Roommates

Roommates Information

Roommates is an American television sitcom developed by ABC Family and Acme Productions that premiered on March 23, 2009. On April 29, 2009, it was announced that Roommates would not return for a second season.

Overview

The show focuses on a group of twentysomethings who move in together after college. The show is ABC Family's first scripted half hour comedy.

The series follows five very different characters and their struggles through life. The main focus of the show revolves around Mark, a struggling actor, who thinks his dream has come true when he runs into high school crush Katie and finds she is looking for a new roommate. Mark takes the chance, moves in, and starts to find a way to win her heart. Katie, who is completely oblivious to Mark's motives, has a hard time getting over her previous boyfriend, Ben, and looks to Mark for support.

The other two roommates Hope and James, both have their own problems. Hope is longing for an upscale job after losing her job from the television studio, and James brings in a slapstick comedy as he takes a delight in watching Mark's attempts to "woo" Katie. The series also includes Thom, Mark's ex-roommate, who feels he is destined to help Mark in his quest to be a unit with Katie.

Cast

Main cast

Tyler Francavilla as Mark Fletcher
Dorian Brown as Katie Bowman
Tamera Mowry as Hope Daniels
Tommy Dewey as James
David Weidoff as Thom

Special appearances & recurring cast

Tim Reid as Mr. Stanley Daniels
Yara Brighton as Alex the Barista
Tony Yalda as Winston
Marilu Henner as James' mother
Felicia Day as Alyssa

Episodes

Each episode began with the title "The" similar to Seinfeld. Only thirteen episodes of the series were aired before it was cancelled.

Episodes	First airdate	Last airdate
13	March 23, 2009	May 4, 2009

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	ShortSummary = Mark gets the chance he has been waiting for when he moves in with his high school crush Katie.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Katie goes to see someone who reads tarot cards, and finds out that she has already met the man of her dreams.	LineColor =7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Hope persuades Mark and Tom into hiding her secret from Katie about her job.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = When Hope's father comes in a surprise visit, he realizes that his daughter's life is a mess, and wants her to move back home. Hope, trying to prove that her life is not that bad, and asks Mark to pretend to be her boyfriend. Can Mark help Hope with another one of her lies or will she be on her way home with her father? Special Guest star: Tim Reid as Mr. Stanley Daniels. NOTE: This is the second time that Tim Reid and Tamera Mowry played father and daughter, the first time being on Sister, Sister.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Mark goes on a date with Katie's friend from their law firm.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Katie dates a guy that looks like Mark and is more confident and more successful.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Things go awry when Mark tries to get Hope a job with his new boss.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Katie needs Mark's help after she steals Hope's business idea and is praised as a genius.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Mark finally gets what he wants during game night at the apartment.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Mark buys Katie theater tickets in hope of wooing her away from David.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = James mother comes and visits because she has her first date since the divorce. Special guest star: Marilu Henner	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Ben Katie's ex invites her to the trash and treasure party so the whole gang decides to go and something happens between Hope and James	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}	ShortSummary = Things start to heat up between Katie and Mark, but then there is David and Jackie and things get really complicated. Lots more goes on between James and Hope, and they try to conceal it from Mark and Katie. Mark gets the chance he's been waiting for since High School, and turns out to be really nervous about it.	LineColor = 7F9FC7 }}

Response

Ratings

Episode #	Viewers	Demo (18-49)
1	1,504,000	0.4/1
2	444,000	0.2/0
3	N/A	N/A
4	453,000	0.2/0
5	520,000	0.2/1
6	Avg. 315,000	N/A
7
8
9
10	N/A	N/A
11
12
13

Episode 1 followed the season finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which had 4.49 million viewers.
Episode 2 followed the season premiere of Greek, which had 991,000 viewers.

Series cancellation

ABC Family canceled Roommates after only six episodes. Roommates was an attempt by ABC Family to push towards an older audience by stepping out of the teen demographic. Star Tamera Mowry told TV.com that "the tone was more along the lines of ABC Family's hit Greek, which targets older teens and younger adults."

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