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{{Short description|American television sitcom (2002β2005)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = ''8 Simple Rules ... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'' {{no italic|(seasons 1{{ndash}}2)}} | image = 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (logo).svg | caption = | genre = [[Sitcom]] | based_on = {{Based on|''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter''|[[W. Bruce Cameron]]}} | creator = Tracy Gamble | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[John Ritter]] * [[Katey Sagal]] * [[Kaley Cuoco]] * [[Amy Davidson]] * [[Martin Spanjers]] * [[James Garner]] * [[David Spade]] }} | composer = Dan Foliart | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 76 | list_episodes = List of 8 Simple Rules episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Tom Shadyac]] * Michael Bostick * Tracy Gamble * Flody Suarez * [[James Widdoes]] * Judd Pillot * [[John Peaslee]] }} | producer = | runtime = 22 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * [[Shady Acres Entertainment]] * Flody Co. (2002–2004) * Tracy Gamble Productions (2004) * [[ABC Signature|Touchstone Television]] }} | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2002|9|17}} | last_aired = {{End date|2005|4|15}} }} '''''8 Simple Rules''''' (originally '''''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter''''') is an American television [[sitcom]] originally starring [[John Ritter]] and [[Katey Sagal]] as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three children. [[Kaley Cuoco]], [[Amy Davidson]], and [[Martin Spanjers]] co-starred as their teenage kids: Bridget, Kerry, and Rory. The series ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 17, 2002, to April 15, 2005. The first season focused on Paul being left in charge of the children after Cate takes a full-time job as a nurse, with comedic emphasis on his often strict rules concerning his daughters and dating. The series' name and premise were derived from the book ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter'' by [[W. Bruce Cameron]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110129105040/http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-500150_162-572886.html "John Ritter"]. [[CBS News]]. Page 1 of 17. Retrieved October 4, 2012.</ref> While ''8 Simple Rules'' was renewed for a second season and production had begun, [[John Ritter#Death|Ritter's sudden death]] on September 11, 2003, left the series in an uncertain position. After a hiatus, the series returned and killed off his character. [[James Garner]] and [[David Spade]] later joined the main cast as Cate's father Jim Egan and her nephew C.J. Barnes. In May 2005, after three seasons, ABC cancelled ''8 Simple Rules'' due to low ratings.
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