Union Square (TV series)

Union Square
Created by	Marco Pennette Fred Barron
Written by	Fred Barron George McGrath
Directed by	James Burrows Brent Carpenter
Starring	Jim Pirri Mel Gorham Michael Landes Harriet Sansom Harris Jonathan Slavin
Composer	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Fred Barron Marco Pennette Michael B. Kaplan Gary Murphy Neil Thompson
Producer	Tim Berry
Cinematography	Richard Brown
Editor	Brent Carpenter
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Barron/Pennette Productions Three Sisters Entertainment NBC Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 25, 1997 – January 22, 1998

Union Square is a 1997 television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for one season. It follows the story of a lawyer-turned-playwright in Manhattan, who attempts to gain inspiration from a host of characters populating the fictitious Union Square cafe, obviously inspired by the New York area of the same name. The show was originally supposed to be a vehicle for actress Mel Gorham, but after poor test screenings for the pilot, the producers retooled the show and replaced Gorham with Constance Marie.

The program replaced Fired Up (which was halfway through the 1997-1998 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 had the #7 spot in the ratings for the 1997-98 season with almost 20 million viewers, it lost a large portion of its lead-in audience from Friends, and was cancelled after 14 episodes had been made; a week after its last episode was aired on January 22, 1998, Just Shoot Me replaced its time slot.

Cast

• Gabriella Diaz (Constance Marie)
• Michael (Michael Landes)
• Suzanne Barkley (Harriet Sansom Harris)
• Jack Papas (Jim Pirri)
• Albie (Jonathan Slavin)
• Carrie (Christine Burke)
• Vince (Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter)

External links

• Union Square at IMDb
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