Beggars and Choosers(1999)
Overview
A harried executive tries to keep a fledgling TV network afloat.
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No imageSeason 1
22 episodes • 1999
Season 1
22 episodes • 1999
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mountainmen (1) | Jun 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Mountainmen (2) | Jun 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Once More Unto the Breach | Jun 26, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Hat Trick | Jul 3, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Ethel Merman Story | Jul 10, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Deal | Jul 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sex, Drugs & Videotape | Jul 24, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Unsafe Sex | Jul 31, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Velvet Curtain | Aug 7, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Touched by an Angel | Aug 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Is It Good or Bad for the Jews? | Aug 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 12 | White Woman's Burden | Aug 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Shakedown in Puerto Vallarta | Sep 4, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Don't Try This at Home | Sep 11, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Star Whores | Nov 27, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Always Leave 'Em Laughing | Dec 4, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Faith, Hope & Chastity | Dec 11, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Russian Roulette | Feb 19, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Death in Malibu | Feb 26, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fasten Your Seatbelts | Mar 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Disinformed Sources | Mar 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Cherry Orchard (aka The Cherry Orchard, pt. 2) | Mar 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
20 episodes • 2000
Season 2
20 episodes • 2000
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PMS.COM | Jun 27, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fifty Three Percent Solution | Jul 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sex and Violence | Jul 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dog Day Afternoon | Jul 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Naked Truth | Jul 25, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 6 | An Asian in the Sun | Aug 1, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Leak | Aug 8, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hello Dalai | Aug 15, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zero Tolerance | Aug 22, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Wartime Consigliere | Aug 29, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Be Careful What You Wish For | Sep 5, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Killer Sushi | Sep 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Woodhouse Conundrum | Dec 5, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Moles, Meatloaf & Myrna Loy | Dec 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fathers & Sons | Jan 2, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hitting the Bottle | Jan 9, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Golf War Syndrome | Jan 16, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 18 | We'll Always Have Burbank | Jan 23, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 19 | From Russia with Love | Jan 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Long Goodbye | Feb 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
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