Cougar Town

Cougar Town
GenreSitcom
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes102 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Mark J. Greenberg
  • Thea Mann
  • Sanjay Shah
  • Ryan Koh
  • Sam Laybourne
  • Mary Fitzgerald
  • Patrick Schumacker
  • Justin Halpern
  • Lewis Abel
Camera setupFilm; Single camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2009 (2009-09-23) –
May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29)
NetworkTBS
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2013 (2013-01-08) –
March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
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Cougar Town is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons.[1] ABC officially gave the series a full season pickup on October 8, 2009.[2][3] On May 8, 2012, ABC canceled the series after three seasons. Two days later, TBS picked up the series for a fourth season.

The show was created by Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel and was produced by Doozer and Coquette Productions in association with ABC Studios. Filming took place at Culver Studios in Culver City, California.[4] The pilot episode achieved 11.28 million viewers.[5] Season 2 premiered on September 22, 2010, with 8.35 million viewers.[6] Season 3, consisting of 15 episodes, was originally slated to premiere in November 2011[7] but, because of ABC's promotion of the ill-fated Man Up!, it premiered on February 14, 2012.[8][9] Following the season 3 finale, it was announced that TBS had purchased the rights to the series for an additional 15-episode season, to air in 2013, with options for additional seasons. On March 25, 2013, TBS renewed the series for a fifth season of 13 episodes, which premiered on January 7, 2014.[10][11] On May 10, 2014, TBS renewed Cougar Town for a sixth and final season.[12] Season six premiered on January 6, 2015,[13] and the series concluded on March 31, 2015.

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2012). "It's Official: 'Cougar Town' Is Moving To TBS". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Abrams, Natalie (October 8, 2009). "ABC Picks Up Cougar Town, Modern Family and The Middle". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  3. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (October 8, 2009). "ABC Orders Up Full Seasons of Three Comedies". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  4. ^ Vernon, Cheril (September 15, 2009). "Courtney Cox takes a break on Cougar Town set". New to TV. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  5. ^ Bryant, Adam (September 24, 2009). "Ratings: ABC's Comedy Numbers Are No Laughing Matter". TV Guide. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "TV Ratings Wednesday: Modern Family Leads Night; Survivor, Criminal Minds Very Strong; Undercovers Middling; The Whole Truth Bombs". Tvbythenumbers.com. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "Interview: 'Cougar Town' producer Bill Lawrence on the mid-season move". HitFix.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  8. ^ Gorman, Bill. "'Cougar Town' Will Return On February 14". Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Cougar Town' Order Cut To 15 Episodes, Comedy Eyed For March Launch". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  10. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2013). "'Cougar Town' Renewed for Fifth Season by TBS". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  11. ^ Cougar Town [@CougarTownTBS] (October 31, 2013). "BIG NEWS: We have a Season 5 premiere date! Welcome back the cul-de-sac crew on January 7 at 10/9c. #CougarTownTBS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2014). "TBS Renews 'Cougar Town' For Sixth & Final Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  13. ^ Swift, Andy (November 6, 2014). "Cougar Town's Final Season Premiere Date Revealed in New Music Video". TVLine. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2014.