Hank (2009 TV series)

American sitcom

For the Dick Kallman series from 1965, see Hank (1965 TV series).

Hank

Title screen depicting the series' cast

Also known as| Awesome Hank
PRYORS
Genre| Sitcom
Created by| Tucker Cawley
Starring| Kelsey Grammer
David Koechner
Melinda McGraw
Jordan Hinson
Nathan Gamble
Composer| Matter Music
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 10 (5 unaired in the U.S.)
Production
Executive producers| Tucker Cawley
Kelsey Grammer
Mike Clements
Tom Werner
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies| McMonkey Productions
Grammnet Productions
Werner Entertainment
Bonanza Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| September 30 (2009-09-30) –
November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)

Hank (originally titled Awesome Hank and PRYORS) is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 30, 2009, to November 4, 2009.[1] The series was created by Tucker Cawley and is about a Wall Street executive who loses his job and reconnects with his small-town family.[2] Hank originally aired on Wednesday nights in the fall season and starred Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer. The series was produced by McMonkey Productions and Werner Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

## Cast

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* Kelsey Grammer as Hank Pryor – a Wall Street CEO who loses his job
* Melinda McGraw as Tilly Pryor – Hank's wife of 19 years
* Jordan Hinson as Maddie Pryor – Hank and Tilly's 15-year-old daughter
* Nathan Gamble as Henry Pryor – Hank and Tilly's son
* David Koechner as Grady Funk – Tilly's hillbilly brother

## Episodes

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A total of 10 episodes of Hank were filmed and five have been aired, but on November 11, 2009, ABC said it had "no immediate plans" to air the others.[3]

No.  | Title  | Directed by  | Written by  | Original air date  | Production
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1| "Pilot"| Andrew D. Weyman| Tucker Cawley| September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30)| 2J5341| 8.336[4]

A legendary entrepreneur in the sports retail world, Hank Pryor, and his wife, Tilly, have been living the high life in New York City. That is until Hank is forced out of his CEO job and has to downsize and move his family back home to the small town of River Bend, Virginia.

2| "Yard Sale"| Kelsey Grammer| Bill Martin & Mike Schiff| October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)| 2J5302| 6.446[5]

Hank gets back into business by testing his entrepreneurial skills with a neighborhood yard sale.

3| "Drag Your Daughter to Work Day"| Andrew D. Weyman| Tucker Cawley| October 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)| 2J5301| 6.153[6]

When Hank tells Maddie that she needs to get a job like he used to have at her age, he ends up having to prove what he said was true by taking a job alongside her at the mall.

4| "Relax, Don't Do It"| Andrew D. Weyman| Jackie Filgo & Jeff Filgo| October 21, 2009 (2009-10-21)| 2J5303| 5.775[7]

Hank finds it challenging to "do nothing" while unemployed and is the ultimate over-achiever in his roles as a house-husband as well as a hunter

5| "Hanksgiving"[8]| Andrew D. Weyman| Jackie Filgo & Jeff Filgo| November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)| 2J5308| 5.093[9]

Hank's worst holiday nightmare comes true when his mother-in-law comes to visit for the first annual suburban Pryor Family "Hanksgiving".

6| "Got It"[8]| Kelsey Grammer| Ilana Wernick| January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) (SBT)[10]| 2J5304| N/A

Hank has had it with Tilly's annoying habit of saying "got it, got it, got it," but is afraid to discuss the issue directly with her, so he recruits his ever-so-subtle brother-in-law, Grady, to approach her about the problem.

7| "Hank's Got a Friend"| Andrew D. Weyman| DJ Nash| January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) (SBT)[10]| 2J5305| N/A

Hank gets more than he bargained for when he finds a friend in suburbia.

8| "The Pryor Name"| Andrew D. Weyman| Steve Skrovan| February 2, 2013 (2013-02-02) (SBT)| N/A| N/A

Hank gears up for his first big meeting since his career 'downsized'.

9| "Tree House"| Andrew D. Weyman| Tucker Cawley & DJ Nash| January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29) (SBT)[10]| N/A| N/A

Henry helps with a tree house, while Maddie is skipping her chores.

10| "Dog"| Gail Mancuso| Bill Martin & Mike Schiff| February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19) (SBT)[10]| N/A| N/A

When Henry chooses a grizzled old hound for a pet, Hank realizes he has a lot in common with the doddery old dog.

## U.S. ratings

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Episode Number  | Episode  | Rating  | Share  | Rating/Share
(18–49)  | Viewers
(millions)  | Rank
(Timeslot)  | Rank
(Night)

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1 | "Pilot"  | 5.4  | 9  | 2.2/7  | 8.46  | 4  | 10
2 | "Yard Sale"  | 4.4  | 7  | 1.6/5  | 6.72  | 6  | 14
3 | "Drag Your Daughter to Work Day"  | 4.2  | 7  | 1.6/5  | 6.24  | 6  | 14
4 | "Relax, Don't Do It"  | 3.9  | 7  | 1.5/5  | 5.84  | 6  | 13
5 | "Hanksgiving"  | 3.6  | 6  | 1.4/4  | 5.33  | 7  | 13
6 | "Got It"  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA
7 | "Hank's Got a Friend"  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA
8 | "The Pryor Name"  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA
9 | "Tree House"  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA
10 | "Dog"  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA

## Reception

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The show received negative reviews from critics, scoring a 36/100 in Metacritic, with viewers agreeing with the critics, scoring it at a 4.1/10.[11] The Los Angeles Times has noted "There's nothing here you couldn't imagine from the premise, but there's also nothing wrong with what's here: McGraw is a good foil for Grammer, and Grammer is good at what he does."[12] The New York Post panned the show: "Hank is one of the worst new (or old) comedies of this or many other seasons".[13]

## Cancellation

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Hank was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009 amidst low ratings and bad reviews.[3] A total of ten episodes of the series have been produced, leaving five episodes unaired. ABC stated that they had no immediate plans to air the remaining episodes. Special programs and reruns of comedy shows aired in its place.[3] In a December 2009 interview with Jay Leno, Kelsey Grammer admitted that he had initially called Warner Bros. to ask that the show be cancelled because it was too unfunny.[14] The unaired episodes have since aired in the UK on BT Vision and in Croatia on Doma TV.

## References

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1. ^ Futon Critic Staff. "ABC Sets First Wave of Fall Premieres", TheFutonCritic.com, June 9, 2009.
2. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 6, 2009). "Kelsey Grammer to star in ABC pilot". Variety. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
3. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2009). "ABC Cancels 'Hank'". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
4. ^ Robert Seidman (October 1, 2009). "TV Ratings, Glee rises to a 3.3, Criminal Minds to a 3.8; Eastwick drops to a 2.3 in finals". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
5. ^ Robert Seidman (October 9, 2009). "Wednesday Broadcast finals: Modern Family, Cougar Town, Glee, Criminal Minds tick up in finals; Old Christine down a tick". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
6. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 15, 2009). "Wednesday broadcast finals: Glee, The Middle, Jay Leno tick up, CBS comedies, Mercy, L&O:SVU tick down". Zap2it. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
7. ^ Robert Seidman (October 22, 2009). "TV Ratings, Broadcast finals: Glee, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Criminal Minds tick up; Mercy, Old Christine, SVU, Eastwick tick down". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
8. ^ a b Robert Seidman (October 30, 2009). "ABC's November Sweeps Programming to Include 'Hank', 'The Forgotten', and 'Eastwick'". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
9. ^ Robert Seidman (November 5, 2009). "TV Ratings, Wednesday Broadcast finals: Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds repeat were up a tick". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
10. ^ a b c d SBT: Hank: Episodios
11. ^ Hank at metacritic.com
12. ^ Lloyd, Robert. "'Hank' and 'The Middle'", Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2009.
13. ^ Stasi, Linda. "Back to them", New York Post, September 30, 2009.
14. ^ "Hank: Kelsey Grammer says He Scrapped the Cancelled Sitcom". December 7, 2009.

## External links

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* Hank at IMDb

Official Twitter handle is @hankeisam
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