{{Short description|2003 American TV series}} {{about|the TV sitcom|3=Ausa (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | genre = [[Sitcom]] | creator = [[Richard Appel]] | writer = {{Plain list| *[[Abraham Higginbotham]] *[[Warren Lieberstein]] *[[Halsted Sullivan]] *[[Judah Miller]] *[[Murray Miller]] }} | starring = {{Plain list| *[[Scott Foley]] *[[Amanda Detmer]] *[[Eddie McClintock]] *[[Ana Ortiz]] *[[Peter Jacobson]] *[[John Ross Bowie]] }} | composer = [[Roger Neill]] | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 12 (4 unaired) | executive_producer = Richard Appel | producer = {{Plain list| *Shari Tavey *Robert Lloyd Lewis *Al Lowenstein }} | camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/04/arts/television-review-a-new-show-blessed-for-what-it-isn-t.html|title=TELEVISION REVIEW; A New Show Blessed for What It Isn't|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 February 2003|last1=Stanley|first1=Alessandra}}</ref> | runtime = 30 minutes | company = {{Plain list| *Persons Unknown Productions *[[Universal Television|NBC Studios]] *[[20th Century Fox Television]] }} | network = [[NBC]] | first_aired = {{start date|2003|2|4}} | last_aired = {{End date|2003|4|1}} }}
'''''A.U.S.A.''''' is an American legal television [[sitcom]] created by [[Richard Appel]], that aired on [[NBC]] from February 4 to April 1, 2003, starring [[Scott Foley]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,410482,00.html |title=Made in 'A.U.S.A.' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 23, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122171400/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,410482,00.html |archive-date=2007-01-22}}</ref>
==Plot== Adam Sullivan ([[Scott Foley]]) is a [[naive]] and well-intentioned federal prosecutor (an [[Assistant United States Attorney]]) in [[New York City]], who must contend with the difficulties of both his work life and his romantic life. While being part of the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], Sullivan finds both colleagues and opponents challenging his every move.
==Cast== * [[Scott Foley]] as Adam Sullivan * [[Amanda Detmer]] as Susan Rakoff * [[Eddie McClintock]] as Owen Harper * [[Ana Ortiz]] as Ana Rivera * [[Peter Jacobson]] as Geoffrey Laurence * [[John Ross Bowie]] as Wally Berman
==Episodes== {{Episode table |total_width= |background=#404040 |overall=5 |title=15 |director=14 |writer=24 |airdate=18 |prodcode= |prodcodeR=<ref name="U.S.C.O.">From the United States Copyright Office catalog: {{cite web |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First |title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "AUSA"] |publisher=United States Copyright Office |date= |accessdate=2020-11-18}}</ref> |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Pilot | DirectedBy = [[Andrew D. Weyman]] | WrittenBy = [[Richard Appel]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|2|4}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH01 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Rich Man, Poor Man | DirectedBy = [[Steve Zuckerman]] | WrittenBy = Amanda Lasher | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|2|11}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH03 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = 12 Happy Grandmothers | DirectedBy = [[Linda Mendoza]] | WrittenBy = Richard Appel | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|2|18}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH12 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Till Death Do Us Part | DirectedBy = [[Gail Mancuso]] | WrittenBy = [[Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|2|25}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH05 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The Joint Report... A Love Story | DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman | WrittenBy = Judah Miller & Murray Miller | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|3|4}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH09 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Walter's First Lawsuit | DirectedBy = Gail Mancuso | WrittenBy = [[Abraham Higginbotham]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|3|11}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH06 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Sullivan, Rakoff & Associate | DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman | WrittenBy = Bryan Behar & Steve Baldikoski | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|3|18}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH08 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = The Kiss | DirectedBy = Andrew D. Weyman | WrittenBy = Abraham Higginbotham | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|1}} | ShortSummary = | ProdCode= 1AGH07 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Top Secret | DirectedBy = [[Michael McDonald (comedian)|Michael McDonald]] | WrittenBy = [[Richard Appel]] | OriginalAirDate = ''UNAIRED'' | ShortSummary = | ProdCode=1AGH02 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Witness Protection | DirectedBy = [[Henry Winkler]] | WrittenBy = [[Richard Appel]] | OriginalAirDate = ''UNAIRED'' | ShortSummary = | ProdCode=1AGH04 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Just Friends | DirectedBy = [[Fred Savage]] | WrittenBy = Jeff Westbrook | OriginalAirDate = ''UNAIRED'' | ShortSummary = | ProdCode=1AGH10 | LineColor = 404040 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Nothing But the Truth | DirectedBy = [[Michael McDonald (comedian)|Michael McDonald]] | WrittenBy = Hugh Fink | OriginalAirDate = ''UNAIRED'' | ShortSummary = | ProdCode=1AGH11 | LineColor = 404040 }} }}
==Reception== The show debuted on February 4, 2003, with an audience of 11.5 million viewers, ranking at #42 for the week.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!-- Staff report --> |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/02/28/ratings-14/ |title=The Ratings |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 28, 2003 |access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|312091}}
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