Hank (originally titled Awesome Hank and PRYORS) is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 30, 2009 to November 4, 2009.Futon Critic Staff. "ABC Sets First Wave of Fall Premieres", TheFutonCritic.com, June 9, 2009. The series was created by Tucker Cawley and is about a Wall Street executive who loses his job and reconnects with his small-town family. Hank originally aired on Wednesday nights in the fall season and starred Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer. It was produced by McMonkey Productions and Werner Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Cast Kelsey Grammer as Hank Pryor – a Wall Street CEO who loses his job Melinda McGraw as Tilly Pryor – Hank's wife of 19 years Jordan Hinson as Maddie Pryor – Hank and Tilly's 15-year-old daughter Nathan Gamble as Henry Pryor – Hank and Tilly's son David Koechner as Grady Funk – Tilly's hillbilly brother
Episodes A total of 10 episodes of Hank were filmed and five have been aired, but on November 11, 2009, ABC said it had "no immediate plans" to air the others.
U.S. ratings Episode Number Episode Rating Share Rating/Share(18–49) Viewers(millions) Rank(Timeslot) Rank(Night) 1 "Pilot" 5.4 9 2.2/7 8.46 4 10 2 "Yard Sale" 4.4 7 1.6/5 6.72 6 14 3 "Drag Your Daughter to Work Day" 4.2 7 1.6/5 6.24 6 14 4 "Relax, Don't Do It" 3.9 7 1.5/5 5.84 6 13 5 "Hanksgiving" 3.6 6 1.4/4 5.33 7 13 6 "Got It" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 7 "Hank's Got a Friend" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 8 "The Pryor Name" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 9 "Tree House" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 10 "Dog" TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Reception The show received negative reviews from critics, scoring a 36/100 in Metacritic, with viewers agreeing with the critics, scoring it at a 4.1/10.Hank at metacritic.com The Los Angeles Times has noted "There's nothing here you couldn't imagine from the premise, but there's also nothing wrong with what's here: McGraw is a good foil for Grammer, and Grammer is good at what he does."Lloyd, Robert. "'Hank' and 'The Middle'", Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2009. The New York Post panned the show: "Hank is one of the worst new (or old) comedies of this or many other seasons".Stasi, Linda. "Back to them", New York Post, September 30, 2009.
Cancellation Hank was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009 amidst low ratings and bad reviews. A total of ten episodes of the series have been produced, leaving five episodes unaired. ABC stated that they had no immediate plans to air the remaining episodes. Special programs and reruns of comedy shows aired in its place. In a December 2009 interview with Jay Leno, Kelsey Grammer admitted that he had initially called Warner Bros. to ask that the show be cancelled because it was too unfunny. The unaired episodes have since aired in the UK on BT Vision and in Croatia on Doma TV.
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Official Twitter handle is @hankeisam