Time of Your Life is an American drama series

Dramatic programming

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 starring Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt

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. The series is a spin-off

Spin-off (media)

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 of Party of Five

Party of Five

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, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.

Plot

The show centers on Hewitt's character's new life in New York City

New York City

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 as she tries to find out more information about her biological mother's life in New York City before she bore Sarah, and search for her biological father. Along the way, Sarah moves into her mother's old apartment and makes a new group of friends.

Cast

• Jennifer Love Hewitt
  Jennifer Love Hewitt
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   - Sarah Reeves Merrin
• Jennifer Garner
  Jennifer Garner
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   - Romy Sullivan
• Pauley Perrette
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   - Cecilia Wiznarski
• Gina Ravera
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   - Jocelyn "Joss" House
• Johnathon Schaech
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   - John Maguire
• Diego Serrano
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   - Jesse "J.B." Byron Castel

Debut and cancellation

Time of Your Life first aired on October 25, 1999; it was canceled in the middle of its first season, on June 21, 2000. Despite Hewitt's popularity at the time, the show was not well-received and had poor ratings. The original pilot

Television pilot

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 for the show was completely re-shot and largely rewritten before Fox would air it.

Fox tried to save the show by putting it on a hiatus

Hiatus (television)

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 that lasted five months. Fox promoted the return of the show in June 2000 as part of its "Summer of Love," a reference to Hewitt's name. However, despite the promotion, ratings for the series' return episode remained low, and it was immediately canceled, with seven episodes remaining unaired in the United States; they were later broadcast in several European countries.

Episodes

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