Worst Week

The CBS sitcom Worst Week is an adaptation of the British BBC television series The Worst Week of My Life. The comedy is adapted by Mark Tarses and directed by Marc Buckland. Kyle Bornheimer and Erinn Hayes star as the couple having the worst week.

Fast Facts

1. Premiere: September 22, 2008¹
2. New episodes: Mondays at 9:30/8:30c¹
3. Network: CBS
4. Writer: Matt Tarses
5. Director: Marc Buckland
6. Executive producers: Matt Tarses, Marc Buckland and Jimmy Mulville
7. Production companies: Hat Trick Productions and UMS
8. Shot with a single camera
9. Pilot was ordered by FOX network in 2005, but never aired

Worst Week Premise

Worst Week is about an entertainment magazine editor, Sam Briggs, who wants to please his girlfriend Melanie's conservative parents. Unfortunately, when he is around them nothing goes right. While on vacation with her parents, Sam and Melanie must tell them that she is pregnant and they are planning to get married.

Cast

• Kyle Bornheimer: Sam Briggs
• Erinn Hayes: Melanie Clayton
• Kurtwood Smith: Dick Clayton
• Nancy Lenehan: Angela Clayton

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