The Writers Room

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2013 American TV series or program

The Writers' Room

Presented by| Jim Rash
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 12
Production
Executive producers| Tom Forman
Brad Bishop
Mike Maloy
Neal Kendall
Aliyah Silverstein
Marco Bresaz(season 1)
Running time| 22 minutes
Production company| Relativity Television
Original release
Network| SundanceTV
Release| July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29) –
June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)

The Writers' Room is an American television talk show hosted by screenwriter and actor Jim Rash. Each episode features a behind-the-scenes look at the writing staff of popular television series. The series premiered on July 29, 2013.[1][2]

## Premise

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Familiar with the process, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and veteran actor Jim Rash talks with the creators and head writers of critically acclaimed prime-time television shows to examine the aura in "the writers' room" and the writers' mental process through each episode.

## Episodes

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Season| Episodes| Originally aired

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First aired| Last aired
1| 6| July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)| September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
2| 6| April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)| June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)

### Season 1 (2013)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Featured show| Panelists| Featured expert| Original air date

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1| 1| Breaking Bad| Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett| Jess Cagle| July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)
2| 2| Parks and Recreation| Dan Goor, Joe Mande, Amy Poehler, and Michael Schur| Jess Cagle| August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05)
3| 3| Dexter| Scott Buck, Sara Colleton, Manny Coto, Michael C. Hall, and Wendy West| Dan Snierson| August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)
4| 4| New Girl| Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Elizabeth Meriwether, and Jake Johnson| Jess Cagle| August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)
5| 5| Game of Thrones| David Benioff and D. B. Weiss| Jess Cagle| August 26, 2013 (2013-08-26)
6| 6| American Horror Story| Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy, and Lily Rabe| Lynette Rice| September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)

### Season 2 (2014)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Featured show| Panelists| Original air date

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7| 1| Scandal| Jenna Bans, Matt Byrne, Heather Mitchell, Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, and Mark Wilding| April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)
8| 2| The Walking Dead, Smallville and other comic book adaptations| Blair Butler, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Robert Kirkman, and Michael Schneider| April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)
9| 3| House of Cards| Matt Bai, Laura Eason, John Mankiewicz, Molly Parker, and Beau Willimon| May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)
10| 4| Sons of Anarchy| Mike Daniels, Charles Murray, Katey Sagal, and Kurt Sutter| May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)
11| 5| The Good Wife| Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, and Julianna Margulies| May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)
12| 6| Pretty Little Liars| Joseph Dougherty, Oliver Goldstick, I. Marlene King, Shay Mitchell, and Sasha Pieterse| June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)

## Awards

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result

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2014 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Informational Series or Special[3] | Tom Forman, Brad Bishop, Mike Maloy, Neal Kendall, Aliyah Silverstein, Jim Rash | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "Sundance Channel greenlights THE WRITERS' ROOM, premiering July 29th". Sundance Channel. May 23, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
2. ^ Zurawik, David (July 27, 2013). "Sundance 'Writers' Room' goes backstage at 'Breaking Bad'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
3. ^ "The Writers' Room Awards and Nominations". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Writers' Room at IMDb

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