Center of the Universe (TV series)

Center of the Universe is an American sitcom television series created by Nat Bernstein and Mitchel Katlin, that aired on CBS from October 27, 2004 until January 19, 2005.^[1] The show was cancelled after 10 episodes aired. It was set in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Center of the Universe
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Nat Bernstein Mitchel Katlin
Starring	John Goodman Jean Smart Spencer Breslin Olympia Dukakis
Composer	Rick Marotta
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Nat Bernstein Mitchel Katlin Eric Tannenbaum Kim Tannenbaum Alan Kirschenbaum Andy Ackerman
Producer	Bari Halle
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Katlin/Bernstein Productions The Tannenbaum Company CBS Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 27, 2004 (2004-10-27) – January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)

John Goodman starred as John Barnett, a good-natured and successful operator of a security company. Spencer Breslin plays his nutty, nerdy 12-year-old son.^[2][3] The series involved the dependency of his entire family (except his wife, but including his parents) on John for everything—money, jobs, housing, and personal guidance in every decision.

Tagline: "The world doesn't revolve around John...but his family does."

A total of 15 episodes were produced.

Cast

• John Goodman as John Barnett
• Jean Smart as Kate Barnett
• Spencer Breslin as Miles Barnett
• Olympia Dukakis as Marge Barnett
• Diedrich Bader as Tommy Barnett
• Melinda McGraw as Lily Barnett
• Ed Asner as Art Barnett

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Andy Ackerman	Mitchel Katlin & Nat Bernstein	October 27, 2004 (2004-10-27)	6.8[4]
2	"The Lake House"	Terry Hughes	Bruce Rasmussen	November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03)	6.3[5]
3	"Alarmed and Dangerous"	Mark Cendrowski	Eric Zicklin	November 10, 2004 (2004-11-10)	7.1[6]
4	"Good Parent, Bad Parent"	Terry Hughes	Bruce Rasmussen	November 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)	5.3[7]
5	"Art's Heart"	Andy Ackerman	Brett Baer & Dave Finkel	December 1, 2004 (2004-12-01)	6.5[8]
6	"And the Silver Metal Goes to..."	Mark Cendrowski	Bruce Rasmussen & Eric Zicklin	December 8, 2004 (2004-12-08)	5.7[9]
7	"Lily's Boyfriend"	Mark Cendrowski	Alan Kirschenbaum	December 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)	9.2[10]
8	"The Work of Art"	Andy Ackerman	Eric Zicklin	January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05)	6.1[11]
9	"If You Love Something Leave It Alone"	Andy Ackerman	Bruce Rasmussen	January 12, 2005 (2005-01-12)	5.9[12]
10	"The New Neighbors"	Terry Hughes	Story by : Shira Zeltzer Teleplay by : Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore	January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)	6.2[13]
11	"It's the Principal of the Thing"	Mark Cendrowski	Shira Zeltzer	Unaired	N/A
12	"Oh, Brother, What the Hell Were You Thinking?"	Chris Brougham	Mitchel Katlin & Nat Bernstein	Unaired	N/A
13	"The Break In"	Barnet Kellman	Brett Baer & Dave Finkel	Unaired	N/A
14	"Marathon Woman"	N/A	Story by : Alan Kirschenbaum Teleplay by : Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Katlin	Unaired	N/A
15	"Independence Day"	Mark Cendrowski	Bruce Rasmussen & Eric Zicklin	Unaired	N/A