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The Knights of Prosperity was a short-lived comedy series that premiered on ABC in the United States on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. It was created by Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman, who also created the NBC comedy-drama Ed. The show follows a group of misfits—the titular Knights—who attempt to rob various celebrities, the first being Mick Jagger. Later in the series, the attempt to rob his luxury apartment failed, and the team moved onto new targets Kelly Ripa and later Ray Romano.
The series initially aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m.
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The Knights of Prosperity was a short-lived comedy series that premiered on ABC in the United States on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. It was created by Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman, who also created the NBC comedy-drama Ed. The show follows a group of misfits—the titular Knights—who attempt to rob various celebrities, the first being Mick Jagger. Later in the series, the attempt to rob his luxury apartment failed, and the team moved onto new targets Kelly Ripa and later Ray Romano.
The series initially aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. before being moved to 8:30. The series was pulled after airing nine episodes and then officially cancelled by ABC. On August 8, after 5 months off the air, ABC broadcast two episodes and then pulled the sitcom once again. On August 17, 2007, the network made all 13 episodes available for viewing on , but were later taken off.
Name changes and scheduling
The series went through several name changes: the original title was Let's Rob Jeff Goldblum, later changed to Let's Rob Mick Jagger once Goldblum committed to the NBC drama Raines. ABC announced the series for its fall schedule as Let's Rob... in May, and the final name change to Knights was reported in July 2006. During the TCA Tour, executive producer Rob Burnett indicated that the title might change again before the show debuts, but the show debuted under the "Knights" name.
Originally scheduled to debut on October 17, 2006 at 9:00 p.m., it was pulled from the schedule on October 3 in favor of at least two additional 90-minute episodes of its intended lead-in, Dancing with the Stars. ABC later announced that the program would be shelved and rescheduled for a January 2007 airdate due to the network now making another sitcom, Big Day, a priority for the Tuesday night schedule. On November 9, 2006, ABC began running promos for the show in advance of its January airdate. On December 5, 2006, ABC announced that the program would premiere on January 3, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. Although the show was scheduled to air the following week at 9:00, a primetime address by the President of the United States caused the second episode of the show to air at 9:30 p.m. The show returned to its normal 9:00 time slot the following week. The show was rescheduled to 8:30 beginning on January 31, 2007, and remained there until it was pulled from the schedule on March 5. Before the upfronts, the network announced that it was considering a second season featuring Ray Romano.
However, the show was ultimately canceled, and was briefly brought back in the summer to burn off the remaining episodes along with fellow low-rated newcomer The Nine. Both shows were pulled again on August 14 and on August 17, ABC put up the remaining episodes on its website.
Marketing
On December 26 2006, to generate buzz for the show, ABC distributed wallets bearing the monogram "KOP" in a number of markets. The wallets contained a receipt from "Enterprise Luxury Goods Ltd." for millions of dollars in purchases, a claim check for a platinum wristwatch, and an invitation to join a promotional group via text message.
On December 31 2006 during New Year's Eve in Time Square, ABC also distributed orange acrylic hats bearing a white embroidered "KOP".
Cast and characters
Guest stars
Episodes
| Episode # | Title | Air Date | Rating | Share | 18-49 | Viewers |
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| 1 | Operation: Pilot | January 3, 2007 | TV-PG L | 7 | 3.0 | 7.4 million | | 2 | Operation: Seduce Simone | January 10, 2007 | TV-PG DL | 5 | 2.0 | 5.2 million | | 3 | Operation: Fighting Shape | January 17, 2007 | TV-14 | 4 | 1.5 | 4.1 million | | 4 | Operation: Deliver the Case | January 24, 2007 | TV-PG DLV | 4 | 1.4 | 3.8 million | | 5 | Operation: Ralph | January 31, 2007 | TV-PG DLSV | 5 | 1.9 | 5.1 million | | 6 | Operation: Caught on Tape | February 7, 2007 | TV-PG S | 5 | 2.1 | 5.6 million | | 7 | Operation: Save Esperanza | February 14, 2007 | TV-14 DLV | 5 | 2.1 | 5.3 million | | 8 | Operation: Panic Room | February 21, 2007 | TV-14 DLV | 4 | 1.6 | 4.1 million | | 9 | Operation: Oswald Montecristo | February 28, 2007 | TV-14 DLV | 4 | 1.7 | 4.2 million | | 10 | Operation: Rent Money | August 8, 2007 | TV-PG | 3 | 1.8 | 2.3 million | | 11 | Operation: Steal the Safe | August 8, 2007 | TV-PG | 3 | 1.5 | 2.1 million | | 12 | Operation: Open the Safe | August 22, 2007 | TV-PG | N/A | N/A | * | | 13 | Operation: RomanoCorp | August 23, 2007 | TV-PG | N/A | N/A | * |
International distribution
| Country | TV Network(s) | Series Premiere | Weekly schedule (local time) |
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| Seven Network | August 2007 | Originally aired weeknights at 3pm in August 2007.
The entire series is currently being repeated on Seven HD on Sunday nights at 9.25pm | | HRT | 2008 | Sundays at 9:00 PM | | Canal+ | July 2008 | Mondays to Fridays at 6:20 PM | | Rai Due | 2008 | Saturdays at 4:10 PM | | TV2 | February 2008 | Wednesday at 10:20 PM | | Comedy Central | Fall 2007 | Mondays at 8:00 PM | | RTP2 | August 27 2008 | Monday to Friday at 8:45 PM | | Comedy Central | 2008 | Mondays at 10:30 PM | | AXN | 2008 | Monday-Friday at 17:00 AM | | Star World | 2008-2009 | Wednesday at 15:00 PM |
Seasonal Ratings
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of Knights of Prosperity on ABC:
| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Series Premiere | Series Finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers
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| 1 | Wednesday 9:00 P.M. (January 3 - January 23, 2007)
Wednesday 8:30 P.M. (January 31 - February 28, 2007)
Wednesday 8:00 P.M. (August 8, 2007) | January 3, 2007 | August 23, 2007 | 2006-2007 | 107 | 5.0 (#117) |
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