Union Square (TV series)

	Union Square
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Fred Barron
Written by	Fred Barron; George McGrath
Directed by	James Burrows; Brent Carpenter
Composer(s)	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Fred Barron; Marco Pennette; Michael B. Kaplan; Gary Murphy; Neil Thompson
Producer(s)	Tim Berry
Editor(s)	Brent Carpenter
Cinematography	Richard Brown
Running time	30 mins
Production company(s)	Barron/Pennette Productions; Three Sisters Entertainment
Distributor	National Broadcasting Company
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 25, 1997 – January 22, 1998

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Union Square is a 1997 television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for one season. It followed the story of a lawyer-turned-playwright in New York City, who attempted to gain inspiration from a host of characters populating the fictitious Union Square cafe in Manhattan, obviously inspired by the New York area of the same name.

The show was originally supposed to be a vehicle for Cuban-American actress Mel Gorham. But after poor test screenings for the pilot, the producers decided to retool the show and replace Gorham with Constance Marie. ^[1]

The program replaced The Single Guy (which was cancelled at the end of the 1996-1997 season) on NBC's "Must See TV" night of programming; it was given an 8:30pm timeslot on Thursday evenings, a highly coveted spot due to its location between popular sitcoms Friends (which aired at 8:00pm) and Seinfeld (which aired at 9:00pm). Like The Single Guy, Union Square attempted to capitalize on attractive singles in their 20s and 30s enjoying New York City life, which both Seinfeld and Friends (as well as other NBC programs) had turned into successes. The show also featured guest appearances from actor David Krumholtz, who appeared on two episodes, as did actress Rhea Perlman.

Despite these advantages and the fact that it has the #8 spot in the ratings for the 1997-98 season with 13.3 million viewers, it lost a lot of ground from Friends. Just Shoot Me replaced Union Square's timeslot a week after its last episode which aired on January 22, 1998.