This article is about the American sitcom. For the unrelated World War II video game, see
Enlisted (video game)
. For the term for non-commissioned members of a military, see
Enlisted rank
.
American TV series or program
Enlisted
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Genre
| Sitcom
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Created by
| Kevin Biegel
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Starring
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Composers
| Orr Rebhun
Erica Weis
Evan Brau
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 13
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Executive producers
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Camera setup
| Single-camera
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Running time
| 24 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Fox
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Release
| January 10
(
10-01
)
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June 22, 2014
(
2014-06-22
)
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Enlisted
is an American sitcom that premiered January 10, 2014, on
Fox
.
[1]
[2]
Fox placed a 13-episode order for the
single-camera
comedy in May 2013.
[3]
[4]
Despite low ratings, the show received many good reviews.
[5]
[6]
On March 26, 2014, Fox announced that from April 11,
Kitchen Nightmares
would be airing in
Enlisted
'
s timeslot ? effectively removing
Enlisted
from the schedule after nine episodes had aired.
[7]
On May 7, 2014, Fox canceled the series due to low ratings,
[8]
but allowed the final four episodes to air in June. The entire first season was released on DVD on December 9, 2014.
[9]
Premise
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Three very different brothers, each soldiers in the
U.S. Army
, find themselves all assigned to the same unit: the fictional A Company, 2nd Battalion, 618th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade Combat Team
, 18th Infantry Division (Mechanized), at the fictional Fort McGee, located in
Florida
. While the majority of the base's personnel are deployed overseas, the two younger brothers (Derrick and Randy) are assigned to rear detachment – the soldiers left behind to take care of the base. The oldest brother,
Staff Sergeant
Pete Hill, is returned stateside from
Afghanistan
after punching a superior officer. He is assigned to supervise a platoon of misfits that includes his brothers. While working together, the brothers are able to renew and strengthen their childhood bonds.
[10]
Cast
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Main cast
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Supporting cast
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Episodes
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The first season aired mostly out of the production order in an effort to build early positive buzz by airing "stronger" episodes first.
[11]
As a result, some plot points did not play out as intended by the creative team – most noticeably in the fourth episode to air ("Homecoming"), which was the tenth episode produced; there was a jump forward as Derrick was shown to be in a relationship with Erin despite not meeting her until the sixth episode to air, which was the fifth episode produced. This resulted in a "lack of investment in the stakes of said relationship".
[12]
The football-themed tenth episode had been moved forward to coincide with
Super Bowl XLVIII
, which took place two days later. According to producer Mike Royce, the following is the correct order.
[13]
U.S. ratings
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No.
|
Episode
|
Original air date
|
Timeslot (EST)
|
Viewers
(millions)
|
Rating/share
(Adults 18?49)
|
1
|
"Pilot"
|
January 10, 2014
(
2014-01-10
)
|
Friday 9:30 pm
|
2.41
[15]
|
0.7/2
[15]
|
2
|
"Randy Get Your Gun"
|
January 17, 2014
(
2014-01-17
)
|
2.01
[21]
|
0.6/2
[21]
|
3
|
"Pete's Airstream"
|
January 24, 2014
(
2014-01-24
)
|
Friday 9:00 pm
|
3.23
[19]
|
1.0/3
[19]
|
4
|
"Homecoming"
|
January 31, 2014
(
2014-01-31
)
|
2.79
[33]
|
0.8/3
[33]
|
5
|
"Rear D Day"
|
February 7, 2014
(
2014-02-07
)
|
1.83
[23]
|
0.7/2
[23]
|
6
|
"Brothers and Sister"
|
February 28, 2014
(
2014-02-28
)
|
1.90
[25]
|
0.6/2
[25]
|
7
|
"Parade Duty"
|
March 7, 2014
(
2014-03-07
)
|
1.84
[17]
|
0.7/2
[17]
|
8
|
"Vets"
|
March 14, 2014
(
2014-03-14
)
|
1.36
[29]
|
0.5/2
[29]
|
9
|
"Paint Cart 5000 vs. The Mondo Spider"
|
March 28, 2014
(
2014-03-28
)
|
1.33
[35]
|
0.4/1
[35]
|
10
|
"Prank War"
|
June 1, 2014
(
2014-06-01
)
|
Sunday 7:00 pm
|
1.14
[27]
|
0.4/2
[27]
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11
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"The General Inspection"
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June 8, 2014
(
2014-06-08
)
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1.00
[31]
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0.4/2
[31]
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12
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"Army Men"
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June 15, 2014
(
2014-06-15
)
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1.18
[37]
|
0.4/2
[37]
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13
|
"Alive Day"
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June 22, 2014
(
2014-06-22
)
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0.90
[39]
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0.3/1
[39]
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Scheduling and cancellation
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Fox pulled
Enlisted
from its schedule after the ninth aired episode on March 28, 2014. The network stated it would air the remaining four episodes at some point, later announcing June 1, 2014 as the restart date. Ratings had been poor, though many fans and television critics cited a poor time slot and episodes airing out of sequence for the show's failure.
[40]
The program was officially cancelled on May 7, 2014, despite pleas from fans and some TV writers to keep it on the air.
[41]
The
Army Times
wrote an editorial asking Fox to give the show another chance in a better time slot.
[42]
The final four episodes were made available on
Hulu
.
[43]
Broadcast
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The series premiered in Australia on
Eleven
on May 18, 2014.
[44]
References
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]
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b
c
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.
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"Parade Duty".
Enlisted
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a
b
c
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"
.
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a
b
c
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"
.
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.
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a
b
c
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"
.
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. Retrieved
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.
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a
b
c
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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Enlisted
. February 28, 2014. FOX.
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a
b
c
Bibel, Sara (March 3, 2014).
"Friday Final Ratings: No Adjustments to 'Hannibal', 'Grimm', 'Hawaii Five-0' or 'Blue Bloods'
"
.
TV by the Numbers
. Archived from
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. Retrieved
March 3,
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.
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Enlisted
. June 1, 2014. FOX.
- ^
a
b
c
Kondolojy, Amanda (June 3, 2014).
"Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Bachelorette' Adjusted Up"
.
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. Archived from
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. Retrieved
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2014
.
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"Vets".
Enlisted
. March 14, 2014. FOX.
- ^
a
b
c
Bibel, Sara (March 17, 2014).
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.
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. Retrieved
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a
b
c
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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Enlisted
. January 31, 2014. FOX.
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a
b
c
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.
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. Archived from
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. Retrieved
February 3,
2014
.
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. March 28, 2014. FOX.
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a
b
c
Bibel, Sara (March 31, 2014).
"Friday Final Ratings: 'Last Man Standing', 'The Neighbors, 'Dateline' & '20/20' Adjusted Up; 'Hannibal' & 'Hart of Dixie' Adjusted Down & Final Basketball Numbers"
.
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. Retrieved
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2014
.
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a
b
c
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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.
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.
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