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For the 2006 American adaptation of a Québécois sitcom, see Un gars, une fille.
Love Bites
GenreComedy
Created byCindy Chupack
Written byCindy Chupack
StarringBecki Newton
Greg Grunberg
Constance Zimmer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersCindy Chupack
Marc Buckland
Eric Fellner
Tim Bevan
Shelley McCrory
Jon Kinnally
Tracy Poust
Running timeapprox. 45 min
Production companiesUniversal Media Studios
Working Title Television
Original release
NetworkNBC

Love Bites is an American television series originally planned for the 2010–11 television season on the NBC network.[1] It premiered in its regular Thursday night time slot at 10/9c, on June 2, 2011. Though not formally cancelled, its time slot is given to Prime Suspect in September 2011.

Plot

The original setting of Love Bites was supposed to revolve around Annie (Becki Newton) and Frannie (Jordana Spiro), two single women exploring the ups and downs of dating, love, and sex, while dealing with the fact that all their other friends have gotten married. This premise was later expected to be retooled around Newton's character but left no details as to how it would be set.

Development

In January 2010, NBC announced Love Bites as one of many pilots on its early development slate.[2] Becki Newton was cast in late February,[3] followed quickly by Jordana Spiro.[4] Marc Buckland was confirmed to be directing the pilot in early March.[5] In May 2010, NBC announced it had green-lit the series.[1] The series was scheduled to air on Thursday nights in the 10–11 pm slot starting in the fall of 2010.[6] On May 17, 2010, Greg Grunberg announced via Twitter that he will be joining the cast.[7] Krysten Ritter guest starred in the pilot episode as Cassie, replacing Jordana Spiro.

A number of changes eventually prevented the series from going into production as planned. On June 24, 2010, Jordana Spiro left the series due to her role on My Boys, for which she had a contract that bound her to continue on that program. The premise of the show had to change when Becki Newton announced her pregnancy as her character is supposed to be a virgin. Before changes could be made, showrunner Cindy Chupack departed for personal reasons. As a result of these changes, NBC announced that Love Bites would be moved to midseason 2010-11, and moved The Apprentice up from midseason to fall 2010 to take the former's timeslot.[8][9]

On December 9, 2010, Deadline.com reported that NBC had cut back the episode order from 13 to 9 episodes.[10] This would be followed by Spiro, Newton and Grunberg landing pilots elsewhere.[11][12][13]

After numerous delays, NBC announced that the 9 completed episodes are set to premiere on June 2, 2011, 10/9c despite the cast and crew having moved on to other projects. Despite this, Newton has stated that she would love to make more episodes and anything could happen.

Episodes

№ # Title Original air date U.S. viewers
1011"Firsts (Pilot)"June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)2.64[14]
Annie's friend Cassie (Krysten Ritter) pretends to be a virgin to attract men; a guy loses his job and arrives home to find his fiancee using a bachelorette party gift; Judd sits next to Jennifer Love Hewitt on a plane.
1022"How To..."June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)TBA
Annie's friend Jodie (Michelle Trachtenberg) scares a guy off by baking for him; a couple learn to embrace their gay son's relationship; a guy takes up knitting to spend time with a woman.
1033"Sky High"June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)TBA
Judd and Colleen indulge in treats from the medical marijuana store and almost miss a family event; a teenager's family tries to give him advice about the prom; an astronaut suspects his girlfriend is cheating.
1044"Keep on Truckin'"June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)TBA
Judd and a colleague are in for a surprise when they crash a party; Ricky (Donald Faison) tries to avoid post-date responsibilities; Annie goes on a date with a man who is overly interested in her pregnancy.

Cast

Ratings

Episode U.S. Air Date Rating/Share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(Millions)
"Firsts" June 2, 2011 1.0/3[15] 2.64
"How To..." June 9, 2011
"Sky High" June 16, 2011
"Keep on Truckin'" June 23, 2011

References

  1. ^ a b "NBC Picks Up Three New Series for the 2010-11 Season with 'The Event', 'Outsourced', and 'Love Bites'". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "NBC Announces Some of its Early Development Slate for 2010-11". The Futon Critic. January 10, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 21, 2010). "Becki Newton commits to NBC's 'Love Bites'". the Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Development Update: Saturday, February 27". The Futon Critic. February 27, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "Development Update: Friday, March 5". The Futon Critic. March 5, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  6. ^ "NBC To Offer 13 New Shows In 2010-11" from TV News Check (May 16, 2010)
  7. ^ "Greg Grunberg "It's official!!!...." (May 17, 2010)
  8. ^ "BREAKING: 'Love Bites' replaced by 'The Apprentice'" from Variety (July 1, 2010)
  9. ^ "‘Love Bites’ Replaced By ‘The Apprentice’" from TV By The Numbers (July 1, 2010)
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (Decvember 9, 2010). "NBC Cuts Back Order For 'Love Bites'". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Jordana Spiro To Star In ABC Comedy Pilot 'Lost And Found'" from Deadline (March 10, 2011)
  12. ^ "Becki Newton To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot" from Deadline (March 11, 2011)
  13. ^ "Greg Grunberg To Topline A&E's 'Big Mike' Pilot, Camille Guaty Joins USA's 'Eden'" from Deadline (January 28, 2011)
  14. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/03/thursday-final-ratings-so-you-think-you-can-dance-adjusted-up-nba-finals-game-2-ratings-even-with-game-1-last-year/94664/
  15. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/03/thursday-final-ratings-so-you-think-you-can-dance-adjusted-up-nba-finals-game-2-ratings-even-with-game-1-last-year/94664/
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