Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is an American comedy-drama television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin.
It takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show (also called Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) on the fictional television network NBS (National Broadcasting System), whose format is similar to NBC's Saturday Night Live. The fictional show-within-a-show is run by head writer Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) and producer/director Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford).
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip aired on NBC from September 18, 2006 to June 28, 2007 and received mixed reviews.
The title of the show was originally "Studio 7 on the Sunset Strip". The title was changed after it was discovered that there was a short-lived WB game show by the name of "Studio 7".
Matthew Perry (I) originally turned down the role of Matt Albie but Aaron Sorkin did not want to have anyone else play the part and apparently would not take "No" for an answer. Perry reconsidered and decided to jump on board.
Immediately above the countdown board in Matt's office is a black-on-white strip bearing the legend "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. G. Marx"
The character of Harriet Hayes is loosely modeled after creator Aaron Sorkin's former girlfriend, Kristin Chenoweth.
The episode title card and opening credits use the same font as West Wing, another show written by Aaron Sorkin