Notes from the Underbelly

Notes from the Underbelly is an American sitcom that was aired on ABC from 2007 to 2008, originally debuting as a mid-season replacement. The series is based upon the novel of the same name by Risa Green, and was produced by Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (previously producing Two and a Half Men). The title is a parody of Dostoevsky's novel Notes from Underground.

Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with Big Day, but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving Ugly Betty to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms. After numerous scheduling changes prior to the shows premiere, the show premiered Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central, and moved to its regular Wednesday timeslot at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central on April 18.

Notes from the Underbelly began its second season on November 5, 2007 in the new timeslot of 9:30PM Eastern/8:30PM Central on Mondays, leading out of fall's second highest rated freshman sitcom, Samantha Who?.

On May 2008, ABC canceled the series for all 2 seasons.

Production Companies: The Tannenbaum Company, Hill Three Productions & 20th Century Fox Television

Runtime: 30 minutes

Distributor: 20th Television

Plot
The series chronicles the life of Andrew and Lauren, a couple who are expecting their first child, and the unlikely help and advice of their family and friends who also want to share in the couple's joy and pains on the road to parenthood.

Cast
Despite playing parents on the series, the majority of the cast had little real life experience with pregnancy.

Main Crew

 * Bari Halle
 * Livia Hanich
 * Stacy Traub
 * Barry Sonnenfeld
 * Eric Tannenbaum
 * Kim Tannenbaum
 * Greg Schaffer
 * Jana Hunter
 * Gary Murphy
 * John Quaintance
 * Lesley Wake
 * Dan Kopelman
 * Mitch Hunter
 * Steve Joe
 * Diane Mercer
 * Steve Schaffer
 * Russ Woody

Episode List
No. of episodes: 24
 * Notes from the Underbelly