# Courting Alex

Courting Alex is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 23 to March 29, 2006. It was a starring vehicle for Jenna Elfman of Dharma & Greg fame. The series was based on the British sitcom According to Bex.

## Premise

Elfman portrays Alex Rose, a successful, single attorney who works with her father Bill at his law firm. Alex struggles with dating while looking for love in a big city. Her father wants her to settle down with her coworker Stephen, a star lawyer at the firm who is smitten with her. She prefers Scott, the tavern owner she meets in the first episode, of whom her father doesn't approve. Alex relies on the advice of her assistant Molly, and British neighbor Julian.

## Cast

* Jenna Elfman as Alex Rose
* Dabney Coleman as Bill Rose
* Hugh Bonneville as Juilan
* Josh Randall as Scott
* Josh Stamberg as Stephen
* Jillian Bach as Molly
Comedian Wayne Federman had a recurring role as office sycophant, Johnson.

## Production and development

The show's working titles were Everything I Know about Men and The Jenna Elfman Show. The stage for the office where Alex works is a redressed version of the Winfred-Louder Department Store set used by The Drew Carey Show. The show's theme song was performed by Nikka Costa.
Despite starting off with impressive numbers, ratings for Courting Alex fell hard after the show was moved to Wednesday nights. The show was not picked up for a second season in May 2006 when CBS canceled Courting Alex and fellow freshman series Out of Practice.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 0 | "Everything I Know About Men" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | 100 | N/A |
| 1 | "A Tale of Two Kisses" | Pamela Fryman | Rob Hanning | January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23) | 101 | 14.90 |
| 2 | "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" | Mark Cendrowski | Seth Kurland | January 30, 2006 (2006-01-30) | 102 | 13.27 |
| 3 | "Girlfriend" | Mark Cendrowski | Eileen Conn | February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06) | 104 | 12.99 |
| 4 | "New Best Friend" | Asaad Kelada | Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida | February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) | 105 | 11.11 |
| 5 | "The Fix-Up" | Asaad Kelada | Rob Hanning & John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | February 27, 2006 (2006-02-27) | 108 | 13.78 |
| 6 | "Birthday" | Mark Cendrowski | Rob Hanning & Justin Spitzer | March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06) | 103 | 13.77 |
| 7 | "The Mattress" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Rob Hanning & Amy Welsh | March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22) | 106 | 6.28 |
| 8 | "Big Client" | Mark Cendrowski | Rob Hanning & Aury Wallington | March 29, 2006 (2006-03-29) | 107 | 5.97 |
| 9 | "The Perfect Couple" | Terry Hughes | Rob Hanning & Jeremiah Leibowitz | Unaired | 109 | N/A |
| 10 | "You Compete Me" | Asaad Kelada | Rob Hanning & Jim Armogida & Steve Armogida & Seth Kurland | Unaired | 110 | N/A |
| 11 | "Alex Looks Out for Stephen" | Mark Cendrowski | Rob Hanning & John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | Unaired | 111 | N/A |
| 12 | "A Moving Story" | Mark Cendrowski | Rob Hanning & Nancy Cohen | Unaired | 112 | N/A |

## Broadcast

In the UK, Courting Alex aired on Paramount Comedy 1, premiering on May 28, 2007. In Australia, Courting Alex is aired on Channel Ten.

## Ratings

Based on the average total viewers per episode of Courting Alex on CBS:
| Season | TV Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Series Premiere | Series Finale | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | 18-49 Rating/Share (rank) |
| 1 | 2005–06 | Monday 9:30 P.M. (January 23, 2006 – March 6, 2006) Wednesday 8:00 P.M. (March 22, 2006 – March 29, 2006) | January 23, 2006 | March 29, 2006 | #35 | 11.2 | 3.7/8 (#39) |
Despite a decent respectable rating average that passed the 10 million meter mark the show was not renewed for a second season and was canceled mid-way into the season.