Joey (TV series) was announced on May 15, 2006. The remaining episodes have never been broadcast by NBC, but have been shown on various other networks around the world. Episode 5 and Episode 13 of season 1 were directed by David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller in "Friends". NBC heavily promoted "Joey" and gave it "Friends"<nowiki>'</nowiki> Thursday 8:00 pm timeslot. The pilot was watched by 18.6 million American viewers, but ratings continually decreased throughout the series' two seasons, averaging 10.20 million viewers in the first season and 7.10 million in the second. The final broadcast episode on March 7, 2006 was watched by
Joey Lucas Joey Lucas Josephine "Joey" Lucas, is a fictional character on the television serial drama "The West Wing", a California-based pollster and political operative played by Marlee Matlin. She is one of the few non-main characters to appear in all seven seasons. Lucas is an expert political pollster who is frequently called upon by President Josiah Bartlet's senior staff to administer national polls and interpret polling data. Lucas is a native of California and attended UCLA and Stanford, though the degrees she received from each are unknown. Since she is deaf (as is Matlin in real life), she is usually accompanied