According to Jim

According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series, starring actor and comedian Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of five children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.

Synopsis
Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father. Much like his real life counterpart, Jim's character is noted as a fan of blues music, as well as the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Blackhawks. Jim & Cheryl, also raise Three children – Ruby, Gracie and Kyle

Jim often finds himself in messy situations and his laziness inclines him to search for alternative ways of doing things with less effort. While Andy might be his best friend, Dana frequently teams up with Cheryl against Jim.

Interestingly, the family's surname has never been revealed throughout its 8 seasons.

History
The show first aired following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids and quickly developed an audience of its own. For its second season ABC placed it on its revitalized Tuesday line-up, which also included John Ritter's 8 Simple Rules, Bonnie Hunt's Life with Bonnie and Less Than Perfect. Week by week, the show attracted more and more viewers, becoming ABC's second most watched sitcom. The show performed so well that the network made a risky move: putting Jim opposite the NBC juggernaut Frasier. Although Jim did not beat the competition, it performed well enough to secure itself that spot on the 2003 fall schedule.

On May 15, 2007, it was announced that According to Jim would not be renewed for another season. ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson said, "We are talking to the studio to see if there’s something financially, a deal that would make sense for us". On June 27, 2007, ABC renewed the show for a seventh season with 18 episodes.

According to Jim returned to ABC's schedule on Tuesday January 1, 2008 with two episodes at 9 PM and 9:30 PM. After that, the series moved to its regular time slot at 8 PM. Despite the writer's strike, ABC announced that the show will produce all 18 episodes ordered for this season.

On February 27, 2008, it was reported that ABC was close to renewing According to Jim for an eighth season. On May 13, 2008, ABC officially renewed the series and season eight began airing on December 2, 2008. Kimberly Williams-Paisley left the show at the beginning of season eight.

In December 2008, co-star Larry Joe Campbell said that the sets had been destroyed, indicating that the series was cancelled, but they did tape a series finale set to air June 2, 2009 on ABC. According to Jim returned to ABC's schedule on April 14, 2009 for the final 12 episodes. The series finale of According to Jim aired on June 2, 2009 on ABC, and was titled "Heaven Opposed to Hell".

Cast
Co-Starring
 * Jim Belushi - Jim
 * Courtney Thorne-Smith - Cheryl
 * Kimberly Williams-Paisley - Dana (Seasons 1-7, guest season 8)
 * Larry Joe Campbell - Andy
 * Taylor Atelian - Ruby
 * Billi Bruno - Gracie
 * Conner Rayburn - Kyle (Seasons 4-8)
 * Mitch Rouse - Ryan (Seasons 4-6)
 * Mo Collins - Emily (Seasons 7-8)
 * Jackie Debatin - Mandy (Season 8)

U.S. television ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of According to Jim on ABC.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Weekly rankings of According to Jim, Season 8 on ABC.

DVD release
Lionsgate Home Entertainment (under license from ABC Studios) released Season 1 of According to Jim on DVD in Region 1 on October 21, 2008.

Syndication

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