
Accidentally on Purpose
2009 · TV Series · TV-PG · 30 min · ★ 5.8 · 40% critics
A single newspaper film critic faces an unexpected pregnancy after a one-night stand with a much younger man. As she decides to keep both the baby and the father in her life, an awkward living arrangement turns into a sitcom about romance, responsibility, and mismatched expectations.
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Details
- Years
- 2009–2010
- Release date
- 2009-09-21
- Network
- CBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (44 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like light romantic sitcoms such as Mad Love or The Mindy Project; Not for you if forced jokes or awkward relationship setups quickly wear thin.
Pros: likable leads; sweet romantic setup; occasional sharp jokes | Cons: uneven laughs; thin premise; divisive humor
Themes
- san francisco, california
- roommates
- pregnancy
- unwanted pregnancy
- sitcom
Cast & crew

Jenna Elfman
as Billie

Jon Foster
as Zack

Matthew Glave
as Officer Ravitz
- GV
Gillian Vigman

Julianna Guill

Ashley Jensen
as Olivia

Lennon Parham
as Abby

Nicolas Wright
as Davis

Grant Show
as James

Andrew Lewis Caldwell
as Franklin
Directed by David Trainer, Barnet Kellman, Andrew D. Weyman +4 more
Episodes1 season · 18 episodes
Season 118 episodes
- S1E1Pilot
- S1E2Memento
- S1E3One Night Stand
- S1E4The Date
- S1E5The Love Guru
- S1E6Fight Club
- S1E7The Godfather
- S1E8The Third Man
- S1E9Working Girl
- S1E10Class
- S1E11It Happened One Christmas
- S1E12The Odd Couples
- S1E13The Rock
- S1E14Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
- S1E15Back to School
- S1E16Face Off
- S1E17Speed (1)
- S1E18Speed 2 (2)