Rude Awakening: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons (1998–2001).

Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of AA, her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.

Series details

• Title: Rude Awakening
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1998-08-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23047
• IMDb ID: tt0165057
• TVDB ID: 72473

Cast and credited roles

• Sherilyn Fenn — Billie Frank
• Jonathan Penner — Dave Parelli
• Lynn Redgrave — Trudy Frank
• Rain Pryor — Jackie Garcia

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-08-01; final listed air date 1998-11-07; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-06-26; final listed air date 2000-03-18; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-06-29; final listed air date 2001-02-15; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rude Awakening 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.