One on One (American TV series)

One on One is an American sitcom created by Eunetta T. Boone and was aired on UPN from September 3, 2001, to May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time father when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter Breanna (Kyla Pratt) moves in with him. The series was set in Baltimore for the first four seasons, before changing settings to Los Angeles for the final season. The series was a joint production of the Greenblatt/Janollari Studio and Daddy's Girl Productions in association with Paramount Network Television. However, the show was not originally a Paramount production. In fact, the show was originally owned by Fox Television Studios but last minute, they ended up dropping out due to One on One not fitting in with the financial model..

The show was originally pitched to ABC when the pilot was shot in 1999. Unfortunately, due to the fact that ABC’s sitcom audiences declining, they decided not to move forward with the project so Flex and the creator of the show, Eunetta pitched One on One to The WB but since the network rebranded, the show was not fitting in due to it not being “teen enough” and that is why the WB network passed on the show as well, so in 2000, the show was pitched to Fox considering that Fox Television Studios was the original distributor but they ended up passing on the show. Not long after ABC, The WB and Fox all passed on One on One, UPN executives took interest in the show considering their ties to Fox and because the Moesha cancellation worked out in the favor of One on One, UPN picked it up. However, Fox Television Studios dropped out last minute due to the fact that the show did not fit in with the financial model so that’s when Paramount Television stepped in.. The series featured guest appearances from numerous celebrities and athletes, including Lil' Zane, Chris Brown, Lil' Romeo, Eve, Lloyd, Floetry, Angie Stone, Mario, Omarion, Brandy, Solange Knowles, Nina Sky, Marques Houston, Smokey Robinson, Kim Fields, Avant, Jennifer Freeman, Nate Dogg, Bobby V, Claudia Jordan, Ruben Studdard, and Lisa Leslie. The show was cancelled months before The WB and UPN merged to form The CW.

The show would also have a spin-off series Cuts, which follows Flex's younger stepbrother Kevin Barnes running the local barbershop/day spa with a spoiled brat named Tiffany Sherwood after her father Jack Sherwood purchased the shop. The show premiered as a mid-season replacement during the 2004–2005 television season. The show lasted for only two seasons and was also canceled when UPN and The WB merged to form The CW.