Aliens in America was an American sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim Doyle. Luke Greenfield directed the pilot.Aliens in America at the The Futon Critic; last accessed June 4, 2007. The show is about a Wisconsin teenager and the foreign exchange student his mother arranges to host, believing the visitor will help her socially awkward son become more popular. The student turns out to be a Muslim teenager from Pakistan.

Produced by CBS Paramount Network Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 15, 2007.CBS, THE CW CONFIRM RENEWALS, CANCELLATIONS; FOX EXTENDS 24 at the The Futon Critic; last accessed June 4, 2007 It premiered on October 1 2007, and airs on Monday nights at 8:30/7:30c on The CW, following Everybody Hates Chris.THE CW KICKS OFF ITS SECOND SEASON WITH SIX NEW SERIES at the The Futon Critic; last accessed June 4, 2007 The show was originally to be produced by NBC Universal Television (now Universal Media Studios). It is filmed around the Vancouver, British Columbia area.Spotlight: TV Fall Casting at Backstage.com; last accessed September 14, 2007 The high school featured in the show is actually H. J. Cambie Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia, with the interiors of later first-season episodes shot inside a studio.

Beginning on February 10, 2008, Aliens in America moved to Sunday nights (along with the rest of the Monday night comedies) and aired at 8:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Central.Breaking News - CW Plans Midseason Makeover | TheFutonCritic.com

On May 9, 2008, TV Guide announced that Aliens in America would not return for a second season.
CW Cancels Aliens in Ameirca - Ausiello Report | TVGuide.com

Plot

High schooler Justin Tolchuck (Dan Byrd) is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to fit in (with his mother's help) at his high school in Medora, Wisconsin. He lives with his well-meaning mom Franny (Amy Pietz) who just wants him to be "cool" and fit in, entrepreneur dad Gary (Scott Patterson) who is very laid back, and his newly popular younger sister Claire (Lindsey Shaw), who is sweetly unaware of how pretty she is. When Franny signs up for the school's foreign exchange program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son, but she gets Raja Musharraf (Adhir Kalyan), a 16-year-old muslim boy from Pakistan. Although their cultures are different, Justin and Raja form an unlikely friendship that might allow them to get past the social nightmare of high school. It's going to be a very interesting year for Justin, Raja, the family, and the entire community of Medora as some rather ugly elements start to surface.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Role	Notes
Dan Byrd	Justin Tolchuck	A gawky 16-year-old high school junior usually tormented by other kids
Adhir Kalyan	Raja Musharaff	The Pakistani boy who comes to live with the Tolchucks for a year
Amy Pietz	Franny Tolchuck	Justin's mom
Scott Patterson	Gary Tolchuck	Justin's dad
Lindsey Shaw	Claire Tolchuck	Justin's very popular 15-year-old sister

Patrick Breen was originally cast as Gary Tolchuck but the role was re-cast in July 2007.

Episodes

International distribution

Country	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Weekly schedule (local time)
	Zee Café	-	Thursdays 10.00pm
	TV3	-	Fridays 8.00pm
	CNBC-e	Fall 2008
	SABC 3	-	Mondays 7.30pm
	HBO Comedy	-	Unknown
	TV2	- -	Saturdays 7.00 pm
	TV3	- -	Sundays 7.00 pm
	RTP2	September 15 2008	Monday to Friday 8.40 pm
	Warner Channel	September 12, 2008	Fridays 8.00 pm
	TV Norge	- -	Sundays 3.10 pm
	Warner Channel	Summer 2008	Fridays 8:30 pm, Saturdays 8:00 pm

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Rating information is from Your Entertainment NowYour Entertainment Now and The Futon Critic.TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource The weekly rating information is from ABC Medianet.ABC Medianet

Aliens in America averaged 1.57 million viewers in its sole season.

#	Episode	Rating	Share	Rating/Share (18-49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (timeslot)	Rank (week)

1 "Pilot"

style="text-align:center" | 1.6
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.8/2
style="text-align:center" | 2.33
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 98/102
2	"No Man is An Island"
style="text-align:center" | 1.3
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.8/2
style="text-align:center" | 2.11
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 93/97
3	"Rocket Club"
style="text-align:center" | 1.5
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.9/2
style="text-align:center" | 2.23
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 93/97
4	"The Metamorphosis"
style="text-align:center" | 1.6
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.9/2
style="text-align:center" | 2.35
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 92/97
5	"Help Wanted"
style="text-align:center" | 1.4
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.8/2
style="text-align:center" | 2.11
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 95/100
6	"Homecoming"
style="text-align:center" | 1.2
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.7/2
style="text-align:center" | 1.78
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 97/101
7	"Purple Heart"
style="text-align:center" | 1.3
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.8/2
style="text-align:center" | 1.99
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 97/101
8	"My Musky, Myself"
style="text-align:center" | 1.1
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.5/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.37
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 90/95
9	"Junior Prank"
style="text-align:center" | 1.3
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.7/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.89
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 93/98
10	"Church"
style="text-align:center" | 1.2
style="text-align:center" | 2
style="text-align:center" | 0.7/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.84
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 91/99
11	"Mom's Coma"
style="text-align:center" | 0.9
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.09
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 94/96
12	"Hunting"
style="text-align:center" | 0.8
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.17
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 94/96
13	"Community Theater"
style="text-align:center" | 0.6
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 0.81
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 99/100
14	"One Hundred Thousand Miles"
style="text-align:center" | 0.6
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 0.91
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 91/91
15	"The Muslim Card"
style="text-align:center" | 0.7
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.04
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 99/100
16	"Smutty Books"
style="text-align:center" | 0.8
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.04
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 95/96
17	"Wake in the Lake"
style="text-align:center" | 0.7
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.4/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.12
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 96/97
18	"Raja at Sixteen"
style="text-align:center" | 0.9
style="text-align:center" | 1
style="text-align:center" | 0.5/1
style="text-align:center" | 1.21
style="text-align:center" | 5
style="text-align:center" | 94/96