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Guys with Kids
Promotional image for Guys with Kids
GenreSitcom
Created byJimmy Fallon
Charlie Grandy
Amy Ozols
StarringAnthony Anderson
Zach Cregger
Jesse Bradford
Tempestt Bledsoe
Erinn Hayes
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Theme music composerAmy Miles
Opening theme"Why Would You Walk When You Can Run" by Jimmy Fallon
Ending theme"(I Said) Why Would You Walk When You Can Run" by Jimmy Fallon
ComposerAmy Miles
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes17 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupMultiple camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesUniversal Television
Holiday Road
Charlie Gandy Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2012 (2012-09-12) –
present

Guys with Kids is an American television series created by Jimmy Fallon and Charlie Grandy, developed by Jimmy Fallon, starring Anthony Anderson, Jesse Bradford, Zach Cregger, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Erinn Hayes and Tempestt Bledsoe. NBC placed a 13-episode order for the multi-camera comedy in May 2012.[1] The series premiered on September 12, 2012. On November 15, 2012, NBC announced it has ordered four more episodes, bringing the series to a total of 17 episodes.[2][3]

Premise

The comedy series chronicles the lives of three friends, and their respective partners, as they raise their children in a modern environment.[4]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

  • Mykayla Sohn as Violet
  • Brian Mganga as Clark
  • Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker as Yoda

Development and production

Sara Rue played Sheila in the original pilot, but was replaced with Erinn Hayes.[5]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release dates
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 17 September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12) February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27) TBA TBA TBA
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(million)
1"Pilot"Scott EllisStory by: Jimmy Fallon, Charlie Grandy & Amy Ozols
Teleplay by: Charlie Grandy		September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)1016.25[6]
2"Chris' New Girlfriend"Michael LembeckKeith HeislerSeptember 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)1034.84[7]
3"Marny Wants A Girl"Ken WhittinghamCourtney LillyOctober 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)1044.76[8]
4"The Standoff"Michael LembeckStory by: Charlie Grandy
Teleplay by: Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz		October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)1024.19[9]
5"Gary's Day Off"Ken WhittinghamMatt LawtonOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)1054.41[10]
6"Apartment Halloween"Leonard R. Garner, Jr.Donald DiegoOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)1063.83[11]
7"The Bathroom Incident"Michael LembeckCharlie GrandyOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)1073.62[12]
8"First Birthday"Leonard R. Garner, Jr.Alan R. Cohen & Alan FreedlandNovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)1083.91[13]
9"Thanksgiving"Betsy ThomasKeith HeislerNovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)1093.47[14]
10"Christmas"Michael LembeckStory by: Charlie Grandy
Teleplay by: Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz		December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)1103.59[15]
11"First Word"Leonard R. Garner, Jr.Story by: Rick Weiner & Kenny Schwartz
Teleplay by: Charlie Grandy		January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)1114.39[16]
12"Marny's Dad"Betsy ThomasCourtney LillyJanuary 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)1123.97[17]
13"Me Time"Michael LembeckAlan R. Cohen & Alan FreedlandJanuary 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)1132.93[18]
14"The Will"Mark CendrowskiLauren CaltagironeFebruary 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)1143.20[19]
15"Gary's Idea"Leonard R. Garner, Jr.Lauren Caltagirone & Donald DiegoFebruary 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)1152.85[20]
16"Rare Breed"Leonard R. Garner, Jr.Story by: Charlie Grandy
Teleplay by: Rick Weiner & Kenny Schwartz		February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)1162.83[21]
17"Divorce Party"Betsy ThomasMatt LawtonFebruary 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)1173.07[22]

International broadcast

The series aired in Canada on Global, one day early, on September 11, 2012 [23]

Critical reception

The series received a 38 out of 100 aggregate score, from 25 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable" reception at Metacritic.[24] Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald was only one of a few who gave a positive Metacritic review, saying "Guys With Kids is a perfect confection of witty dialogue and slapstick action."[25] Matt Zoller Seitz of New York Magazine stated "I expected to hate Guys With Kids... My animosity faded after about five minutes, when it became clear that the show wasn't terribly interested in the kids."[26] Diane Wertz of Newsday gave it a D and stated "Nothing to see here. Move on."[27] Matt Rouse of TV Guide wrote, "The seasons most depressingly generic and retro sitcom, so squishy and lacking in edge it might as well been written in nerf".[28]

Ratings

# Title Air date 18–49 Viewers
(millions)
1 Pilot September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12) 2.2 6.25[6]
2 Chris' New Girlfriend September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) 1.6 4.84[7]
3 Marny Wants A Girl October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03) 1.6 4.76[8]
4 The Standoff October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10) 1.4 4.19[9]
5 Gary's Day Off October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17) 1.4 4.41[10]
6 Apartment Halloween October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24) 1.4 3.83[11]
7 The Bathroom Incident October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31) 1.4 3.62[12]
8 First Birthday November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14) 1.3 3.91[13]
9 Thanksgiving November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21) 1.1 3.47[14]
10 Christmas December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05) 1.4 3.59[15]
11 First Word January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02) 1.7 4.39[16]
12 Marny's Dad January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09) 1.3 3.97[17]
13 Me Time January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30) 1.1 2.93[18]
14 The Will February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06) 1.2 3.20[19]
15 Gary's Idea February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13) 1.3 3.22[29]
16 Rare Breed February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20) 1.2 3.18[30]
17 Divorce Party February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27) 1.1 3.15[31]

See also

References

  1. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 9, 2012). "NBC Pickups Continue With Series Order for Comedy From Jimmy Fallon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Nellie Andreeva (November 15, 2012). "NBC's 'Guys With Kids' Gets Order For Four More Episodes". deadline.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "NBC Extends "Guys with Kids" to 17 Episodes". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  4. ^ McNamara, Mary. "Review: NBC's new comedy 'Guys With Kids' dumbs daddy down". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Erinn Hayes Joins Cast Of NBC's Upcoming 'Guys With Kids'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  6. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 12, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' 'The X Factor' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, No Adjustments for 'America's Got Talent' or 'Guys With Kids'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (September 27, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'X Factor', 'Survivor', 'The Middle' Adjusted Up, 'The Neighbors' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (October 4, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings:'The X Factor', 'Survivor' Adjusted Up; 'Animal Practice', 'Guys With Kids' & 'The Neighbors' Adjusted Down Plus Final Debate Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (October 11, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings:'The X Factor', 'Survivor', 'The Neighbors' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments for 'Arrow'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family', 'Survivor', 'Animal Practice' Adjusted Up; 'CSI' Adjusted Down Plus Unscrambled FOX Ratings". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  11. ^ a b Daily Preliminary Broadcast Cable Finals Broadcast Finals. "TV Ratings Wednesday: 'Arrow' & 'Supernatural' Down, 'Animal Practice', 'Law & Order', 'Modern Family' & 'Chicago Fire' Up + World Series - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  12. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (November 1, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Neighbors', 'Modern Family', 'CSI' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; '30 Rock', 'Guys With Kids', & 'Supernatural' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  13. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (November 15, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'Law & Order: SVU', & 'CSI' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  14. ^ a b Bibel (November 26, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'CSI' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  15. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (December 7, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Chicago Fire' Rises to Tie Series Debut, 'The X Factor' Dips + 'The Middle' & 'Arrow' Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Law & Order: SVU' and 'Nashville' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  17. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (January 10, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'People's Choice Awards', 'The Neighbors' & 'Nashville' Adjusted Up; 'Suburgatory' & 'I Get That A Lot' Adjusted Down (Updated)". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  18. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (January 31, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; 'Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  19. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (February 7, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Supernatural', 'Criminal Minds' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; 'Modern Family', 'The Neighbors' & 'Suburgatory' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  20. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 14, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'CSI', 'Suburgatory' & 'Law & Order: SVU' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  21. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 21, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'Survivor', 'Guys With Kids', 'Criminal Minds' & 'Law & Order: SVU' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  22. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 28, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Chicago Fire', 'American Idol', & 'CSI' Adjusted Up; 'Suburgatory' Adjusted down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  23. ^ Guys With Kids showsite on GlobalTV.com
  24. ^ "Guys with Kids - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  25. ^ Garvin, Glenn (September 12, 2012). "A hilarious riff on a familiar theme". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  26. ^ Zoller Seitz, Matt (September 12, 2012). "Seitz: Guys With Kids Is Charming Pro-Bro Propaganda". Vulture.com. New York Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  27. ^ Wertz, Diane (September 11, 2012). "'Guys With Kids' review: A crying shame". Newsday. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  28. ^ TV Guide September 17-23, 2012. pg.58.
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  30. ^ Cite error: The named reference s01e16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  31. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/28/tv-ratings-wednesday-american-idol-falls-further-nashville-hits-a-low-arrow-survivor-rise/171204/
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