THE WINNER (TV SERIES)

'''The Winner''' was an American television series that premiered on FOX on March 4, 2007. It is a comedy about a successful man named Glen Abbott (played by Rob Corddry) looking back to the time when he was in his thirties and living with his parents.
Other cast members include Erinn Hayes as Alison, Keir Gilchrist as Alison's son Josh, Lenny Clarke as Glen's father Ron, and Linda Hart as Glen's mother Irene.
All episodes of ''The Winner'' are currently available on MySpace, iTunes, and Amazon Unbox,^[1] even before they air.
''The Winner'' is produced by Ricky Blitt and Seth MacFarlane who are also producers of ''Family Guy''.
The working title of this series was '''Becoming Glen'''. A pilot was made for FOX in 2002 starring Johnny Galecki as Glen. It also starred Samantha Mathis, Gerald McRaney, and Sally Struthers. The pilot was not picked up. However, the resurgence of ''Family Guy'' and the success of ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' in 2005 helped Blitt get a chance at making another pilot.^[2]
On May 16, 2007, the series was officially canceled.[1]
At Family Guy Live in Montreal, QC on July 21, 2007, Seth was asked the question if The Winner would be brought back to television. Seth MacFarlane was only able to answer that he may be in talks with Fox to bring the show back.^[2]

Contents

Characters

U.S. television ratings

Standard ratings

Episodes

Season 1: 2007

Trivia

References

External links

Characters

'Glen Abbot': A successful man who looks back at when he was 31 and living with his parents. He had only just lost his virginity at 31 to his former english teacher. He also was trying to date his neighbor, Aliceson McKeller, and made friends with her son, Josh McKeller.
'Ron Abbot': The dissapointed father of Glen Abbot and unhappy husband of Irene Abbot. His personality is comparable to Frank Barone of Everybody Loves Raymond or Frank Costanza of Seinfeld although to a lesser degree.
'Josh McKeller': The son of Alison McKeller and friend of Glen Abbot. Glen and Josh are friends separated by several years of age leading to an unexepected friendship. Glen usually helps Josh with his relationship problems.
'Irene Abbot': The loving mother of Glen. She appears to be much more supportive of Glen than her husband, Ron Abbot, and is usually willing to help with dilemmas.
'Alison McKeller': The mother of Josh and friend of Glen. Glen's exploits usually involve to maintain a relationship with her sometimes with Josh's help.

U.S. television ratings

Standard ratings

Weekly rankings based on ''Fast National'' ratings.Zap2It Ratings: Rating and Share.Calendar Live Ratings: Viewers and Rankings.18-49 Ratings: Media Life Magazine (18-49 numbers)

#	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot (EST)	Season	Rating	Share	18–49	Viewers	Rank
1	"Becoming Glen"	March 4, 2007	Sunday 8:30PM	2006–2007	'4.3'	'7'	'3.5'	'6.39'	'# 51'
2	"The Single Dates"	March 4, 2007	Sunday 9:30PM	2006–2007	'4.8 ★ '	'7'	'3.1'	'5.56'	'# 71'
3	"Broken Home"	March 11, 2007	Sunday 8:30PM	2006–2007	'4.1'	'6'	'3.4'	'TBA'	'TBA'
4	"What Happens in Albany, Stays in Albany"	March 11, 2007	Sunday 9:30PM	2006–2007	'3.6'	'6'	'2.9'	'TBA'	'TBA'
5	"Glen's New Friend"	March 18, 2007	Sunday 8:30PM	2006–2007	'3.6'	'6'	'2.7'	'5.55'	'# 72'
6	"Hot for Teacher"	March 18, 2007	Sunday 9:30PM	2006–2007	'3.5'	'5'	'2.5'	'5.14'	'# 79'

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★ '' Represents the average rating for Fox in the 9pm hour (which The Winner shared with Family Guy)
''Key: Rating is the estimated percentage of all TVs tuned to the show, share is the percentage of all TVs 'in use' that are tuned in. Viewers is the estimated number of actual people watching, in millions, while ranking is the approximate ranking of the show against all prime-time TV shows for the week (Monday through the following Sunday).''

Episodes

The following is a list of ''The Winner'' episodes.

Season 1: 2007

#	Title	Airdate	Code

Trivia

★ This is one of only a handful of shows in network television history that have their setting in Buffalo, New York. The last was the short-lived ''Jesse'', which was canceled in 2000.

★ The Winner is showing Fridays 8.30pm on ITV4 in UK

★ Before the show's airing, "Late Night with Stewie and Brian", a Family Guy Webisode, was uploaded on MySpace to promote the show.

References

1. http://www.amazon.com/Pilot/dp/B000NSEQB8
2. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07063/766354-237.stm

External links

★

★ ''The Winner'' at TV.com

★ ''The Winner'' at The Futon Critic