Inside Schwartz

Inside Schwartz is an American sitcom that aired on NBC: National Broadcasting Company from September until December 2001 starring Breckin Meyer as the title character. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and NBC Studios and first aired on NBC on Thursday Night at 8:30 EST.

Production Companies
Stephen Engel Productions 20th Century Fox Television NBC Studios

Distributors
20th Television NBC Studios

Length
30 minutes

Aspect Ratios
480i (4:3 SDTV)

720p (16:9 HDTV)

GoAnimate in Real Life Channel
NBC: National Broadcasting Company

Plot
After losing a long-time girlfriend, minor-league sportscaster Adam Schwartz's (Meyer) dating life is illustrated by sports highlights (as presented by Fox Sports Net) in which various pro sports personalities appear. For instance, when Adam's date reveals that she has three children a referee appears and makes the call "Too many players on the field".

Cast

 * Breckin Meyer as Adam Schwartz
 * Miriam Shor as Julie Hermann
 * Bryan Callen as David Cobert
 * Jennifer Irwin as Emily Cobert
 * Dondré T. Whitfield as William Morris (episodes 2-4, 9)
 * Maggie Lawson as Eve Morris (episodes 7-8, recurring previously)
 * Richard Kline as Gene Schwartz

Recurring

 * Van Earl Wright as Himself
 * Kevin Frazier as Himself

Cancellation
The series followed Friends, which was in its 8th and highest-rated season. Inside Schwartz debuted with 22.5 million viewers. Of the 13 episodes to air and new half episodes of Friends. But despite having an average household rating of 9.8 and being ranked 16th among all programs in the ratings, Inside Schwartz was cancelled as network executives believed that the valuable time slot could get higher ratings.

The time slot was filled with a new series, Leap of Faith, which finally NBC simply aired repeat episodes of Friends which had higher ratings than either Inside Schwartz or Leap of Faith.

Episodes

 * 1) Pilot (September 27, 2001) 1AFP79
 * 2) Let's Go to the Videotape (October 4, 2001) 1AFP01
 * 3) The Pinch Hitter (October 11, 2001) 1AFP05
 * 4) Event Night (October 18, 2001) 1AFP07
 * 5) Comic Relief Pitcher (October 25, 2001) 1AFP09
 * 6) Roommates (November 1, 2001) 1AFP11
 * 7) Play-Action Fake Boyfriend (November 8, 2001) 1AFP10
 * 8) Eve's Date with Schwartz's Destiny (November 15, 2001) 1AFP12
 * 9) Kissing Cousin (November 22, 2001) 1AFP08
 * 10) It's All in the Footwork (November 29, 2001) 1AFP02
 * 11) Service, Schwartz? (December 6, 2001) 1AFP03
 * 12) Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You (December 13, 2001) 1AFP04
 * 13) He Ain't Funny, He's My Brother (December 20, 2001) 1AFP06