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''The Knights of Prosperity'' is an American comedy series that premiered on ABC in the United States on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. It was created by Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman, who also created the NBC comedy-drama ''Ed''. The show follows a group of misfits—the titular Knights—who attempt to rob various celebrities, the first being Mick Jagger (Jagger was also credited as one of the executive producers, along with the creators and David Letterman). The series was made Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated and ABC Studios. The series initially aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. before being moved to 8:30. The series was pulled after airing nine episodes and then officially canceled by ABC.〔(2007 Cancelled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series ), ''TVSeriesFinale.com'', May 15, 2007〕 On August 8, after 5 months off the air, ABC broadcast two episodes and then pulled the sitcom once again.〔(Knights of Prosperity, The Nine: ABC Drops Them Once Again ), ''TVSeriesFinale.com'', August 13, 2007〕 On August 17, 2007, the network made all 13 episodes available for viewing on ABC.com, but were later taken off.〔http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/08/knights_of_prosperity_the_nine_abc_releases_final.php Knights of Prosperity, The Nine: ABC Releases Final Episodes, ''TV Series Finale'', August 17, 2007〕 == Name changes and scheduling == The series went through several name changes: the original title, though never publicly affirmed, was ''Let's Rob Jeff Goldblum'', later changed to ''Let's Rob Mick Jagger'' once Goldblum committed to the NBC drama ''Raines''. ABC announced the series for its fall schedule as ''Let's Rob...'' in May, and the final name change to ''Knights of Prosperity'' was reported in July 2006.〔Sullivan, Brian Ford. ("ABC Adds 'Medical Mysteries,' 'Let's Rob' Becomes 'Knights'" ), FutonCritic.com, 4 July 2006〕 During the TCA Tour, executive producer Rob Burnett indicated that the title might change again before the show debuts,〔Ausiello, Michael. ''Ausiello Report'' ( "Press Tour Diary: ABC Day 2" ), 20 July 2006〕 but the show debuted under the "Knights" name. Originally scheduled to debut on October 17, 2006 at 9:00 p.m., it was pulled from the schedule on October 3 in favor of at least two additional 90-minute episodes of its intended lead-in, ''Dancing with the Stars''. ABC later announced that the program would be shelved〔Ryan, Joal. ("Mick Jagger Heist on Hold" ), ''E! Online'', 4 October 2006〕 and rescheduled for a January 2007 airdate due to the network now making another sitcom, ''Big Day'', a priority for the Tuesday night schedule.〔("'Big Day' To Premiere Tuesday, November 28 On The ABC Television Network" ), FutonCritic.com, 5 October 2006〕 On November 9, 2006, ABC began running promos for the show in advance of its January airdate. On December 5, 2006, ABC announced that the program would premiere on January 3, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. Although the show was scheduled to air the following week at 9:00, a primetime address by the President of the United States caused the second episode of the show to air at 9:30 p.m. The show returned to its normal 9:00 time slot the following week. The show was rescheduled to 8:30 beginning on January 31, 2007, and remained there until it was pulled from the schedule on March 5. Before the upfronts, the network announced that it was considering a second season featuring Ray Romano.〔("Upfront Buzz: 'Underbelly' May Be Back; ABC also looking at reviving 'Knights'" ), ''Zap2It.com'', May 11, 2007〕 However, the show was ultimately canceled, and was briefly brought back in the summer to burn off the remaining episodes along with fellow low-rated newcomer ''The Nine''. Both shows were pulled again on August 14 and on August 17, ABC put up the remaining episodes on its website.〔(Quick Exits for 'Knights,' 'Nine'; ABC pulls burnoffs after brief August runs ), ''Zap2It.com'', August 14, 2007〕 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「The Knights of Prosperity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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