Cougar Town (television) Series on ABC debuting September 23, 2009, and ending on May 29, 2012; the series moved to TBS in 2012. A recently-divorced 40-something single mother finds that starting over with the dating game is not easy. Her son is embarrassed by everything she says and does, and her ex-husband is still hanging around, as are her two best friends trying to offer encouragement. She learns to deal with the realities of dating and aging in a youth-obsessed culture. Stars Courteney Cox (Jules Cobb), Christa Miller (Ellie), Busy Philipps (Laurie), Dan Byrd (Travis), Brian Van Holt (Bobby), Josh Hopkins (Grayson), Ian Gomez (Andy). From Doozer and Coquette Prods. in association with ABC Studios.