[4] As part of Debmar-Mercury and Lionsgate Television's syndication model, if the series hit certain ratings thresholds in its first 10-episode run, that would have triggered an additional 90-episode order.

[6] Saint George revolves around the hectic life of a recently divorced working class Mexican-American who has become a successful entrepreneur.

Lopez portrays the main character who must balance his family life—consisting of a demanding ex-wife, an 11-year-old son, and his mother, uncle, and cousin—and teaching history class at a night school once a week.

Reviews on the site Rotten Tomatoes were very scathing, with the show holding a 0% rating and average score of 3.6/10.

"[22] Reception on Metacritic was somewhat better, but still negative, having a score of 31 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".