The Writers' Room

*The Writers' Room*
The Writers' Room
Presented by	Jim Rash
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Tom Forman; Brad Bishop; Mike Maloy; Neal Kendall; Aliyah Silverstein; Marco Bresaz(season 1)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Relativity Television
Original release
Network	SundanceTV
Release	July 29, 2013 –; June 2, 2014

The Writers' Room is an American television talk show hosted by screenwriter and actor Jim Rash. Each episode features a behind-the-scenes look at the writing staff of popular television series. The series premiered on July 29, 2013.^[1]^[2]

Premise

Familiar with the process, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and veteran actor Jim Rash talks with the creators and head writers of critically acclaimed prime-time television shows to examine the aura in "the writers' room" and the writers' mental process through each episode.

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	6	July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)	September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
2	6	April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)	June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)

Season 1 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Featured show	Panelists	Featured expert	Original air date
1	1	Breaking Bad	Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett	Jess Cagle	July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)
2	2	Parks and Recreation	Dan Goor, Joe Mande, Amy Poehler, and Michael Schur	Jess Cagle	August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05)
3	3	Dexter	Scott Buck, Sara Colleton, Manny Coto, Michael C. Hall, and Wendy West	Dan Snierson	August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)
4	4	New Girl	Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Elizabeth Meriwether, and Jake Johnson	Jess Cagle	August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)
5	5	Game of Thrones	David Benioff and D. B. Weiss	Jess Cagle	August 26, 2013 (2013-08-26)
6	6	American Horror Story	Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy, and Lily Rabe	Lynette Rice	September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)

Season 2 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Featured show	Panelists	Original air date
7	1	Scandal	Jenna Bans, Matt Byrne, Heather Mitchell, Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, and Mark Wilding	April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)
8	2	The Walking Dead, Smallville and other comic book adaptations	Blair Butler, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Robert Kirkman, and Michael Schneider	April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)
9	3	House of Cards	Matt Bai, Laura Eason, John Mankiewicz, Molly Parker, and Beau Willimon	May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)
10	4	Sons of Anarchy	Mike Daniels, Charles Murray, Katey Sagal, and Kurt Sutter	May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)
11	5	The Good Wife	Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, and Julianna Margulies	May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)
12	6	Pretty Little Liars	Joseph Dougherty, Oliver Goldstick, I. Marlene King, Shay Mitchell, and Sasha Pieterse	June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2014	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Informational Series or Special^[3]	Tom Forman, Brad Bishop, Mike Maloy, Neal Kendall, Aliyah Silverstein, Jim Rash	Nominated

References

^ "Sundance Channel greenlights THE WRITERS' ROOM, premiering July 29th". Sundance Channel. May 23, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
^ Zurawik, David (July 27, 2013). "Sundance 'Writers' Room' goes backstage at 'Breaking Bad'". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
^ "The Writers' Room Awards and Nominations". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

External links

[guests-1] "Sundance Channel greenlights THE WRITERS' ROOM, premiering July 29th". Sundance Channel. May 23, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

[upcoming-2] Zurawik, David (July 27, 2013). "Sundance 'Writers' Room' goes backstage at 'Breaking Bad'". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

[3] "The Writers' Room Awards and Nominations". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

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