Big Day

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::summary American television series ::

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Field	Value
genre	Sitcom
creator	{{Plain list
starring	{{Plain list
music	David Schwartz
country	United States
language	English
num_seasons	1
num_episodes	13
executive_producer	{{Plain list
producer	Jason Fisher
camera	Single-camera
runtime	30 minutes
company	{{Plain list
network	ABC
first_aired
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Josh Goldsmith
Cathy Yuspa | starring = {{Plain list|
Marla Sokoloff
Josh Cooke
Wendie Malick
Kurt Fuller
Terry Chen
Miriam Shor
Stephnie Weir
Diora Baird
Stephen Rannazzisi | music = David Schwartz | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 | executive_producer = {{Plain list|
Josh Goldsmith
Cathy Yuspa
Matthew Carlson | producer = Jason Fisher | camera = Single-camera | runtime = 30 minutes | company = {{Plain list|
Goldsmith/Yuspa Productions
Sony Pictures Television | network = ABC | first_aired = | last_aired =

Big Day, originally titled A Day in the Life, is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television.

Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with Notes from the Underbelly, but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving Ugly Betty to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms whose "buzz" was not especially promising.

Big Day was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00/8:00c. The timeslot was to be filled by another new sitcom that had a better "buzz," The Knights of Prosperity, but ABC moved that program to Wednesdays to make Big Day a priority. According to the ratings, Big Day turned out to be a ratings disappointment.

When Big Day ended its first season on January 30, 2007, only 12 of the 13 produced episodes aired leaving the 13th episode, titled The $10,000 Check, unaired.

On May 15, 2007, ABC officially cancelled the show after the network announced their 2007–2008 fall schedule.

Synopsis

Big Day follows a major event in a couples' life: the wedding day, during the course of one day from all the characters' viewpoints.

All of these events and other obstacles Danny and Alice will have to face before they walk down the aisle and say "I Do", unless someone should stand up and ask why this couple should not marry. Danny worked as a Camp Counselor.

The story arc has similarities to the 2004–2006 BBC series The Worst Week of My Life, which has also been the subject of a FOX pilot (2005), and the CBS sitcom Worst Week (2008).

Cast and characters

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Actor	Character
Marla Sokoloff	Alice Hopkins
Josh Cooke	Danny Garfinkle
Kurt Fuller	Dr. Steve Hopkins
Wendie Malick	Jane Hopkins
Terry Chen	Johnny
Miriam Shor	Becca Hopkins
Stephen Rannazzisi	Jay "Skobo" Skobinsky
Stephnie Weir	Lorna
Diora Baird	Kristin
Leslie Odom, Jr.	Freddy
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Episodes

Nielsen ratings

::data[format=table] | | Season | | Timeslot (EDT) | | Series Premiere | | Series Finale | | TV Season | | Rank | | Viewers (in millions) | 1 | Tuesday 9:00 P.M. (2006–2007) | #118 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | November 28, 2006 | January 30, 2007 | 2006–2007 | 5.3 (#116) | | | | | | | ::

International broadcasters

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Country	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Timeslot
USA United States	American Broadcasting Company	November 28, 2006	(cancelled)
UK United Kingdom	ITV2 (First Run)
Paramount Comedy 1 (Repeats)	May 15, 2007	Tuesday's around 11pm (repeated Fridays at 8pm) (ITV2)
Turkey Turkey	ComedyMax
[[File:Latin America (orthographic projection).svg	20px]] Latin America	Sony Entertainment Television	November 5, 2007
NZ New Zealand	TV2	February 2008	Fridays at 7:30pm (final episode aired on May 2)
Australia Australia	Nine HD	August 13, 2008	Wednesdays at 10.30pm (final episode aired on October 15)
Belgium Belgium	vtm	unknown	Sunday's around 2:30pm
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References

[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_8812.asp "ABC's 'Big Day' Is Dumped at the Altar"]
TheFutonCritic.com]
[https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/2007-cancelled-shows-abc-cuts-some-beloved-series/ "2007 Cancelled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series"]
(May 25, 2007). "Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap". Hollywood Reporter.

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