Out of Practice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Out Of Practice is a comedy about a family of physicians who share the same profession but have little else in common. Ben Barnes is an earnest young couples' counselor whose family doesn't consider him to be a "real" doctor because he doesn't have "M.D." after his name. They're the real doctors: Ben's brother, Oliver is good-looking, self-centered and a plastic surgeon who enjoys dating the prettiest women in town, some of whom he helped make that way; and his sister Regina is an E.R. doctor who's hooked on the non-stop action there. Their divorcing parents are Stewart, a gastroenterologist who is glad to be free from the reins of his controlling wife, and Lydia, a driven, status conscious cardiologist whose career eclipsed her ex's years ago. But despite their lofty credentials, Ben might be the best prescription for the future of this family.

Series details

• Title: Out of Practice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2005-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 1160

Cast and credited roles

• Christopher Gorham — Benjamin Barnes
• Ty Burrell — Oliver Barnes
• Paula Marshall — Regina Barnes
• Henry Winkler — Stewart Barnes
• Stockard Channing — Lydia Barnes
• Jennifer Tilly — Crystal

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-09-19; final listed air date 2006-03-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Out of Practice 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.