# Jesse (TV series)

Jesse is an American sitcom television series created by Ira Ungerleider and starring Christina Applegate, that ran on NBC from September 24, 1998, to May 25, 2000, for two seasons of a total 42 episodes.
The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

## Synopsis

The show stars Christina Applegate as single mother Jesse Warner, raising her twelve-year-old son, Little John, in Buffalo, New York. She works for her overbearing father in a German-themed bar, serving beer while wearing a dirndl. Jesse's love interest, a Chilean named Diego (Bruno Campos), gains a rival when her ex-husband comes to town, intent on winning her back.
In the second season, Jesse becomes a nurse and stories revolve around her friends instead of her family.

## Cast
### Main

* Christina Applegate as Jesse Warner
* Bruno Campos as Diego Vasquez
* Eric Lloyd as "Little John" Warner
* Liza Snyder as Linda
* Jennifer Milmore as Carrie
* John Lehr as John Warner, Jr. (season 1)
* David DeLuise as Darren Warner (season 1)
* George Dzundza as John Warner, Sr. (season 1)
* Kevin Rahm as Dr. Danny Kozak (season 2)
* Darryl Theirse as Kurt Bemis (guest season 1; main season 2)

### Recurring

* Michael Weatherly as Roy Bently (season 1)
* Michael Welch as Gabe (season 2)
* Jacqueline Obradors as Irma (season 2)

## Episodes

While Jesse was in the top 20 in the Nielsen ratings regularly, the show lost much of the audience from Friends, its powerful lead-in. In season 2, Jesse lost almost 20% of the Friends audience. As a result, NBC decided to cancel the show after its second season. A total of 42 episodes were produced.
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24) | April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01) | #4 | 20.1 |
| 2 | 20 | 20 | September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23) | May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25) | #12 | 16.65 |

### Season 1 (1998–99)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "A Side of Chile" | James Burrows | Ira Ungerleider | September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24) | 457141 | 27.37 |
| 2 | 2 | "Goober Up the Nose" | Robby Benson | Story by : Matt Martin Teleplay by : Greg Rice | October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01) | 457404 | 21.62 |
| 3 | 3 | "Bees Do It, Birds Do It, But Not in a Car" | Robby Benson | Ira Ungerleider & Stephen Nathan | October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08) | 457402 | 21.30 |
| 4 | 4 | "Live Nude Girl" | Robby Benson | Ira Ungerleider & Stephen Nathan | October 15, 1998 (1998-10-15) | 457401 | 19.21 |
| 5 | 5 | "Boo! He's Back" | Robby Benson | Nancy Steen | October 29, 1998 (1998-10-29) | 457403 | 21.70 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Methadone Clinic" | Robby Benson | Tad Quill | November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05) | 457405 | 20.84 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Kiss" | Robby Benson | Dana Klein | November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12) | 457406 | 20.66 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Cheese Ship" | Robby Benson | Jeffrey B. Hodes & Nastaran Dibai | November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19) | 457407 | 19.01 |
| 9 | 9 | "Barko, the Holiest Dog in the World" | Kevin S. Bright | Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allen | December 10, 1998 (1998-12-10) | 457408 | 19.14 |
| 10 | 10 | "Boo! He's Gone" | Joe Regalbuto | Greg Rice | December 17, 1998 (1998-12-17) | 457409 | 19.70 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Best Deal Possible" | Michael Lembeck | Dan Sterling & Zachary Rosenblatt | January 14, 1999 (1999-01-14) | 457410 | 20.40 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Mischievous Elf" | Amanda Bearse | Dan Sterling | January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21) | 457411 | 21.11 |
| 13 | 13 | "My Casual Friend's Wedding" | Robby Benson | Nancy Steen | January 28, 1999 (1999-01-28) | 457412 | 17.08 |
| 14 | 14 | "Hickory, Dickory, Death" | Joe Regalbuto | Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allen | February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04) | 457414 | 19.49 |
| 15 | 15 | "Crazy White Female" | Joe Regalbuto | Jeffrey B. Hodes & Nastaran Dibai | February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11) | 457413 | 22.32 |
| 16 | 16 | "Bar Remodel" | Gail Mancuso | Tad Quill | February 18, 1999 (1999-02-18) | 457415 | 24.14 |
| 17 | 17 | "Touched by an Angel" | Gail Mancuso | Dana Klein | February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25) | 457416 | 21.82 |
| 18 | 18 | "Cecil, the Angry Postman" | Amanda Bearse | Greg Rice | March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04) | 457417 | 18.68 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Parent Trap" | Kevin S. Bright | Dana Klein & April Pesa | March 11, 1999 (1999-03-11) | 457418 | 18.27 |
| 20 | 20 | "Momma Was a Rollin' Stone" | Michael Lembeck | Dan Sterling | March 18, 1999 (1999-03-18) | 457419 | 20.03 |
| 21 | 21 | "Finders Keepers" | Shelley Jensen | Matt Martin & Zachary Rosenblatt | March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25) | 457421 | 18.52 |
| 22 | 22 | "I Do, I Think I Do" | Shelley Jensen | Story by : Jesse Allan Teleplay by : Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan | April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01) | 457420 | 17.33 |

### Season 2 (1999–2000)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "Jesse's New Job" | Gary Halvorson | Wil Calhoun | September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23) | 225751 | 21.25 |
| 24 | 2 | "Driving Miss Jesse" | Kevin S. Bright | Danny Zuker | September 30, 1999 (1999-09-30) | 225752 | 18.60 |
| 25 | 3 | "Students Get Flu, Carrie at Zoo, Monkey Throw Poo" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan Sterling | October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07) | 225753 | 17.19 |
| 26 | 4 | "Everything But the Grill" | Andrew Tsao | David Hemingson | October 14, 1999 (1999-10-14) | 225754 | 16.75 |
| 27 | 5 | "Jesse vs. Kurt" | Kevin S. Bright | Mark O'Keefe | October 21, 1999 (1999-10-21) | 225756 | 16.78 |
| 28 | 6 | "Jesse's Flat Tire" | Andrew Tsao | Mark Wilding | November 4, 1999 (1999-11-04) | 225755 | 18.38 |
| 29 | 7 | "A Woman's Prerogative: The Jesse Warner Story" | Shelley Jensen | Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan | December 2, 1999 (1999-12-02) | 225757 | 14.73 |
| 30 | 8 | "L'Eggo My Diego" | Alan Rafkin | Liz Astrof & Leslie Snyder | December 9, 1999 (1999-12-09) | 225758 | 15.85 |
| 31 | 9 | "The Christmas Party" | Gary Halvorson | Nancy Steen | December 16, 1999 (1999-12-16) | 225760 | 19.42 |
| 32 | 10 | "Jesse as Nurse, Fills In: Diego Throws Ice at Children" | Shelley Jensen | Dan Sterling | December 23, 1999 (1999-12-23) | 225759 | 13.01 |
| 33 | 11 | "Kurt Slips, Niagara Falls" | Dana DeVally Piazza | Mark Wilding | January 6, 2000 (2000-01-06) | 225761 | 18.11 |
| 34 | 12 | "Small Time Felon: The Jesse Warner Story, Part II" | Shelley Jensen | Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan | January 13, 2000 (2000-01-13) | 225762 | 18.68 |
| 35 | 13 | "The Rock" | Shelley Jensen | David Hemingson | January 20, 2000 (2000-01-20) | 225763 | 16.91 |
| 36 | 14 | "Jesse Gives Birth" | Gary Halvorson | Liz Astrof & Leslie Snyder | February 3, 2000 (2000-02-03) | 225764 | 18.20 |
| 37 | 15 | "My Boyfriend Went to Chile and All I Got Was This Lousy Moustache" | Gary Halvorson | Story by : Ethan Barnville Teleplay by : Jake Farrow & Sarah McLaughlin | February 10, 2000 (2000-02-10) | 225766 | 17.47 |
| 38 | 16 | "Jesse's Coat a Useful Crutch, Diego's Kitchen Not So Much" | Gary Halvorson | Dan Sterling | February 24, 2000 (2000-02-24) | 225765 | 17.56 |
| 39 | 17 | "The Dump" | Gary Halvorson | Story by : Liz Astrof & Leslie Snyder Teleplay by : Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan | March 2, 2000 (2000-03-02) | 225767 | 15.57 |
| 40 | 18 | "Diego's First Sleepover" | David Knoller | Nancy Steen | March 16, 2000 (2000-03-16) | 225768 | 14.48 |
| 41 | 19 | "First Blood" | Gary Halvorson | Wil Calhoun | May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25) | 225769 | 9.40 |
| 42 | 20 | "My Best Friend's Wedding" | Kevin S. Bright | Danny Zuker | May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25) | 225770 | 9.27 |