Listen Up!

Listen Up! is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 20, 2004 until April 25, 2005. The sitcom was based loosely on the life and exploits of the popular sportswriter and sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Its principal executive producer was Jason Alexander, who was also the lead actor. Despite decent-to-good ratings, the show was canceled by CBS on May 18, 2005; "rising production costs" was the major reason officially given for the cancellation.

Comedy

Listen Up!

Comedy

Created By: Tony Kornheiser
First Aired on: Sep 20, 2004
Popularity: 7.0399: 4 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: New Regency Productions (US)CBS Productions (US)20th Century Fox Television (US)Regency Television (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 22 episodes

Season 1

Aired 21 years ago

22 Episodes

Episode 1Pilot30 min
Tony tries to relate to his teenage daughter, who is embarrassed by his exuberance and out-of-date clothes.
Episode 2Hammer Time30 min
When Megan breaks her curfew, Tony's reprimand goes practically unnoticed so he decides to take advice from Bernie, who suggests using ""tough love"" with his daughter. However, when Tony grounds Megan, she fights back by ""terrorizing"" the family with her outrageous behavior. Meanwhile, Tony's show works on a new opening that he awkwardly struggles to get right.
Episode 3Grandmaster of the Wolfhunt30 min
Bernie proves to be more popular than Tony when they are both asked to speak at Megan and Mickey's school assembly.
Episode 4Cool Jerk30 min
Bernie's mechanic insists Tony borrow Dennis Rodman's Hummer when his car is in the shop. When Tony's car is ready he puts off giving Rodman his car back. Tony quickly learns it isn't a good idea to ""borrow"" an NBA player's car.
Episode 5Quest For Fire30 min
Tony follows Bernie's advice and plans a romantic evening for his wife, but Dana doesn't respond to his overtures. Meanwhile, focus groups from Tony's talk show reveal that he's a hit with gay viewers, leading Tony to believe that Dana needs to see his manly side at home. While Tony tries to prove his maleness to his wife, Bernie becomes intent on stealing Tony's gay viewers.