Watching Ellie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A single woman, Ellie Riggs, tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life. Told in real time, each episode is a linear 22-minute slice of Ellie's life. To remind viewers of the real-time gimmick, early episodes feature a countdown clock on the screen throughout the show.

Series details

• Title: Watching Ellie
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2002-02-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23859
• IMDb ID: tt0306410
• TVDB ID: 77250

Cast and credited roles

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus — Ellie Riggs
• Steve Carell — Edgar
• Don Lake — Dr. Don Zimmerman
• Lauren Bowles — Susan
• Peter Stormare — Ingvar
• Darren Boyd — Ben

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-02-26; final listed air date 2002-04-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-04-15; final listed air date 2003-05-20; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Watching Ellie 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.