In the Motherhood

The ABC sitcom In the Motherhood debuted ABC as a 2009 television mid-season replacement on March 26, 2009. Megan Mullally, Cheryl Hines and Jessica St. Clair star in the series about three mothers and their comical lives.THR: In the Motherhood (September 8, 2008)

After millions of views online, In the Motherhood became the first web-based series to transition to network television. NY Times: Motherhood Viewers: Hold the Ideas (March 24, 2009) After airing one episode, ABC announced that they would only air 6 out of the 13 episodes originally ordered because "there wasn't enough room on the calendar". Ugly Betty will return to the 8 p.m. Thursday time slot on May 7, 2009.Seattle PI: ABC Embraces Less Motherhood (March 30, 2009)

In the Motherhood began as a web series where the antics of three mothers (Leah Remini, Chelsea Handler and Jenny McCarthy) and their children were based on the submitted stories of women across America. Megan Mullally, Jessica St. Clair and Cheryl Hines replace Leah Remini, Chelsea handler and Jenny McCarthy on the television series.THR: In the Motherhood (September 8, 2008)

• In the original version, shown on MSN.com, the series featured short segments about frazzled mothers that were based on actual incidents and stories submitted by viewers via an online forum. However, in the network version, airing on ABC, had also briefly asked for submissions by real-life mothers to "become inspiration for a story by the writers" before the Writers Guild of America told ABC "this type of request for submissions was 'not permissible' under its contract with the network."NY Times: Motherhood Viewers: Hold the Ideas (March 24, 2009)

• Cheryl Hines as Jane
• Megan Mullally as Rosemary
• Jessica St. Clair as Emily
• RonReaco Lee as Jason
• Horatio Sanz as Horatio