Night Shift

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Night Shift (2009 - present)

30 Min
Sit-Com

Sony Pictures Television
Shoe Money Productions

Based on the Icelandic series "Naeturvaktin" (Night Shift) based around the lives of 3 characters who work the graveyard shift at a northern Minnesota gas station. John the supervisor has a fondness for Canadian culture and as such has been unfairly branded a communist by his fellow townsfolk. Olaf is a well meaning, simple young man whose family roots go back to the founders of the town. Daniel is a medical school drop out with a huge debt load who can't stand the inane and dangerous tasks that John finds for him and Olaf to do, and tries to rally Olaf to take a stand with him.

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Cast & Crew

Principal Cast and Crew;
David Litt (EP)
Chris Downey (EP)
Chris Dingess (Writer/PROD)
Katie Ford (Writer/PROD)
Caryn Lucas (Writer/PROD)
Richard Correll as DIR
Katy Garretson as DIR
Scott Ellis as DIR
Kathy Bates as DIR

Principal Cast;
Kenny Robinson as John
Paul Dano as Olaf
Jared Keeso as Daniel
Kathy Bates as Tess
Kristen Harris as Rory
Bill Fagerbakke as Sven

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episode guide

4.01 - "Common Enemas" (2012) 1.0/3 2.94
Sep 17, 2012
John volunteers Daniel to help the town organize an enema education and equipment program; Carla, an infamous celebrity from a rich Twin Cities family storms into town, camera crew in tow, after her most recent drug detox stint and pretends to fall in love with Olaf in hopes of landing a big reality TV deal.

4.02 - "Shacking Up" (2012) 1.0/3 2.82
Sep 24, 2012
Carla and Olaf move in together (along with the camera crew) while Daniel tries to out her as the skank she is. John's big chance to become a cultural attache to Canada unwittingly turns him into a cigarette smuggler.


4.03 - "Super Grande Upsize" (2012) 1.1/2 3.15
Oct 1, 2012
guest star; Mary Carey
John introduces his new (very) buxom girlfriend who he met while she was visiting another inmate in jail. Everyone else (even Carla) see that Bambi is just a gold digging ho, but John is having too much fun to see the truth. Only Daniel is deemed sneaky enough to make John see the truth but he won't do it because he thinks he wants John to lose everything to Bambi; until he meets Bambi's real boyfriend and his future boss Jethro.

4.04 - "Fruit of My Loins" (2012) 1.1/2 3.22
Oct 8, 2012
The realization that she is falling for Olaf causes Carla to lash out and try to pick up another man; but the only one she can find willing is John. An ex-girlfriend of Daniel's arrives in town on holiday with her family; including a six year old boy that strikes more then a passing resemblence to Daniel. A new energy softdrink being sold at the C-Store has the entire town buzzed.

4.05 - "Alternate Ending" (2012) 1.2/3 3.39
Oct 15, 2012
Olaf stops a robbery in the store using a soda pop, thrusting him and Carla into the spotlight, something she loves but he can't stand. Daniel strings John along in an elaborate hoax that has multiple people involved, but when the cops get involved Daniel knows he can't finish the hoax and scrambles for a way out without disapointing those involved.

4.06 - "Slushy King" (2012) 1.2/3 3.25
Nov 5, 2012
A new Pastor comes to town and keeps the boys busy hunting ghosts, and the women busy hunting him. When the Pharmacy puts in a slushy machine John tries to fire back by selling herbal remedies which he knows nothing about.


4.07 - "Heat and Serve" (2012) 1.2/3 3.41
Nov 12, 2012
When the local health inspector spots Olaf drop a wiener on the floor and put it back in the heat rack he puts the store under watch and threatens to shut them down. Daniel finds himself having to try and save Olaf's job; but its the inspectors crush on Carla that might save his job, and ruin his relationship. John gets addicted to the tanning spa.

4.08 - "Competition Breeds Contempt" (2012) 1.2/3 3.30
Nov 19, 2012
When a corporate executive from America's largest C-store chain gets stuck in town thanks to a snowstorm, the crew tries to keep him in his motel room worried he will want to open up a store and put them out of business. John hires a new gun loving ex-Ranger employee who everyone but him see's will be a problem.

4.09 - "Coffee is For Closers" (2012) 1.3/3 3.47
Nov 26, 2012
A sexy sounding retail consultant convinces John to run an employee sales competition which he goes for only because it means she will come to town to award the prize. The employees sabotage each other's sales efforts and John is disapointed when the consultant is nothing like he pictured.

4.10 - "Crash 'n Go" (2012) 1.3/3 3.51
Dec 3, 2012
When an elderly man accidently crashes his car into the front of the store causing major damage, John and his lawyer go after the man even if it means destroying him and his lovely wife. In the meantime, Daniel and Olaf try to help the elderly couple who are in financial and health distress.

4.11 - "Christmas Craps" (2012) 1.3/3 3.60
Dec 10, 2012
Carla gets homesick for the holidays and so Olaf agrees to go with her for a weekend in Vegas. John accompanies the couple to Vegas making himself the third wheel, and causing Daniel to rebel against having to work double shifts right through the holidays.

4.12 - "Heal Thyself" (2013) 1.3/3 3.45
Jan 14, 2013
The crew arrives back from Vegas under the belief that a drunken John and Carla are now wed and Olaf considers killing himself. Daniel and John seek spiritual guidance from a new age therapist.

4.13 - "Insomniac" (2013) 1.3/3 3.51
Jan 21, 2013
Daniel suffers through an intense bout of insomnia that has him prowling the town's streets at night and finding a world he never knew existed in his hometown. Olaf proposes to Carla as his response to her false marriage to John; but she turns him down.

4.14 - "Hott Stuff" (2013) 1.3/3 3.42
Jan 28, 2013
Things get weird at the store when the latest issue of "Hott" magazine arrives; and it features Carla posing in a bikini with the slushie machine. John visits a palm reader who fortells his imminent death (thanks to Daniel's pay off) sending him into a tizzy.

4.15 - "Tape Delay" (2013) 1.4/3 3.68
Feb 4, 2013
When Daniel is forced to work during the SuperBowl he does his crazy best not to find out the score, so he can go home and watch it on PVR. Olaf is charged with keeping John busy at his own SuperBowl party because if he finds out about Daniel's efforts he will try to ruin them.

4.16 - "Snow Job" (2013) 1.4/3 3.60
Feb 11, 2013
John comes up with what he thinks is a brilliant promotional idea but the rest of his staff does not share the workload of his 1st annual snow golf open. Carla breaks the news to Olaf that she is leaving town, heading back to Hollywood.

4.17 - "The Banshee" (2013) 1.4/3 3.78
Feb 18, 2013
A heartbroken Olaf decides to walk across America. John installs a new slushee machine but soon believes the thing is haunted and refuses to enter the store until Daniel finds a way to exorcise the spirits.

4.18 - "Cereal Killer" (2013) 1.4/3 3.89
Feb 25, 2013
John receives a government grant to make a commercial causing infights over who should be the star. A man who the townsfolk believe is a serial killer from Canada begins to visit the store daily putting the crew on edge.

4.19 - "Repo Men" (2013) 1.4/3 3.77
Apr 15, 2013
The crew is shocked when the Sheriff arrives and shuts the doors, and the IRS takes possession of the C-store because John has not paid his taxes. The employees meet at John's trailer home and exchange stories of their first weeks at the store. John seems to actually gain some insight as to his shortcomings while Daniel also realizes that maybe he is not the hotshot he thinks he is.

4.20 - "The Snood" (2013) 1.4/3 3.85
Apr 22, 2013
The C-Store is opened again and Daniel and Olaf go back to work but with a new boss; and IRS agent Diane Snoody, an uptight beaurocrat. Left on the outside looking in John goes about town trying without success to find work. Daniel is forced to work the dayshift and it plays havoc with his nerves and physical well being.

4.21 - "Drive Through Window" (2013) 1.4/4 3.98
Apr 29, 2013
Daniel hires a gigolo to make nice with Diane in an effort to loosen her up. Not only does it work, it works too well and she can't keep her hands off Daniel and Olaf. They try and set her up to blackmail her but a peeping John ruins it by storming in, and now believes that Daniel and Olaf have fallen for Diane causing him further distress. John drives his truck through the C-Store causing serious damage and lands him in prison.

4.22 - "Same as the Old Boss" (2013) 1.4/4 4.04
May 6, 2013
Season Finale
John gets released from prison but is on house arrest. This gives him an idea to start a new C-store out of his mobile home and soon he starts to take business away from the federal government's store. Just as Diane learns to loosen up and Daniel is transferred back to the night shift, due to the mounting loses and dropping sales Diane is called back to the office and the crew must await their new boss.

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Night Shift; 2013-14 Season Preview

Liberty Television has announced that Night Shift will return for its 5th season on September 16th as part of the Monday night 2 hour sit-com block which harkens back to the days of the TBA Monday night Lites.

The main two storylines last season involved Olaf's relationship with Carla, a reality show wannabe, and John's losing the store to the IRS. This season those two story conventions will continue to have an impact but the show will shift back to featuring more of Daniel and the introduction of his Mother to the show (Kathy Bates).

The show's ratings had an incredibly steady incline throughout the season that saw it rise a ratings tick every 4th or 5th episode from a start at 1.0 to a finish at 1.4. Some of this had to do with the consistency of the show and the writers, the Carla storyline played well with fans, and the general rise in fortunes of the network as well. The season's ratings low was in the second episode doing a 1.0/3 2.82, and a ratings high in the final 22nd episode of the season doing a 1.4/4 4.04 rating (a 40% rise). The 22 episode season had an average 1.27 demo in the Monday 9pm slot.

The competition in that slot was Dancing with the Stars and the Bachelor on ABC, 2 Broke Girls on CBS, Gossip Girl and 90210 on CW, the Mob Doctor and the Following on FOX, and The Voice and the Biggest Loser on NBC.

Going forward in 2013-14 the show will compete on ABC still with DWTS, CBS returns with 2 Broke Girls, CW brings in Beauty and the Beast, FOX counters with Sleepy Hollow and The Following, and NBC continues with the Voice. A quick analysis see's the competitive landscape to be pretty much unchanged but with waning ratings for DWTS and the Voice as reality competition shows run their course, things look solid for Night Shift to pick up where it left off. The network is looking to build on the show's ratings and feel that another 20% increase in viewership is within reach.

The big news for the show is the addition of Kathy Bates to the lineup playing Daniel's mother. When a new girl, actually a divorcee 10 years Daniel's senior Rory (Kristen Harris) joins the day shift suddenly Daniel's interest in the store and working the day shift increases. He hatches a plot to see his mother, a successful doctor out of the Mayo clinic in Rochester, buy the store and allow him to run it. She is thrilled to see her slacker son has finally found an interest in life and not only buys the store but moves to be closer to her son and run her own practice. However, this is not what Daniel had intended and now he has to deal with his type-A mother and actually try and run the store. John returns to the store but in the night shift working with Olaf and being tormented by Daniel, and gets into trouble with town council when his fondness for Canada causes him to adopt a Moose. Having Daniel's mother in the scene also motivates Olaf to find his birth parents, and that will see the introduction of Bill Fagerbakke as his father Sven. Fagerbakke is best known for his role in another Minnesota set show "Coach" where he played "Dauber".

Behind the scenes the show will remain consistent with David Litt and Chris Downey remaining as Executive Producers and heads of writing. Kathy Bates joins the director ranks and will be behind the camera for a couple episodes this season.

Chris Dingess, Katie Ford, and Caryn Lucas return as Writer/Producers, while Richard Correll, Katy Garretson, and Scott Ellis return as Directors.

The show has received a full 22 episode order from the network, and is expected to be looking at syndication deals this summer.

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Episode Guide 2013-14

5.01 - "Hello Mama" (2013)
Daniel concocts a plan to have his overbearing Mother (Kathy Bates), a successful Doctor at the Mayo Clinic buy the C-Store so that he can manage it. She agrees to his plan and is thrilled that he is finally showing an interest in something. Daniel hires a divorcee, Rory (Kristen Harris) a decade older than him but one he is obviously attracted to, to the point of distraction. After having to fire several candidates Daniel has no choice but to hire John back to work the night shift.

5.02 - "The Coven" (2013)
John believes that Rory is part of a witches' coven and attempts to get proof for Daniel. Daniel is not happy when his type-A Mother, and now boss decides to move to town, open up shop as a family doctor, to be closer to her son. Olaf thinks he accidentally shot a state Senator on a hunting trip.

5.03 - "Moose Pies" (2013)
John is tormented by a Moose on the night shift; including having the Moose trash the inside of the store. Daniel agrees to compete in a football game despite not being in game shape. Cecilia deals with an eccentric elderly patient who refuses to medicate.

5.04 - "Enter the Hawk" (2013)
John decides to keep the Moose at his trailer park bringing on the ire of Sheriff Hawk (Jean-Claude Van Damme). Cecilia goes on a date with Thomas much to the chagrin of Daniel. Rory dies her hair red and finds herself the centre of attention in the town.

5.05 - "Who's the Dummy?" (2013)
At the town's talent contest John does a bad stand up comedy routine, Rory lip syncs, Olfa does a ventriloquism act (while moving his lips), Sheriff Hawk does a martial arts routine, and even Cecilia enters by playing the bagpipes (yes, indoors). Daniel is depressed to realize he doesn't have a special talent, and when he hears Rory actually sing he pushes her to sing at the contest which makes her mad at him.

5.06 - "Cecilia sells C Shells at the C-Store" (2013)
Olaf, John, Daniel, and Rory decide to play paintball at night on the town's golf course but are discovered by Sheriff Hawk; who joins in instead of busting them. The town's school newsletter wants to do a story on Cecilia and the C-Store.

5.07 - "The Mooks of Minnetonka" (2013)
In a Dukes of Hazzard parody episode, "brothers" Daniel and Olaf are framed for the theft of a tractor by the Boss (John) and his wife (Cecilia), and their inept Sheriff Hawk. Only Rory can save the day, reluctantly wearing a set of hot pants over pantyhose and high heels to distract Hawk. Guest star Eric Church performs "Drink In My Hand" at the C-Store.

5.08 - "Mean Men" (2013)
Daniel plays pranks on John during the night shift, but good natured humour turns more insistent and Rory has to show him that he is taking out his own issues on John. Olaf shops for a used car.

5.09 - "Family" (2013)
As the crew gathers for a Thanksgiving meal at Cecilias house romance begins to grow between Daniel and Rory. Olaf makes a decision to try and find his birth parents.

5.10 - "The Package" (2014)
Olaf tracks down and meets his birth father Sven (Bill Fagerbakke). The store receives a mysterious package and while trying to decide what to do with it each employee dreams about what life altering prize may be inside.

5.11 - "Stir It Up" (2014)
Olaf believes he has been possessed by a demon and it causes him to act irrationally at the high school hockey game. Daniel and Cecilia are dragged to a therapist by Rory.

5.12 - "Red Alert (2014)
A criminal returns to town after being paroled and wants to make contact with Sven, causing Olaf to fear for his life. Rory takes John on a date to a Polar Bear swim when Daniel refuses to go.

5.13 - "Bad For Business" (2014)
Sheriff Hawk puts a curfew in place when a graffiti artist begins to tag buildings in town. Daniel is embarrassed when his Mother Cecilia shows her love for disco music. Rory tells Daniel that she wants children one day, causing him to back away.

5.14 - "See You in the Fall" (2014)
John slips and falls in the store getting sympathy from Cecilia but razzing from the rest of the town. Daniel's attempts to take Rory on a romantic date are thwarted by small town complications.

5.15 - "The Boss" (2014)
Daniel, Rory, Hawk and Olaf go to Minneapolis to see Bruce Springsteen in concert but get busted for scalping when trying to sell a 5th ticket which belonged to John. John works a double shift, powered by caffeine.

5.16 - "The Hawk" (2014)
Rory takes a painting class, and Daniel gets jealous when she paints a nude of Sheriff Hawk. Olaf tries to get over his fear of Zambonis so he can take care of the local hockey rink. Cecilia receives notification of a malpractice suit against her from her days at the Mayo clinic.

5.17 - "Boy O Boy" (2014)
Daniel forgets that its Cecilia's birthday; even though Rory is busy planning a surprise party for her. Olaf gets punched out trying to help a woman after a traffic accident, causing him to lose faith in humanity. John takes a part time job as a clown for kids birthday parties.

5.18 - "Don't Tie Me Down" (2014)
Daniel attempts to get Rory to acknowledge that they are dating and are exclusive, but she avoids the subject. John decides to sell his trailer park home and move into a loft apartment; but his new neighbours are not fond of his moose. Cecilia tries to figure out why business at her practice has suddenly dropped off.

5.19 - "Milton" (2014)
Daniel's father Milton (Ed Begley Jr) shows up in town to spend time with his son, but fights with his ex-wife Cecilia. Sheriff Hawk asks Rory out on a date. John begins to hang out with a couple of youths at the arcade, not realizing they are taking advantage of his money.

5.20 - "Live" (2014)
Milton moves in with Daniel, but the two immediately clash, especially over Milton walking around in his underwear. Olaf pre-plans his funeral, which causes John to think he is dying and he tries to make Olaf's last days on earth memorable.

5.21 - "They Mayor Has Balls" (2014)
The crew attend the annual Mayor's ball where Olaf drinks too much, Milton drops his pants, Cecilia injures the Mayor's back, Daniel and Rory make out in the cloakroom, and John smuggles out food for his moose.

5.22 - "Goodbyes" (2014)
Cecilia can no longer take being semi-retired from her medical practice and being in the same town as her ex, so she decides to move back to Rochester. Milton takes Daniel fishing where he reveals that driving his wife away to give Daniel freedom was his true intention from the beginning. Rory applies to go back to college, devastating Daniel. John's moose goes away. Sven's father - Olaf's Grandfather - passes away.



6.01 - "Star Bores" (2014)
When Daniel discovers that none of the crew have ever seen "Star Wars" he tries to organize a viewing but is met with general disinterest. Daniel decides the only way to advance his relationship with Rory is to fire her from the C-store.

6.02 - "Jim" (2014)
A snack food salesman Jim (Alex Winter) decides to take up permanent residence in the C-store, claiming to be a "Freeman". Rory has to decide between a job at the diner and going back to community college and is mad when Daniel tries to pressure her to stay in town.

6.03 - "Roughnecks" (2014)
Sven tries to get Olaf to quit his job at the C-Store to come work with him in the oil fields and earn big money. John suffers the backlash of the town when he has the high school's star hockey goalie arrested for stealing a chocolate bar. Jim agrees to work the night shift for John so that he can sleep, and take another job during the day.

6.04 - "Blizzard" (2014)
The storm of the century blows through town keeping Daniel, Rory, Olaf, John, and Jim all locked in. The crew believes an evil creature is wandering outside in the storm trying to get inside.

6.05 - "Big Train Cabot" (2014)
John takes a vacation to Ottawa, the capital of Canada where he meets his idol "Big Train" Cabot a professional hockey player. Daniel hires a new clerk, a middle age nerd Dick (Kevin Smith) who won't ever shut up.

6.06 - "Don't Talk About Book Club" (2014)
John buys a vintage book at a flea market which he claims was once owned by George W. Bush. Rory tries to get a book club going but meets resistance from the town.

6.07 - "Trailer For Rent" (2014)
Daniel and Olaf become suspicious of a new hire Claude (Jason Mewes) who they think is dealing drugs, but instead find he is selling counterfiet hockey jerseys. John attempts to rent out a spare bed in his trailer for extra cash.

6.08 - "Hole in My Heart" (2014)
John takes a job at a music store not realizing his boss is an international hit man on the lam from the law (Tim McGraw). Rory and Daniel attempt to fix a hole in the roof of the C-store together testing the strength of their relationship.

6.09 - "Double Date" (2014)
John has a new love interest but wants Rory and Daniel to double date to help his chances of impressing the lady. Jim spikes the coffee at the C-store with laxatives to get back at mean customers. Olaf comes up with a new hot t-shrt design.

6.10 - "Turkeys" (2014)
Cecilia, Milton, and Sven all converge on the C-store for the Thanksgiving weekend bringing family drama along with them. John uses orthopaedic lifts to try and become taller. Rory wants to watch a British drama show instead of football at the family gathering.

6.11 - "Nose" (2015)
Olaf accidentally breaks John's nose and tries to make it up to him by waiting on him hand and foot. Daniel tries to teach Rory how to skate. "Big Train" Cabot gets stranded in town.

6.12 - "The Kiss" (2015)
Rory kisses another man, causing Daniel to break up with her. John and Olaf try to disprove a newspaper survey they take that shows their maturity to be the same as a 15 year old girl. Sven bonds with Jim of all people.

6.13 - "Fear The Beard" (2015)
When Cecilia comes for another visit Daniel makes beards mandatory for all C-store employees because they drive her crazy. Olaf lets his victory in the C-store bubble hockey tournament go to his head. Rory and Daniel try to patch things up.

6.14 - "Prove It All Night" (2015)
Daniel proposes to Rory, but she gives him a series of 4 ridiculous tasks to complete to show his love for her is true. A misdirected postcard that Daniel Day Lewis sent to a friend shows up in John's mail.

6.15 - "Fishing" (2015)
Big Train Cabot comes to town yet again, this time trying to find out who has defrauded him of millions of dollars. The employees walk out when Daniel refuses to meet their demands. A rumour about lost treasure causes a frenzy of boats on a local lake.

6.16 - "Postal" (2015)
When the C-Store becomes the postal outlet as well, Daniel finds the squeeze isn't worth the juice. Daniel and Rory set a date for the wedding but bicker over the details. Milton comes for a visit and teaches them what is important in a marriage. John tries to write a book about local ghost legends.

6.17 - "Small Town U.S.A." (2015)
John's latest project is to make a miniature version of the town. Rory tries to throw a Great Gatsby party but doesn't find any fans in town. Olaf gets addicted to comic books. Jim decides to try to get a job.

6.18 - "Lucky Pick" (2015)
A stock pickers club is formed in town and Daniel is seen as a rainmaker after a successful initial pick. John tries to convince Daniel to buy a new sign for the store. A flirty customer catches the eye of Daniel despite his best efforts not to be tempted.

6.19 - "The Party" (2015)
Cecilia comes to town to throw Rory and Daniel an engagement party. Olaf takes up horseback riding, but John wants to join him. Money goes missing from the register and all eyes turn toward Jim as the culprit.

6.20 - "Bonding" (2015)
Olaf begins to think that Jim is hiding a sinister past and tries to investigate. Daniel and John compete in radio controlled monster truck wars that get quite heated. Rory tries to bond with a local group of women.

6.21 - "Rehearsal" (2015)
A flu spreads though the wedding party and guests as they prepare for the wedding. Olaf breaks an expensive statue while shopping for a wedding gift. John and Jim get angry with the proprietor of the haberdashery who sold them suits; identical suits for the wedding.

6.22 - "At the Alter" (2015)
Cecilia and Milton have to work together to pull together the wedding despite the malfunctions of John, Jim, Olaf, and Sven. However, no one expects it when Rory leaves Daniel at the alter.


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Cast & Crew

Principal Cast and Crew;
David Litt (EP)
Chris Downey (EP)
Chris Dingess (Writer/PROD)
Katie Ford (Writer/PROD)
Caryn Lucas (Writer/PROD)
Richard Correll as DIR
Katy Garretson as DIR
Scott Ellis as DIR
Kathy Bates as DIR
Rebekah Chaney as DIR
Rex Piano as DIR

Principal Cast;
Jared Keeso as Daniel
Kenny Robinson as John
Paul Dano as Olaf
Rizwan Manji as Darvesh
Jim Jeffries as Jim
Andrea Brooks as Sarah

Recurring Cast;
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Sheriff Hawk
Kathy Bates as Cecilia
Bill Fagerbakke as Sven
Ed Begley Jr as Milton
Rebekah Chaney as Sonya

episode guide 2015-2016


7.01 - "Lost Dreams" (2015) 1.2/3 3.45
Sep 21, 2015
Cecilia stays with Daniel who is depressed over being left at the alter; but Mom wants Son to move on faster than he seems able. John decides to run for Sheriff against wildly popular Sheriff Hawk, who he thinks is trying to intimidate him. In Daniel's absence Olaf hires a new employee, an East Indian Darvesh (Rizwan Manji) who was a medical doctor back in India but is looking for a new start in America.

7.02 - "Skate Faster" (2015) 1.2/4 3.62
Sep 28, 2015
Darvesh helps Daniel out of his funk and convinces him to put together a plan to buy the C-store from his Mother; and thus buy his independence. John goes door to door to try and drum up support for his run at Sheriff; he misinterprets one home owner's comments and believes that Hawk is on the take. Olaf tries to teach Darvesh to skate.

7.03 - "An Offer You Can't Refuse" (2015) 1.1/3 3.25
Oct 5, 2015
Cecilia does not react well to Daniel's offer to buy the C-store from her; and Darvesh does a bad job of trying to convince her. On the eve of the election filing deadline Sheriff Hawk dies in his sleep and John becomes the only person left running for Sheriff. Olaf gets addicted to a British soap opera and begins to change his mannerisms to match the Brits.

7.04 - "Timing" (2015) 1.1/3 3.17
Oct 19, 2015
Daniel becomes the new owner of the C-store; the very night before a storm blows a tree through the roof. Darvesh is worried he will be deported and John helps him make plans to sneak into Canada. Cecilia helps Darvesh with the path to his dream to become a doctor in America. Olaf tries to arrange a bikini contest so he and Jim can meet women.

7.05 - "Didn't See That One Coming" (2015) 1.0/3 2.88
Oct 26, 2015
Just when Daniel seems to be getting his life back on track his Father Milton comes back for a visit, with his new girlfriend; Rory - the woman who left Daniel at the alter. Darvesh teaches an Indian cooking class at the community center which has all the women swooning over him; and his secret ingredients. John is sworn in as Sheriff despite a huge protest.

7.06 - "Viva Las Minnesota" (2015) 1.0/3 2.95
Nov 2, 2015
John's first week on the job as Sheriff is fraught with difficulty, including a serious missing person case; and a couple of rednecks who are trying to get revenge for a speeding ticket he issued. Olaf begins to date Sonya, a woman old enough to be his Mother. Daniel takes a trip to Vegas to try and get Rory and his Dad out of his mind; and Darvesh is sent to retrieve him.

7.07 - "Police State" (2015) 1.0/3 2.88
Nov 9, 2015
Worried about the competence of his Sheriff, the mayor calls the state police to send an investigator to take over the missing persons case and to keep an eye on John. Sonya wants to share Olaf with her best friend. Darvesh has to take over running the C-store when Daniel continues to drink his blues away. John throws Daniel into jail for drunken disorderly.

7.08 - "Hit Hard" (2015) 1.0/3 2.95
Nov 16, 2015
An immigration official is in town making Darvesh nervous; but it turns out he is actually there looking for Jim who is in America illegally from Australia. Olaf meets Sonya's daughter and falls hard; but she is disgusted by his dating her Mother. Daniel has to intervene when a hit man (guest Freddie Prinze Jr) arrives in town hunting for Milton; and it turns out he was hired by Cecilia.

7.09 - "C-Store Wars" (2015) 0.9/3 2.68
Nov 23, 2015
In a Star Wars parody episode, Daniel turns to Darvesh for his help in controlling his anger; Cecilia puts Milton in carbon freeze and holds Rory as a prisoner slave. Olaf and Jim bicker as Jim is being prepared to be deported to Australia. John attempts to build a weapon which will allow him to disintegrate the vehicles of speeders.

7.10 - "Let's Start Over" (2015) 1.0/3 3.05
Nov 30, 2015
Daniel and Cecilia make plans to celebrate Christmas; and Daniel has to deal with his Father's continuing to extend olive branches of peace. Jim is saved deportation by a bureaucratic mistake. Olaf gets a first date with Sony's daughter Cindy, but it is nearly ruined by Sonya's friend Jaqueline. Daniel bonds with Sarah, the state investigator, at the gun range. John solves a series of home break in's earning the mayor's gratitude.

7.11 - "Hearts & Minds" (2016) 1.0/3 3.20
Feb 8, 2016
Everyone tries to celebrate Valentine's Day, with Daniel & Sarah going hunting, Olaf & Cindy going to couples therapy, Dervish & Cecilia try to go on a platonic dinner date; and John gets the opportunity of a lifetime to go to Canada on a law enforcers conference.

7.12 - "Campaign Stop" (2016) 1.0/3 2.85
Feb 15, 2016
Gregarious Presidential hopeful Senator Hollingsworth makes a stop in town and commits the mistake of making John his poster boy for a local law & order stance. Daniel tries to get free national advertising exposure for the store. Dervish and Jim attempt to avoid the camera.

7.13 - "Gigolo" (2016) 1.0/3 3.01
Feb 22, 2016
Olaf discovers he can make great money on the side by being a paid date for the older ladies in Sonya's block. Sarah has to say a painful goodbye to Daniel as she leaves town. Seven straight days of rain has the entire town depressed.

7.14 - "Onboarding"
Feb 29, 2016
John is called out to a murder site and wonders if he is over his head. Cindy finds out about Olaf's side occupation and the two have a nasty break-up. Daniel finally relents and hires Jim to work at the C-Store after Dervish is accepted to medical school.

7.15 - "Arresting Development"
Mar 7, 2016
Sarah returns to town to help John with the murder investigation; but gives Daniel the cold shoulder. John is forced to arrest Olaf for prostitution. Jim prevents a robbery earning Daniel's respect.

7.16 - "Bananas"
Mar 21, 2016
Milton and Rory return to town to once again try and make amends with Daniel; and to shop for property. Sarah and John zero in on two suspects but can't agree which one is leading. Jim finds a story in a parody magazine that may be alluding to the C-Store.

7.17 - "Suspect Zero"
Mar 28, 2016
Rory leaves Milton in the middle of the night; and he receives no sympathy from Daniel and Cecilia. Olaf decides to continue his lothario ways, without getting paid; but secretly begins to write a tell all about his experiences. John and Sarah attempt to sweat their #1 suspect Mr. Miller.

7.18 - "Heart Attack"
Apr 11, 2016
Dervish returns to work part time at the C-Store to help pay for medical school but is burnt out, and addicted to energy drinks. One of Olaf's special friends has a heart attack while the two are having fun in her bed. John and Sarah move on to suspect #3 Mrs. Lowe.

7.19 - "Aisle 3"
May 2, 2016
John starts to believe that Daniel may have multiple personalities and is the murderer; but Sarah continues her own investigation into Mr. Miller instead. Milton tries to reconcile with Cecilia, and when she is receptive, its actually Daniel that tries to get in the way of his parents reconciliation. Dervish is forced to deliver a woman's baby in the C-Store.

7.20 - "Dead Meat"
May 9, 2016
Olaf wins the town's big meat draw and begins to cook for everyone. With the murder case unsolved Sarah is recalled to the state capitol, and the town goes into a frenzy believing the murderer will now strike again. Daniel has insomnia and begins to believe that John is the murderer.

7.21 - "Living in Sin"
May 16, 2016
Cecilia and Milton announce their intentions to start living together again; much to the horror of Daniel. Dervish tries to calm the waters between Daniel and his parents; but Milton begins to believe that Dervish is having an affair with Cecilia, a notion that Daniel is quick to try and reinforce. John is kidnapped by the murderer who turns out to be quite a klutz.

7.22 - "Burn it All Down"
May 23, 2016

Sarah returns to town to rescue John. Milton and Dervish have a duel over Cecilia. Jim leaves the hot dog warmer on and it burns the C-store to the ground.

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Night Shift; 2016-17 Season Preview

Liberty television returns to the C-store for an 8th season of zany small town goodness, at a new night, Tuesdays at 8:00pm/7cst. A full season of 22 episodes has been ordered and the network hopes to see a slight increase in the ratings at the new time zone; somewhere in the 1.1-1.3 demo. However, competition at the timeslot is brutally strong, so holding steady at 1.0-1.1 might be seen as a success. The show moves from 9pm on Monday's following Buy More and Another Teen Vampire Show, to leading off Tuesdays. The show will still act as the lead-in for Tuesday's Gone which follows Night Shift moving from Monday to Tuesday.

Last season saw major character developments and this season looks to follow the same path. The C-store is rebuilt with a more modern facelift (which all the small town folk are amazed at, but profess to hate) after last season's finale where Jim accidently burned it to the ground. John is set to resign as Sheriff and the town will contract Sarah from the state to fill in on a contract basis, which allows Daniel and Sarah to pick up from where they left off. Cecilia and Milton are in town giving it another try. John and Darvesh will both work at the C-store part time while the former starts his own business in nature recordings, and the latter continues toward his medical degree. Olaf and Jim decide to prove themselves to Daniel by coming up with various hare brained money making schemes. Oh yeah, and there is a haunted slushie machine in the store.

Competition at the time slot consists of "The Middle" on ABC which moves from Wednesday to Tuesday, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine from FOX both of which will directly compete with Night Shift for viewers; the NCIS juggernaut on CBS; The Flash on CW; and rounding out a very well rounded landscape of shows "The Voice" on NBC. The competition at the 8:30pm slot is weaker with ABC and FOX using it to introduce new sit-coms; but while that may benefit Tuesday's Gone it is unlikely in today's day and age to have any spinoff effect for the lead-in show.

Behind the scenes the show has a stellar reputation for fun and harmony, which is reflected in the entire crew including producers, directors, and writers returning for the new season.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:

Sony Pictures Television
Shoe Money Productions

CREW;
David Litt (EP)
Chris Downey (EP)
Chris Dingess (Writer/PROD)
Katie Ford (Writer/PROD)
Caryn Lucas (Writer/PROD)
Richard Correll as DIR
Katy Garretson as DIR
Scott Ellis as DIR
Kathy Bates as DIR
Rebekah Chaney as DIR
Rex Piano as DIR

CAST
Jared Keeso as Daniel
Kenny Robinson as John
Paul Dano as Olaf
Rizwan Manji as Darvesh
Jim Jeffries as Jim
Andrea Brooks as Sarah

RECURRING/GUEST STAR;
Kathy Bates as Cecilia
Bill Fagerbakke as Sven
Ed Begley Jr as Milton
Rebekah Chaney as Sonya

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Night Shift

episode guide
season 8

8.01 - "Come Into The Light" (Sep 20/2016) 1.0/3  2.80
The C-Store reopens with a bright modern look that apparently is giving customers headaches and nosebleeds. Feeling underused Olaf tries to to convince Daniel that a self-serve checkout will save the store money. Darvesh returns to work part-time as he works on his medical degree. The rest of the crew try to talk Daniel into hiring Jim back, even though he burned down the previous location.

8.02 - "I Quit, I Quit, I Quit!!" (Sep 27/2016) 1.0/4  2.62
John decides he can't handle the stress anymore and resigns from his Sheriff position. The town decides to contract out to the state and requests Sarah who accepts so she and Daniel can try their relationship again. Daniel's parents Cecilia and Milton are bored in retirement and try various hobbies.

8.03 - "The Slushy King" (Oct 11/2016) 1.0/4 2.94
John returns to the C-store part time and tries to open up his own business; recording nature sounds and releasing them as recordings. However, on his first session he becomes lost in the woods and has to be rescued by the National Guard after getting into a fight with a badger. Olaf and Jim convince Daniel to invest in a modern slushy machine which also doles out fortunes; but soon come to believe that the machine is haunted.

8.04 - "Voice of an Angel" (Oct 18/2016) 0.9/3  2.52
Cecilia and Milton decide to break their boredom by opening up a "One Stop" that they say won't compete with the "C-Store"; but Daniel cries foul and threatens to sue. The slushy machine takes over possession of Jim's mind. Making his latest recording John hears the voice of an angel and tries to find the source. An online relationship quiz has Sarah mad, and Daniel sleeping on the couch.

8.05 - "Need...more...syrup"

Darvesh and Cecilia have a disagreement over patient ethics that gets out of hand. The Slushy machine takes over possession of Olaf's mind as well; and sends Olaf and Jim on a night run for more syrup leaving the store unattended. Sarah's ticket enforcement of her pet peeve, townsfolk spitting on the sidewalk, leaves many ready to riot. Daniel finds his old comic book collection at his parents place and gets lost in nostalgia.

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