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Partners

TV·2012–2013·1 season, 13 episodes·CBS·Comedy·30m·6.7·Created by Max Mutchnick, David Kohan

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Partners is a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, about two life-long best friends and business partners whose "bromance" is tested when one of them is engaged to be married. Joe is an accomplished architect who leads with his head and not his heart, especially in his love life. That's in stark contrast to his gay co-worker, Louis, who is spontaneous, emotional and prone to exaggeration. Both have found joy in their love lives: Joe is newly engaged to Ali, a beautiful and sophisticated jewelry designer, while Louis is dating Wyatt, a vegan nurse who Louis insists is just a promotion away from becoming a doctor. As news of Joe's engagement settles, time will tell if their business and personal bond can adapt to the addition of two other important relationships.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Temporary InsanityS01E06 · 4.0Louis hires Wyatt to fill in as their assistant at the office when Ro-Ro goes on vacation.
  2. 02PilotS01E01 · 3.5When Joe must decide whether or not to ask Ali to marry him, Louis and his good intentions threaten to get in the way of his best friend's happiness.

Cast

Brandon RouthBrandon RouthWyatt PlankDavid KrumholtzDavid KrumholtzJoe GoodmanMichael UrieMichael UrieLouis McManusSophia BushSophia BushAli Landow

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes2012–13Aired 3.8Season avg
  1. S01E01PilotSeptember 24, 2012 3.5When Joe must decide whether or not to ask Ali to marry him, Louis and his good intentions threaten to get in the way of his best friend's h
  2. S01E02Chicken & StuffingOctober 1, 2012—Joe and Louis bicker about who takes better care of whom when Louis discovers that Joe and Ali haven't been "romantic" lately.
  3. S01E03The Jeter ExceptionOctober 8, 2012—After Joe uncovers sexy photos of Ali with famous baseball player Derek Jeter and tells Louis about it, Ali questions Joe's ability to keep
  4. S01E04The KeyOctober 15, 2012—Joe is stuck in the middle after Ali finds out that Louis has a key to Joe's apartment and she does not.
  5. S01E052 Broke GuysNovember 5, 2012—Joe and Louis' financial problems force the partners to ask for their old jobs back. Meanwhile, Joe questions just how platonic Ali's overly
  6. S01E06Temporary InsanityNovember 12, 2012 4.0Louis hires Wyatt to fill in as their assistant at the office when Ro-Ro goes on vacation.
  7. S01E07Pretty FunnyNovember 19, 2012—Joe is torn as to where he and Ali should socialise when he realizes that he doesn't fit in with her friends and she doesn't fit in with Lou
  8. S01E08My Best Friend's Wedding RingApril 24, 2013—After Louis offers Joe his grandmother's ring to give to Ali as her long-awaited engagement ring, he is shocked when a hurt Wyatt objects.
  9. S01E09Troubled WatersApril 25, 2013—Joe and Louis are contracted to design a house for a big shot in the music business.
  10. S01E10Straight Man's Best FriendApril 30, 2013—Joe tries to hide his new straight friend Russ from Louis.
  11. S01E11The ArchiesMay 1, 2013—Joe and Louis wait to find out if they are nominated for an "Archie" award.
  12. S01E12Two Nines and a Pair of QueensMay 7, 2013—Joe and Louis argue about which one is the better looking of the pair. Meanwhile, Ali films a commercial for her store that will air in taxi
  13. S01E13Sperm und DrangMay 7, 2013—When Ali has a pregnancy scare, Louis decides he wants to have a baby as well.

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