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Starved

★ 7.8 555 votes 2005–2005 1 seasons · 7 episodes Ended FX
Starring
Eric SchaefferLaura BenantiSterling K. BrownDel PentecostJackie HoffmanSusan Misner
Written by
Eric Schaeffer
Starring
Eric SchaefferLaura BenantiSterling K. BrownDel PentecostJackie HoffmanSusan Misner
Written by
Eric Schaeffer
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
036912
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About

Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes in 2005. The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. In addition to his own life experiences, Schaeffer also drew upon the experiences of the other members of the principal cast, each of whom coincidentally had struggled with food issues of their own. Starved was the lead-in of FX's hour-long "Other Side of Comedy" block with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX executives wanted to use the two series to begin building comedy programming and broaden the network's demographic. The series debuted on August 4, 2005 to poor critical reviews and was cancelled in October 2005, when FX picked Sunny over Starved for renewal.

All Seasons

Season 12005
8.4587
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1Pilot8.012
2Please Release Me, Let Me Go7.77
3Scrotal Origami8.910
43D8.78
5Thank You, I Love You9.06
6Viva La Cucaracha8.37
7The Breatharians8.08

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Eric Schaeffer Sam
Laura Benanti Billie Frasier
Sterling K. Brown Adam Williams
Del Pentecost Dan Roundtree
Jackie Hoffman Group Leader
Susan Misner Alison
Maureen Flannigan Amy Roundtree
Robyn Cohen Shanti
Neal Huff Randy
Nikki Ghisel Joaney

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