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*Welcome to The Captain*
Welcome to The Captain
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	John Hamburg
Starring	Fran Kranz; Chris Klein; Joanna Garcia; Al Madrigal; Valerie Azlynn; Raquel Welch; Jeffrey Tambor;
Narrated by	Al Madrigal
Composer	Tree Adams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	John Hamburg; Ted Cohen; Andrew Reich;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Bernard Gayle Productions; CBS Paramount Network Television;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 4 –; March 3, 2008

Welcome to The Captain (previously known as The Captain) is an American sitcom television series created, executive produced and directed by John Hamburg. Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen also serve as executive producers. The show is about a young writer (Fran Kranz) whose life changes when he moves into a legendary old Hollywood apartment building.

Produced by CBS Paramount Network Television and John & Anders, the series was greenlit and given a six-episode order in June 2007.^[1]

Welcome to The Captain premiered on February 4, 2008, airing on CBS in the United States and CTV in Canada.^[2] On CBS it was a mid-season replacement for The Big Bang Theory,^[3] but the show was halted after its fifth episode aired due to poor ratings. Fran Kranz eventually signed on to the upcoming Fox series Dollhouse, effectively canceling the CBS sitcom.^[4] On May 14, 2008, the series was officially canceled.^[5]

Cast

Fran Kranz – Joshua "Josh" Flug
Chris Klein – Marty Tanner
Joanna Garcia – Hope
Al Madrigal – Jesus
Valerie Azlynn – Astrid
Raquel Welch – Charlene Van Ark
Jeffrey Tambor – Saul Fish

Guest stars

Actor/Actress	Character
Michael Weston (Episode 2)	Brad
Christine Woods (Episode 2)	Claire
Joey Fatone (Episode 3)	as himself
Shiri Appleby (Episode 4)	Heather
Nicole Lyn (Episode 4)	Melanie

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	John Hamburg	John Hamburg	February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04)	101
Josh Flug, a one-time Hollywood hot shot, is persuaded by his friend, Marty, to move into the El Capitan apartment building, dubbed "The Captain" by its residents. With its eccentric group of tenants, he realizes this is the fresh start he needs.
2	"Weekend at Saul's"	Mark Mylod	Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen	February 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)	102
When Josh invites Hope to stay at his apartment for the weekend, Uncle Saul convinces him that it is a bad move, and persuades him to stay at his weekend retreat in order to make her jealous.
3	"The Letter"	John Hamburg	John Hamburg	February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)	103
With help from Jesus and Uncle Saul, Josh tries to plan the perfect dinner for Hope. Meanwhile, Marty shacks up with Josh after being kicked out of his apartment by his live-in girlfriend.
4	"The Wrecking Crew"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Sherry Bilsing & Ellen Plummer	February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)	104
Marty and Josh are joined by Uncle Saul and Jesus for a guys' night out, while Hope tries to make girlfriends in the building so she is not alone on a Friday night.
5	"Mr. Big Meeting"	John Hamburg	Tucker Cawley	March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)	105
After Marty lands Josh a meeting with the president of Paramount, Uncle Saul insists on helping him with his pitch. Also, while Jesus is busy checking the building's smoke detectors, Astrid stands in for him at the front desk.

U.S. Nielsen Ratings

Weekly

#	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot	Households (Rating/Share)^[6]	18-49 (Rating/Share)^[6]	Viewers (m)^[6]	Weekly Rank (#)
1	"Pilot"	February 4, 2008	8:30 p.m.	5.1/8	2.7/7	8.14	35
2	"Weekend at Saul's"	February 11, 2008		4.5/7	2.6/7	7.13	30
3	"The Letter"	February 18, 2008		3.4/5	2.0/5	5.45	42
4	"The Wrecking Crew"	February 25, 2008		3.1/5	1.8/5	5.34	N/A
5	"Mr. Big Meeting"	March 3, 2008		3.6/5	1.8/5	5.63	59