |
| VII | 13 | July 13, 2015 - July 30, 2015 | SRF two |
DVD release
- United States
- Season 1 was released on September 4, 2007
- Season 2 was released on October 14, 2008
- Season 3 was released on September 14, 2010
- Season 4 was released on January 11, 2011
- Season 5 was released on February 7, 2012
- Season 6 was released on October 2, 2012
- Great Britain
- Season 1 was released on April 11, 2011
- Germany
- Season 1 was released on March 3, 2011
- Season 2 was released on February 9, 2012
- Season 3 was released on September 6, 2012
- Season 4 was released on July 3, 2014
- Season 5 was released on October 2, 2014
- Season 6 was released on January 8, 2015
- Season 7 was released on November 5, 2015
Web links
- Rules of Engagement in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer Idesheim: Rules of Engagement: Comedy series canceled after the 7th season . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Rules of Engagement. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 30, 2012 .
- ↑ Rules of Engagement: broadcast dates of the TV series on SF two . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ Rules of Engagement: broadcast dates of the TV series on SF two . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ Fernsehserien.de
- ^ Oddsmeter.de
- ↑ Fernsehserien.de
- ↑ Bill Gorman: 'Rules Of Engagement' Renewed For A Seventh Season, Will Return Mid-Season 2012-13 . In: TV by the Numbers . May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: CBS Announces Mid-Season Lineup Including Premiere of 'Golden Boy' and Return of 'Rules of Engagement', 'Survivor' & 'The Amazing Race . In: TV by the Numbers . December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.