Out of Practice

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Out of Practice
Format	Comedy
Created by	Joe Keenan Christopher Lloyd
Starring	Christopher Gorham Ty Burrell Stockard Channing Paula Marshall Jennifer Tilly Henry Winkler
Country of origin	USA
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21 (7 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 19, 2005 – March 29, 2006
External links
IMDb profile

Out of Practice is a short-lived American situation comedy television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005 to March 29, 2006. With Emmy Award-winning producers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd (Frasier's producers) at the helm, the show is about a family of five doctors who have little in common and usually don't get along. CBS officially cancelled it on May 17, 2006 at its upfront presentation.

[edit] Premise and cast

Ben Barnes (played by Christopher Gorham) is the youngest son and central character. As a marriage counselor and the only non-physician, the rest of his family sees him as a lesser doctor. His wife left him in the pilot episode.

Ben's father, Stewart Barnes (Henry Winkler), is a gastroenterologist who is happy to be free from the influence of his ex-wife, Lydia Barnes (Stockard Channing), a status-conscious cardiologist and mother of their three children.

Ben's brother, Oliver Barnes (Ty Burrell), is a self-centered plastic surgeon and committed womanizer.

Their sister, Regina Barnes (Paula Marshall), is a lesbian E.R. doctor, who like Oliver, is infatuated with attractive women.

Crystal, Stewart's girlfriend & receptionist (Jennifer Tilly) is a source of frustration and awkwardness for all except Stewart.

[edit] Timeslot

Rumors of cancellation circulated after midseason replacement The New Adventures of Old Christine debuted in its time slot in March 2006. In an interview, however, Burrell asserted that "[w]e're going on hiatus from the air for two months, but we're coming back in March with all-new shows." Two more episodes aired on Wednesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 29, at 8 ET/PT.

Until early June, the CBS Website stated that the unseen episodes would air at a later date (presumably during summer 2006), but the website now lacks any mention of the show. These episodes may be shown online on CBS' new Innertube website, as interviews with cast members regarding the show are available there.

In early July 2006, it was announced that Channing was nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy Award for her work on Out of Practice.

The series was shown in Australia, at 6.30pm Saturdays from October 2006, however the series attracted low audience shares, and was consequently taken off after five weeks. It reappeared in mid-2007 in a late-night timeslot, where it completed its run.

On April 2008 the show premiered on Comedy Central Poland (3 episodes a week).

[edit] Episodes: 2005-2006

Episode #	Name	Airdate	Production Code
1	Pilot	September 19, 2005	101
2	We Wanna Hold Your Hand	September 26, 2005	102
3	And I'll Cry if I Want To	October 3, 2005	103
4	The Truth About Nerds and Dogs	October 10, 2005	104
5	Brothers Grim	October 17, 2005	105
6	The Heartbreak Kid	October 24, 2005	106
7	Key Ingredients	November 7, 2005	107
8	The Wedding	November 14, 2005	108
9	Thanks	November 21, 2005	109
10	Guilt Trip	November 28, 2005	110
11	New Year's Eve	December 19, 2005	111
12	Yours, Mine or His?	January 9, 2006	112
13	Model Behavior	March 22, 2006	113
14	Hot Water	March 29, 2006	114
15	You Win Some, You Use Some	Unaired	115
16	Doctor of the Year	Unaired	116
17	Restaurant Row	Unaired	117
18	Losing Patients	Unaired	118
19	Doctors without Bidders	Unaired	119
20	If These Floors Could Talk	Unaired	120
21	The Lady Doth Protest Too Much	Unaired	121