Maggie Briggs
| Maggie Briggs | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Charlie Hauck Suzanne Pleshette |
| Starring | Suzanne Pleshette Kenneth McMillian Shera Danese John Getz |
| Composer | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Chagrin Productions Lorimar Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 4 – April 15, 1984 |
Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 4 to April 15, 1984.
Premise
[edit]Maggie Briggs is a reporter at The New York Examiner who is demoted from working on feature stories to writing human interest pieces.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Suzanne Pleshette as Maggie Briggs
- Kenneth McMillan as Walter Holden
- Shera Danese as Connie Piscipoli
- Stephen Lee as Sherman Milslagle
- John Getz as Geoff Bennett
- Alison La Placa as Melanie Bitterman
- Roger Bowen as Danny Bauer
- Michelle Nicastro as Diane Barstow
Ratings
[edit]| Season | Start Date | End Date | Nielsen Rank | Nielsen Rating[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | March 4, 1984 | April 15, 1984 | 53 | 15.0[a] |
- ^ Tied with "Silver Spoons" and "Shaping Up"
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maggie Meets Geoff" | Peter Bonerz | Charlie Hauck | March 4, 1984 | |
| Maggie finds out that Walter has accepted a position in her department. | |||||
| 2 | "Wrong, Bad, Dumb, Stinks" | Peter Bonerz | Charlie Hauck | March 11, 1984 | |
| Maggie makes a return to reporting hard news after all her story ideas have been shot down. | |||||
| 3 | "Roman Holiday" | Peter Bonerz | Charlie Hauck | March 18, 1984 | |
| Walter promises to loan Maggie money for a trip to Rome. | |||||
| 4 | "A New Leaf" | Peter Bonerz | Charlie Hauck | March 25, 1984 | |
| Maggie promises not to interfere in Connie's dating life. | |||||
| 5 | "Double Date" | Peter Bonerz | Bob Ellison & Tom Whedon | April 1, 1984 | |
| Maggie goes out on a date with a reporter from a rival paper. | |||||
| 6 | "Maggie's Theatre Review" | Peter Bonerz | Charlie Hauck | April 15, 1984 | |
| Maggie finds out who wrote the play she just reviewed. | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Maggie Briggs Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ "1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29.