Surviving Jack is an American television comedy series that aired mid-season on
Fox as part of the
2013–14 American television season. On May 8, 2013, Fox placed a thirteen-episode order for the
single-camera comedy. The pilot is written by
Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, and the series is based on Halpern's autobiographical book
I Suck at Girls. On October 25, 2013, the order of episodes was cut to eight, due to scheduling restrictions.