The Brian Benben Show

American sitcom television series

Brian Benben
Susan Blommaert
Wendell Pierce
Lisa Thornhill
Charles Esten
Luis Antonio Ramos
Lisa Vidal

ComposerMark HeyesCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes9 (5 unaired)ProductionExecutive producerRobert BordenRunning time30 minutesProduction companiesCBS Productions
Warner Bros. TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkCBSReleaseSeptember 21 (1998-09-21) –
October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)

The Brian Benben Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS on Mondays from September 21, 1998 to October 12, 1998.^[1] The show rated poorly and was dropped after 4 of the 9 episodes made were aired. It has never been released on any home media or streaming format.

Premise

The show centered on Brian Benben, an anchor on KYLA-TV news in Los Angeles, who was replaced in favor of a younger person. Brian was later able to return to the station as a replacement for a human interest reporter who was killed covering an ape exhibit at a zoo.

Cast

Brian Benben as Brian Benben
Susan Blommaert as Beverly Shippel
Wendell Pierce as Kevin La Rue
Lisa Thornhill as Tabitha Berkeley
Charles Esten as Chad Rockwell
Luis Antonio Ramos as Billy Hernandez
Lisa Vidal as Julie

Episodes

List of *The Brian Benben Show* episodes
No.	Title	Directed by ^[2]	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code ^[2]
1	"Pilot"	Andrew D. Weyman	Robert Borden	September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)	475142
2	"House of Blues"	Andrew D. Weyman	John Frink & Don Payne	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)	467251
3	"Brian's Got Back: Part 1"	Andrew D. Weyman	Alex Reid	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)	467254
4	"Brian's Got Back: Part 2"	Andrew D. Weyman	Betsy Borns	October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)	467255
5	"Of Mice and Benben"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467256
6	"Chad Dates Julie"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467253
7	"Have One for the Show"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467257
8	"Billy, Don't Be a Hero"	Andrew D. Weyman	TBD	unaired	467258
9	"Motivating Kevin"	Andrew D. Weyman	Robert Borden	unaired	467252

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9th ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 181 Retrieved July 23, 2024..
^ ^a ^b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "The Brian Benben Show"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-04.