List of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip episodes
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The following is a list of episodes of the U.S. drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Since this is an American show, the original airdates listed below are the first NBC airdates. On the show within the show, each episode has a guest host and a musical guest, and those are listed below whether they appear on camera or not.
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| Screenshot | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Original U.S. Airdate<ref name="airdate">Episodes air a day earlier in Canada, due to scheduling conflicts at Canadian network CTV.</ref> | Guest Host & Musical Guest | # |
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| Image:Curr studio60b.jpg <td>"Pilot"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">Thomas Schlamme</td><td align="center">September 18, 2006</td><td align="center">Felicity Huffman Three 6 Mafia</td><td align="center" id="ep1 (1-01)">1 (1-01)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">The executive producer of a late night sketch comedy show sparks a media frenzy when he has an on-air meltdown during a live broadcast. The newly minted network president has to scramble to make things right by hiring back two former prized employees to become the new executive producers of her network's flagship program. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:Coldopen.jpg <td>"The Cold Open"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">Thomas Schlamme</td><td align="center">September 25, 2006</td><td align="center">Mark Wahlberg<ref name="hostnotseen">The guest host mentioned did not actually appear in the episode.</ref> The White Stripes<ref name="musicnotseen">The musical guest mentioned did not actually appear in the episode.</ref><ref>The White Stripes were initially the musical guest, but it was revealed they had to cancel. They were replaced by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as part of Matt's idea for the all-important opening to their first show.</ref></td><td align="center" id="ep2 (1-02)">2 (1-02)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">Matt and Danny have five days to put together their first show, which is receiving enormous media attention and Harriet tries her best to work with Matt, with whom she's recently broken up. In the meantime, Jordan puts her new job on the line by facing down pressure due to a controversial sketch amidst criticism from sponsors and affiliates scared of alienating Christians. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:The focus group.jpg <td>"The Focus Group"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">Christopher Misiano</td><td align="center">October 2, 2006</td><td align="center">Rob Reiner Gwen Stefani<ref name="musicnotseen" /></td><td align="center" id="ep3 (1-03)">3 (1-03)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">A network focus group sends a scare through the company that the ratings success of Matt and Danny's first show might have been a one-time thing. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:Studio 60 - The West Coast Delay.jpg <td>"The West Coast Delay"</td><td align="center">Mark Goffman & Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">Timothy Busfield</td><td align="center">October 9, 2006</td><td align="center">None Featured</td><td align="center" id="ep4 (1-04)">4 (1-04)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">When it's discovered that the show has inadvertently plagiarized another comedian's material during a sketch, the team scrambles to break into the taped West Coast feed to correct their error. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:Studio 60 - The Long Lead Story.jpg <td>"The Long Lead Story"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Dana Calvo (story)</td><td align="center">David Petrarca</td><td align="center">October 16, 2006</td><td align="center">Lauren Graham Sting</td><td align="center" id="ep5 (1-05)">5 (1-05)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">While the cast goes through rehearsals with Lauren Graham and Sting, a reporter tries to get the story on Matt and Harriet. Meanwhile, Jordan passes on a lucrative - but tasteless - new reality series. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:Studio 60 - The Wrap Party.jpg <td>"The Wrap Party"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Melissa Myers & Amy Turner (story)</td><td align="center">David Semel</td><td align="center">October 23, 2006</td><td align="center">Lauren Graham Sting Continuation of The Long Lead Story</td><td align="center" id="ep6 (1-06)">6 (1-06)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">A drunken Jordan makes friends with the cast during an after-show party, Danny tries to get Matt's mind off Harriet with the help of three sexy women, Simon makes a plea to hire more black writers and Cal deals with a mysterious man backstage (guest star Eli Wallach). </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:Studio 60 - Nevada Day part 1.png <td>"Nevada Day Part I"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Mark McKinney (story)</td><td align="center">Lesli Linka Glatter Timothy Busfield</td><td align="center">November 6, 2006</td><td align="center">Jessica Simpson<ref name="hostnotseen" /><ref name="musicnotseen" /> Simpson mentioned as both host and musical guest</td><td align="center" id="ep7 (1-07)">7 (1-07)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">An unusual collection of people have to go to a small town in Nevada to get Tom out of jail in time for his show that night. Guest star John Goodman plays a judge who's not a fan of Studio 60. First part of a two-parter. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:Studio 60 - Nevada Day part 2.jpg <td>"Nevada Day Part II"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) David Handelman & Cinque Henderson (story)</td><td align="center">Timothy Busfield</td><td align="center">November 13, 2006</td><td align="center">Jessica Simpson<ref name="hostnotseen" /><ref name="musicnotseen" /> Continuation of Nevada Day Part I</td><td align="center" id="ep8 (1-08)">8 (1-08)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">Jack has to get Tom out of a small town jail to make it back for his show that night as tension heats up between Matt and Harriet. John Goodman guest stars in the conclusion of a two-parter. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"The Option Period"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Christina Kiang Booth and Mark Goffman (story)</td><td align="center">John Fortenberry</td><td align="center">November 20, 2006</td><td align="center">Jessica Simpson<ref name="hostnotseen" /><ref name="musicnotseen" /> Continuation of Nevada Day Part II</td><td align="center" id="ep9 (1-09)">9 (1-09)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">After the show comes down, Matt discovers that Ricky and Ron are planning to leave -- and take the writing staff with them. Harriet contemplates doing a lingerie photo spread in a magazine and Jordan and Danny wrestle with budget cuts. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"B-12"</td><td align="center">Eli Attie and Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">Bryan Gordon</td><td align="center">November 27, 2006</td><td align="center">Howie Mandel Corinne Bailey Rae</td><td align="center" id="ep10 (1-10)">10 (1-10)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">The cast has to get through the show despite being ravaged by a virus -- and Matt has to get through the week with a new and much smaller writing staff. Jordan tells Danny that she's pregnant. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"The Christmas Show"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">December 4, 2006</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep11 (1-11)">11 (1-11)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">With a holiday show on the horizon, Matt is determined to bring the Christmas spirit to Studio 60. Meanwhile, Danny has to confront his true feelings for Jordan </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"The Return"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">January 8, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep12 (1-12)">12 (1-12)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">When an old cast member returns to host, Matt has to write for a whole new person. Meanwhile, a cast member had to deal with the past </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Thirteenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">January 22, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep13 (1-13)">13 (1-13)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Fourteenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">January 29, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep14 (1-14)">14 (1-14)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Fifteenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">February 5, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep15 (1-15)">15 (1-15)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Sixteenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">February 12, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep16 (1-16)">16 (1-16)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Seventeenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">February 19, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep17 (1-17)">17 (1-17)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Eighteenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">February 26, 2007</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep18 (1-18)">18 (1-18)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Nineteenth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep19 (1-19)">19 (1-19)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Twentieth Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep20 (1-20)">20 (1-20)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Twenty-First Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep21 (1-21)">21 (1-21)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
| Image:No Screenshot.jpg <td>"Untitled Twenty-Second Episode"</td><td align="center">Aaron Sorkin</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center">TBA</td><td align="center" id="ep22 (1-22)">22 (1-22)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">No summary provided as yet. </td></tr> | ||||||
[edit] Notes
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[edit] International Broadcasts
For more information on international broadcasts see Airdates of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
[edit] External links
| STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP | ||
| EPISODES | AIRDATES | CHARACTERS | CATEGORY | ||
| Primary Characters | Matt Albie | Danny Tripp | Jordan McDeere | Harriet Hayes Tom Jeter | Simon Stiles | Jack Rudolph | Cal Shanley | |
| Secondary Characters | Ricky Tahoe | Ron Oswald | Wes Mendell | Martha O'Dell Jeannie Whatley | Samantha Li | Alex Dwyer | Dylan Killington Darius Hawthorne | Lucy Kenwright | Andy Mackinaw | Wilson White | |
| Organizations | National Broadcasting System | Tunney Media Group | |
| Fictional Studio 60 | The Studio | The Show | News 60 | |
| Key Creators | Aaron Sorkin | Thomas Schlamme | W. G. Walden | |
