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The Loop is an American
sitcom that ran from March 15, 2006 to July 1, 2007 on the
Fox Network. The show starred
Bret Harrison as "Sam", a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways, a
major U.S. airline. Set in the city of
Chicago, whose downtown
loop area acted as the setting for most of the show. The show's
theme song is "Hockey Monkey" by
James Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis.
The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes on May 12 by
Fox.
It was one of only two
sitcoms renewed for the 2006-2007 season on FOX along with
The War at Home. In the second season, almost all of the show took place in the workplace, and less of it with Sam's friends. The producers stated they found most of the comedy to be with Sam and his co-workers and they wanted to expand on that.
On November 28, 2006, it was announced that the show's second season episode order had been reduced from thirteen to ten, with Fox's crowded spring schedule believed to be the main reason for the reduction.
