The Starter Wife

Debra Messing Returns To NBC With New Comedy
April 21, 2009
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Debra Messing is back to work! Her last show, The Starter Wife, didn’t stick around too long, but all is well as she’s heading back to NBC as the star of a brand new comedy. And if there’s one thing Messing does right, it’s humor.

The new untitled NBC pilot, stars Debra as a CEO who gets laid off and prepares to be a stay-at-home mom while her husband goes to work. Sounds like the situation a lot of Americans are finding themselves in lately!

The show was written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon, whom Messing worked with on The Starter Wife. And though that show only lasted two seasons, it won 10 Emmy nominations.

NBC and ABC have actually been a bidding war to see who gets the show, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the favor is in NBC’s court. At the peacock network, the show is getting a script commitment plus an episodic guarantee for Messing.

Debra is a force t be reckoned with when it comes to comedy, and she’s just a fun person to watch. Ever since her days on Will & Grace, we’ve loved her!
The Starter Wife Gets Cancelled
February 12, 2009
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The Starter Wife, starring Debra Messing, has just been cancelled. To be honest, we sort of didn’t even realize it was still on the air anyway. The episode that aired on December 12th ended up being the series finale.

Entertainment Weekly broke the news to all the cougars out there this morning. The show debuted in 2007, and was even nominated for 10 Emmys. But in the end, the viewership just wasn’t there. The Starter Wife was only drawing in 2.4 million viewers per episode, while the standard for cable is 6 million. That’s not even close! We’re surprised it stuck around for as long as it did!

But USA made a statement today saying the show was a “critical and creative success”, whatever that means. They also called the last episode a “satisfying conclusion” to the franchise. Well someone who probably isn’t too satisfied right now is Debra Messing because she’s back to being out of work!
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October 7, 2008
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