Kristin (TV series)

Kristin is an American television sitcom created by John Markus, starring Kristin Chenoweth. The series premiered on NBC on June 5, 2001.^[1] It was canceled on July 10, 2001, after six episodes had been screened (out of thirteen produced).^[2]

Kristin
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	John Markus
Directed by	Lee Shallat Chemel (5 episodes) Paul Lazarus (2 episodes) Ken Levine (2 episodes) Jerry Zaks (2 episodes) Brian K. Roberts (1 episode) James Widdoes (1 episode)
Starring	Kristin Chenoweth Jon Tenney Larry Romano Ana Ortiz Dale Godboldo
Theme music composer	Jeanine Tesori Dick Scanlan
Composer	Mat Morse
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	John Markus Earl Pomerantz
Producers	Teri Schaffer Jessie Ward Kristin Chenoweth Dan Cohen F J Pratt
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Markusfarms Productions Paramount Network Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	June 5 (2001-06-05) – July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)

Plot

Kristin Yancey (Kristin Chenoweth), a perky Oklahoma woman, takes a job as a secretary in New York City while she looks for work in show business. What she does not know is that her boss Tommy Ballantine (Jon Tenney), hired her sight unseen from a local Baptist Church congregation in hopes of repairing his public image, which had been damaged by nearly nonstop sexual imbroglios.

Cast

• Kristin Chenoweth as Kristin Yancey
• Jon Tenney as Tommy Ballantine, Kristin's boss
• Larry Romano as Aldo Bonnadonna, Tommy's right-hand man
• Ana Ortiz as Santa Clemente, Kristin's friend
• Dale Godboldo as Tyrique Kimbrough, an employee of the firm
• Christopher Durang as Reverend Thornhill of the Baptist congregation

Reception

Michael Speier of Variety called the series a "dud" with "incredibly stale one-liners, on-the-cheap production values and boring supporting players".^[1] Anita Gates in The New York Times wrote: "The plots and situations are just tired, like the show's saccharine theme song".^[3]

As of 2025, none of the series has been released on DVD for home consumption.^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by [5]	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code [5]
1	"Pilot"	James Widdoes	John Markus	June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05)	001
2	"The In-Crowd"	Brian K. Roberts	Dawn Urbont	June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12)	004
3	"The Homewrecker"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Alicia Sky Varinaitis	June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19)	011
4	"The Scene"	Ken Levine	Story by : Jamie Gorenberg Teleplay by : John Markus & Earl Pomerantz	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)	006
5	"The Mother"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	John Markus & Earl Pomerantz	July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03)	012
6	"The Rival"	Jerry Zaks	Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt	July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)	013
7	"The Gift"	Lee Shallat Chemel	John Markus & Earl Pomerantz	Unaired	002
8	"The Gatekeeper"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Bill Wrubel	Unaired	003
9	"The Escort"	Paul Lazarus	Teri Schaffer	Unaired	005
10	"The Rift"	Paul Lazarus	Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt	Unaired	007
11	"The Showdown"	Jerry Zaks	Bill Wrubel	Unaired	008
12	"The Crush"	Ken Levine	Alicia Sky Varinaitis	Unaired	009
13	"The Secret"	Lee Shallat Chemel	John Markus & Earl Pomerantz	Unaired	010