Big Day

This article is about the television series. For other uses, see Big Day (disambiguation).

Big Day, originally titled A Day in the Life, is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television.

Big Day
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Josh Goldsmith Cathy Yuspa
Starring	Marla Sokoloff Josh Cooke Wendie Malick Kurt Fuller Terry Chen Miriam Shor Stephnie Weir Diora Baird Stephen Rannazzisi
Music by	David Schwartz
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Josh Goldsmith Cathy Yuspa Matthew Carlson
Producer	Jason Fisher
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Goldsmith/Yuspa Productions Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28) – January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)

Originally, it was supposed to debut on October 5, 2006, along with Notes from the Underbelly, but ABC made a last-minute change in its schedule by moving Ugly Betty to Thursday, thus replacing both sitcoms whose "buzz" was not especially promising.

Big Day was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00/8:00c. The timeslot was to be filled by another new sitcom that had a better "buzz," The Knights of Prosperity, but ABC moved that program to Wednesdays to make Big Day a priority. According to the ratings, Big Day turned out to be a ratings disappointment.^[1]

When Big Day ended its first season on January 30, 2007,^[2] only 12 of the 13 produced episodes aired leaving the 13th episode, titled The $10,000 Check, unaired.

On May 15, 2007, ABC officially cancelled the show after the network announced their 2007–2008 fall schedule.^[3]

Synopsis

Big Day follows a major event in a couples' life: the wedding day, during the course of one day from all the characters' viewpoints.

All of these events and other obstacles Danny and Alice will have to face before they walk down the aisle and say "I Do", unless someone should stand up and ask why this couple should not marry. Danny worked as a Camp Counselor.

The story arc has similarities to the 2004–2006 BBC series The Worst Week of My Life, which has also been the subject of a FOX pilot (2005), and the CBS sitcom Worst Week (2008).

Cast and characters

Actor	Character
Marla Sokoloff	Alice Hopkins
Josh Cooke	Danny Garfinkle
Kurt Fuller	Dr. Steve Hopkins
Wendie Malick	Jane Hopkins
Terry Chen	Johnny
Miriam Shor	Becca Hopkins
Stephen Rannazzisi	Jay "Skobo" Skobinsky
Stephnie Weir	Lorna
Diora Baird	Kristin
Leslie Odom, Jr.	Freddy

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Michael Spiller	Josh Goldsmith & Cathy Yuspa	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)
Today is the big day! The moment Danny and Alice were waiting for has arrived. Today is their wedding day, but things for the happy couple soon become complicated.
2	"The World According to Garf"	Michael Spiller	Justin Adler	December 5, 2006 (2006-12-05)
When Danny’s father, aka "The Garf", comes in bicycling Maine to assist the wedding, everyone thinks that it couldn’t get more awkward.
3	"Skobo and Alice Hooked Up"	Sarah Pia Anderson	Dan Kopelman	December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
When Becca and Skobo try to get each other banned from the wedding, secrets start to surface.
4	"The Bachelor Party"	Michael Spiller	Matthew Carlson	December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19)
While Lorna deals with a rival wedding planner to get a replacement tent, the guys make a detour to a strip club.
5	"Stolen Vows"	Bryan Cranston	Maggie Bandur	December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19)
The couple’s honeymoon island is taken over by rebels, and Danny begs Skobo to use his connections to book an alternative.
6	"Alice Can't Dance"	Michael Spiller	Bill Daly	December 26, 2006 (2006-12-26)
Danny and Alice are coached for their big dance by an instructor, but it doesn’t go well.
7	"Boobzilla"	Millicent Shelton	Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein	December 26, 2006 (2006-12-26)
Skobo loses the wedding rings while Steve, Becca and Danny are going to the hospital since Steve has been called in for an emergency. Meanwhile, Alice's bridesmaids show up, one of them wearing a dress that shows plenty of her enormous unforeseen breasts.
8	"War with the Neighbors"	Michael Spiller	Bob Nickman	January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)
The next door neighbours are threatening the wedding when they have a huge kid’s birthday party and ultimately end up attacking the staff with paintball guns.
9	"The Unstable Minister"	Adam Arkin	Justin Adler	January 9, 2007 (2007-01-09)
During a pre-marital meeting, the minister behaves inappropriately and as a consequence ends up being fired. Steve and Jane quarrel over the costs of the wedding.
10	"Last Chance to Marry Jane"	Michael Spiller	Dan Kopelman	January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16)
Jane’s ex-boyfriend shows up and Danny gets cold feet. Lorna hires her ex-fiancé (who dumped her).
11	"Magic Hour"	Victor Nelli Jr.	Maggie Bandur	January 23, 2007 (2007-01-23)
Jane’s old boyfriend gets her stoned while they reconnect. Meanwhile, Steve doesn’t want Alice to marry Danny.
12	"The Ceremony"	Michael Spiller	Bill Daly and Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein	January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)
Alice and Danny get stuck when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, while back at home Jane and Steve decide to renew their wedding vows.
13	"The $10,000 Gift"	Michael Spiller	Bob Nickman	Unaired
Steve gives a $10,000 wedding gift to the couple but Alice refuses while Danny is thrilled to accept it.

Nielsen ratings

Season	Timeslot (EDT)	Series Premiere	Series Finale	TV Season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	Tuesday 9:00 P.M. (2006–2007)	November 28, 2006	January 30, 2007	2006–2007	#118	5.3 (#116)[4]

International broadcasters

Country	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Timeslot
United States	American Broadcasting Company	November 28, 2006	(cancelled)
United Kingdom	ITV2 (First Run) Paramount Comedy 1 (Repeats)	May 15, 2007	Tuesday's around 11pm (repeated Fridays at 8pm) (ITV2)
Turkey	ComedyMax
Latin America	Sony Entertainment Television	November 5, 2007	Mondays at 9pm in space "Mentes Peligrosas" ("Dangerous Minds") (repeated Saturdays around 11am)
New Zealand	TV2	February 2008	Fridays at 7:30pm (final episode aired on May 2)
Australia	Nine HD	August 13, 2008	Wednesdays at 10.30pm (final episode aired on October 15)
Belgium	vtm	unknown	Sunday's around 2:30pm