Accidentally on Purpose

50
Metascore
2009-2010
1 season
CBS
Comedy, Drama
TV-14

Thirtysomething Billie wants to settle down and have a family, but when she tells her boyfriend James this, he says he doesn't, so they break up. She gets drunk and hooks up with a younger guy named Zack. When she gets pregnant and he finds out, he moves into her place to try to help her.

50
Metascore
2009-2010
1 season
CBS
Comedy, Drama
TV-14

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Comedies from Shawn Levy, Sharon Horgan

ABC ordered two single-camera comedy pilots Wednesday, including a family comedy from Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy. Get all the latest pilots news In The Untitled Andrea Abbate project, good girl Karey is...

Wed, Jan 30, 2013

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Comedies from Shawn Levy, Sharon Horgan

Pilot Season: Justified's Margo Martindale Lands Roles in Two Different Pilots

Emmy winner Margo Martindale has been courted by not one, but two pilots. Martindale, who won the Emmy for her role as Mags Bennett on Justified, has landed a leading role on...

Wed, Feb 29, 2012

Pilot Season: Justified's Margo Martindale Lands Roles in Two Different Pilots

Pilot Season: Everybody Loves Raymond's Doris Roberts Joins ABC's Counter Culture

Doris Roberts is the first actress to be cast in ABC's Counter Culture pilot.

Sat, Feb 25, 2012

Pilot Season: Everybody Loves Raymond's Doris Roberts Joins ABC's Counter Culture

Pilot Season: Scrubs Alum Sarah Chalke Lands Lead in ABC Comedy

Scrubs alum Sarah Chalke will star in ABC's pilot How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life.

Sat, Feb 4, 2012

Pilot Season: Scrubs Alum Sarah Chalke Lands Lead in ABC Comedy

Pilot Season: ABC Picks Up Three More Comedy Pilots

ABC has picked up comedy pilots for How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, Only Fools & Horses and an untitled project from Due Date's Adam Sztykiel. How to Live centers on...

Sat, Jan 28, 2012

Pilot Season: ABC Picks Up Three More Comedy Pilots

Ashley Tisdale to Star in Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Project for ABC

Ashley Tisdale has sold a semi-autobiographical comedy project to ABC that she would star in and co-executive-produce, Deadline reports. Under Construction follows a young woman who must sacrifice her independence and move back in with her family while her father...

Wed, Oct 12, 2011

Ashley Tisdale to Star in Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Project for ABC

NBC Orders The Firm to Series

NBC has picked up the TV adaptation of John Grisham's best-selling novel The Firm for a straight-to-series order of 22 episodes, Deadline reports.The show is being readied for a September premiere, though NBC may not officially slot it into its fall schedule until casting is completed, according to the site.Fall 2011 TV Scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't?Lukas Reiter (The Forgotten, Law & Order) wrote the pilot. Grisham will serve ...

Sat, May 14, 2011

Lifetime Orders Drama Starring Sons of Anarchy's Ally Walker

Lifetime has picked up the procedural dramas Against the Wall and Exit 19, the network announced Monday. Both series received 13-episode orders. Exit 19 stars Sons of Anarchy actress Ally Walker as Gloria, a divorced mother who juggles her demanding personal and professional life as an intuitive LAPD homicide detective. The drama co-stars Chris Payne Gilbert as Walker's character's  brother Davey, Tisha Campbell-Martin (My Wife and Kids) as her police partner and Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan) as their boss.Jeffrey Bell (V), Nina Wass (Less Than Perfect) and Gene Stein (Accidentally on Purpose) executive-produced the pilot from ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios.

Mon, Feb 7, 2011

Lifetime Orders Drama Starring Sons of Anarchy's Ally Walker

Her Quest for World Domination Continues: Olivia Munn to Guest-Star on Chuck

Oh, how her nerd herd will grow. Olivia Munn, who rose to Internet fame among fanboys while hosting G4's Attack of the Show — a gig that saw her roam the floors of Comic-Con dressed as Princess Leia and chomp down on all manner of sausage and cucumber on-air — has scored a role on NBC's Chuck. VIDEO: Exclusive — The misadventures of Olivia Munn Munn will play

Wed, Jul 21, 2010

Her Quest for World Domination Continues: Olivia Munn to Guest-Star on Chuck

CBS Cancels Seven Series, Including Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs and Cold Case

CBS has canceled seven series, including the veteran procedurals Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs and Cold Case, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Also axed are freshmen series ...

Tue, May 18, 2010

CBS Cancels Seven Series, Including Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs and Cold Case

Is Your Favorite Show in Danger?

The new fall TV season means plenty of promising new shows — and canceling struggling old ones to make room. As the networks roll out new programs this month at their upfront presentations to advertisers, here's our list of 13 at-risk shows. Many have posted significant ratings declines. Others are expensive to produce, getting old, or just aren't performing as well as their time-slot rivals. Read about the issues each faces and then weigh in on which shows deserve to stay — or go.

Mon, May 3, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, April 21, 2010

American Idol8/7c Fox It's all about inspiration this week on Idol. Last night, the seven still-standing singers performed a batch of inspiring tunes, a proper lead-in to tonight's uplifting "Idol Gives Back" episode, an initiative that raises funds for U.S. and global charities and brims with performances. Queen Latifah emcees the performance portion of the show from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where Alicia Keys (last night's mentor), Carrie Underwood, Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox, Elton John, Jeff Beck and Joss Stone, and Mary J. Blige take the stage. But on such a giving evening, something might be taken away: One of the Top 7 singers is slated to be eliminated.Read on for previews of Mercy, Accidentally on Purpose, In Plain Sight and P.O.V..

Wed, Apr 21, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Jenna Elfman Welcomes Baby Boy No. 2

Accidentally on Purpose star Jenna Elfman gave birth to her second son Tuesday, TVGuide.com has confirmed.  Jenna Elfman pregnant on Accidentally on Purpose and in real life The actress, whose character is still pregnant on her CBS show, tweeted that the baby's name is...

Fri, Mar 5, 2010

Should Rules of Engagement Be More Than a Midseason Show?

Rules of Engagement's recurring status as a midseason show is sort of like being a second-string player."I feel like we've been discounted quite a bit," Patrick Warburton tells TVGuide.com of his CBS sitcom, which kicks off its fourth season Monday (8:30/7:30c).The show, which debuted at midseason in 2007, performed well enough to earn a full Season 2 pickup. But the writers strike cut short its season after it began in the fall — a bit like being yanked from the lineup before getting a chance to shine. Then for Season 3 and this season, CBS ordered just 13 episodes to debut this deep into the TV year.So does the show deserve a starting position? Its ratings have remained consistent at various places on CBS' schedule, and its third-season viewership numbers are stronger than the averages of new comedy Accidentally on Purpose, whose timeslot Rules is taking over.Warburton acknowledges the show had difficulties as it's developed...

Mon, Mar 1, 2010

Should Rules of Engagement Be More Than a Midseason Show?

CBS Sets Dates for Bruckheimer Medical Drama, Rules Return

Jerry Bruckheimer's new medical drama, Miami Medical, will check in to CBS' schedule on Fridays, the network announced.Check out TV's best midseason replacementsThe series, which focuses on a team of trauma surgeons, will premiere Apr. 2 at 10/9c, replacing ...

Fri, Jan 8, 2010

CBS Sets Dates for Bruckheimer Medical Drama, Rules Return

Ratings: Big Bang Theory Explodes to Series High

The Big Bang Theory was Monday's top-rated show, posting the biggest number of overall viewers in the series' history.Big Bang was watched by 14.7 million viewers, and dominated the competition in the adults-18-to-49 demographic. The show got a boost from a strong lead-in from Two and Half Men (15.2 million viewers), the night's most-watched show.CBS' comedies benefited from holiday programming on other networks, as How I Met Your Mother (9.1 million viewers) and Accidentally on Purpose (8.3 million viewers) defeated ABC's Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (8.4 million viewers) and Fox's Carrie Underwood Christmas special (8.1 million viewers over two hours)...

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

Ratings: Big Bang Theory Explodes to Series High

Accidentally on Purpose's Ashley Jensen Welcomes a Son

Accidentally on Purpose star Ashley Jensen has given birth to a baby boy, People reports.The actress and her husband, actor Terence Beesley, welcomed ...

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Accidentally on Purpose's Ashley Jensen Welcomes a Son

Ratings: Did Heroes' Girl-on-Girl Kiss Boost Its Numbers?

Hayden Panettiere and Madeline Zima's same-sex lip-lock might have titillated fanboys, but the buzzed-about kiss did not draw in many new Heroes viewers. Read our recap of the Heroes kiss The NBC superhero drama pulled in...

Wed, Oct 14, 2009

Ratings: Did Heroes' Girl-on-Girl Kiss Boost Its Numbers?

Tonight's TV Hot List: Monday, Sept. 21, 2009

Dancing with the Stars8/7c ABC The show enters its ninth season with its largest cast ever: 16 celebrities! This season will feature some new dances and several double eliminations. Some pros who haven't competed on the show recently are back, including Louis van Amstel and Anna Trebunskaya. As for the dancing novices, this year's big crop of diverse stars includes Donny Osmond, Kelly Osbourne, Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Irvin, Chuck Liddell and Macy Gray. On this first night of competition, the male celebrities perform.Read on for previews of Heroes, House, Accidentally on Purpose and CSI: Miami.

Mon, Sep 21, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Monday, Sept. 21, 2009

Jenna Elfman Pregnant on Accidentally on Purpose and In Real Life

p>Jenna Elfman, who plays a pregnant woman on her new CBS series Accidentally on Purpose, announced on Wednesday that she is expecting her second child. "I have a baby in my tummy, but a real one, not just for my TV show," Elfman told Julie Chen on The Early Show.  Check out our Fall TV Preview section to get more details on Elfman's new series Elfman's character in Purpose is unexpectedly impregnated by a younger man. "My character is pregnant the whole first season, so I said...

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

Jenna Elfman Pregnant on Accidentally on Purpose and In Real Life

Producer: Jenna Elfman's Accidentally on Purpose No Knocked Up Knock-Off

Yes, the new Jenna Elfman sitcom Accidentally on Purpose is about a career woman in entertainment journalism who finds herself impregnated by an unsuccessful slacker.But it's not inspired by Knocked Up, executive producer Claudia Lonow said at Monday's Television Critics Association fall TV tour. In fact, it's based on the real life of Time movie critic Mary Pols, who wrote about her unexpected pregnancy in the memoir Accidentally on Purpose: The True Tale of a Happy Single Mother.

Mon, Aug 3, 2009

Producer: Jenna Elfman's Accidentally on Purpose No Knocked Up Knock-Off

Grant Show on Melrose Place: "We're Talking"

Now that he's appearing on a CBS sitcom in the fall, Grant Show says he's open to appearing on sister network CW's Melrose Place. "We've been talking, but nothing solid," Show says. "I'm not opposed to it." In the meantime, Show will co-star with Jenna Elfman on CBS' unplanned-pregnancy sitcom Accidentally on Purpose.

Mon, Aug 3, 2009

Grant Show on Melrose Place: "We're Talking"