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- Season premiere: October 10, 2008 at 9pm
- New episodes: Friday, 10pm/9pm (central)
- Network: USA
- First aired: May 31, 2007
- Based on novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer
- Writers: Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon
- Judy Davis won an Emmy for her performance in the mini-seriesNY Times: 'Starter' Role Has Staying Power (October 8, 2008)
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The Starter Wife originally aired in 2007 as a six-part mini-series which chronicled the life of Molly Kagan (Debra Messing) immediately following her divorce from her movie mogul husband. In October 2008, The Starter Wife premiered as a television series exploring Molly's life as a single mother who attempts to restart both her personal and professional lives.
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Mini-Series Cast Information
- Debra Messing as Molly Kagan
- Judy Davis as Joan McAllister
- Miranda Otto as Cricket Stewart
- Peter Jacobson as Kenny Kagan
- Anika Noni Rose as Lavender
- Joe Mantegna as Lou Manahan
- Trilby Glover as Shoshanna
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Review Quotes
- "Molly struck such a chord with both audiences and critics, garnering high ratings, good reviews and 10 Emmy nominations, that beginning Friday night The Starter Wife is back-this time as a regular series."—NY TimesNY Times: 'Starter' Role Has Staying Power (October 8, 2008)
- "You've heard of the seven-year itch? Well, The Starter Wife produces a seven-minute itch: A viewer wants to click the remote every seven minutes, just to stay awake."‐Daily HeraldDaily Herald: Starter Wife on the Rebound (October 9, 2008)
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