o ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : C rick eters ▁from ▁Christ ch urch <0x0A> </s> ▁Mel ay ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Sa ône - et - Lo ire ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Bour g ogne ▁in ▁eastern ▁France . ▁The ▁French ▁orient al ist ▁François ▁Sav ary ▁de ▁Br è ves ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mel ay . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁Sa ône - et - Lo ire ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁IN SEE ▁ ▁Category : Comm unes ▁of ▁Sa ône - et - Lo ire <0x0A> </s> ▁J ake ▁in ▁Progress ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁sit com ▁television ▁series ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ABC ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Cre ated ▁by ▁Austin ▁W ins berg , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁real - time ▁comedy ; ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁was ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁first ▁date ▁of ▁J ake ▁and ▁a ▁woman . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁dropped ▁during ▁development , ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁became ▁more ▁conventional ▁and ▁epis od ic . ▁The ▁first ▁a ired ▁episode ▁reflected ▁the ▁original ▁plan , ▁and ▁covering ▁the ▁first ▁half - hour ▁of ▁a ▁date . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁is ▁J ake ▁( John ▁St amos ), ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁public ist - to - the - st ars ▁who ▁tries ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁woman izing ▁ways ▁as ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁woman ▁of ▁his ▁dream s . ▁St