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Ink is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from October 21, 1996 to May 19, 1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season due to lower than expected ratings. The show's pilot was drastically changed and reshot from the original version.
Original Release
10/21/1996 on CBS
US Release
10/21/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ted Danson | Mike Logan |
| Mary Steenburgen | Kate Montgomery |
| Christine Ebersole | Belinda Carhardt |
| Alana Austin | Abby Logan |
| Charles Robinson | Ernie Trainor |
| Saul Rubinek | Alan Mesnick |
| Jenica Bergere | Donna French |
| Jonathan Katz | Leo |
| John Del Regno | Vince |
| Harry Hamlin | Brian |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Above the Fold | Monday, 21 October 1996 |
| 2 | Paper Cuts | Monday, 28 October 1996 |
| 3 | Getting Over the Hemp | Monday, 11 November 1996 |
| 4 | High Noon | Monday, 18 November 1996 |
| 5 | The Sandwich | Monday, 25 November 1996 |
| 6 | Mike & Kelly & Max & Kate | Monday, 09 December 1996 |
| 7 | United We Fall | Monday, 16 December 1996 |
| 8 | The Black Book | Monday, 06 January 1997 |
| 9 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Monday, 13 January 1997 |
| 10 | Funny, You Don't Look One Hundred | Monday, 20 January 1997 |
| 11 | The English-Speaking Patients | Monday, 03 February 1997 |
| 12 | The Bodyguard: Part 1 | Monday, 10 February 1997 |
| 13 | The Bodyguard: Part 2 | Monday, 17 February 1997 |
| 14 | Life Without Mikey | Monday, 24 February 1997 |
| 15 | Breaking the Rules | Monday, 03 March 1997 |
| 16 | Face Off | Monday, 10 March 1997 |
| 17 | The Fighting Irish | Monday, 07 April 1997 |
| 18 | Logan's Run | Monday, 21 April 1997 |
| 19 | The Debutante | Monday, 28 April 1997 |
| 20 | The Bodyguard Strikes Back | Monday, 05 May 1997 |
| 21 | Murphy's Law | Monday, 12 May 1997 |
| 22 | Going to the Dogs | Monday, 19 May 1997 |
| 23 | Smudged | |
| 24 | First Edition | |
| 25 | Unfinished Business | |
| 26 | Philip |
Directors
Jay Sandrich, Thomas Schlamme, Robert Berlinger, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Joe Regalbuto, Brian K. Roberts, Gail Mancuso, Frank Dungan, David Steinberg, Barnet Kellman
Writers
Jhoni Marchinko, Jack Burditt, Jeff Filgo, Stephen Nathan, Dawn DeKeyser, Jackie Filgo, Scott Kaufer, Craig Hoffman, Jeffrey Klarik, Jeffrey Lane, Frank Dungan, Diane English
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ted Danson | Mike Logan |
| Mary Steenburgen | Kate Montgomery |
| Christine Ebersole | Belinda Carhardt |
| Alana Austin | Abby Logan |
| Charles Robinson | Ernie Trainor |
| Saul Rubinek | Alan Mesnick |
| Jenica Bergere | Donna French |
| Jonathan Katz | Leo |
| John Del Regno | Vince |
| Harry Hamlin | Brian |
| Jay Thomas | Jack Stein |
| Bodhi Elfman | Kevin |
| Judy Prescott | Lana |
| Nellie Sciutto | Secretary |
| Tracy Kolis | Kelly Tolan |
| Cheryl Ladd | Mercedes |
| Eric Christmas | J. Pierpoint Walsh |
| John Aylward | Advertiser #1 |
| John Michael Bolger | The Thief |
| Troy Winbush | Cabbie |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Diane English | Executive Producer |
| Ted Danson | Executive Producer |
| Mary Steenburgen | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Nathan | Executive Producer |
| Shannon Gaughan | Producer |
| Jeffrey Klarik | Producer |
| Marc Flanagan | Producer |
| John Amodeo | Producer |
| Jack Burditt | Producer |
| Stephen Lombard | Producer |
| Bruce Chevillat | Producer |
| Dawn DeKeyser | Producer |
