Scoundrels (TV series)

Plot

Cheryl West is a middle-aged woman with four children: twin brothers Logan and Cal, and daughters Heather, an aspiring model and Hope, the youngest and an aspiring filmmaker. After Cheryl's career criminal husband Wolf is sentenced to five years in prison, Cheryl forces her family to quit its criminal activities. However, even from jail, Wolf interferes with her attempts to reform their family.

Cast

• Virginia Madsen as Cheryl West
• David James Elliott as Wolfgang "Wolf" West
• Patrick Flueger as Logan and Calvin "Cal" West (twins)
• Leven Rambin as Heather West
• Vanessa Marano as Hope West
• Carlos Bernard as Sergeant Mack

Development and production

The series is based on the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang.

Madsen was cast in early February, followed by Flueger. Rambin came on board in late February, along with Neal McDonough, who was originally cast as Wolf West. Filming began March 16, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three days into the shoot, McDonough was replaced by David James Elliot due to McDonough's religious beliefs and refusal to film sex scenes.

This was ABC's second attempt at reformatting Outrageous Fortune for an American audience. In 2008, a pilot named Good Behavior wasn't picked up by the network.

Reception

The series pilot "And Jill Came Tumbling After" received mixed reviews with The Boston Herald claiming the show was "wicked fun" and praised the show's cast. A reviewer from The Boston Globe was quoted to say "Not a single one of the characters were funny enough, or touching enough, to make me want to see more of them. If the Wests were thrown in jail, I’d be tempted to throw away the key." On the review collaboration site Metacritic, Scoundrels currently holds 56% (mixed or average) based on 18 critic reviews. The show's second episode Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary got overall a better response than the pilot with it earning positive reviews. TV Fanatic gave the episode 3/5 saying "the episode was an improvement on the pilot, with the characters developing and the show overall finding its tone and footing a bit." and "there were decent dramatic moments and good laughs in “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary."

Cancellation

On October 24, 2010 it was revealed on ABC's Twitter page that Scoundrels would not be returning for another season.

Episodes

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Weekly ratings

Seasonal ratings

Canadian ratings

References

References

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12. Roberts, Soraya. (April 1, 2010). "Neal McDonough fired from ABC's 'Scoundrels' after refusing sex scenes with Virginia Madsen". New York Daily News.
13. Perigard, Mark A.. (June 17, 2010). "'Scoundrels' steals spotlight while 'Gates' totally bites". Boston Herald.
14. Gilbert, Matthew. (June 18, 2010). "'Scoundrels' and 'The Gates' try their best to warp suburbia". Boston Globe.
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16. Marsi, Steve. (June 28, 2010). "Scoundrels Review: "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"".
17. Gorman, Bill. (June 21, 2010). "TV Ratings Sunday: US Open Tops Leaderboard; Scoundrels, The Gates Out Of Bounds". TVbytheNumbers.
18. Gorman, Bill. (June 28, 2010). "TV Ratings Sunday: Daytime Emmys Up; Scoundrels, The Gates Go From Bad To Worse". TVbytheNumbers.
19. Gorman, Bill. (July 12, 2010). "TV Ratings Sunday: Big Brother On Top, Scoundrels Keeps Falling". TVbytheNumbers.
20. Seidman, Robert. (July 19, 2010). "TV Ratings: FOX Repeats & Big Brother Lead Night; Scoundrels & The Gates Finish Last". TVbytheNumbers.
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22. Seidman, Robert. (August 9, 2010). "TV Ratings: 'Bengals vs. Cowboys' T.O./Romo Trumps All; 'Scoundrels' Up; 'The Gates' Down". TVbytheNumbers.
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