The Second Half

Not to be confused with Second Half or 2nd Half.

The Second Half is an American sitcom television series created by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick and John Mendoza, that aired on NBC from September 7, 1993 to April 12, 1994. The series was executive-produced and co-created by its star, John Mendoza.

The Second Half
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Leo Benvenuti Steve Rudnick John Mendoza
Starring	John Mendoza Jessica Lundy Joe Guzaldo Ellen Blain Brooke Stanley Patrick Bristow Wayne Knight
Composer	Robben Ford
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	John Mendoza
Producer	Larry Spencer
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 7, 1993 (1993-09-07) – April 12, 1994 (1994-04-12)[1]

Premise

A divorced sports columnist for The Chicago Daily Post has to deal with his ex-wife, weekend visits from his two daughters and romance in the '90s. John's column was called The Second Half.^[2]

Cast

• John Mendoza as John Palmaro
• Jessica Lundy as Denise Palmaro
• Joe Guzaldo as David Keller
• Ellen Blain as Cathy Palmaro
• Brooke Stanley as Ruth Palmaro
• Patrick Bristow as Walter
• Wayne Knight as Robert Piccolo
• Mindy Cohn as Maureen Tucker

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Barnet Kellman	Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick and John Mendoza	September 7, 1993 (1993-09-07)	15.2[3]
John's ex-wife has to remind him that he is getting a weekend visit from his daughters.
2	"Coughin' Up Meat"	Arlene Sanford	Unknown	September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)	12.0[4]
A co-worker saves John's life.
3	"Prelude to a Job"	Arlene Sanford	Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick	September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)	12.1[5]
John's assistant becomes romantically involved with Robert.
4	"Guess Who's Channeling Dinner?"	Arlene Sanford	Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser	September 28, 1993 (1993-09-28)[6]	10.7[7]
John thinks his new relationship is moving too fast.
5	"Like Father, Like John"	John Fortenberry	Lester Lewis	October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)[8]	11.1[9]
David tries to improve his relationship with his dad.
6	"Same Bet Next Year"	John Fortenberry	Unknown	October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)[10]	12.7[11]
John becomes attracted to an old friend. A dry cleaner loses Robert's new pants.
7	"Halloween"	Arlene Sanford	Unknown	October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)[12]	10.5[13]
John takes Cathy to a Halloween party.
8	"Mr. Television"	John Rich	Leo Benvenuti and John Mendoza	November 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)[14]	9.8[15]
John misses his daughter's recital when he hosts a sports TV show.
9	"Winter Wonderlandlord"	John Rich	Alexa Junge	November 23, 1993 (1993-11-23)[16]	14.9[17]
John becomes the new president of the tenant's association.
10	"It's My Party"	John Rich	Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick and John Mendoza	December 7, 1993 (1993-12-07)[18]	9.5[19]
John's daughters invite some friends over.
11	"The Gym"	John Rich	Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick	December 14, 1993 (1993-12-14)[20]	8.7[21]
Robert thinks he is losing his hair.
12	"Far and Awry"	John Rich	Unknown	March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)[22]	8.8[23]
John plans a mountain trip for spring break for his daughters.
13	"High Nooner"	John Rich	Unknown	March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)[24]	9.2[25]
John has a meeting with his ex-wife.
14	"One Flu Over a Nest of Cuckoos"	John Rich	Unknown	April 5, 1994 (1994-04-05)[26]	8.5[27]
John cancels a trip to a golf tournament because Cathy has the flu.
15	"10"	John Rich	Unknown	April 12, 1994 (1994-04-12)[1]	8.1[28]
Ruth has her 10th-birthday party.