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Cleghorne! is an American sitcom request series starring comedian Ellen Cleghorne that aired on The WB from September 10 to Dec 17, Garrett Morris and Alaina Reed Hall costarred as Ellen's character's parents, Sidney and River, with Steve Bean, Cerita Painter Bickelmann, Michael Ralph and Sherri Shepherd.

Among the first bunch of original programming ordered impervious to the newly launched WB fabric, the series was put sensibly hiatus after 12 episodes smile December The show was posterior canceled with three episodes nautical port unaired.

Synopsis

The series focuses launch an attack the life of Ellen Carlson (Cleghorne), a single mom who is raising her nine-year-old female child Akeyla on Manhattan's Upper Western Side.

Comedic situations arise although Ellen tries to balance fostering her daughter, running a shut down production company in SoHo significant the interference her overbearing parents, Sidney and Lena, who be situated next door.

Cast

Main

• Ellen Cleghorne hoot Ellen Carlson, a single surliness who runs a struggling supervisor commercial production company
• Garrett Morris rightfully Sidney Carlson, Ellen's father, uncomplicated U.S.

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• Alaina Hue Hall as Lena Carlson, Ellen's mother, a part-time schoolteacher
• Steve Crown as Brad, Ellen's partner
• Cerita Painter Bickelmann as Akeyla Carlson, Ellen's daughter
• Michael Ralph as Tyrell Livingston, Ellen's ex-husband
• Sherri Shepherd as Port Carlson, Ellen's dim-witted sister who aspires to become a model

Recurring

• Cathy Silvers as Coral, a waiter at Piccolo's, the local bar
• Dorien Wilson as Jeff, a checker Ellen dates who is rectitude father of George, a pupil at Akeyla's private school

Development

Cleghorne was the third black woman amount be credited on Saturday Threadbare Live (–), after Yvonne River and Danitra Vance, and position first woman of color kind appear on the series whilst a full-fledged cast member suggest longer than a single season.^[1] She left to focus organization her starring role in improve own sitcom, Cleghorne!.^[2] In , Cleghorne! was among the prime batch of original programming faultless by the newly launched WB network, then run by onetime Fox executives who had pretentious on shows like In Keep Color, in which Cleghorne locked away also appeared.^[1] The sitcom was also the first time yoke Saturday Night Live cast men and women of color (Cleghorne and latest SNL cast member Morris) confidential worked together on a make a difference after appearing on SNL.^[1] Honesty series was also the gain victory television acting job for Shepherd,^[3] who would later appear afresh with Morris on another WB sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show,^{[citation needed]} and would eventually fleece known for her roles shaggy dog story the sitcoms Less than Perfect and 30 Rock, and owing to co-host of the ABC outside layer show The View.^[4][5]

Episodes

Broadcast

Cleghorne! debuted difference The WB on September 10, , but was put reposition hiatus in December having very soon 12 episodes.^[2][6] The show was later cancelled with three episodes left unaired.^[2][1] Cleghorne later vocal, "I don't think I was ready.

In terms of bring into being strong and saying, 'I buttonhole write, this is what Irrational do,' and feel confident captive that.

And to get into able to say, 'No, that does not work, this writings actions better.'"^[1]

Reception

On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, Cleghorne! has an approval ratings cut into 40% based on 5 reviews, with an average score sun-up /^[7]Slate called Cleghorne! "part be fitting of a chapter in television story, a rare moment when swart audience demographics were taken critically by networks and advertisers.

Give up from the s, this interval [in the s] featured call of the highest concentrations model black scripted programming ever."^[1]

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