Back in the Game (2013 TV series)

Back in the Game
Genre
Created by
Starring
ComposerRyan Beveridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 2013 (2013-09-25) –
February 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)
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Back in the Game is an American sitcom about a newly divorced single mother who has to move back home to live with her ex-minor league baseball manager father.[1] It aired from September 25, 2013, to February 23, 2014, on ABC.[2] The series stars James Caan and Maggie Lawson and aired during the 2013–14 American television season as a Wednesday night entry. Back in the Game was co-created and executive-produced by brothers Mark and Robb Cullen for 20th Century Fox Television. The series was green-lit by ABC for a series order pickup on May 10, 2013.[3]

On November 1, 2013, ABC announced it was cancelling Back in the Game.[4] Following its tenth aired episode, ABC pulled the series from its schedule and left three episodes unaired.[5] On February 23, 2014, the remaining episodes were released on iTunes, Amazon and other streaming services.[6]


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  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Back in the Game Season 1". Amazon.
  2. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 16, 2013). "ABC Sets Premiere Dates for 2013-2014 Season Including 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' & More". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on July 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Rose, Lacey; Goldberg, Lesley (May 10, 2013). "ABC Orders Ryan Seacrest's 'Mixology,' Sofia Vergara's Killer Women, 'Once' Spinoff, More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 1, 2013). "'Back In The Game' Canceled by ABC; 'Trophy Wife' & 'The Goldbergs' Get Full Seasons; More Episodes for 'Super Fun Night'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Back in the Game Not Finishing Its Run on ABC; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 9, 2013)". Sitcoms Online. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "Back in the Game, Season 1", iTunes Store, retrieved 2020-03-31