Reaper (TV Series)

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For upcoming NBC miniseries, see The Reaper (miniseries).

Reaper

Created by	Michele Fazekas Tara Butters
Starring	Bret Harrison Tyler Labine Missy Peregrym Ray Wise Rick Gonzalez Jenny Wade Valarie Rae Miller Donavon Stinson Andrew Airlie
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of Seasons	2
No. of episodes	31 (List of episodes)
Production
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time	40 - 69 minutes
Release
Original channel	The CW
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 25, 2007 – May 26, 2009

Reaper is an American television series that focuses on Sam Oliver, a "reaper" who works for the Devil by retrieving souls that have escaped from Hell.

The series originally ran on the CW from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009. Produced by ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Company, Reaper aired Tuesday nights at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on the CW. However, the rights for the show have been given to Fox for its broadcast in Asia.

[edit] Premise

Main article: List of Reaper episodes

[edit] Production

[edit] Conception

[edit] Casting

[edit] Broadcast history

[edit] Cancellation

[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Samuel "Sam" Oliver

[edit] Bert "Sock" Wysocki

[edit] Benjamin "Ben" Gonzalez

[edit] Andi Prendergast

[edit] Josie Miller

[edit] John Oliver

[edit] The Devil

[edit] Ted Gallagher

[edit] Supporting characters

[edit] Minor characters

[edit] Demons

[edit] Reapers

[edit] Escaped souls

[edit] Vessels

[edit] The Ender

[edit] Season 3 plans

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Reaper episodes

[edit] DVD releases

On November 4, 2008, Lionsgate Home Entertainment (under license from ABC Studios) released Season 1 of Reaper on DVD in Region 1. On June 9, 2009 Season 2 of Reaper was released on DVD.

DVD Name	Release dates			Ep #	Additional Information
DVD Name	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Ep #	Additional Information

[edit] Reception

The series, as shown on Metacritic, has been dubbed as having "universal acclaim" with a rating of 81 out of 100, out of 27 reviews.

Critics have compared Reaper to the NBC spy comedy Chuck, which follows the story of another seemingly unremarkable, post-adolescent "big box" store employee (in Chuck's case it's a "Buy More") who also leads a secret double-life trying to save the world.

[edit] Weekly ratings

[edit] Season 1

As of May 12, 2008, Reaper has averaged 2.70 million American-based viewers for each new episode for its first season. Viewing figures from other countries are inconclusive so far.

No.	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot	Rating	Share	18–49 (Rating/Share)	Viewers (m)	Rank (#)
			Tuesday 9/8c

[edit] Season 2

Reaper averaged 2.16 million American-based viewers for each new episode for its second season. Viewing figures from other countries are inconclusive so far.

No.	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot	Rating	Share	18–49 (Rating/Share)	Viewers (m)	Rank (#)
			Tuesday 8/7c

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 '''''Reaper''''' is an American television series that focuses on Sam Oliver, a "reaper" who works for the Devil by retrieving souls that have escaped from Hell.
-The series originally ran on [[The CW Television Network|the CW]] from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009.
+The series originally ran on [[The CW (television network)|the CW]] from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009.
-Produced by [[ABC Studios]] and The Mark Gordon Company, ''Reaper''  aired Tuesday nights at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on [[The CW Television Network|the CW]]. However, the rights for the show have been given to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] for its broadcast in ''Asia''.
+Produced by [[ABC Studios]] and The Mark Gordon Company, ''Reaper''  aired Tuesday nights at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on [[The CW (television network)|the CW]]. However, the rights for the show have been given to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] for its broadcast in ''Asia''.
 ==Premise==
-<blockquote>
+:''Main article: [[List of Reaper Episodes|List of Reaper episodes]]''
-''Main article: [[List of Reaper episodes (Kevin's TV Series)|List of Reaper episodes]]''
-</blockquote>
 ==Production==
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 ===Cancellation===
-==Cast==
+==Cast and characters==
 ===Main characters===
 ====Samuel "Sam" Oliver====
 ====Bert "Sock" Wysocki====
+====Benjamin "Ben" Gonzalez====
 ====Andi Prendergast====
 ====Josie Miller====
 ====John Oliver====
 ====The Devil====
-====Ted Gallagher====
+====Ted Gallagher====
 ===Supporting characters===
 ===Minor characters===
@@ Line 94: / Line 103: @@
 ==DVD releases==
+On November 4, 2008, [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] (under license from [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|ABC Studios]]) released Season 1 of ''Reaper'' on DVD in Region 1. On June 9, 2009 Season 2 of ''Reaper'' was released on [[DVD]].
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
+|-
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan=2|DVD Name
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" colspan=3|Release dates
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan=2|Ep #
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan=2|Additional Information
+|-
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" |[[DVD Region Code|Region 1]]
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" |[[DVD Region Code|Region 2]]
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" |[[DVD Region Code|Region 4]]
+|}
 ==Reception==
+The series, as shown on [[Metacritic]], has been dubbed as having "universal acclaim" with a rating of 81 out of 100, out of 27 reviews.
+Critics have compared ''Reaper'' to the [[NBC (television network)|NBC]] spy comedy ''[[Chuck (TV Series)|Chuck]]'', which follows the story of another seemingly unremarkable, post-adolescent "big box" store employee (in [[Chuck Bartowski|Chuck]]'s case it's a "[[Best Buy|Buy More]]") who also leads a secret double-life trying to save the world.
 ===Weekly ratings===
 ====Season 1====
+As of May 12, 2008, ''Reaper'' has averaged 2.70 million [[United States of America|American-based]] viewers for each new episode for its first season. Viewing figures from other countries are inconclusive so far.
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%;"
+|-
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | No.
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Episode
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Air Date
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Timeslot
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Rating
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Share
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | 18–49 (Rating/Share)
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Viewers (m)
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Rank (#)
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+|
+|
+| rowspan=10| Tuesday 9/8c
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+|}
 ====Season 2====
+''Reaper'' averaged 2.16 million American-based viewers for each new episode for its second season. Viewing figures from other countries are inconclusive so far.
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%;"
+|-
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | No.
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Episode
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Air Date
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Timeslot
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Rating
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Share
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | 18–49 (Rating/Share)
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Viewers (m)
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3;" | Rank (#)
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+|
+|
+| rowspan=13| Tuesday 8/7c
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+| style="text-align:center;"|
+|}
 ==References==
 ==External links==