ACCORDING TO JIM

'''According to Jim''' is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC.
The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy ''My Wife and Kids''. The show quickly developed an audience of its own and for its second season ABC placed it on its revitalized Tuesday line-up, which also included John Ritter's ''8 Simple Rules'', Bonnie Hunt's ''Life with Bonnie'' and ''Less Than Perfect''. Week by week, the show attracted more and more viewers, becoming ABC's second most watched sitcom. The show performed so well that the network made a risky move: putting ''Jim'' opposite the NBC juggernaut ''Frasier''. Although ''Jim'' did not beat the competition, it performed well enough to secure itself that spot on the 2003 fall schedule. Despite its success and keeping a steady core audience, the show was panned by some critics as an example of a tired sitcom.
On May 15, 2007, it was announced that the series was not renewed for another season. ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson said, "We are talking to the studio to see if there’s something financially, a deal that would make sense for us.".^[1] On June 27, 2007 ABC renewed the show for a seventh season with 18 episodes.^[2][3]

Contents

Synopsis

Cast

Recurring

Episodes

According to Jim in other countries and languages

Trivia

Notes

External links

Synopsis

Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father. He's married to a gorgeous woman, Cheryl, and raises his three kids – Ruby, Gracie and Kyle – in a big house. Everything is perfect for Jim, if it wasn't for the messy situations he gets himself into and his laziness, which often makes him search for alternative ways of doing things with less effort. Of course, having his wife's siblings hanging out at his house all the time is no help. While Andy might be one of his best friends, Dana often teams up with Cheryl against Jim.

Cast

★ Jim Belushi as James "Jim"

★ Courtney Thorne-Smith as Cheryl

★ Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Dana Gibson

★ Larry Joe Campbell as Andrew "Andy"

★ Taylor Atelian as Ruby

★ Billi Bruno as Gracie

★ Conner Rayburn as Kyle (Seasons 4+)

Recurring

★ Mitch Rouse as Ryan Gibson (Dana's husband)

Episodes

(List of According to Jim Episodes)

According to Jim in other countries and languages

★ Arab World: ''According to Jim'' MBC4, One TV and Showtime Arabia channels called Paramount Comedy Channel

★ Asia: Star World

★ Australia: ''According to Jim'' Seven Network and FOX8

★ Austria: ''Jim hat immer Recht!'' (Jim's Always Right!) ORF 1

★ Belgium: ''According to Jim'' VT4

★ Brazil: ''O Jim é assim'' (That's just Jim) (SBT) and ''According to Jim'' (Sony)

★ Bulgaria: ''Питайте Джим'' (Ask Jim) GTV

★ Canada - CTV

★ Croatia: ''Svijet prema Jimu'' (The world according to Jim) HRT

★ Denmark: ''According to Jim'' (Viasat TV3)

★ Finland: ''Perheen kalleudet (Family Jewels)'' (MTV3, since 2006)

★ Germany / (''German-speaking'') Switzerland: ''Immer wieder Jim (Jim Again and Again)'' (RTL 2, since 2006)

★ Hungary : RTL Klub

★ Ireland: ''According to Jim'' RTE1

★ Italy / (''Italian-speaking'') Switzerland : ''La vita secondo Jim'' (''Life according to Jim'') (Italia 1 & TSI)

★ Latin America: ''According to Jim'' Sony Entertainment Television

★ Latvia: ''Džima Dēļ'' (''For Jim'') Latvijas Neatkarīgā Televīzija

★ Macedonia : ''Kako ke kaze Jim'' (''As Jim says'') A1 Televizija

★ Netherlands: ''According to Jim'' (SBS6)

★ New Zealand: ''According to Jim'' (TV2), but showings are not regular.

★ Norway: ''According to Jim'' (Viasat TV3)

★ Slovenia: Kanal A, "Jimova Druzina" (Jim's family)

★ Spain: ''El mundo según Jim (The world according to Jim)'' (La Sexta)

★ Sweden: ''Jims Värld (Jim's World)'' (Viasat TV3)

★ Thailand: ''According to Jim'' (True Series and Star World)

★ Turkey: ''According to Jim'' (CNBC-e)

★ United Kingdom: ''According to Jim'' (LIVING)

★ United States : ABC, TBS starting Fall 2009

Trivia

★ The 2006 episode "The Grumpy Guy" poked fun at the real-life feud that erupted between Belushi and his neighbor, actress Julie Newmar. Newmar even guest-starred in the episode.

★ Some episodes poke some fun at Star Wars.

★ Dana is the first regular character to have a last name that has been revealed. Until her marriage to Ryan, she along with all other regular characters had not had their last name revealed.

★ Jim's middle name is Orenthal, while Cheryl's name is Mabel.

Notes

1. 2007 Cancelled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series, ''TV Series Finale'', May 15, 2007
2. ABC Renews "According to Jim", ''TV Week'', June 27, 2007
3. ABC renews "According to Jim", ''Yahoo!'', June 28, 2007

External links

★ Official Website

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★ German Fansite with lot of information