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Jake in Progress
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<h2 id="synopsis">Synopsis</h2> <p>The main character is Jake (<a href="/facts/John_Stamos/r0wUALQ3">John Stamos</a>), a <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a> <a href="/facts/Publicist/6X3wMHua">publicist</a>-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams. Stamos' co-stars in the show are Naomi (<a href="/facts/Wendie_Malick/bF4FBtpv">Wendie Malick</a>), Jake's boss at the Magnum PR Agency; Adrian (<a href="/facts/Ian_Gomez/rCMzs81R">Ian Gomez</a>), Jake's best friend; and Patrick (<a href="/facts/Rick_Hoffman/uTH1uFuW">Rick Hoffman</a>), the performance artist who always appears at the most inopportune times. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/John_Stamos/r0wUALQ3">John Stamos</a> as Jake Phillips</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wendie_Malick/bF4FBtpv">Wendie Malick</a> as Naomi Clark</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rick_Hoffman/uTH1uFuW">Rick Hoffman</a> as Patrick Van Dorn</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ian_Gomez/rCMzs81R">Ian Gomez</a> as Adrian</li></ul> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>The show averaged 5.5 million viewers in its first season and was initially canceled. However, the network reversed course and announced the show would return as the lead-out from a highly anticipated series, <i><a href="/facts/Emily%2527s_Reasons_Why_Not/9WAqV61Y">Emily's Reasons Why Not</a></i>. The Jake character was softened somewhat in the second season in an effort to make him more relatable. The first night of the sitcom pairing fared poorly in the ratings;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> after one week, ABC immediately scheduled a rerun of <i><a href="/facts/The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)/DsjjK5I3">The Bachelor</a></i> during the one-hour block for the following week, putting both shows on indefinite hiatus.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> ABC confirmed on May 13 that <i>Jake</i> had been canceled. </p> <h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <h3>Season 1 (2005)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Directed by</th><th scope="col">Written by</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th><th scope="col">Prod.code</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">1</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"Pilot"</td><td><a href="/facts/Michael_Spiller/Q47oDdAs">Michael Spiller</a></td><td>Austin Winsberg</td><td>March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC79</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">2</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"Stand By Your Man"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td><a href="/facts/Linda_Wallem/pbAIycLR">Linda Wallem</a></td><td>March 13, 2005 (2005-03-13)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC05</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">3</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Rivals and Departures"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td>Stephen Lloyd</td><td>March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC03</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">4</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"Ubusy?"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td><a href="/facts/Jeffrey_Richman/NARkSa0y">Jeffrey Richman</a></td><td>March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">5</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"Sign Language"</td><td><a href="/facts/Lev_L._Spiro/dlbJggcU">Lev L. Spiro</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sam_Johnson_and_Chris_Marcil/fPmJ30tq">Chris Marcil</a></td><td>March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC02</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">6</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"Loose Thread"</td><td><a href="/facts/Peter_Lauer/SFxe0kKt">Peter Lauer</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sam_Johnson_and_Chris_Marcil/fPmJ30tq">Sam Johnson</a>, Chris Marcil & Austin Winsberg</td><td>March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC09</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">7</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Take a Number"</td><td>Lev L. Spiro</td><td>Sam Johnson</td><td>March 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC04</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">8</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"Desperate Houseguy"</td><td><a href="/facts/Jeff_Melman/gLRU3jJf">Jeffrey Melman</a></td><td>Chris Harris</td><td>March 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC06</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">9</th><td>9</td><td rowspan="1">"Harpy Birthday"</td><td>Jeffrey Melman</td><td>Stephen Lloyd</td><td>April 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC08</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">10</th><td>10</td><td rowspan="1">"Boys' Night Out"</td><td><a href="/facts/Joe_Pennella/ksEu1tGu">Joe Pennella</a></td><td>Linda Wallem</td><td>April 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">11</th><td>11</td><td rowspan="1">"Check, Please"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td>Austin Winsberg</td><td>April 14, 2005 (2005-04-14)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC01</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">12</th><td>12</td><td rowspan="1">"Jake or the Fat Man"</td><td><a href="/facts/Gail_Mancuso/wrYhrdx3">Gail Mancuso</a></td><td>Chris Harris</td><td>April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">13</th><td>13</td><td rowspan="1">"Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td>Austin Winsberg</td><td>April 21, 2005 (2005-04-21)</td><td rowspan="1">1AKC12</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Season 2 (2006)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.overall</th><th scope="col">No. inseason</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Directed by</th><th scope="col">Written by</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th><th scope="col">Prod.code</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">14</th><td>1</td><td rowspan="1">"The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe"</td><td><a href="/facts/Michael_Spiller/Q47oDdAs">Michael Spiller</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bob_Kushell/20Gy64cw">Bob Kushell</a> & Austin Winsberg</td><td>January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)</td><td rowspan="1">2AKC01</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">15</th><td>2</td><td rowspan="1">"The Annie-dote"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td>Bob Kushell & Austin Winsberg</td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC02</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">16</th><td>3</td><td rowspan="1">"Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face"</td><td><a href="/facts/Paul_Lazarus/yl4F550B">Paul Lazarus</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kerry_Ehrin/W5Ka7HLG">Kerry Ehrin</a></td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC03</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">17</th><td>4</td><td rowspan="1">"The Hot One"</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC04</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">18</th><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">"PB & J"</td><td><a href="/facts/Ken_Whittingham/JKSbJPrx">Ken Whittingham</a></td><td>Andrew Green</td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC05</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">19</th><td>6</td><td rowspan="1">"The Elaine-Elaine"</td><td>Michael Spiller</td><td><a href="/facts/Jeff_Greenstein/08xXTJSQ">Jeff Greenstein</a></td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC06</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">20</th><td>7</td><td rowspan="1">"Notting Hell"</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">21</th><td>8</td><td rowspan="1">"The Two Jakes"</td><td><a href="/facts/Victor_Nelli%2c_Jr./uuY7YEBM">Victor Nelli, Jr.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jane_Espenson/vVTlkhIN">Jane Espenson</a></td><td><i>Unaired</i></td><td rowspan="1">2AKC08</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415456/"><i>Jake in Progress</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://epguides.com/JakeinProgress/"><i>Jake in Progress</i></a> at <a href="/facts/Epguides/UBf0fnp0">epguides.com</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year, Volume 1: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 228. ISBN 978-1-55783-684-7. <a href="978-1-55783-684-7" target="_blank">978-1-55783-684-7</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Susman, Gary (January 18, 2006). "RIP: TV's midseason casualties". popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved May 31, 2009. <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/01/rip_tvs_midseas.html" target="_blank">http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/01/rip_tvs_midseas.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>