Bad Teacher was a Syndication network sitcom created by Hilary Winston which aired from April 24, 2014 and ended on July 26, 2014, lasting for one season and 13 episodes.
It is loosely based on the 2011 film of the same name.
Plot[]
The show centered on Meredith Davis, a woman & former trophy wife who is left penniless after her wealthy husband divorces her and decides to masquerade as a teacher as she looks for a new man to support her.
Cast[]
- Ari Graynor as Meredith Davis
- Sara Gilbert as Irene
- Ryan Hansen as Joel Kotsky
- Sara Rodier as Lily
- Kristin Davis as Ginny Taylor-Clapp
- David Alan Grier as Carl Gaines
- Caitlin Kimball as Kim Superfine
Recurring
- Stuart Allan as James Pfaff
- Madison De La Garza as Kelsey
- Grace Kaufman as Bronwen
- Kat Foster as Brie
- Brett Gelman as Doug Pilaf
- Colin Hanks as Coach Donnie
Production & Development[]
"Bad Teacher" was first reported to be in development on October 5, 2012, and received a pilot order on January 23, 2013. Don Scardino became attached to direct the pilot on March 13, 2013.
On February 18, 2013, David Alan Grier was the first to join the cast in the role of Carl. Ari Graynor was cast on February 19th as Meredith, Ryan Hansen was cast on February 21st as Joel, Sara Gilbert was cast as Irene on March 6th and Kristin Davis was cast as Ginny on March 13th.
Sara Rodier was also cast in the role of Lily, though this casting news received no announcement. On March 19, 2013, Caitlin Kimball joined the cast in a recurring role, portraying the role of Kim.
On May 13, 2013, it was reported that "Bad Teacher" wouldn't receive a fall 2013 commitment from Syndication and the series was absent entirely from the Syndication 2013–14 schedule announced on May 15, 2013.
However, a week later, a series pickup was announced and it premiered at 9:31PM on April 24, 2014.
On May 10, 2014, Syndication announced that the series had been canceled after airing only three episodes. After the show's fifth episode aired on May 22, 2014, the planned broadcasts of the sixth and seventh episodes were pulled from the schedule and was replaced with reruns of The Millers that had been previously scheduled to air at 8:31PM.