Retired at 35 Information

Retired at 35 is an American sitcom on TV Land starring George Segal, Jessica Walter, Johnathan McClain, Josh McDermitt, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ryan Michelle Bathe. It is the network's second original scripted series after Hot in Cleveland. The series premiered on January 19, 2011. On March 21, 2011, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on Tuesday June 26, 2012, at 10:00 pm ET/PT, and concluded on Wednesday, August 29, 2012.

On December 13, 2012, TV Land announced that the series was not renewed for a third season and is cancelled. This makes it the only one of five TV Land original sitcoms to be cancelled from the network.

Premise

See List of Retired at 35 episodes for more information The series follows a successful New Yorker named David (Johnathan McClain), who decides to leave the rat race and his job in the big city and visit his father (George Segal) and mother (Jessica Walter) who live in a retirement community in Florida. Hoping to reconnect with them and re-evaluate his life, he makes a snap decision to quit his job and take some time to live the dream of retirement that so many are working toward. But he soon finds, to his surprise, that his parents are in the final stages of separating.

Cast

Main cast

• George Segal as Alan Robbins
• Johnathan McClain as David Robbins
• Jessica Walter as Elaine Robbins
• Josh McDermitt as Brandon
• Ryan Michelle Bathe as Jessica Sanders (season 1)
• Marissa Jaret Winokur as Amy Robbins (season 2)

Casey Wilson previously played the role of Amy Robbins in the pilot episode, only appearing that one episode. She did the pilot, prior to joining the cast of the ABC sitcom Happy Endings.

Recurring cast

• George Wyner as Richard
• Peter Bonerz as Chuckie Lutz
• Christine Ebersole as Susan (season 1)
• John Ross Bowie as Jared (season 2)
• Danneel Ackles as Jenn (season 2)

Guest stars

Estelle Harris, Mimi Kennedy, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Shelley Long, John O'Hurley, Christina Pickles, Jay Thomas, Ashley Williams and Fred Willard all guest starred within the show's first season.

Production

TV Land placed a pilot order on October 26, 2009. The series was created by Chris Case, who also serves as executive producer. Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis are executive producers as well. The series is filmed in multi-camera format in front of a live studio audience.

Casting announcements began in November 2009, with George Segal as the first actor cast, with Segal playing the role of Alan Robbins, David's father, who bonds with his son while showing him the glories of his newfound lifestyle. Johnathan McClain, Josh McDermitt and Ryan Michelle Bathe were the next actors cast, with McClain playing David Robbins, a successful young businessman who decides to leave New York behind and move into his father's Florida retirement home, McDermitt playing Brandon, David's best friend, and Bathe playing Jessica Sanders, David's love interest. The last series regular cast was Jessica Walter as Elaine Robbins, David's mom and Alan's ex-wife.

Retired at 35 was ordered to series by TV Land on April 16, 2010. The series, which is TV Land's second original scripted comedy series, premiered on January 19, 2011, following Hot in Cleveland. Marissa Jaret Winokur has joined the cast in the second season as Amy Robbins, David's sister, a sharp-tongued, quick-witted successful saleswoman for a pharmaceutical company with a bubbly personality, a role that was originally played by Casey Wilson in the pilot.

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (ET/PT)	# Ep.	Premiered		Ended		TV Season	Viewers (in millions)
			Date	Premiere Viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale Viewers (in millions)
Season 1	Wednesday 10:30PM	10	January 19, 2011	2.01	March 23, 2011	1.21	2011	1.6
Season 2	Tuesday 10:00PM Wednesday 11:00PM	10	June 26, 2012	0.60	August 29, 2012	0.82	2012

International broadcasting

• In Canada, it airs on VisionTV.
• In Italy, it airs on Fox Italy; on MNet in South Africa; and on TV4 in Sweden and Finland.
• In Latin America, it airs con Comedy Central Latin America Sundays at 11.30PM CT