Worst Week: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sam Briggs is an entertainment magazine editor who will do anything to please his girlfriend's parents ... but instead becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever he's around them. Sam and his girlfriend, Melanie Clayton, have only one hurdle left to clear as they start their life together: breaking the news to Mel's conservative parents that they have a wedding in the works and a baby on the way. Dick, a stern Judge, and his wife, Angela, are protective of their daughter, and are really trying to let go of the anger they feel toward Sam ... after all, disaster follows whenever he visits their house. But despite his best efforts, every time Sam takes one positive step forward in winning over his future in-laws, he inevitably takes two crushing steps back. But with support and love from Melanie who stands up for him despite his knack for making himself look bad, Sam will hopefully charm his way into her family.

Series details

• Title: Worst Week
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2008-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-02-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 4510

Cast and credited roles

• Erinn Hayes — Melanie Clayton
• Kurtwood Smith — Dick Clayton
• Kyle Bornheimer — Sam Briggs
• Nancy Lenehan — Angela Clayton
• Parris Mosteller — Scotty

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-09-22; final listed air date 2009-02-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Worst Week 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.