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''Just Shoot Me!'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer. The show follows the staff at the fictional fashion magazine ''Blush''. ==Series history== Early on, the series was a very competitive hit, consistently winning its time slot.〔Susan King (1997, November 25). Sophomore 'Just Shoot Me' Proves Timing Is Everything; Television: When the series moved from Wednesdays to Tuesdays behind 'Frasier', its ratings took off: (Edition ). ''Los Angeles Times'', p. 2. Retrieved September 13, 2007, from Los Angeles Times database. (Document ID: 23603986).〕 The show was so popular that its first season of six episodes were all aired by NBC in a single month in March 1997. It was renewed for a 13-episode second season, fitted at 9:30 after ''Frasier'', and then was moved in the spring to Thursdays between ''Friends'' and ''Seinfeld''.〔Steve Weinstein (1998, April 16). Lightweight With a Punch; With his TV, film and stand-up careers all booming, David Spade is the first to acknowledge he's not a 'studly guy.' Thank heavens: (Edition ). ''Los Angeles Times'', p. 50. Retrieved September 13, 2007, from Los Angeles Times database. (Document ID: 28683320).〕 After just two of these airings, the order was bumped up to a full season. When ''Seinfeld'' left the airwaves in 1998, ''Just Shoot Me!'' was one of the contenders to take the coveted 9 p.m. Thursday slot.〔Bill Carter (1998, January 28). Show Could Be A Contender. ''The New York Times'' (Late Edition (east Coast)), p. 9. Retrieved September 13, 2007, from National Newspapers (5) database. (Document ID: 25669289).〕 ''Frasier'' instead won the slot, and ''Just Shoot Me'' was instead given ''Frasier''s 9 p.m. Tuesday slot. ''Just Shoot Me!'' was never given a definitive time slot during its series run. The show ended up being moved around on the NBC schedule. It still retained good ratings, though: in its fourth season, it was the top-rated show for NBC Tuesday nights and had an average rating of 6.1/16 share.〔Joe Schlosser (2000, April). 'Just Shoot Me'--for the fifth time. ''Broadcasting & Cable'' magazine, 130(17), 34. Retrieved September 13, 2007, from Research Library database. (Document ID: 52852274).〕 For the fifth season of the series, when Frasier underperformed in the coveted Thursday slot and NBC returned it to Tuesdays at 9, ''Just Shoot Me!'' was moved to Thursdays at 9:30, between ''Will & Grace'' and ''ER'', where ratings saw an immediate spike and where the show would remain for two years. The show's seventh season saw several drastic changes. Series showrunners Moses Port and David Guarascio left at the end of the sixth season to pursue a development deal with NBC, and were replaced with Jon Pollack (''Spin City'', ''Home Improvement'') and Judd Pillot and John Peaslee (''Coach'', ''Anything but Love''). Also noted as a big factor was the addition of Rena Sofer to the cast. Her addition was mandated by NBC, who had sought a successful vehicle for her for years. At the same time, NBC also gave the show one of its most difficult timeslots, Tuesdays at 8 pm. Ratings fell sharply in the first few weeks, and the show was put on hiatus by November, showing only one new episode until the following April. During this time, production resumed, but Sofer's character was written out. By this point, NBC had canceled the show, and promised Levitan to run the remaining episodes twice a week until the series finale. When the first of such installments was not as successful as NBC had hoped with its "Return of ''Just Shoot Me!''" campaign, the show was again pulled, and new episodes were burned off in the summer, the final pair of episodes airing on a Saturday in August 2003. Three more episodes, including Sofer's farewell episode, were not aired in the United States until their respective slots in syndicated airings. Levitan publicly denounced NBC's treatment of a former Must-See TV show and refused production deals for several years. On February 4, 2013 an unofficial reunion was held when David Spade, Wendie Malick, Enrico Colantoni, Laura San Giacomo, and George Segal reunited for lunch. A photo of the occasion was posted on David Spades Instagram account.〔http://instagram.com/p/VZZr5pKxNq#〕〔http://distilleryimage2.ak.instagram.com/7de05020707d11e29bac22000a9f13d0_7.jpg〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Just Shoot Me!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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