Back in the Game (2013 TV series)
television series
Back in the Game is an American sitcom about a newly divorced single mother who has to move back home to live with her ex-minor league baseball manager father. It aired from September 25, 2013, to February 23, 2014, on ABC. The series stars James Caan and Maggie Lawson and aired during the 2013–14 American television season as a Wednesday night entry. Back in the Game was co-created and executive-produced by brothers Mark and Robb Cullen for 20th Century Fox Television. The series was green-lit by ABC for a series order pickup on May 10, 2013.
On November 1, 2013, ABC announced it was cancelling Back in the Game. Following its tenth aired episode, ABC pulled the series from its schedule and left three episodes unaired.
On February 23, 2014, the remaining episodes were released on iTunes, Amazon and other streaming services.
Cast
Maggie Lawson as Terry Gannon, Jr.
James Caan as Terry "The Cannon" Gannon, Sr.
Griffin Gluck as Danny Gannon
Ben Koldyke as Dick Slingbaugh
Lenora Crichlow as Gigi Fernandez-Lovette
Cooper Roth as David Slingbaugh
Josie Totah as Michael Lovette
Kennedy Waite as Vanessa
Brandon Selgado-Telis as Dudley Douglas
Matthew Zhang as Dong Jing
Episodes
Broadcast
In Canada, City simulcast the ABC broadcast, which debuted on the same day as the American broadcast.
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