What About Brian was an
American dramatic television series created by
Dana Stevens and co-produced by
J.J. Abrams' company
Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on
April 16,
2006 on
ABC, as a
midseason replacement and concluded on
March 26,
2007. The show regularly aired on Monday at 10 p.m.
ET/9 p.m.
CT in the
United States. On
May 16,
2006, ABC renewed the series for its second season,
[What About Brian renewed for a second season - Link] notably making it the only new series to be picked up by the network from the 2005–2006 television season, despite it being the final new series introduced by ABC during the season. The series returned
October 9,
2006, with a full 22-episode season confirmed by
November 10,
2006.
[TV.com: Justice pulled, Brian pumped] The second season order was subsequently scaled back to 19 episodes by the network.
[What About Brian: Aren't There Any More Episodes?, TV Series Finale, March 28, 2007]
What About Brian ended its run after two seasons on
March 26,
2007.
[ABC Unveils 14 Early Series Pick-Ups, Broadcasting & Cable, March 21, 2007]
Main cast