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*Charlie Lawrence*
Charlie Lawrence
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jeffrey Richman
Starring	Nathan Lane
Composer	Marc Shaiman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (5 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Jeffrey Richman Productions; CBS Productions; 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	June 15 –; June 22, 2003

Charlie Lawrence is an American sitcom television series created by Jeffrey Richman, that aired on CBS from June 15 until June 22, 2003.

Premise edit

A gay actor gets elected to congress as a representative from New Mexico.^[1]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"A Vote of No Confidence"	Jerry Zaks	Jeffrey Richman	June 15, 2003 (2003-06-15)	1AGL79
Charlie has a disagreement with his chief of staff over how to cast his first vote.
2	"New Kid in School"	Jay Sandrich	Jeffrey Richman	June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)	1AGL01
Charlie tries to make new friends and gain acceptance on Capitol Hill.
3	"Charlie's Got Game"	Gary Halvorson	Kristin Gore & Nicholas Stoller	UNAIRED	1AGL05
Charlie participates in a basketball game after Sarah says that he acts too gay to be taken seriously as a politician.
4	"Dinner and a Breakdown"	Gary Halvorson	John Riggi	UNAIRED	1AGL02
Charlie throws a dinner party at his apartment.
5	"If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother"	TBD	Nancy Steen	UNAIRED	1AGL04
Charlie catches his mom stealing a clock at a reception for Queen Elizabeth.
6	"I'll Take the Low Road"	TBD	Jonathan M. Goldstein	UNAIRED	1AGL03
Graydon belittles Charlie during a televised debate.
7	"What's Wrong with This Picture?"	TBD	Jonathan Goldstein & John Riggi	UNAIRED	1AGL06
Charlie tries to hide his TV past, because he wants to date a sophisticated interior decorator.

Reviews for Charlie Lawrence were mostly negative. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times called the political satire "mild and formulaic.^[2]

The first episode of Charlie Lawrence got a rating of 0.9 in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic.^[3]

^ TV Guide. "Charlie Lawrence Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
^ Alessandra Stanley (14 June 2003). "Washington Monument: He Takes It Personally". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
^ Andrew Gans. "Lane's Charlie Lawrence Debuts to Low Ratings". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.