Big Day

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Big Day
Format	Sitcom
Starring	Marla Sokoloff Josh Cooke Wendie Malick Kurt Fuller
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (1 unaired)
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera setup
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	November 28, 2006 – January 30, 2007
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Big Day (originally titled A Day In The Life) is an American situation comedy that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006 to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television. In Canada, the series aired on CanWest's Global and CH stations.

Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with Notes from the Underbelly, but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving Ugly Betty to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms whose "buzz" was not especially promising.

Big Day was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00/8:00c. The timeslot was supposed to be filled by another new sitcom that had a better "buzz," The Knights of Prosperity, but ABC moved that program to Wednesdays to make Big Day a priority. Unfortunately, according to the ratings, Big Day turned out to be a very big disappointment.^[1]

When Big Day ended its first season on January 30, 2007^[2], only 12 of the 13 produced episodes aired leaving the 13th episode, titled The $10,000 Check, unaired.

On May 15, 2007, ABC officially cancelled the show after the network announced their 2007-2008 fall schedule.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Nielsen Ratings
4 Episodes
5 International Broadcasters
6 References
7 External links

Synopsis

Big Day follows a major event in a couples' life — the big wedding day — during the course of one day from all angles, and the people involved (similar to 24), ranging from the maid of honor who accidentally drinks the contact lenses of the best man whom she slept with, to the bride's ex-boyfriend, who's opposed to the union and will stop at nothing to throw a wrench into the plans.

All of these events and other obstacles are part of the ultimate test that Danny and Alice will have to face before they walk down the aisle and say their I Do's...unless someone should stand up and ask why this couple should not be joined together in holy matrimony.

The story arc has similarities to the 2004-6 BBC series The Worst Week of My Life, which has also been the subject of a FOX pilot (2005) the current CBS sitcom Worst Week (2008).

Cast

Actor	Character
Marla Sokoloff	Alice
Josh Cooke	Danny
Kurt Fuller	Steve
Wendie Malick	Jane
Terry Chen	Johnny
Miriam Shor	Becca
Stephen Rannazzisi	Skobo
Stephnie Weir	Lorna

Nielsen Ratings

Season	Timeslot (EDT)	Series Premiere	Series Finale	TV Season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1 (see below)	Tuesday 9:00 P.M. (2006-2007)	November 28, 2006	January 13, 2007	2006-2007	#118	5.3 (#116)^[3]

Episodes

#	Title	Date Aired	Episode Information
1	Pilot	November 28, 2006	Today is the big day! The moment Danny and Alice were waiting for has arrived. Today is their wedding day, but things for the happy couple soon become complicated.
2	The $10,000 Check	Unaired	Steve gives a $10,000 wedding gift to the couple but Alice refuses while Danny is thrilled to accept it.
3	The World According to Garf	December 5, 2006	When Danny’s father, aka “The Garf”, comes in bicycling Maine to assist the wedding, everyone thinks that it couldn’t get more awkward.
4	Skobo and Alice Hooked Up	December 12, 2006	When Becca and Skobo try to get each other banned from the wedding, secrets start to surface.
5	The Bachelor Party	December 19, 2006	While Lorna deals with a rival wedding planner to get a replacement tent, the guys make a detour to a strip club.
6	Stolen Vows	December 19, 2006	The couple’s honeymoon island is taken over by rebels, and Danny begs Skobo to use his connections to book an alternative.
7	Alice Can't Dance	December 26, 2006	Danny and Alice are coached for their big dance by an instructor, but it doesn’t go well.
8	Boobzilla	December 26, 2006	Skobo loses the wedding rings while Steve, Becca and Danny are going to the hospital since Steve has been called in for an emergency.
9	War with the Neighbors	January 2, 2007	The next door neighbours are threatening the wedding when they have a huge kid’s birthday party and ultimately end up attacking the staff with paintball guns.
10	The Unstable Minister	January 2, 2007	During a pre-marital meeting, the minister behaves inappropriately and as a consequence ends up being fired. Steve and Jane quarrel over the costs of the wedding.
11	Last Chance to Marry Jane	January 9, 2007	Jane’s ex-boyfriend shows up and Danny gets cold feet. Lorna hires her ex-fiancé (who dumped her).
12	Magic Hour	January 9, 2007	Jane’s old boyfriend gets her stoned while they reconnect. Meanwhile, Steve doesn’t want Alice to marry Danny.
13	The Ceremony	January 30, 2007	Alice and Danny get stuck when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, while back at home Jane and Steve decide to renew their wedding vows.

International Broadcasters

Country	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Timeslot
United States	American Broadcasting Company	November 28, 2006	(cancelled)
Canada	Global Television Network	TBA	TBA
United Kingdom	ITV2 (First Run) Paramount Comedy 1 (Repeats)	May 15, 2007	Tuesday's around 11pm (repeated Fridays at 8pm) (ITV2)
Turkey	ComedyMax
Latin America	Sony Entertainment Television	November 5, 2007	Mondays at 9pm in space "Mentes Peligrosas" ("Dangerous Minds") (repeated Saturdays around 11am)
New Zealand	TV2	Feb 2008	Fridays at 7:30pm (final episode aired on May 2)
Australia	Nine HD	Wednesday, August 13, 2008	Wednesdays at 10.30pm (final episode aired on October 15)