Common Law (2012 TV series)

This article is about the 2012 USA Network comedy-drama series. For the 1996 ABC comedy series, see Common Law (1996 TV series).
Common Law
GenreComedy drama
Created byThe Wibberleys
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Cormac Wibberley
  • Craig Sweeny
  • Dan Shotz
  • Jon Turteltaub
  • Karim Zreik
  • Marianne Wibberley
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseMay 11 (2012-05-11) –
August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)
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Common Law is an American comedy-drama television series, which ran on USA Network from May 11 to August 10, 2012, and stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as two Los Angeles Police Department detectives who can't stand each other and are ordered to see a couples therapist to remedy the situation.

The series was created by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley and was produced by CBS Television Studios and Junction Entertainment. While originally planned to premiere on January 26, 2012, the series was pushed back until summer 2012.[1][2] The series premiered following Fairly Legal on Friday, May 11, 2012.[3] The show was canceled by the USA Network after one season and 12 episodes on October 31, 2012, due to low ratings.[4]

  1. ^ Seidman, Robert (July 6, 2011). "USA Network Builds on Scripted Originals Momentum with Series Pickup of "Common Law"". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  2. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 8, 2011). "USA Network Pushes Back 'Common Law' Premiere". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference final premiere date was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "'Common Law' Canceled by USA - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.