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BEN & KATE
Air Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Time Slot: 8:30 PM-9:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (BEN-101) "Pilot"
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: Audio descriptions (AD) for tonight's episodes of NEW GIRL and THE MINDY PROJECT are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: RAISING HOPE premieres next Tuesday, Oct. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).]

**SERIES PREMIERE** - "BEN AND KATE" - (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

NAT FAXON AND DAKOTA JOHNSON STAR IN THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "BEN AND KATE" TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, ON FOX

Series Created and Executive-Produced by Dana Fox ("Couples Retreat")

Executive-Produced and Directed by Jake Kasdan ("Bad Teacher")

Exuberant dreamer BEN FOX (Nat Faxon) returns to his hometown and reunites with his younger sister KATE (Dakota Johnson), an overly responsible single mom raising her five-year-old daughter, MADDIE (Maggie Elizabeth Jones). But when he arrives, he finds a sad state of affairs. For the first time in their lives, Kate needs Ben's help, and he's determined to bring some much-needed chaos into her stable world. In the series premiere, Kate enlists co-worker BJ (Lucy Punch) to help her prepare for what turns out to be a disastrous first date, while Ben teams up with childhood pal TOMMY (Echo Kellum) to stop an ex from getting married in the all-new "Pilot" episode of BEN AND KATE airing Tuesday, Sept. 25 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BEN-101) (TV-PG D, L, S)

Cast: Nat Faxon as Ben Fox; Dakota Johnson as Kate Fox; Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Maddie; Lucy Punch as BJ; Echo Kellum as Tommy.

Guest Cast: Jon Foster as George; Lauren Anne Miller as Darcy; Olivia Moss as Young Kate; Henry Shotwell as Young Ben; Jayne Taini as Baby Sitter; Sam Daly as Kate's Boyfriend; Brandon Gibson as Darcy's Groom.

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BEN & KATE (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/25/12 - 1/22/13
STATUS:
canceled/ending (2012-2013 season)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
SEASON(S):
1 (16 episodes, 3 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 1/23/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's press release, October 2012) FOX has picked up six additional episodes of BEN AND KATE and nine additional episodes of THE MINDY PROJECT, bringing both new Tuesday night comedies to full-season orders, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. "BEN AND KATE and THE MINDY PROJECT have everything we want to stand for in comedy: smart writing, hugely appealing casts and comedy that feels contemporary and real - which is why we're confident they will continue to build on what is already an appointment comedy night for young, influential audiences on Tuesdays," said Reilly.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Dakota Johnson as Kate
· Echo Kellum as Tommy
· Lucy Punch as BJ
· Maggie Jones as Maddie
· Nat Faxon as Ben
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Abby Elliott as Kate (Originally Cast)
· Austin Stowell as Ryan
CREW INFORMATION:
· Dana Fox as CRTR/EP
· Jake Kasdan as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Katherine Pope as EP
· Peter Chernin as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Chernin Entertainment