Worst Week

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Television series
German title Worst Week
Original title Worst Week
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2008-2009
Production
company		 CBS Television Studios ,
Universal Media Studios ,
Hat Trick Productions,
Two Soups Productions
length 30 minutes
Episodes 16 in 1 season
genre Sitcom
idea Mark Bussell,
Justin Sbresni
production Matt Tarses ,
Jimmy Mulville ,
Adam Bernstein
First broadcast September 22, 2008 on CBS
German-language
first broadcast		 January 2, 2011 on Sat.1
occupation

Worst Week is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 22, 2008 through June 6, 2009 . The series is based on the British sitcom The Worst Week of My Life .

action

The series revolves around Sam Briggs, who tends to attract problems, accidents happen to him again and again. Lately, especially, he doesn't seem lucky . He is in love with Melanie Clayton, but not with her married ; the two are expecting a child. Telling this message to Melanie's parents, Angela and Dick, is just one of the many dilemmas they face in the earlier episodes.

production

The series was originally adapted for American television by Fox in 2005 under the title Worst Week of My Life . A series order failed after the pilot had been filmed.

On May 20, 2009, CBS announced the cancellation of the series.

Charisma

The series aired on CBS Mondays at 9:30 p.m. after Two and a Half Men . The premiere drew a total of 11 million viewers but lost a third of its lead-in . The reach dropped to a low of 8.4 million viewers with the sixth episode, but then began to rise again steadily. It reached a series high of 12.12 million viewers with the eleventh episode, but then fell again. The series finale, titled The Epidurale , aired on February 16, 2009. A previously unaired episode entitled The Party was retrofitted on June 6, 2009.

Internationally, the series was seen in Ireland on RTÉ Two , in Portugal on Fox Life and in Italy on Rai 2 .

Germany

In Germany, the series was broadcast on Sat.1 on Sundays from January 2, 2011 . Since January 7, 2018, she can be seen in the morning on Pro 7 .

Odds

Worst Week is on the Sunday evening after the US series a little below the level of Cougar Town , the series that was previously broadcast on the same slot. The first episode achieved a 7.3% market share among 14- to 49-year-olds, the second 6.5%. For the third episode, they fell to just 4.6% market share in the “advertising-relevant target group”.

At Sat.1, the audience ratings were well below the station average. According toquotemeter.de , the series was "no longer sustainable". Sat.1 then moved from March 13, 2011 to the night from Sunday to Monday around one o'clock.

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
1 The hero of the in-laws pilot 22 Sep 2008 Jan. 2, 2011
2 The pump and the bird The Bird 29 Sep 2008 Jan. 9, 2011
3 The friend and the baby monitor The Monitor Oct 6, 2008 Jan. 16, 2011
4th The truck and the photo The truck Oct 13, 2008 Jan. 23, 2011
5 The club and the pavilion The Club Oct 20, 2008 Feb 6, 2011
6th The dress and the diaper The Ring Nov 3, 2008 Feb. 27, 2011
7th The priest and the panties The Vows Nov 10, 2008 Feb. 27, 2011
8th The stroke and the diabetes The Cake Nov 17, 2008 6th Mar 2011
9 The wedding and the pool The Wedding Nov 24, 2008 6th Mar 2011
10 The cook and the pigeons The apartment Dec 8, 2008 14 Mar 2011
11 The cello and the cookies The Gift Dec 15, 2008 14 Mar 2011
12 The mother-in-law and the thing The Article Jan. 12, 2009 14 Mar 2011
13 The puppy and the truth The Puppy Jan. 19, 2009 21 Mar 2011
14th The grandson and the camera The sex Feb 2, 2009 21 Mar 2011
15th The baby and the sofa The epidural Feb 16, 2009 21 Mar 2011
16 The cigars and the night The party June 6, 2009 Jan. 30, 2011

DVD release

The complete series was released in the US on September 8, 2009 on 2 DVDs.

criticism

The series has a Metascore of 62/100 at Metacritic based on 22 reviews. At TV.com the series has a rating of 7.6 / 10 based on 612 votes and at IMDb.com the series has a rating of 7.5 / 10 based on 547 votes.

Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle said, “While there are many hard-won (some would say forced) laughs, one has to wonder how they're going to keep the pace. After all, the British series only ran for two years with seven episodes per season ... So how does CBS plan to expand the series to over 22 episodes without thinning it out? ... In many ways it seems to have failed to produce an American version of Worst Week . "

"One of the worst new shows of the week."

"One of the worst new series of the week."

- Linda Stasi : New York Post

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ America imports the Worst . Chortle.uk . August 8, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Seidman: CBS Announces 2009-2010 Schedule . TV By the Numbers . May 20, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ Manuel Weis: Mother of four, "Worst Week" earlier . Oddsmeter.de . December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ Broadcast dates of the series on fernsehserien.de . fernsehserien.de . February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Manuel Weis: Worst odds for “Worst Week”. January 3, 2011, accessed January 17, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Jürgen Kirsch: Even worse week: "Worst Week" loses viewers. January 10, 2011, accessed January 17, 2011 .
  7. ↑ Manuel Weis: Not long bearable: “Worst Week” smears off. January 17, 2011, accessed January 17, 2011 .
  8. ↑ Alexander Krei: Sat.1 brings US sitcom "Worst Week" to an end at night . DWDL.de . February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Worst Week: The Complete Series (2008) . Amazon . Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ Worst Week: Season 1 . Metacritic . Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  11. ^ Worst Week Show Reviews . TV.com . Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  12. ↑ User ratings for "Worst Week (2008)" . Internet Movie Database . Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  13. ↑ Tim Goodman: TV reviews: 'Worst Week,' 'The Mentalist' . San Francisco Chronicle . September 22, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  14. ↑ Linda Stasi: FIST HEADED . New York Post . September 22, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2010.

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