Raising Miranda
Raising Miranda is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in 1988 as part of its fall lineup.
| Raising Miranda | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jane Anderson |
| Starring | James Naughton Royana Black Steve Vinovich Miriam Flynn Bryan Cranston |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | GTG Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 5 – December 31, 1988 |
Premise
Raising Miranda is the story of Donald Marshack (James Naughton), a Racine, Wisconsin contractor who suddenly found himself a single parent when his wife Bonnie had abandoned him and their 15-year-old daughter, Miranda (Royana Black), in order to go and "find herself". Despite this rather grim premise, the show was billed as a situation comedy, the humor being derived from undomestic Donald now being forced to serve as both father and mother to a teenage girl. Bryan Cranston (in his first regular primetime TV role) played Donald's brother-in-law, Russell.
Raising Miranda aired on Saturday nights, up against NBC's hit sitcom Amen; after seven episodes averaged a poor 6.0 rating, CBS cancelled the series, leaving two of its nine produced episodes unaired.
Cast
- James Naughton as Donald Marshack
- Royana Black as Miranda Marshack
- Miriam Flynn as Joan Hoodenpyle
- Steve Vinovich as Bob Hoodenpyle
- Amy Lynne as Marcine Lundquist
- Michael Manasseri as Jack Miller
- Bryan Cranston as Russell
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Black Monday" | John Whitesell | TBA | November 5, 1988 | 9.9[1] | 6.8/12[1] |
| 2 | "Grounded" | John Whitesell | Martha Williamson | November 12, 1988 | 8.6[2] | 6.0/10[2] |
| 3 | "Man in the Middle" | John Whitsell | Jule Selbo | November 19, 1988 | 9.8[3] | 6.8/12[3] |
| 4 | "Miranda's Date" | James Widdoes | Martha Williamson | November 26, 1988 | 9.0[4] | 6.0/11[4] |
| 5 | "All Through the Night" | John Whitesell | Julia Newton | December 3, 1988 | 8.1[5] | 5.1/9[5] |
| 6 | "Home for the Holidays" | James Widdoes | Jane Anderson | December 10, 1988 | 8.4[6] | 5.5/10[6] |
| 7 | "Marcine Shoplifts" | John Pasquin | Bob Colleary | December 31, 1988 | 7.9[7] | 5.6/11[7] |
| 8 | "One Night Stand" | James Widdoes | Martha Williamson | Unaired | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | "Russell's Broken Heart" | James Widdoes | Martha Williamson | Unaired | N/A | N/A |
References
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 9, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306136856.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306140699.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 23, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306124674.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 30, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106502.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306143538.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 5, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306157966.
General
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows