How to Be a Gentleman

How to Be a Gentleman Information

How to Be a Gentleman is an American sitcom, which originally aired on CBS from September 29, 2011 to June 23, 2012. Lead actor David Hornsby created the series, adapting the nonfiction book of the same name by John Bridges.

Thirteen episodes were originally ordered for the first season. However, on October 7, after two Thursday episodes aired, it was announced the series episode order had been cut down to nine, effectively ending production immediately, and the remaining seven episodes would be burned off on Saturdays starting October 15 as part of the network's Comedytime Saturday block.

On October 18, CBS pulled the series from its Saturday timeslot after airing only one episode that lost half of the audience from the Two and a Half Men rerun leading into it, completely removing the series from the lineup and leaving the remaining six episodes unaired. CBS later made the decision to air the remaining episodes on Saturday evenings over the summer, beginning on May 26.

Premise

The series chronicles two former high school classmates, an uptight columnist (Hornsby) and his more freewheeling, Iraq war veteran, trainer (as well as a former high school bully) (Kevin Dillon), as they "renew" a friendship that never really existed before.

Cast

David Hornsby as Andrew Carlson
Kevin Dillon as Bert Lansing
Dave Foley as Jerry Dunham
Mary Lynn Rajskub as Janet
Rhys Darby as Mike
Nancy Lenehan as Diane Carlson

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
Season		Episodes	Series premiere	Series finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	9

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)	WrittenBy = David Hornsby	OriginalAirDate =	ProdCode = 101	Viewers = 8.98	ShortSummary = When etiquette columnist Andrew Carlson is told he must adapt to the new, sexier style of his magazine, he hires his old high school bully Bert Lansing to help him become a "modern" man.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}	Viewers = 7.58	ProdCode = 102	ShortSummary = Bert succeeds in getting Andrew to have a meaningless fling, but Andrew struggles to not get attached to the woman. Meanwhile, Andrew's sister, Janet, and her boyfriend, Mike, seek help from Diane to prepare them for Mike's green card interview.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}	Viewers = 2.43	ProdCode = 103	ShortSummary = Bert talks Andrew into attending his ex-fiancee's wedding for closure. But when Andrew discovers his ex met her husband while she and Andrew were still together, he must decide how to confront her.	LineColor = CCCCCC }} </ref>	DirectedBy = Fred Savage	WrittenBy = Jeff Astrof	OriginalAirDate =	Viewers = 1.45	ProdCode = 104	ShortSummary = Andrew and Bert each have their own unique relationship with the same woman, but Andrew starts to feel short-changed when she spends every night in Bert's room. Meanwhile, Mike causes Janet's injury at Bert's gym, then tries to cover it up.	LineColor = CCCCCC }} </ref>	DirectedBy = Alex Hardcastle	WrittenBy =	OriginalAirDate =	Viewers = 1.39	ProdCode = 105	ShortSummary = When Bert sends out angry emails that Andrew drafted but never sent, Andrew scrambles to make things right with the recipients. Meanwhile, Andrew turns the tables on Bert and forces him to stop filing away his emotions when his judgmental father (Bill Smitrovich) shows up.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}	Viewers = 1.84	ProdCode = 106	ShortSummary = When Andrew refuses to make a move on his attractive new assistant, Bert teaches him a lesson by going out with her.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}	Viewers = 1.63	ProdCode = 107	ShortSummary = When Andrew is left picking up Jerry's slack at work, he asks Bert to come on board to serve as his new life coach, but quickly realizes he might have made a serious mistake.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}	Viewers = 1.45	ProdCode = 108	ShortSummary = When Andrew skips Thanksgiving dinner with his family to rekindle a relationship with his ex-fiancee, Bert reminds him of his newfound "manhood" and shows him the error of his ways.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}	Viewers = 1.56	ProdCode = 109	ShortSummary = When Andrew is given the opportunity to ask out a model, he is forced to realize that even a gentleman can be shallow about some things. Meanwhile, Bert discovers that events from his past may be the reason for his commitment issues.	LineColor = CCCCCC }}

Reception

The show has received negative reviews from critics. It averaged a score of 45 out of 100 on Metacritic. The website's users have given it a 3.7 out of 10, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.

The premiere recorded 8.98 million viewers and a 2.7 Adults 18-49 rating. This rating compared poorly to that of its lead-in, The Big Bang Theory, which recorded 14.74 million viewers and a 4.9 in the 18-49 demo, as well as the shows in CBS's Monday night comedy block for the same week, all of which ranked in the top 25 for the week with Adults 18-49.

Season		Timeslot	Season premiere	Season finale	TV Season	Ranking	Viewers (in millions)
	1	Thursday 8:30pm (September 29, 2011 " October 6, 2011) Saturday 8:30 pm (October 15, 2011 " June 23, 2012)	September 29, 2011	June 23, 2012	2011-2012	#59	8.67

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