According to Jim

According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (five children starting with the season-seven finale). It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.
==Synopsis==
Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father. Much like his real-life counterpart, Jim's character is noted as a fan of blues music, as well as the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks. Together with his wife Cheryl, they have three children, daughters Ruby and Gracie and son Kyle. In the seventh season, they become parents of twins Jonathan and Gordon.
Jim often finds himself in messy situations because his laziness inclines him to search for alternative ways of doing things with least effort. While Cheryl's brother Andy may be Jim's best friend, her sister Dana frequently teams up with Cheryl against Jim. He also prefers to lie to Cheryl and Dana to do his own activities but they end up backfiring on him. He hates losing to women, especially if Cheryl or Dana find out. He doesn't like people interrupting him when he talks, so he speaks over them to shut them up. Jim often makes an example of Andy, who doesn't have a girlfriend. Dana and Jim bicker constantly, but Dana flirts with Jim when she's drunk.
==History==
The show first aired following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids and quickly developed an audience of its own. For its second season ABC placed it on its revitalized Tuesday line-up, which also included John Ritter's 8 Simple Rules, Bonnie Hunt's Life with Bonnie and Sara Rue's Less Than Perfect. Week by week, the show attracted more and more viewers, becoming ABC's second most watched sitcom. The show performed so well that the network made a risky move: putting Jim opposite the NBC juggernaut Frasier. Although Jim did not beat the competition, it performed well enough to secure itself that spot on the 2003 fall schedule.
On May 15, 2007, it was announced that According to Jim would not be renewed for another season. ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson said, "We are talking to the studio to see if there's something financially, a deal that would make sense for us". But on June 27, 2007, ABC renewed the show for a seventh season with 18 episodes.
According to Jim returned to ABC's schedule on Tuesday January 1, 2008 with two episodes at 9 pm and 9:30 pm. After that, the series moved to its regular time slot at 8 pm. Despite the writer's strike, ABC announced that the show would produce all 18 episodes ordered for this season.
On February 27, 2008, it was reported that ABC was close to renewing According to Jim for an eighth season. On May 13, 2008, ABC officially renewed the series and season eight began airing on December 2, 2008. Kimberly Williams-Paisley left the show's regular cast at the beginning of season eight, making only a guest appearance in the season finale.
In December 2008, co-star Larry Joe Campbell said that the sets had been destroyed, indicating that the series was cancelled, but that a series finale had been recorded. After the first six episodes of Season 8 all aired in December, According to Jimreturned to ABC's schedule on April 14, 2009 for the final 12 episodes. 
The series finale of According to Jim aired on June 2, 2009 on ABC, and was titled "Heaven Opposed to Hell".
==Cast==
*Jim Belushi – Jim
*Courtney Thorne-Smith – Cheryl
*Kimberly Williams-Paisley – Dana Gibson (Seasons 1–7, guest season 8)
*Larry Joe Campbell – Andy
*Taylor Atelian – Ruby
*Billi Bruno – Gracie
*Conner Rayburn – Kyle (Seasons 4–8)
;Co-starring
*Mitch Rouse – Ryan Gibson (Seasons 4–6, guest season 8)
*Mo Collins – Emily (Seasons 7–8)
*Jackie Debatin – Mandy (Season 8)
==DVD releases==
Lionsgate Home Entertainment (under license from ABC Studios) has released the first five seasons on DVD in Region 1.
DVD Name 	Ep#	Release Date
The Complete First Season 	22 	2008
The Complete Second Season 	28 	2010
The Complete Third Season 	29 	May 3, 2011
The Complete Fourth Season 	27 	July 5, 2011
The Complete Fifth Season 	22 	October 4, 2011
The Complete Sixth Season 	18 	TBA 2013
The Complete Seventh Season	18 	TBA 2013
The Complete Eighth Season 	18 	2014?
==U.S. television ratings==
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of According to Jim on ABC.
Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season	Timeslot 	Premiere 	Finale 	TV season	Ranking	Viewers (in millions)
1st 	Wednesday 8:30 p.m.	October 3, 2001 	May 15, 2002 	2001–2002	#55 	10.0
2nd 	Tuesday 8:30 p.m. 	October 1, 2002 	May 20, 2003 	2002–2003	#51 	10.3
3rd 	Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 	September 23, 2003	May 25, 2004 	2003–2004	#51 	10.0
4th 	Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 	September 21, 2004	May 17, 2005 	2004–2005	#47 	10.0
5th 	Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 	September 20, 2005	May 2, 2006 	2005–2006	#90 	6.7
6th 	Wednesday 8:30 p.m.	January 3, 2007 	May 16, 2007 	2006–2007	#119 	6.8
7th 	Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 	January 1, 2008 	March 11, 2008 	2007–2008	#146 	5.3
7th 	Tuesday 8:30 p.m. 	April 15, 2008 	May 27, 2008 	2007–2008	#171 	4.1
8th 	Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 	December 2, 2008 	December 30, 2008	2008–2009	#104 	5.6
8th 	Tuesday 9:30 p.m. 	December 2, 2008 	December 30, 2008	2008–2009	#127 	4.8
8th 	Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 	April 14, 2009 	June 2, 2009 	2008–2009	#148 	3.8
8th 	Tuesday 8:30 p.m. 	April 14, 2009 	June 2, 2009 	2008–2009	#149 	3.8
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