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Rude Awakening | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Claudia Lonow |
Starring | Sherilyn Fenn Lynn Redgrave Jonathan Penner Rain Pryor Roger E. Mosley Mario Van Peebles |
Opening theme | "Another Rude Awakening" by Alana Davis (seasons 1–2) and Roger Daltrey (season 3) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 55 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Claudia Lonow Scott Sanders |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Mandalay Television Lions Gate Television (1999–2001) (seasons 2–3) Columbia TriStar Television Distribution Showtime Networks |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
Release | August 1, 1998 February 15, 2001 | –
Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons from August 1, 1998 to February 15, 2001.
Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of Addictions Anonymous,[a] her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | August 1, 1998 | November 7, 1998 | |
2 | 22 | June 26, 1999 | March 18, 2000 | |
3 | 20 | June 29, 2000 | February 15, 2001 |
The Addictions Anonymous group's sessions (a sort of Twelve Steps, sans religious overtones)...