Ed (TV series)

This article is about the NBC comedy drama. For the MSNBC show hosted by Ed Schultz, see The Ed Show.

Ed
The cast of Ed
The show's main cast members
GenreComedy drama
Created by
Jon Beckerman
Rob Burnett
Starring
Theme music composerDave Grohl (seasons 1 and 3-4)
Eef Barzelay (season 2)
Opening theme"Next Year" by Foo Fighters (seasons 1 and 3–4)
"Moment in the Sun" by Clem Snide (season 2)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes83 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Merrill H. Karpf
  • Tom Cavanagh
  • Jude Brennan
  • Andrew Dettmann
  • Kathleen McGill
  • Andrea Newman
  • Kevin Dowling
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 8, 2000 (2000-10-08) –
February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)
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Ed is an American comedy drama television series that was co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions and Viacom Productions that aired on NBC from October 8, 2000, to February 6, 2004. The hour-long comedy drama starred Tom Cavanagh as the title character Ed Stevens, Julie Bowen as his love interest Carol Vessey, Josh Randall as his friend Dr. Mike Burton, Jana Marie Hupp as Mike's wife Nancy, Lesley Boone as their friend Molly Hudson, and Justin Long as awkward high-school student Warren Cheswick. Other supporting cast members included Michael Genadry and Ginnifer Goodwin as Warren's friends Mark and Diane, and Michael Ian Black, Mike Starr, Rachel Cronin, and (later) Daryl Mitchell as the employees of Ed's bowling alley. Long term guest stars included John Slattery as Dennis Martino and Sabrina Lloyd as Frankie Hector. The show was created by executive producers Jon Beckerman and Rob Burnett.[1] David Letterman is also credited as one of the show's executive producers.[2]

Ed received casting, writing, and directing Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 2001. Tom Cavanagh received a Golden Globe Award nomination and a TV Guide Award for his work on the program.

  1. ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford (March 7, 2007). "On the Futon with... "The Knights of Prosperity" creators Rob Burnett & Jon Beckerman". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Owen, Rob (October 8, 2000). "It's prime time for 'Late Show' writers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 14, 2017.