Series synopsis
Welcome to New York is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on October 11, 2000. It ended on January 17, 2001. It was created by Barbara Wallace, Thomas R. Wolfe. It stars Christine Baranski, Jim Gaffigan, Anthony DeSando and Mary Birdsong.
Welcome to New York is a television sitcom that aired on CBS. The show starred Jim Gaffigan, who played a weatherman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who then moved to New York and worked as a meteorologist for fictional morning news show called "AM New York". Christine Baranski played Marsha Bickner, the larger-than-life, tightly-wound producer of "AM New York" who hired Jim, but tends to forget the details about his life - like where he moved from. The show premiered October 11, 2000 and aired until ...
Premise
Welcome to New York is a television sitcom that aired on CBS. The show starred Jim Gaffigan, who played a weatherman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who then moved to New York and worked as a meteorologist for fictional morning news show called "AM New York". Christine Baranski played Marsha Bickner, the larger-than-life, tightly-wound producer of "AM New York" who hired Jim, but tends to forget the details about his life - like where he moved from. The show premiered October 11, 2000 and aired until January 17, 2001. CBS canceled the show due to low ratings.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Christine Baranski as Marsha Bickner
- Jim Gaffigan as Jim Gaffigan
- Anthony DeSando as Vince Verbena
- Mary Birdsong as Connie
- Sara Gilbert as Amy Manning
- Rocky Carroll as Adrian Spencer
Guest cast
- Eartha Kitt as June
- Ramsey Faragallah as Shrihari
- Mark Mortimer as Man
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | October 11, 2000 | January 17, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | October 11, 2000 |
| 2 | Tickets | October 18, 2000 |
| 3 | Jim Gets an Apartment | October 25, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 11, 2000 |
| Last aired | January 17, 2001 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:30:00 |