Do_Not_Disturb_(TV_series)
Do Not Disturb (TV series)
American TV series or program
"The Inn" redirects here. For the non-profit organization, see Interfaith Nutrition Network.
Do Not Disturb (previously known as The Inn) is an American sitcom, which premiered as a Fall entry on Fox's primetime lineup on September 10, 2008.[1] The multi-camera series was co-produced through Reveille Productions, Principato-Young Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox Television. On September 24, 2008, Fox cancelled the series, and the series ended on October 8, 2008, with the remaining two episodes left unaired.
Quick Facts Do Not Disturb, Also known as ...
| Do Not Disturb | |
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Intertitle | |
| Also known as | The Inn |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Abraham Higginbotham |
| Developed by | Paul Young Peter Principato |
| Starring | Jerry O'Connell Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jolene Purdy Molly Stanton Dave Franco Niecy Nash |
| Composer | Paul Buckley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brian Dobbins Carolyn Bernstein Howard T. Owens Paul Young Peter Principato |
| Production locations | 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Broken Good Productions Principato-Young Entertainment Reveille Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 10 (2008-09-10) – October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) |
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Do Not Disturb focuses on the going-ons at a once-popular New York City hotel as seen through the eyes of its employees. Fox ordered 13 episodes, with Jason Bateman directing the pilot.[2]
After three episodes aired, the show was rumored to be cancelled on September 23, 2008.[3] Fox officially cancelled the sitcom the following day, making it the first cancellation of the 2008–09 season.[4]
- Niecy Nash as Rhonda Peet
- Jerry O'Connell as Neal Danner
- Molly Stanton as Nicole
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Larry
- Jolene Purdy as Molly Poleski
- Dave Franco as Gus
More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Jason Bateman | Abraham Higginbotham | September 10, 2008 (2008-09-10) | 1APT01 | 4.650[5] |
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An article about the sexual exploits of the staff of The Inn while on the job is run at a local New York magazine, causing Rhonda to take action and Neal to try to act on his best behavior. Meanwhile, Molly helps Nicole with her modeling career, and Gus helps Larry with his love life. | ||||||
| 2 | "Birdcage" | Gary Halvorson | John Quaintance | September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17) | 1APT02 | 3.900[6] |
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Neal installs a human-sized birdcage in the bar of the Inn to put his top-notch female staff on display; Nicole has a meltdown when Neal doesn't ask her to work a shift in the birdcage; Audrina Patridge tries to check in. | ||||||
| 3 | "Dosing" | Gary Halvorson | Sally Bradford | September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) | 1APT03 | 3.580[7] |
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The staff of The Inn is on their best behavior when they find out it's time for them to be evaluated to see if they deserve bonuses or not. Meanwhile, Rhonda is upset when Neal fires a bartender for no good reason. Their arguing delays the evaluations and causes one of the staff members to go to great lengths in an effort to resolve the conflict between Rhonda and Neal so everyone's bonuses can be handed out. To make things worse the owner of the inn and his wife stop by for a weekend visit. | ||||||
| 4 | "Work Sex[8]" | Jason Bateman | Abraham Higginbotham | October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01) | 1APT79[9] | TBA |
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Neal jumps at the chance of being the face of the hotel when the Inn is named one of New York's hippest hotels, by a top New York newspaper. | ||||||
| 5 | "Satisfaction[10]" | Bob Koherr | Prentice Penny | October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) | 1APT04 | TBA |
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A high-maintenance hotel client checks into The Inn and tries the patience of Nicole, Larry and Gus. The staff must do their best to bite their tongues despite the guest's discourteous antics, and Nicole, already on probation for bad behavior, plots to strike back at the snarky guest. Meanwhile, Rhonda is fed up with her recently divorced friend taking over her apartment, and when Neal takes an interest in her, Rhonda attempts to keep the flame going by telling Neal her friend was underwhelmed with Neal's performance in bed and he should work on improving. | ||||||
| 6 | "Sorry Charlie[11]" | Bob Koherr | Sally Bradford and Kirk J. Rudell | Unaired | 1APT05[12] | TBA |
| 7 | "Break Room[13]" | Rob Schiller | Kirk J. Rudell | Unaired | 1APT06[14] | TBA |
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More information #, Episode ...
| # | Episode | Air Date | Timeslot (EST) | Season | Rating | Share | 18–49 (Rating/Share) | Viewers (m) | Weekly Rank (#) |
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| 1 | "Work Sex" | September 10, 2008 | Wednesday 9:30 P.M. |
2008–2009 | 1.9/5 | 4.65 | |||
| 2 | "Birdcage" | September 17, 2008 | TBA | TBA | 1.6 | 4.13 | TBA | ||
| 3 | "Dosing" | September 24, 2008 | TBA | TBA | 1.4/3 | 3.53 | TBA |
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