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*The Brian Benben Show*
The Brian Benben Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Robert Borden
Directed by	Andrew D. Weyman
Starring	Brian Benben; Susan Blommaert; Wendell Pierce; Lisa Thornhill; Charles Esten; Luis Antonio Ramos; Lisa Vidal;
Composer	Mark Heyes
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Robert Borden
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	CBS Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 21 –; October 12, 1998

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The Brian Benben Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS on Mondays from September 21, 1998 to October 12, 1998.^[1] The show rated poorly and was dropped after 4 of the 9 episodes made were aired. It has never been released on any home media or streaming format.

Premise

The show centered on Brian Benben, an anchor on KYLA-TV news in Los Angeles, who was replaced in favor of a younger person. Brian was later able to return to the station as a replacement for a human interest reporter who was killed covering an ape exhibit at a zoo.

Cast

Brian Benben as Brian Benben
Susan Blommaert as Beverly Shippel
Wendell Pierce as Kevin La Rue
Lisa Thornhill as Tabitha Berkeley
Charles Esten as Chad Rockwell
Luis Antonio Ramos as Billy Hernandez
Lisa Vidal as Julie

Episodes

List of *The Brian Benben Show* episodes
No.	Title	Directed by ^[2]	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code ^[2]
1	"Pilot"	Andrew D. Weyman	Robert Borden	September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)	475142
2	"House of Blues"	Andrew D. Weyman	John Frink & Don Payne	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)	467251
3	"Brian's Got Back: Part 1"	Andrew D. Weyman	Alex Reid	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)	467254
4	"Brian's Got Back: Part 2"	Andrew D. Weyman	Betsy Borns	October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)	467255
5	"Of Mice and Benben"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467256
6	"Chad Dates Julie"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467253
7	"Have One for the Show"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467257
8	"Billy, Don't Be a Hero"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467258
9	"Motivating Kevin"	Andrew D. Weyman	Robert Borden	unaired	467252

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9th ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 181 Retrieved July 23, 2024..
^ ^a ^b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Brian Benben Show"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

External links

The Brian Benben Show at IMDb

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[1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9th ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 181 Retrieved July 23, 2024..

[U.S.C.O.-2] From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Brian Benben Show"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

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