In Case of Emergency (TV series) explained

Genre:	Sitcom
Creator:	Howard J. Morris
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13 (1 unaired)
Producer:	Mychelle Deschamps
Camera:	Single-camera
Runtime:	30 minutes
Network:	ABC

In Case of Emergency is an American half-hour sitcom television series shown on ABC in the United States. The series follows a group of high school acquaintances whose lives have not turned out as they hoped. It premiered on January 3, 2007, at 9:30 pm and ended on April 11, 2007. The pilot episode was directed by Jon Favreau and the cast included Jonathan Silverman, David Arquette, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Hu, and Greg Germann.

Although ABC gave early renewal notices to several of its series on March 21, 2007,^[1] In Case of Emergency was not one of them.

On April 12, 2007, ABC announced that the show had been officially canceled, leaving one episode unaired,^[2] ^[3] which has since been broadcast internationally.

Cast and characters

Series regulars

Jonathan Silverman as Harry Kennison (captain of the debate team), now a frustrated greeting-card writer
David Arquette as Jason Ventress (voted most likely to succeed), now under investigation for a corporate scandal and volunteering at a hospital
Greg Germann as Sherman Yablonsky (competitive eating club '84-'87), now a self-obsessed, formerly obese, disgraced diet guru
Kelly Hu as Kelly Lee (former valedictorian), now working at a Korean massage parlor
Lori Loughlin as Dr. Joanna Lupone, a doctor with whom Jason falls in love, despite her being engaged
Jackson Bond as Dylan Kennison, Harry's son, Nicholas Roget-King played the role in the pilot.

Recurring characters

Leigh-Allyn Baker as Maureen, Harry's ex-wife
Natsuko Ohama as Madam, Kelly's boss
Jane Seymour as Donna Ventress, Jason's mom
David Norona as Paul, Jason's lawyer and, unbeknownst to him, Joanna's fiancé
Maree Cheatham as Elizabeth Yablonsky, Sherman's mom
Sara Erikson as Summer, a stripper who befriends Sherman
Lee Reherman as Frank, Kelly's cop boyfriend
George Sharperson as Omar, Sherman's assistant
Gary 'G. Thang' Johnson as Officer G Thang, Frank's partner

Notable guests

David Carradine as Guru Danny, Stephanie Yablonsky's new spiritual leader
James Hong as Mr. Lee, Kelly's dad
Jimmy Kimmel as himself
Leslie Sykes as herself
Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Tuckman, a friend of Donna's
Penny Balfour as Moonblossom, a member of Guru Danny's ashram
Louis Lombardi as Todd, a security guard at the hospital

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

Ratings

Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of In Case of Emergency on ABC:

	Season		Timeslot (EDT)		Season Premiere		Season Finale		TV Season		Rank		Viewers (in millions)
1	Wednesday 9:30 P.M. (January 3 - April 11, 2007)	January 3, 2007	April 11, 2007	2006-2007	107	4.8^[4]

External links

Notes and References

http://blogs.brilliantbutcancelled.com/newswire/ ABC Renews Eleven Series
https://archive.today/20070930185147/http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/04/in_case_of_emergency_abc_sitcom_gone_for_good.php In Case of Emergency: ABC Sitcom Gone for Good?
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7356 ABC Drops Case for "Emergency"
News: Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap . . May 25, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025030515/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f . October 25, 2007 .