8 Simple Rules
For Dating My Teenage Daughter


Tuesdays @ 8:00 / 7:00 CST on ABC!
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" 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" is based on the best-selling book, 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter, by W. Bruce Cameron , a father is blind-sided when his two sweet little girls turn into teenagers with hormones raging and a logic all their own. His only solace his is 13-year-old son whom he still manages to understand.  John Ritter stars as Paul Hennessy, a loving, rational dad who can't quite figure out how his sweet little daughters morphed into hormonally-challenged, incomprehensible teenagers. Luckily, he still has a 13-year-old son who still speaks his language.




On Thursday, September 11th, 2003 8 Simple Rules star John Ritter passed away [read article]. His death was unexpected, shocking, and an extremely big loss to the entertainment community. While in the past few days ABC has debated what to do with the series, they ultimately decided to keep it going and work Ritter's death into the series. The 2nd season will premiere Tuesday, September 23rd @ 8:00PM. The three new episodes that Ritter previously filmed will air until October 7th when repeats will air until writers and producers can revamp the series, the show is expected to begin filming again in 3-4 weeks.