Big Day, originally titled A Day in the Life, is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television.
Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with Notes from the Underbelly, but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving Ugly Betty to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms whose "buzz" was not especially promising.
Big Day was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00/8:00c. The timeslot was to be filled by another new sitcom that had a better "buzz," The Knights of Prosperity, but ABC moved that program to Wednesdays to make Big Day a priority. According to the ratings, Big Day turned out to be a ratings disappointment."ABC's 'Big Day' Is Dumped at the Altar"
When Big Day ended its first season on January 30, 2007,Shows A-Z - big day on abc | TheFutonCritic.com only 12 of the 13 produced episodes aired leaving the 13th episode, titled The $10,000 Check, unaired.
On May 15, 2007, ABC officially cancelled the show after the network announced their 2007–2008 fall schedule."2007 Cancelled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series"
Synopsis Big Day follows a major event in a couples' life: the wedding day, during the course of one day from all the characters' viewpoints.
All of these events and other obstacles Danny and Alice will have to face before they walk down the aisle and say "I Do", unless someone should stand up and ask why this couple should not marry. Danny worked as a Camp Counselor.
The story arc has similarities to the 2004–2006 BBC series The Worst Week of My Life, which has also been the subject of a FOX pilot (2005), and the CBS sitcom Worst Week (2008).
Cast and characters Actor CharacterMarla Sokoloff Alice HopkinsJosh Cooke Danny GarfinkleKurt Fuller Dr. Steve HopkinsWendie Malick Jane HopkinsTerry Chen JohnnyMiriam Shor Becca HopkinsStephen Rannazzisi Jay "Skobo" SkobinskyStephnie Weir LornaDiora Baird KristinLeslie Odom, Jr. Freddy
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Nielsen ratings Season Timeslot (EDT) Series Premiere Series Finale TV Season Rank Viewers(in millions) 1 Tuesday 9:00 P.M. (2006–2007) November 28, 2006 January 30, 20072006–2007 #118 5.3 (#116)
International broadcasters Country TV Network(s) Series Premiere Timeslot United States American Broadcasting Company November 28, 2006 (cancelled) United Kingdom ITV2 (First Run)Paramount Comedy 1 (Repeats) May 15, 2007 Tuesday's around 11pm (repeated Fridays at 8pm) (ITV2) Turkey ComedyMax Latin America Sony Entertainment Television November 5, 2007 Mondays at 9pm in space "Mentes Peligrosas" ("Dangerous Minds") (repeated Saturdays around 11am) New Zealand TV2 February 2008 Fridays at 7:30pm (final episode aired on May 2) Australia Nine HD August 13, 2008 Wednesdays at 10.30pm (final episode aired on October 15) Belgium vtm unknown Sunday's around 2:30pm
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