First Aired: January 17th, 2006
Status: Ended
Network: CBS
Summary: Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.
Its first episode aired on January 17, 2006 on CBS, attracting an audience of about 8.6 million viewers. By its third episode on February 7, viewership was down to 6.2 million, and CBS pulled it from the schedule, with no plans for its return.
At the end of March, VH1 announced plans to re-broadcast the three episodes broadcast on CBS and air the five remaining unaired episodes. The last episode aired on May 16, 2006 on VH1.
CBS has one episode available free for online viewing via its new Innertube website and intends to make the other 7 episodes available for viewing there as well.
As it was bought for syndication by VH1, it now airs on MuchMoreMusic in Canada.
In the summers of 2009 and 2010, the series was shown on the Universal HD cable network.
It was a co-production of Paramount Television and Sony Pictures Television.
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Season 1
Episode 5: The Window
Air Date: February 14th, 2006
Summary: Tom has a small window of opportunity to promote the Barbarian Brother's latest album and a review from Abby Powell could take the band to the next level. However, as the band's rock star lifestyle spins out of the control and Abby makes her feelings for Tom known, Tom must find a way not sabotage both his career and love life. Meanwhile, Bran's relationship with Scott progresses until a pregnancy scare threatens to derail it.
Episode 6: Opportunity Knocks
Air Date: February 21st, 2006
Summary: Tom and the guys attend Carmine Moretti's, the owner of their favorite pizza place, funeral when Tom finds that Carmine's son Ray is an amazing singer and could be a star. But since Ray must now support his family and take over his father's business, Tom must convince Ray not to squander his talent and convince Jeff that Ray has more potential for greatness than the artist Julia wants to respresent. Meanwhile, when Shooter and Mike are mugged, they are both forced to deal with the situation in their own way.
Episode 8: Coming Out
Air Date: March 7th, 2006
Summary: On the eve of Wayne's first album release, screaming teenage girls, greedy music executives and manipulative publicists are all trying to now get a piece of him. Tom is trying to protect Wayne, but Tom's old mammoth label Goliath keeps tempting him and his parents with a lucrative new contract offer and that True Vinyl is too small to take his career to the next level. Meanwhile, Karen and Mike prepare for the birth of their baby, Bran learns whether or not she got the big promotion, Shooter must finally decide if he'll take over the family business and Jake must choose if wants to face the repercussions of coming out professionally.
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