Series synopsis
Kath & Kim is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. It ended on March 12, 2009. It was created by Jane Turner, Gina Riley. It stars Selma Blair, Molly Shannon, John Michael Higgins and Mikey Day.
Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. The Australian version was created by its original stars, Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who also serve as executive producers and consultants on this version as well, which is co-produced through Reveille Productions and Universal Media Studios.
Its first episode premiered in Australia on Sunday, October 12 on the Sev ...
Premise
Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. The Australian version was created by its original stars, Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who also serve as executive producers and consultants on this version as well, which is co-produced through Reveille Productions and Universal Media Studios.
Its first episode premiered in Australia on Sunday, October 12 on the Seven Network and its Australian broadcast was cancelled after the second episode the following week. The series was then pushed to a graveyard slot of 11pm Mondays, and then pre-empted for the 2009 Australian Open after the first-run airing of episode 9, "Friends". Although the show initially garnered unremarkable ratings and mixed reviews from critics, NBC picked up Kath & Kim for a full season order of 22 episodes on October 31, 2008. On January 15, 2009, NBC cut the episode order from 22 to 17 episodes. The show's season finale aired on March 12, 2009. On May 19, 2009, NBC confirmed the series cancellation.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Selma Blair as Kim Baker
- Molly Shannon as Kath Day
- John Michael Higgins as Phil Knight
- Mikey Day as Craig Baker
Guest cast
- Maya Rudolph as Athena Scooberman
- Justina Machado as Angel
- Nicole Randall Johnson as Suzette
- David Koechner as Pete
- Melissa Rauch as Tina
- Dana Powell as Holly
- Sarah Baker as Marjorie
- Chad Michaels as Cher
- Michael David Cheng as Waiter
- Spero Stamboulis as Greek Guy
- Tim Harris as Security Guard
- Rebecca O'Brien as Nancy
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 17 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 17 | October 9, 2008 | March 12, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Love Kim, a self-absorbed princess recently separated from her husband, decides to move back home, putting a damper on Kath's new romance with a sandwich shop owner named Phil. |
October 9, 2008 |
| 2 |
Respect Kath tries to put her business on the map; Craig finds a new job, but Kim's antics get him in trouble on the first day of work. |
October 16, 2008 |
| 3 |
Old Kath can't wait to start planning her big wedding day to Phil but starts to feel insecure when Kim says she might be too old to have an extravagant wedding; Kim thinks her estranged husband is having an affair. |
October 23, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 12, 2009 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:30:00 |