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K-Ville (TV series)

American television series


Summary

American television series

FieldValue
genreCrime drama
runtime60 minutes
creatorJonathan Lisco
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composerPhilip Giffin
company{{plainlist
opentheme"Comin' Back" by Dr. John
countryUnited States
locationNew Orleans, Louisiana
languageEnglish
networkFox
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons1
num_episodes11 (1 unaired)
  • Kelly A. Manners
  • Skip Schoolnik
  • Jonathan Lisco
  • Craig Silverstein
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Cole Hauser
  • Tawny Cypress
  • John Carroll Lynch
  • Blake Shields
  • Maximiliano Hernandez
  • Blake Nelson Boyd
  • Lockjaw Productions
  • 20th Century Fox Television

K-Ville (an abbreviation of Katrinaville) is an American crime drama television series that aired from September 17 to December 17, 2007, on Fox, created by executive producer Jonathan Lisco, centering on policing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Deran Sarafian directed the pilot.

On May 15, 2008, the series was canceled.

Production notes

The pilot episode was written by Lisco (who also served as executive producer), directed by Deran Sarafian, and stars Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet and Cole Hauser as Trevor Cobb, partners who "have conflicting ideas about how to handle the city's problems." The pilot also features John Carroll Lynch, Tawny Cypress and Blake Shields.

The first episode featured a 1970 Pontiac Catalina as the getaway car early in the show.

The show had permission to use the official New Orleans Police Department logos, particularly the unique "star and crescent" badge design, and was filmed on location in the city in March and April 2007. According to the NOPD's public integrity bureau, the production emphasizes the "good work that the men and the women of the Police Department performed [after Katrina], which was not portrayed by much of the media."

Lisco, a former lawyer who has previously written scripts for The District and NYPD Blue, did several ride-alongs with the New Orleans Police Department before writing a script for the pilot. It was during one such ride-along that he spotted some graffiti sporting the shorthand for "Katrinaville" that became the show's title.

In order to promote the series, Fox made the pilot episode available for streaming on a number of television media websites on August 22, 2007.

Due to the Writers Guild of America strike, K-Ville shut down production, and only 11 of the 13 episodes were produced. The show did not appear on Fox's midseason schedule.

Cast and characters

  • Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet
  • Cole Hauser as Trevor Cobb
  • Tawny Cypress as Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau
  • Blake Shields as Jeff "Glue Boy" Gooden
  • John Carroll Lynch as Capt. James Embry
  • Maximiliano Hernandez as Billy "K-9" Faust

Broadcast history

Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007. It premiered on September 17, 2007, on Fox, and was also broadcast by Fox8 and Channel Ten in Australia, E! in Canada and Five USA in the UK.

Episodes

U.S. Nielsen weekly ratings

#EpisodeRatingShare18–49 (Rating/Share)Viewers (m)5.793.4/88.964.163.1/87.283.752.3/56.133.452.0/55.384.262.1/56.123.351.6/44.723.251.4/34.703.351.5/34.823.551.5/45.133.551.6/45.34
1"Pilot"
2"Cobb's Webb"
3"Bedfellows"
4"No Good Deeds"
5"Critical Mass"
6"AKA"
7"Melissa"
8"Flood, Wind, and Fire"
9"Boulet in a China Shop"
10"Ride Along"

References

References

  1. Dave Walker, [http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1179212004259020.xml&coll=1&thispage=1 Lights, camera, 'K-Ville' action], ''The Times-Picayune'', May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  2. [http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/fox-announces-their-2008-09-schedule-whos-been-cancelled/ Fox Announces Their 2008–09 Schedule. Who’s Been Cancelled?] {{webarchive. link. (2008-07-20)
  3. [http://www.tv.com/k-ville/show/68692/summary.html?tag=tabs;summary K-Ville], ''TV.com''. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  4. [http://www.headlineplanet.com/base/articles/1187822620.html] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-09-27 Headline Planet.com – Exclusive: Watch The Premiere of Fox's New Show "K-Ville")
  5. Dave Walker, [http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/11/kville_shuts_down_shows_future.html K'Ville shuts down; show's future in doubt] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-11-11 ''The Times-Picayune'', 8 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.)
  6. ''FOX RENEWS 'DEATH' VOWS, PICKS UP SEXTET'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7382 The Futon Critic]
  7. Boedeker, Hal. (2007-07-10). "Fox announces premiere dates; "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" returns Aug. 30". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
  8. Welsh, James. (2007-07-02). "Ten picks up Fox, NBCU programming". Digital Spy.
  9. Bawden, Jim. (2007-06-06). "TV lineup launch disrupted". Toronto Star.
  10. Holmwood, Leigh. (2007-07-31). "Five snaps up hurricane aftermath drama". MediaGuardian.co.uk.
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