Charlie Lawrence

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Charlie Lawrence
Genre Sitcom
Created by Jeffrey Richman
Starring Nathan Lane
Composer Marc Shaiman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (5 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesJeffrey Richman Productions
CBS Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJune 15 (2003-06-15) 
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)

Charlie Lawrence is an American sitcom television series created by Jeffrey Richman, that aired on CBS from June 15 until June 22, 2003.

Contents

Premise

A gay actor gets elected to congress as a representative from New Mexico. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd. code
1"A Vote of No Confidence" Jerry Zaks Jeffrey Richman June 15, 2003 (2003-06-15)1AGL79
Charlie has a disagreement with his chief of staff over how to cast his first vote.
2"New Kid in School" Jay Sandrich Jeffrey RichmanJune 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)1AGL01
Charlie tries to make new friends and gain acceptance on Capitol Hill.
3"Charlie's Got Game" Gary Halvorson Kristin Gore & Nicholas Stoller UNAIRED1AGL05
Charlie participates in a basketball game after Sarah says that he acts too gay to be taken seriously as a politician.
4"Dinner and a Breakdown"Gary Halvorson John Riggi UNAIRED1AGL02
Charlie throws a dinner party at his apartment.
5"If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother"TBD Nancy Steen UNAIRED1AGL04
Charlie catches his mom stealing a clock at a reception for Queen Elizabeth.
6"I'll Take the Low Road"TBD Jonathan M. Goldstein UNAIRED1AGL03
Graydon belittles Charlie during a televised debate.
7"What's Wrong with This Picture?"TBDJonathan Goldstein & John RiggiUNAIRED1AGL06
Charlie tries to hide his TV past, because he wants to date a sophisticated interior decorator.

Reception

Reviews for Charlie Lawrence were mostly negative. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times called the political satire "mild and formulaic. [2]

The first episode of Charlie Lawrence got a rating of 0.9 in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic. [3]

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References

  1. TV Guide. "Charlie Lawrence Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  2. Alessandra Stanley (14 June 2003). "Washington Monument: He Takes It Personally". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  3. Andrew Gans. "Lane's Charlie Lawrence Debuts to Low Ratings". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.