Working the Engels

Working the Engels is a Canadian-American sitcom that premiered on Global on March 12, 2014, and was also a part of NBC's summer schedule, having premiered on July 10, 2014.^[1] Produced by Halfire-CORE Entertainment, it marked the first time that U.S. and Canadian broadcasters had collaborated in producing a half-hour network sitcom.^[2]

Working the Engels
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Katie Ford Jane Ford
Starring	Andrea Martin Kacey Rohl Azura Skye Benjamin Arthur
Opening theme	Odds Are by Barenaked Ladies
Country of origin	Canada United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Katie Ford Jane Ford Howard Busgang Tom Nursall Noreen Halpern
Production company	Halfire-CORE Entertainment
Original release
Network	Global NBC
Release	March 12 (2014-03-12) – August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)

The show stars Kacey Rohl as Jenna Engel, a daughter trying to keep her father's law firm running to support her family. The cast also includes Andrea Martin, Azura Skye and Benjamin Arthur.

The series was created and written by Katie Ford and Jane Ford.^[3]

While all 12 episodes aired in Canada, only the first five episodes aired in the U.S. On August 20, 2014, NBC announced that the show had been canceled, and that it had pulled the remaining episodes from the schedule.^[4]

Cast

• Andrea Martin as Ceil Engel
• Kacey Rohl as Jenna Engel
• Azura Skye as Sandy Engel-Karinsky
• Benjamin Arthur as Jimmy Engel

Recurring

• Colin Mochrie as Miles
• Jennifer Irwin as Charisse
• Martin Short as Charles "Chuck" Pastry
• Gregory Smith as Johnny
• Eugene Levy as Arthur Horowitz

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Canadian air date	U.S. air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Pilot"	Mel Damski	Katie Ford & Jane Cooper Ford	March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)	July 10, 2014	2.73[5]
Upon hearing from family lawyer Miles that her recently deceased husband has left her with a $200,000 debt, Ceil Engel considers jumping off a roof to her death. After changing her mind, she falls off the roof anyway, injuring herself. She is visited at the hospital by her children: recovering addict Sandy, ne'er-do-well son Jimmy, and frustrated associate attorney Jenna. When she learns of the family's money problems, Jenna makes the decision to quit her job and restart her father's legal practice, reluctantly employing the assistance of her mom and siblings.
2	"Maid Amends"	Keith Samples	Katie Ford & Jane Cooper Ford	March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)	July 17, 2014	2.01[6]
Jenna takes the case of a maid who says she was fired by her female employer under false pretenses. Jimmy complicates the case by sleeping with the opposition, but in doing so, he uncovers something that actually helps Jenna and her client. Elsewhere, Ceil agrees to hold a ceremonial funeral for the "old Ceil", but Sandy, now an ordained minister, wants to make it look like a real funeral in order to attract clients.
3	"Jenna's Friend"	Jason Priestley	Howard Busgang & Tom Nursall	March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26)	July 24, 2014	2.17[7]
4	"Picture Night"	James Genn	Rupinder Gill	April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)	July 31, 2014	1.88[8]
5	"Meet Irene Horowitz"	Jason Priestley	Jane Cooper Ford	April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)	August 7, 2014	1.87[9]
6	"Jenna's Presentation"	Mel Damski	Diane Flacks	April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16)	N/A	N/A
7	"The Crazy Family"	Keith Samples	Jane Cooper Ford	April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)	N/A	N/A
8	"Jenna vs. The Momfia"	James Genn	Fabrizio Flippo	April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)	N/A	N/A
9	"The Book Club"	Keith Samples	Josh Gal	May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)	N/A	N/A
10	"Jenna vs. Big Pastry"	Keith Samples	Jane Cooper Ford	May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)	N/A	N/A
11	"Jenna vs. Big Pastry Part 2"	Jason Priestley	Howard Busgang	May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)	N/A	N/A
12	"Family Therapy"	Jason Priestley	Katie Ford & Stephanie Kaliner	May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)	N/A	N/A