Surviving Suburbia follows the life of cranky suburban dad Steve Patterson, who tolerates the frustrating mundanities of his bland neighborhood for the sake of his loving wife and two children.
Aired:
April 6-August 7, 2009 (one season, 13 episodes) on ABC.
History:
Surviving Suburbia was originally announced as part of The CW’s 2008-2009 schedule, as part of the network’s Sunday-night outsourcing deal with production company Media Rights Capital. When that deal ended before Suburbia premiered, the show faced an uncertain fate. It was eventually picked up by ABC and premiered in April 2009. ABC pulled the show after four airings and played the remainder of the 13 first-season episodes during summer 2009. It was not picked up for a second season.
Cast:
Bob Saget as Steve Patterson
Cynthia Stevenson as Anne Patterson
Jared Kusnitz as Henry Patterson
G Hannelius as Courtney Patterson
Jere Burns as Dr. Jim
Creators:
Surviving Suburbia was created by Kevin Abbott, a former writer and producer on such popular family sitcoms as Roseanne, Reba and Grace Under Fire. Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis serve as executive producers.
