The Loop (TV series)

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The Loop

Format	Sitcom
Created by	Will Gluck Pam Brady
Starring	Bret Harrison Mimi Rogers Joy Osmanski Eric Christian Olsen Philip Baker Hall
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	17 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	approx. 22 min
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Original run	March 15, 2006 – July 1, 2007
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Loop is an American sitcom that ran from March 15, 2006 to July 1, 2007 on the Fox Network. The show starred Bret Harrison as "Sam", a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways, a major U.S. airline. Set in the city of Chicago, whose downtown loop area acted as the setting for most of the show. The show's theme song is "Hockey Monkey" by James Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis.

The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes on May 12 by Fox. ^[1] It was one of only two sitcoms renewed for the 2006-2007 season on FOX along with The War at Home.

In the second season, almost all of the show took place in the workplace, and less of it with Sam's friends. The producers stated they found most of the comedy to be with Sam and his co-workers and they wanted to expand on that. ^[1]

On November 28, 2006, it was announced that the show's second season episode order had been reduced from thirteen to ten, with Fox's crowded spring schedule believed to be the main reason for the reduction. ^[2]

The show was cancelled on May 17, 2007, before the second season was even broadcast. FOX eventually burned off the remaining episodes on Sundays beginning June 10, 2007.^[3]

1 Cast
2 Episode List
3 DVD Release
4 International Airdates
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Cast

Bret Harrison as Sam
Philip Baker Hall as Russ
Amanda Loncar as Piper (Season 1)
Sarah Mason as Lizzy (Season 1)
Eric Christian Olsen as Sully
Joy Osmanski as Darcy
Mimi Rogers as Meryl

[edit] Episode List

Main article: List of The Loop episodes

[edit] DVD Release

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date	Additional Information
Season One	7	March 6, 2007	Bonus features include a featurette which has interviews from the cast and crew.

[edit] International Airdates

Country	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Weekly schedule
Argentina	FX Network	March 2007	Mondays 8:00 p.m.
Australia	Seven Network	December 7, 2006	Fridays 11:00 p.m.
Brazil	FX Network	September 2007	Mondays 9:00 p.m.
Canada	CH	March 2006	Sundays 9:00 p.m. (2)
Iceland	Skjár einn	2007
Ireland	RTÉ Two	June 8, 2007	Fridays 9:00 p.m.
Israel	yesSTARS	February 7, 2007	Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:05 p.m.
UK	Trouble	2006	Mondays 12:00 a.m.
New Zealand	C4	May 19, 2008	Mondays 9:30 p.m.
Philippines	Jack TV	September 5, 2007	Wednesdays 9:00 p.m.
Thailand	True Series		Wednesdays 9:00 p.m.
Turkey	ComedyMax	January 27, 2008	Weekdays 7:00 p.m.
Slovenia	Kanal A		Mondays to Thursdays 10:35 p.m.
Middle East	Showtime Arabia (ShowComedy)	2007	Mondays 6:30 p.m.
México	FX		Mondays 9:30 p.m.