Watching Ellie
A single woman named Ellie Riggs tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life. Told in real time, each episode is a linear 22-minute slice of her life.
- Metascore49
- 2002-2003
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Comedy
A single woman named Ellie Riggs tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life. Told in real time, each episode is a linear 22-minute slice of her life.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2003
Episode 1
Shrink
Tue, Apr 15, 2003 21 mins
Ellie encourages Ben to rent an apartment in her building before she learns that the neighbor's stunning Icelandic niece is right next door. Ellie's lack of self-esteem drives her to her shrink and soon she becomes consumed with Ben's whereabouts.
Episode 2
TV
Tue, Apr 22, 2003 21 mins
Ellie gets carried away with dreams of celebrity when a tough ad exec seems to reward her commercial work with a lavish gift....and Edgar is jealous. Ben and Dr. Zimmerman get hooked on a game of Nerf basketball that may make wishes come true.
Episode 3
Date
Tue, Apr 29, 2003 19 mins
On the heels of her break up with Ben, Ellie is excited about her date with a man she met months earlier, who turns out to be full of surprises. Meanwhile, Don is giddy because he believes he's met his soulmate, and Ben tries to stop Ellie's date.
Episode 4
Buskers
Tue, May 6, 2003 20 mins
Ellie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) runs into an old singing rival of hers who appears to be at the top of her career. In Ellie's zeal to be one step ahead of her rival, she lies about a future gig for Steven Spielberg, yet in reality her next gig turns out to be "underground" at the subway in Los Angeles.
Episode 5
Fruit Shots
Tue, May 13, 2003 20 mins
Ellie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) reluctantly takes a gig doing a commercial for a fruit juice containing alcohol that seems to be targeting teenagers. Meanwhile, Don Zimmerman (Don Lake) and Ingvar (Peter Stormare) get Ellie and Ben (Darren Boyd) in on a sure bet - a race horse who is certain to win at the track thanks to a special veterinarian "elixir" that causes the horse to bolt.
Episode 6
Feud
Tue, May 20, 2003 21 mins
Ellie meets "Family Feud" host Richard Karn at one of her performances and gets the idea of being a contestant on the show. Ellie gets a "family" of her own together: Susan, Ben, Don, and Edgar when the Riggs family gets ready to play the feud!