Accidentally on Purpose: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Accidentally on Purpose, based on the bestselling memoir by Mary F. Pols, is a comedy about a single woman, Billie, who finds herself "accidentally" pregnant after a one-night stand with a much younger guy, and decides to keep the baby...and the guy. A newspaper film critic, Billie is barely surviving a humiliating breakup with her charming boss, James, who's still trying to resume their relationship. Pregnant, after a brief fling with her "boy toy" Zack, Billie and Zack make an arrangement to live together platonically. Billie's party girl best friend Olivia, and Abby, her conventional, younger married sister, eagerly look forward to the new addition and offer their own brands of advice and encouragement. But when Zack and his freeloading friends, including Davis, start to turn her place into a frat house, Billie isn't sure if she's living with a boyfriend, a roommate, or if she just has another child to raise.

Series details

• Title: Accidentally on Purpose
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2009-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-04-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 1988

Cast and credited roles

• Jenna Elfman — Billie Chase
• Jon Foster — Zack Crawchuck
• Nicolas Wright — Davis
• Lennon Parham — Abby Chase
• Ashley Jensen — Olivia Hollenbeck
• Grant Show — James

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-09-21; final listed air date 2010-04-21; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Accidentally on Purpose on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.