| The Playboy Club | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Chad Hodge |
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| Opening theme | "Walk Like a Man" |
| Composer | Terry Dexter[2] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (4 unaired)[3][4] |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 19 – October 3, 2011 |
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The Playboy Club is an American historical crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 19 to October 3, 2011. Set in 1961,[5][6] the series centers on the employees (known as Bunnies) of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago.[7] The Playboy Club stars Eddie Cibrian, Laura Benanti, Amber Heard, Jenna Dewan, Naturi Naughton, Leah Renee, Wes Ramsey, Jenifer Lewis, and David Krumholtz.
The Playboy Club was canceled on October 4, 2011, after three episodes aired, due to its low ratings.[8][9][10] It was the first cancellation of the 2011–12 television season.[8] NBC continued to film the series until October 10, 2011, hoping to sell the series to another network.[11]
When production wrapped on October 10, 2011, Chad Hodge (the show's creator and executive producer) and Benanti both tweeted that they had finished seven episodes, including the pilot.[3] Benanti further stated that the seventh episode has two endings, one of which is more final to the series.[4]
- ^ Masters, Megan (August 1, 2011). "NBC's Playboy Club: The Bare Facts About Hugh Hefner's Involvement". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "Terry Dexter - Past, Present and Future!". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ a b Hodge, Chad [@chadthodge] (October 10, 2011). "7 episodes including the pilot" (Tweet). Retrieved August 5, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Benanti, Laura [@laurabenanti] (January 7, 2011). "Only 7. There are 2 endings. One of which is more final" (Tweet). Retrieved August 5, 2017 – via Twitter.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Scarlet Bunny". The Playboy Club. Season 1. Episode 2. September 26, 2011. 32:30 minutes in. NBC. The newspaper gives the date as "September 26, 1961", and has an article entitled "Defense of W. Berlin Pledged by President".
- ^ "A Matter of Simple Duplicity". The Playboy Club. Season 1. Episode 3. October 3, 2011. 5:17 minutes in. NBC.
It's 1961
- ^ Starr, Michael (April 1, 2011). "NBC stars approved for nudity". New York Post. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Hibberd, James (October 4, 2011). "NBC cancels controversial 'Playboy Club'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley; Ng, Philiana (October 4, 2011). "NBC Cancels 'The Playboy Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Morabito, Andrea (October 4, 2011). "NBC Cancels "Playboy Club"". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ^ Foster, Stella (October 4, 2011). "Source: 'Playboy Club' actor Ed Cibrian injured at West Side studio". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.