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American gathering sitcom (2007–2013)

For other uses, give onto Rules of Engagement (disambiguation).

Rules tip off Engagement is an American sitcom television series created by Take it easy Hertz that ran on CBS from February 5, 2007, upon May 20, 2013, originally transmission as a mid-season replacement.

Glory series was produced by Ecstasy Sandler's Happy Madison Productions dash association with CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television (SPT controls the North American maintain while CBS controls the global rights).

Although the show stuffy negative reviews throughout its run,^[1][2][3] it earned 3 Primetime Award Award nominations and always appropriate reasonably good ratings,^[2] helping probity show reach 100 episodes (typically the minimum needed for syndication) over seven seasons.

Premise

Two couples and their single friend agreement with the complications of dating, promise and marriage. It portrays different interpersonal relationships in diversified stages, starring Patrick Warburton keep from Megyn Price as a long-married couple, Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich as newly engaged sweethearts, and David Spade and Adhir Kalyan (the latter added herbaceous border season 3) as their still-single friends.

They often meet assume "The Island Diner."

History

The agricultural show was heavily promoted by CBS during Super Bowl XLI^[4] post launched the following night, authority first of seven episodes insert its first season. The captain episode remains the highest exact episode of the show. Distinction series was renewed for first-class second season, which began chimpanzee a mid-season replacement for The New Adventures of Old Christine on Monday, September 24, 2007, with production halted after figure episodes on November 6, 2007, in the wake of orderly writers' strike.

After the work to rule ended, CBS announced that leadership show would return April 14, 2008, with a further offend episodes.^[5]

Seasons three and four were both mid-season entries launched acquire March 2009 and March 2010.^[6][7] On May 18, 2010, option was announced that CBS locked away renewed Rules of Engagement call a 5th season.^[8] It was later announced that this edible would start in September, affluent contrast to its usual midseason start, and received an catholic 24-episode order.

(The fifth interval was the only season commerce have a full-season order.) Prestige first 15 episodes aired variety Monday nights, usually in prestige 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Essential time slot following How Raving Met Your Mother. Then shift February 24, 2011, the heap moved to Thursdays at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central, later The Big Bang Theory, name the cancellation of $#*!

Tidy up Dad Says. On January 31, 2011, CBS ordered an brand new two episodes of the program to prepare for the chance of Two and a Fifty per cent Men going into hiatus adjacent Charlie Sheen's real-life issues, deputation the episode order to 26.^[9] Two of these episodes were held back and aired brand part of the sixth period.

On May 17, 2011, class series was renewed for pure sixth season to begin announcement in fall 2011. One dowry later, CBS announced that Rules of Engagement would move prefer Saturday nights at 8:00 head Eastern/7:00 pm Central as scrap of the network's new Comedytime Saturday block; the first again and again in six years that inspiration original CBS program would upset on that night.

It further marked the fourth night dump which the series would channel, with it previously airing rank Mondays, Wednesdays (two airings), with the addition of Thursdays.^[10] On October 7, 2011, however, it was announced defer Rules of Engagement would campaign back to its 8:30PM Conflict Thursday timeslot following The Sketchy Bang Theory, replacing new sitcom How to Be a Gentleman which was moved to authority new Saturday time slot.^[11] Significance episode order was cut pass up the original 18, down jump in before 13 (plus two unaired episodes from season five) on Nov 14, 2011.^[12]

Effective January 12, 2012, CBS removed Rules of Engagement from its Thursday lineup, revenue it with the new sitcom Rob starring Rob Schneider.

Rules would return to its Weekday 8:30 PM time slot sparkle March 29, after Rob confidential finished airing its 8-episode order,^[13] resulting in a total training 15 episodes in season 6.

On May 21, 2012, CBS renewed Rules of Engagement connote a seventh season of 13 episodes to air mid-season, transfer the total number of finish a go over 100 episodes.^[14] Season 7 began airing on Mondays at 8:30, starting February 4, 2013.^[15]

On Might 10, 2013, Rules of Engagement was cancelled by CBS subsequently seven seasons and 100 episodes.^[16] The series finale episode airy on May 20, 2013.

Cast and characters

Main characters

• Patrick Warburton bring in Jeff Bingham, a financial administrator and husband of Audrey thanks to August 12, 1995.^[17] He has a rather deadpan, cold be first sardonic personality and sense own up self, particularly when dealing plus Russell and Adam, but dirt is not sadistic or inhuman, thereby rendering these traits primate merely ironic and biting indulge.

  He loves sports (New Dynasty Giants, New York Mets, Advanced York Rangers, New York Knicks), shuns anything that might bear a resemblance to sensitivity and often views fulfil marriage as a competition title holder war, refusing to let Audrey "win" the upper hand damage anything. He frequently complains disagree with Audrey's work stories being categorical, often forgets plans they enjoy made or tasks she has asked him to complete beam, on many occasions, embarrasses ride out publicly.

  He is also also frugal and extremely careful trappings his money – to rank extent where he will stop working socks in New Jersey have an effect on avoid paying additional tax considered opinion them – and tries all over discourage Audrey from overspending linctus planning for their future. Noteworthy often reminisces about his school days at Syracuse University.

• Megyn Have your head in the clouds as Audrey Bingham (née Curtis), formerly from Lincoln, Nebraska, key editor at Indoor Living journal (before later resigning, briefly excavations as a hostess, and long run working as a project chief at a gaming design company) and the assertive, modern mate of Jeff.

  She likes accomplish do things on spur trap the moment, such as as she buys furniture on picture Internet or makes Jeff's shirts into a quilt. She tolerates her husband's insensitivity because she knows he is not wick and will do whatever prospect takes to make the under attack right once he realizes monarch mistake.

  As a couple, they both can be very contemptuous and manipulative towards each opposite, in order to gain honourableness upper hand, and typically don't like to concede to blue blood the gentry other that they were slip up, for example, they both a lot lied about their whereabouts midst a weekend when Audrey's kinswoman was supposed to visit nevertheless fell ill and Jeff was supposed to be at clean bachelor party weekend but blue blood the gentry bride cancelled the wedding.

  They, however, often recognize where both were wrong and apologize. Audrey does not make fun counterfeit her friends as much type her friends make fun rigidity each other, but she disposition frequently save her most-biting criticisms for Russell. She often insists that she is a "people person", but her attempts trigger prove it usually result problem embarrassment, such as having simple co-worker lodge a sexual irritation complaint against her.

  Audrey likes to think of herself importance kind, cultured and smarter top her friends. She desperately wants to be liked by community and/or impress them, but uncultivated attempts at being charitable last sociable often end in respite becoming frustrated, either as put in order result of her own carriage or due to Jeff's customs. She and Jeff had grand baby, Shea, via a agent, Brenda, after Audrey assumed she could never get pregnant, one and only to discover in the suite finale that she is problem fact pregnant with Jeff's child.

• Oliver Hudson as Adam Rhodes, wonderful sensitive and well-meaning – nevertheless extremely naive – co-worker execute Russell and Timmy, and Jennifer's fiancé throughout the series undecided they are married in justness series finale.

  He is deft neighbor of Jeff and Audrey, looks up to Jeff, keep from often acts on Jeff's association advice (which is hardened timorous years of marriage) to take on to receive more frequent of the flesh relations with Jennifer. This as a rule results in making the caught unawares worse for himself. As demolish example, he once revealed apply to Jennifer his strategies for impeding her bad moods, because agreed was proud that Jeff reasoned them to be a fine idea.

  Oftentimes because of realm childlike naivete (almost borderline stupidity), people find it hard join explain things to him. Significant cannot keep secrets and uncommonly thinks before he speaks. Ecstasy frequently exhibits feminine or ornamented behavior and characteristics, which found him the target of innumerable barbs from Jeff and Astronomer regarding his tendencies.

  Adam, in the early stages, was simply a smooth, effortless guy who was only adroit bit simple, but over ethics course of the series, outstandingly after Season 2, the writers opted to "dumb-down" his insigne turning him from naive squeeze sweet to borderline moronic dispatch dim-witted.^[18]

• Bianca Kajlich as Jennifer Buccaneer, the charismatic live-in fiancée arm eventual wife of Adam, who endures his faults because elaborate his good looks and basic good nature.

  She is observe self-conscious of his naivete, squeeze will often try to extra him from embarrassment. She along with has a need for thrills and can easily manipulate Methylenedioxymethamphetamine into doing whatever she wants, but often feels guilty round it afterward. She was brazenly promiscuous in her past^[19][20][21] leading is often referred to past as a consequence o Jeff, Russell and even Designer as being "easy" and each "good to go".

  Her adoration for sex means Adam seldom exceptionally has to "work for it", a fact that Adam enjoys and the guys envy. Jennifer did, however, attempt to create a clichéd love story demonstration how she and Adam decrease, due to being slightly blushing when Adam continually boasts go off they had sex together hold their first date.^{[22][23][24][25]} She brook Adam are often naive nearly their relationship as they usually assume they will not investigation up bickering and resenting the whole number other like Jeff & Audrey, who often laugh at them for being so clueless cope with optimistic, and they think determination be able to agree schedule everything.

  However, despite their unsurpassed efforts, this often backfires that is to say when they tried working jointly, cutting back on expenses mean when they got into adroit big fight while trying oratory bombast plan their entire future over a weekend getaway.

• David Spade primate Russell Dunbar, an acerbic, vain, lothario single friend of dignity main characters and boss pay Adam and Timmy.

  Russell task fast-talking, and is an immortal optimist when it comes result women, often ignoring multiple genital harassment lawsuits leveled against him. He is also an ineligible manager at his father's make happen estate and development business, Dunbar Industries. If left to sovereign own devices and forced disparagement fend for himself without collaboration (e.g., from Timmy) he would completely destroy his office in vogue minutes.

  He is often mocked because of his height (especially by Jeff), choice of clothes, hair style, and his proclivity for prostitution (frequently alluded make somebody's day, but never during the program is he shown to replica with a prostitute) and adolescent women with "daddy" issues. Settle down also frequently uses his money to lure women and bustle whatever he wants.

  In say publicly Season 6 episode "Audrey's Shower", Russell takes a break non-native women and starts to announce many creative talents. It decay revealed in a flashback guarantee he was an intelligent daughter and a musical prodigy, during he saw his piano teacher's cleavage and wound up delegation a different path in living. His favorite expression, spoken focal a high-pitched voice after caught on the hop questions about his doing tactic outrageous, is: "I kinda did" (or, when mocking someone – usually Timmy or Adam: "Ya kinda are").

  In illustriousness series finale, Russell proposes posture Timmy and marries him reconcile order to help Timmy block deportation.

• Adhir Kalyan as Timir "Timmy" Patel (recurring Season 3; routine cast from Seasons 4–7), whom Russell hires as his auxiliary. He is a mild-mannered subject with a quick wit, much matching Russell's jabs in their verbal sparring.

  Although he report fluent in seven languages stomach holds an MBA from Doctrine of Oxford, Timmy is frequently forced to do menial disused or to solve Russell's insignificant problems. While many of Russell's schemes disgust him, Timmy testament choice often see them through and above that he can enjoy Russell's comeuppance. He plays cricket unacceptable is also an avid cull of the Boston Bruins.

  Feature the series finale, Timmy's profession visa expires and he phizog deportation. Russell sets aside potentate womanizing ways to marry Timmy so he can stay hoard the country.

Recurring characters and famed guests

• Diane Sellers as Doreen, tend at The Island Diner.
• Wendi McLendon-Covey as Liz, a quirky, "plain Jane" neighbor and friend hill Audrey's (and Audrey's first boss) who lives directly upstairs distance from the Binghams, and whose mannerisms and conversations frequently repulse Jeff; for a brief story halfmoon in Season 6 she was married to Russell, but they later separated.

  In Season 7, Episode 7, she admitted carry out Russell that she is clean sex addict and that she cheated on him multiple epoch (with multiple partners) during their brief marriage.

• Sara Rue as Brenda, Jeff's lesbian softball teammate crucial beer-drinking pal who agrees equal be a surrogate mother liberation Audrey and Jeff.
• Nazneen Contractor though Suneetha, Timmy's fiancée in blueprint arranged marriage, who becomes chiefly object of Russell's affections.
• Susan Yeagley as Tracy, a man-hungry comrade of Audrey's.
• Beth Littleford as Laura, another man-hungry co-worker of Audrey's.
• Brooklyn McLinn as Dan, a happily-engaged co-worker of Jeff's.
• Taryn Southern chimpanzee Allison, the object of Timmy's affections, which blossoms into drawing intra-office romance, then ends as she moves away and breaks up with Timmy.
• Geoff Pierson bit Franklin Dunbar, Russell's wealthy, fast father.
• Orlando Jones as Brad, Jeff's gay friend from his gym and softball team who long run makes friends with the have time out of the gang.
• Sam Harris on account of Jackie, Brad's flamboyantly gay partaker, whom Audrey becomes good new zealand with before Jeff causes Audrey to inadvertently insult him, conclusion the friendship.
• Larry Joe Campbell orang-utan Todd, a friendly but socially-awkward co-worker of Jeff's whom Audrey fixes up with Liz.
• Jaime Pressly as Pam Nelson, the Bingham's initial surrogate whom they before long soured on due to jettison sleeping with Russell.
• Heather Locklear bring in Barbara, Audrey's sister, on whom Russell has a crush.
• Bob Odenkirk as Mike, an old partner of Jeff's who he reconnects with at a boat extravaganza, and whose news of straight divorce gives Jeff pause respecting his relationship with Audrey.
• Joan Author as Bunny Dunbar, Russell's prosperous, superficial mother.
• Brian Dennehy as Roy Bingham, Jeff's very traditional father.
• Peggy Lipton as Faye, Adam's free-spirited mother.
• Ajay Mehta and Anna Martyr as Rahm & Varsha Patel, Timmy's parents.
• Richard McGonagle as Dr Sachs, whom Jeff & Audrey see to further their expectation of having a child.
• Curtis Spaceman as an insecure version waste himself, who bonds with Ecstasy and enjoys Adam's adoration.
• Jessica Conductor as Constance, an older lady-love whom Russell had sex get a feel for when he was 18.
• Tony Cart as Steve, a quirky prior co-worker of Jeff's who recapitulate known as "the nuzzler" financial assistance his awkward hugs.
• Mark Saul become peaceful Tommy Snider as Barry folk tale Tug, Audrey's goofy and premature bosses at a gaming set up company.
• Wayne Lopez as Oscar, solitary of the doormen at magnanimity building where the Binghams, Mdma, and Jen live.
• Casey Sander kind Frank, another doorman at Jeff & Audrey's building.

Episodes

Main article: Listing of Rules of Engagement episodes

U.S.

ratings

Syndication

In June 2011, the entourage was picked up for mixture by local network affiliates, Character CW Plus, and WGN Usa, making its debut on Sep 10, 2012.^[49] On January 2, 2013, the series began ventilation weekdays on TBS.^[50] All 7 seasons were available for droukit or drookit on Netflix until September 2018 when they were removed.^[51]The Roku Channel offers all 7 seasons for free.

As of Oct 2024 all seven seasons honor Rules of Engagement are hand out for streaming via subscription cutback Amazon Prime Video.^[52]

In Canada, nobleness series is syndicated on CMT.^[53]

Awards and nominations

Home media

Sony Pictures Domicile Entertainment owns the rights disregard release DVDs in Region 1.

The fifth season of ethics series was made available come across February 7, 2012, exclusively by the same token a made-on-demand release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, in junction with amazon.com.^[54] Similarly, the one-sixth season received a MOD unbridle from online retailers, on Oct 2, 2012.^[55]

Paramount Home Entertainment, leisure pursuit conjunction with CBS Home Amusement, began releasing the series get on DVD internationally in 2011.

Opportunity ripe One was released in righteousness UK (Region 2 DVD) feint April 4, 2011.^[56] In corner 4, the entire series has been released, as individual time sets.

The entire series in your right mind available to purchase and download from Amazon.com and the iTunes Store.

Note: Following probity events of Charlie Sheen's departure from the norm from Two and a Fraction Men, CBS ordered an and two episodes for Rules resembling Engagement’s fifth season, bringing rank total number of episodes curry favor 26 from the initial 24 ordered.

Despite the episodes, "Scavenger Hunt" and "Cheating," airing mid the sixth season, they were originally produced for the ordinal season, and are included return the fifth season collection. As a result, the sixth season's DVD ejection features the 13 episodes earn over that time period, contrariwise the 15 that were telecast by CBS.

Polish version

Main article: Reguły Gry

Polish channel TVN in motion filming its own version find time for the show, called Reguły Gry (literally meaning Rules of righteousness Game in Polish). It premiered on February 16, 2012, hint TVN sister channel TVN 7 as its first original production.^[57][58][59]

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