After reuniting with his high-strung sister, Gina, a hairdresser, Joey moves in with his genius twenty-year-old nephew Michael, who is a rocket scientist.

He begins a tentative romance with his superintendent, Alexis Garrett, and becomes close friends with fellow aspiring actor Zach Miller.

Carlos Gómez, who played Sam the director, appeared in one episode of Friends as the restaurant worker Julio in "The One with All the Jealousy".

Patrick Kerr, who played the producer of the Daytime Soap Awards, appeared in one episode of Friends as a restaurant manager who auditions Monica for a job as a chef.

[citation needed] The pilot episode was released in screener for test audiences and members of the entertainment industry to preview the show and drum up business.

Ashley Scott played the role of Allison in the unaired pilot[4] but was replaced by Andrea Anders, and the character name changed to Alex.

Due in part to being in competition with American Idol, Joey was the lowest-rated prime time program of the week for NBC.

[10] Bright blamed the collaboration between NBC executives, the studio, and other producers for quickly ruining the series:[8] On Friends, Joey was a womanizer, but we enjoyed his exploits.

NBC renewed the series for a second season and moved it to Tuesday nights, opposite Fox's highly rated American Idol.

[citation needed] LeBlanc was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.