Go On

Go On is an American television sitcom created by Scott Silveri, that aired on NBC from August 8, 2012, to April 11, 2013. The series starred Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sports talk radio host trying to move on from the death of his wife. It was given a series order on April 20, 2012. A preview episode aired following the Olympics coverage on August 8. The series premiered on September 11, 2012, in its normal Tuesday timeslot at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central after The Voice. On April 20, 2012, NBC ordered a full season of Go On to contain 22 episodes, ahead of the series premiere. On May 10, 2013, NBC cancelled the series after one season. Cast and characters Main cast Matthew Perry as Ryan King, a sports talk radio host who joins a support group while trying to move on from his late wife's death. Laura Benanti as Lauren Bennett, the group's poorly trained leader. She fancies herself "in charge" of the group's emotional well-being. Julie White as Anne, a lesbian prosecutor coping with the death of her partner, and stuck in the "anger" stage of grief. Suzy Nakamura as Yolanda Mitsawa, an anesthesiologist whose fiancé left her, and who feels that everything is "too sexual", including jazz and cats that continuously rub against her. Tyler James Williams as Owen Lewis, whose brother is in a coma following a skiing accident. He is extremely shy in the beginning, though he has come out of his shell quite a bit since Ryan has joined the group. Brett Gelman as "Mr. K.", a mysterious member whose first name is Benjamin and who designed NASA's Mars Curiosity rover's sampling arm, coping with grief that the others are too afraid to ask him about. Sarah Baker as Sonia (episode 14 onwards; previously recurring), a member of the group, who is grieving over the death of her cat, Cinderella. John Cho as Steven, Ryan's boss and best friend, who forces him to seek counseling.