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Watching Ellie
Watching Ellie is an American sitcom that starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus and was created by her husband, Brad Hall. It aired on NBC from February 2002 to May 2003, though only sixteen episodes were broadcast before it was canceled due to low ratings.
Premise and formats.
There were two incarnations of "Watching Ellie", neither of which met with any success. Both focused on the character of cabaret singer Ellie Riggs (Louis-Dreyfus), with markedly different approaches.
The first was
Love". In 2001, she made several special guest appearances on "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David's show "Curb Your Enthusiasm", playing herself fictionally trying to break the "curse" by planning to star in a show in which she would play an actress affected by a "Seinfeld"-like curse.
After several years away from a regular TV job, Louis-Dreyfus began a new single-camera sitcom, "Watching Ellie", which premiered on NBC in February 2002. The series was created by