Go On Information

Go On is an American comedy-drama/sitcom series starring Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sports talk radio host trying to move on from the death of his wife. The series, created by Scott Silveri, was given a series order on April 20, 2012. A preview episode aired following the Olympics coverage on August 8. The series premiered on September 11, 2012, in its normal Tuesday timeslot at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central after The Voice.

On October 2, 2012, NBC ordered a full season of Go On, to contain 22 episodes.

Production

NBC ordered Go On to pilot in January 2012. Matthew Perry was announced as the series' lead actor on March 1. Creator Scott Silveri, who worked with Perry on Friends, claims he subconsciously wrote the part for him.

On April 20, 2012, the pilot became the first of the 2012"13 American television season to gain a series order of thirteen episodes. Go On aired its pilot on August 8, 2012, during the 2012 Summer Olympics, as a "sneak preview", and was picked up for a full season of twenty-two episodes, on October 2, 2012. Episode eight was originally scheduled for October 30, 2012 but was pre-empted by coverage of Hurricane Sandy.

Cast

Main cast

• Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sports talk radio host who joins a support group while trying to move on from his late wife's death.
• Laura Benanti as Lauren Bennett, the group's poorly trained leader. She fancies herself "in charge" of the group's emotional well-being.
• Julie White as Anne, a lesbian prosecutor coping with the death of her partner, and stuck in the "anger" stage of grief.
• Suzy Nakamura as Yolanda Mitsawa, an anesthesiologist whose fiancé left her, and who feels that everything is "too sexual", including jazz and cats that continue to rub against her.
• Tyler James Williams as Owen Lewis, whose brother is in a coma following a skiing accident. He is extremely shy in the beginning, though he has come out of his shell quite a bit since Ryan has joined the group.
• Brett Gelman as "Mr K.", a mysterious member whose first name is Benjamin and who designed the Curiosity rover's sampling arm, coping with grief that the others are too afraid to ask him about. He acts eccentrically bisexual. He especially has a crush on Ryan, who does not welcome it but tolerates it good-naturedly up to a point.
• John Cho as Steven, Ryan's boss and best friend, who forces him to seek counseling.
• Sarah Baker as Sonia, a member of the group, who is grieving over the death of her cat, Cinderella. (Episodes 14-; recurring previously)

Recurring cast

• Allison Miller as Carrie, Ryan's assistant.
• Tonita Castro as Fausta, a member of the group, who is grieving the death of her father and brother.
• Seth Morris as Danny, a member of the group, a discharged soldier whose wife had a son with another man while he was on deployment.
• Bill Cobbs as George, a member of the group, who is blind.
• Christine Woods as Janie, Ryan's deceased wife who died in a car crash due to texting while driving.
• Hayes MacArthur as Wyatt, Lauren's fiancé.
• Piper Perabo as Simone, a popular, former member of the support group, who was dealing with an injury that made her unable to work in her dancing career. She is disliked by Lauren, and develops a romantic relationship with Ryan.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release dates
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	22

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (million)
Viewers= 16.10	ShortSummary=Ryan King is a sports talk radio host who thinks he is ready to get back to work after the death of his wife. Ryan reluctantly attends a grief support group his boss Steven insisted upon. Ryan's decision to come back to work early proves to be disastrous and he realizes that maybe group therapy is what he needs right now. }}	Viewers= 9.73	ShortSummary=Ryan encourages the group members to take action, starting with Sonia dumping her boyfriend Jason and getting another cat, "Fuzzy Jason," which triggers her cat-owning compulsion. George is devastated to learn his historic signed basketball is missing from its display case. And Ryan invades his personal assistant Carrie's personal time. }}	Viewers= 9.28	ShortSummary=Ryan upsets the group by ignoring them in front of his colleagues, though Steven sees he is making progress and encourages Ryan to socialize with the group, who all support Ryan for his 1:23 am flinch and a ceremony provided by his gardener. }}	Viewers= 6.90	ShortSummary=Ryan has been trying to get into Jeremy Roenick's hockey games for years, but when Steven plays the dead-wife card to get an invitation Ryan doesn't know it is a sympathy gesture. Ryan agrees to help Anne by being her 'plus one' to a lesbian wedding. And Ryan has a breakdown after giving away Janie's sewing machine. }}	Viewers= 5.82	ShortSummary=Ryan hallucinates his dead wife Janie at home, prompting him to take better care of himself. Learning that Steven was dumped a month ago, Ryan determines to be his wingman but they have more fun just hanging out as friends. The group discover that Lauren has test anxiety and support her in taking the real estate agent exam. }}	Viewers= 6.65	ShortSummary=Ryan is in denial about his compulsive eating to deal with grief. Ryan tries to help Danny let go of the fantasy world he has created in his mind to escape to when reality is too difficult to confront. }}	Viewers= 6.12	ShortSummary=Ryan has never enjoyed his birthday even though Janie would often try to make them special for him. To try to help Ryan with his first birthday since the death of his wife Yolanda sets up a scavenger hunt based on Ryan's life for the group to participate in. Ryan agrees to let Sonia look after Steven who is recovering from a colonoscopy. Anne and Mr K discover a common passion for musicals. }}	Viewers= 6.09	ShortSummary=Ryan tries to take Owen under his wing but Owen's mother isn't certain Ryan is actually helping. Yolanda announces that she is ready to graduate from the group but changes her mind at the ceremony though she goes through with it because of the peer pressure to ensure Lauren doesn't see herself as a failure. }}	Viewers= 6.20	ShortSummary= When Amy (Lauren Graham) pays a visit to her old college friends Ryan and Steven, the guys unexpectedly begin to compete for her affection. Meanwhile, Ryan invites the support group to the K-Bal offices for Thanksgiving, Lauren's qualifications are tested by Owen's mom and Anne's kids meet Ryan for the first time. }}	Viewers= 6.06	ShortSummary=When Ryan decides it's time to start dating again, Misty May-Treanor offers to help and invites him to play in a game of beach volleyball with her friends. Elsewhere, George outlives his doctors' predicted life expectancy for him and is ready to celebrate, and Danny develops feelings for Sonia. }}	Viewers= 6.67	ShortSummary=When the group settles on a date for their holiday party, it happens to fall on what Mr. K believes will be the end of the world. Ryan invites Anne along on his annual trip to wine country with Steven and Lauren worries her boyfriend is ready to pop the question. }}	Viewers= 4.29	ShortSummary= When Ryan is offered an audition with his idol Bob Costas, Mr K. finds a new purpose in life. }}	Viewers= 4.45	ShortSummary= Ryan experiences unexpected competition with Shaun White when he tries to start dating. }}	Viewers= 3.97	ShortSummary=When Simone (Piper Perabo) - a former member of the group - returns seeking help, Ryan feels threatened and worried about his importance within the group. }}	Viewers= 3.95	ShortSummary=After Ryan starts dating Simone, he is distracted by Janie's ghost who starts re-appearing during his & Simone's intimate moments. Meanwhile, the rest of the group decides to buy Lauren a wedding dress whilst relying on Owen to act as her body double. }}	Viewers= 3.30	ShortSummary= Terrell Owens gets a temp job at K-Bal. Ryan, Simone & Mr. K go on a meditation retreat. }}	Viewers= 3.17	ShortSummary= Ryan asks Simone to move in with him, although he finds it difficult to uphold her request to detach himself from his wedding ring. }}	Viewers= 3.07	ShortSummary= Janie's life insurance check arrives. Ryan starts gambling again after Fausta takes him to a church bingo game. Ryan involves the rest of the group in his gambling addiction to the disapproval of Lauren. Anne dates a book store salesperson named Brittney (Annie Heise). }}	Viewers=	ShortSummary= }}	Viewers=	ShortSummary= Anne and Ryan compete for the affection of a lover's heart. Courteney Cox guest stars. }}	Viewers=	ShortSummary= }}	Viewers=	ShortSummary= }}

Reception

Critical

The series has received favorable reviews from critics. It holds a Metacritic score of 66/100, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Verne Gay of Newsday gave the show a 5 star rating, noting "The cast is good, even excellent. But Perry's the one who sells Go On." David Hinckley of the New York Daily News described the show as "Maybe the best new sitcom of the fall." Hank Stuever of the Washington Post praised the directing of the show, observing "Go On moves quite breezily--much like an NBC-flavored take on premium cable dramadies such as The Big C and Enlightened. It's not as good as either of those, but it has the same happy-sad aura, with just a dash of Community-like absurdity to keep the speed limit up."

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (ET)	# Ep.	Premiered		Ended		TV Season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
			Date	Premiere Viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale Viewers (in millions)
1	Tuesday 9:00 PM (August 8, 2012 " March 26, 2013) Thursday 9:30 PM (April 4, 2013 " April 11, 2013)	22	August 8, 2012	16.10	April 11, 2013	TBA	2012"13	TBA	TBA

International broadcasts

The series airs on Global in Canada, and is simulcast with the NBC airings. The Dutch Comedy Central in Netherlands began airing the series on December 2, 2012.