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Mom
GenreSitcom
Created by
Starring
Opening theme"Overture" from Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Chuck Lorre
  • Eddie Gorodetsky
Camera setupMultiple
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesChuck Lorre Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2013 (2013-09-23) –
present

Mom is an American sitcom that premiered on September 23, 2013, on CBS. The series stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney and was created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gemma Baker.

Synopsis

Mom follows Christy Plunkett (Anna Faris), a single mother (Former Husband: Spencer Maynard) who—after dealing with her battle with alcoholism decides to restart her life in Napa, California's wine country working as a waitress and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Her mother Bonnie Plunkett (Allison Janney) is also a recovering drug and alcohol addict, and her 17-year-old daughter Violet (Sadie Calvano), who was born when Christy was 16, has become pregnant by her boyfriend Luke. Christy also has a younger son Roscoe by her ex-husband Baxter, a deadbeat drug-dealer.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Development and production

Mom was one of the many projects that became a priority for CBS and Warner Bros when it was pitched in December 2012, in part due to Lorre's new four-year deal with Warner the previous September.[1] It was green-lit by CBS for a series order pick up on May 9, 2013.[2] This pickup also gives Lorre the distinction of having 4 sitcoms airing on one network starting in the 2013–14 season. The following week, the network announced that it would place the sitcom in the Monday night 9:30 pm (ET/PT) timeslot following 2 Broke Girls.[3] However, after the cancellation of We Are Men, 2 Broke Girls was moved into the show's 8:30 pm slot, with repeats of The Big Bang Theory occupying the 9 pm lead-in time slot to Mom until the season debut of Mike & Molly on November 4, 2013. The show received a full first season order for 22 episodes on October 18, 2013.[4]

On March 13, 2014, CBS announced the second season renewal of Mom.[5]

Casting

The series gives Faris, who had guest starred in various television programs in-between her film projects and been sought-after for other television projects (including a failed pilot called Blue Skies that was being produced for NBC), her first full-time television role, as she landed the part of the lead character, Christy, in January 2013.[6] On January 28, 2013, Janney was next to come aboard the project, playing Christy's mother.[7] Matt Jones and Spencer Daniels were added to the cast in February 2013, with Jones playing Christy's ex-husband, Baxter, and Daniels taking the role of Luke, the boyfriend of Christy’s daughter, Violet.[8]

Episodes

Main article: List of Mom (TV series) episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankViewers
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
122September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)428.34[9]
222October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)2611.79[10]
322November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)409.64[11]
422October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)299.43[12]
522November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)1910.96[13]
622September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)2310.22[14]
720September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)298.52[15]
818November 5, 2020 (2020-11-05)May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)327.05[16]

Awards and nominations

Mom has been nominated for three People's Choice Awards: Favorite New TV Comedy and Favorite Actress in a New TV Series for both Anna Faris and Allison Janney, respectively.[17]

International broadcasts

In Canada, City simulcast the CBS broadcast, which debuted on the same day as the American broadcast.[18] In Australia, the series airs on the Nine Network, and is set to debut in April 2014, where it was originally advertised under the title Mum (the spelling of 'Mom' in English) but later reverted back to the shows original title.[19] In Brazil, the series premiered on October 8, 2013, and airs on Warner Channel.[20] In India the show airs on Star World Premiere HD. In Turkey, the series premiered in late 2013 and airs on CNBC-e. In Poland, the series premiered on December 1, 2013, on Comedy Central Poland. In New Zealand, the series premiered on TV2 in 2014. In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on ITV2 on January 20, 2014.[21] In Spain, the series airs on TNT and NEOX. in Italy the serious debuted March 28 on joy (Mediaset Premium)

References

  1. ^ "CBS Orders Single Mom Comedy Pilot From Chuck Lorre & 'Two And A Half Men' Writers" from Deadline (December 12, 2012)
  2. ^ "Chuck Lorre's CBS Pilot 'Mom' To Get Series Order Tomorrow" from Deadline (May 8, 2013)
  3. ^ CBS Announces 2013-2014 Primetime Schedule from The Futon Critic (May 15, 2013)
  4. ^ Bibel, Sara (October 18, 2013). "CBS Gives Full Season Orders to 'The Crazy Ones', 'The Millers' & 'Mom'". TV by the Numbers (Press release).
  5. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 13, 2014). "CBS Renews 'The Good Wife', 'The Millers', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Hawaii Five-0', 'Mom', 'Blue Bloods', 'Elementary' and 11 More". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Finally! Anna Faris comming to TV in new Chuck Lorre CBS comedy, 'Mom' (from Hollywood.com) (January 4, 2013)
  7. ^ "Chuck Lorre's new sitcom casts 'West Wing' star" from Entertainment Weekly (January 28, 2013)
  8. ^ Duo Cast In Chuck Lorre’s CBS Pilot 'Mom' from Deadline (February 11, 2013)
  9. ^ "Full 2013–2014 TV Season Series Rankings". Deadline. May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Full 2014–15 Series Rankings". Deadline Hollywood. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Full 2015–16 TV Season Series Rankings". Deadline Hollywood. May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  12. ^ "Final 2016–17 TV Rankings: 'Sunday Night Football' Winning Streak Continues". Deadline Hollywood. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "2017-18 TV Series Ratings Rankings: NFL Football, 'Big Bang' Top Charts". Deadline Hollywood. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  14. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2019). "2018–19 TV Season Ratings: CBS Wraps 11th Season At No. 1 In Total Viewers, NBC Tops Demo; 'Big Bang Theory' Most Watched Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Porter, Rick (June 4, 2020). "TV Ratings: 7-Day Season Averages for Every 2019-20 Broadcast Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  16. ^ Porter, Rick (June 8, 2021). "2020-21 TV Ratings: Complete 7-Day Ratings for Broadcast Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  17. ^ Glee, Katy Perry Lead People's Choice Award Nominations, 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs to Host E! Online, Retrieved February 4, 2014
  18. ^ "The Definitive Fall 2013 Primetime TV Schedule (Canadian Edition)" from TV Addict (June 6, 2013)
  19. ^ Aussie faces feature in US shows from The West Australian (Perth, Western Australia) (June 5, 2013)
  20. ^ Fall Season 2013 - Calendário de estreias from Minha Série - in Portuguese (from September 5, 2013)
  21. ^ http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/01/itv2-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-mom/
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