Samantha Who?

Infobox Television
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show_name = Samantha Who?
format = Situation comedy
runtime = Approx. 22 min.
creator = Cecelia Ahern
Don Todd
starring = Christina Applegate
Jennifer Esposito
Kevin Dunn
Melissa McCarthy
Tim Russ
With Barry Watson
And Jean Smart
narrated = Christina Applegate
country = USA
executive_producer = Don Todd
Peter Traugott
camera = Single-camera setup
network = ABC
first_aired = October 15, 2007
last_aired = present
list_episodes = List of Samantha Who? episodes
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 15
website = http://abc.go.com/primetime/samanthawho/index
imdb_id = 0898332
tv_com_id = 68654

"Samantha Who?" is an American Emmy-winning television sitcom which premiered on October 15, 2007 on ABC. The series stars Christina Applegate and was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd. Todd also serves as executive producer alongside Peter Traugott, with Ahern and Applegate producing. The show is about Samantha Newly, a 30-year-old vice president of a real estate company who, after becoming the victim of a hit-and-run accident, develops full retrograde amnesia and has to rediscover her life, her relationships and herself, despite the fact that she doesn't like the person that she was."Samantha Who?" at the [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=sam_i_am The Futon Critic] ; last accessed June 13, 2007]

"Samantha Who?" was, for its first seven episodes, the highest-rated freshman sitcom of the 2007-2008 TV season.

On February 11, 2008, ABC picked up "Samantha Who?" for the 2008-09 television season. [ [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003709560 ABC Announces Scripted Show Renewals ] ]

In Ireland, it is shown on TG4; and in the UK, it is shown on E4.

Plot

Samantha Newly is a vice-president at a Chicago realty firm. When she gets hit by a car, she falls into a coma. For eight days she is asleep, but upon waking, she finds she has retrograde amnesia; she has retained all general knowledge but hasn't a clue as to who she is or what she's done with her life. Soon, Sam finds out she's been very, very cruel to those around her. Taking her amnesia as a sign that it's time for change, Sam sets about making up for what the old, evil Sam did, and tries to change her life and herself for the better.

Cast

Main characters

^† This episode started at 9:45PM, [ [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20071024abc06 "The Virgin" Press Release at "The Futon Critic"] ] so the ratings are estimated and are the average of the 9:30 half hour and the 10:00 half hour.

:*For the first six episodes of "Samantha Who?", the show held the title of Highest Rated sitcom.Fact|date=December 2007 A title which was held consistently by "Two and a Half Men" for the previous two television seasons. [cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393|title=2005-06 primetime wrap; Series Programming Results|accessdate=2007-12-02|date=2006-05-26|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter] [cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f|title=2006-07 primetime wrap; Series Programming Results|accessdate=2007-12-02|date=2007-05-25|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter] :*"Samantha Who?" was, for its first seven episodes, the highest rated sitcom which debuted during the 2007-2008 television season.cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ia39d8c49b4286bcd2832225758bf071d|title=New schedule for freshman 'Samantha'|accessdate=2007-12-01|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2007-10-25|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter]

easonal ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of "Samantha Who?" on ABC:

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, or occasionally early June, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Ratings competition

"Samantha Who?" first aired against fellow freshmen show "K-Ville" on FOX. It also aired against "Rules of Engagement" on CBS, "Heroes" on NBC and "The Game" on The CW — each in their second season. This was for the first six episodes "Samantha Who?" aired at 9:30pm.

On November 26, "Samantha Who?" shifted to the 9pm timeslot. Its competition shifted from "The Game" to "Girlfriends" on The CW and from "Rules of Engagement" to "Two and a Half Men" on CBS. Sophomore sitcom "Notes from the Underbelly" assumed the 9:30pm position.

Awards

Production history

Produced by ABC Studios and Brillstein-Grey Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007cite news|last = Sullivan|first = Brian Ford|title = ABC ADDS 10 NEWCOMERS, RENEWS 'NOTES,' 'ROAD'|publisher = The Futon Critic|date = 2007-05-11|url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7381|accessdate = 2007-06-13] .

The show was originally named "Sam I Am" until ABC renamed it "Samantha Be Good" due to conflicts with the estate of Dr. Seuss [cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967194.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=samantha+be+good |title=Seuss gives ABC sitcom new name |accessdate=2007-12-02 |last=Adalian |first=Josef |date=2007-06-18 |publisher=Variety] [cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7410 |title=ABC RENAMES 'SAM I AM,' EYES FRIDAY CHANGES |accessdate=2007-12-02 |coauthors=The Futon Critic Staff |date=2007-06-19 |publisher=The Futon Critic] . "TV Guide" later reported that ABC had changed the title of the series once more to "Samantha Who?" [cite news|last = Webb Mitovich|first = Matt|title = Christina Applegate Series Now Hears a Who?|date =2006-06-26|accessdate = 2007-06-27|url =http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Christina-Applegate-Series/800017634] . Early television promotions for the series, playing off of the concept of its lead character's amnesia, appeared without stating any specific title. The lack of stated title (with a question mark shown instead) was attributed in promotions to Applegate's character not remembering the name of the series.

The series premiered on October 15, 2007 at 9:30PM Eastern/8:30PM Central and moved to 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on Mondays on November 26, 2007.

On October 25, 2007, ABC ordered 6 additional scripts for "Samantha Who?" [cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ia39d8c49b4286bcd2832225758bf071d |title='Samantha' among who's who of fall TV |accessdate=2007-10-24 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2007-10-25 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter] .

On October 30, 2007, ABC ordered a full season of 22 episodes for "Samantha Who?" [cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if936a822f71d2fef8d32e57e6939774b |title='Samantha' gets full-season pickup |accessdate=2007-10-30 |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2007-10-31 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter] .

On February 11, 2008, ABC picked up "Samantha Who?" for the 2008-09 television season [ [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003709560 ABC Announces Scripted Show Renewals] ] .

DVD release

"Samantha Who?: The Complete First Season" was released on Region 1 DVD on September 23, 2008. The DVD collection includes all 15 episodes from the First Season. [http://news.tvonmedia.com/tvom_news_by_show/Private-Practice-Dirty-Sexy-Money-Samantha-Who-Season-1.shtml Joint Press Release for 1st Seasons of Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money & Samantha Who] TVOnMedia.com - Jeff Hodges (04/28/2008)]

References

External links

* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/samanthawho/index Official Website]
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