Editing Watching Ellie (section)

==Production==
Louis-Dreyfus and Hall earned salaries of $350,000 each per episode and their contracts stipulated 15 episodes per season, rather than the usual 22. [[Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions]], the original production company, dropped out because of the high costs and was replaced by NBC Studios.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|title=You Loved Elaine, Now Meet Ellie; A High-Stakes Gamble Brings Another 'Seinfeld' Star Back to TV|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/arts/you-loved-elaine-now-meet-ellie-high-stakes-gamble-brings-another-seinfeld-star.html|work=The New York Times|date=January 14, 2002|access-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref>

The show was pitched to [[ABC (United States)|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[HBO]], who all turned down the series.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rice|first=Lynette|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/03/01/testing-one-two-three/|title=Testing: One, Two, Three...|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 1, 2002|access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>

Louis-Dreyfus and Bowles played sisters and they are also half-sisters in real life.