Ink

Ink is a television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season due to lower than expected ratings. The distribution rights to the series are currently owned by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The show's pilot was drastically changed and reshot from the original version. Ink was filmed at the soundstages of CBS Studio City in the Studio City area of Los Angeles. Outdoor scenes were usually shot at the small backlot streets of the same studio.

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Comedy
Created By

Diane English

First Aired on

Oct 21, 1996

1 seaons till May 19, 1997

Popularity: 11.3171
2 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

Shukovsky English EntertainmentAddis/Wechsler TelevisionDreamWorks Television (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Going to the Dogs

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 26 episodes

Season 1

Aired

26 Episodes
  • Episode 1Above the Fold30 min

    When Kate accepts a job offer that's just too good to pass up, she becomes the first female managing editor of the New York Sun—and she's now Mike's boss as well.

  • Episode 2Paper Cuts30 min

    Leo, the head of business affairs and known as the Angel of Death, comes down to tell Kate to cut her operating costs by 5%. This is because of increased charges from the papers insurance company, caused by the number of lawsuits filed against the contents of Mike's columns. She works out that the only way she will be able to do this is to fire someone.

  • Episode 3Getting over the Hemp30 min

    Mike finds some marijuana in his daughter's jacket pocket. He decides to tell Kate and they confront Abby about it. Alan gets a new mobile phone that he takes great pleasure in showing off to everyone. Before long though he begins to get frustrated with the continuous calls he keeps getting from his wife.

  • Episode 4High Noon30 min

    Mike and Kate have an argument over editing his column down. Mike is so annoyed by this that he contacts the New York Times to try and get a job with them. He thinks that by doing this he will be able to force Kate's hand and get what he wants. Retaliating Kate gets in touch with Jack Stein, the other top columnist in New York, to try and see if she can persuade him to take over Mike's column.

  • Episode 5The Sandwich30 min

    Mike gets a phone call telling him that he is being awarded a great honor, Sid's deli is naming a sandwich after him! He takes all his friends, and Kate, to the deli to try out 'his' sandwich. While there he is shown the man who bought the first ever 'Mike Logan' sandwich and Mike wants to have his photo taken with him. As this is about to happen the man suddenly chokes on the sandwich and dies, leading to headlines announcing the fact that 'Mike Logan kills a man'.

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