The Orville season 1
| The Orville | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 10 – December 7, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the comedy-drama science fiction television series The Orville was broadcast on Fox from September 10 to December 7, 2017.
Summary
The Orville is set about 400 years in the future and follows the crew of the titular spaceship who face the dangers and wonders of outer space, while dealing with the familiar problems of everyday life.
Cast
- Seth MacFarlane as Capt. Ed Mercer
- Adrianne Palicki as Cmdr. Kelly Grayson
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Dr. Claire Finn
- Scott Grimes as Lt. Gordon Malloy
- Peter Macon as Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
- Halston Sage as Lt. Alara Kitan
- J Lee as Lt. John LaMarr (Lt. Cmdr. beginning with episode 11)
- Mark Jackson as Isaac
Development
The Orville was written by Seth MacFarlane as a spec script.[1] Fox ordered thirteen episodes for the first season, but only twelve were broadcast due to a gap in broadcast dates caused by the broadcaster's lengthy Christmas programming.[2][3] The leftover episode, "Primal Urges", aired during season 2, which was ordered by Fox on November 2, 2017.[4]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Old Wounds" | Jon Favreau | Seth MacFarlane | September 10, 2017 | 1LAB01 | 8.56[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "Command Performance" | Robert Duncan McNeill | Seth MacFarlane | September 17, 2017 | 1LAB03 | 6.63[6] |
| 3 | 3 | "About a Girl" | Brannon Braga | Seth MacFarlane | September 21, 2017 | 1LAB04 | 4.05[7] |
| 4 | 4 | "If the Stars Should Appear" | James L. Conway | Seth MacFarlane | September 28, 2017 | 1LAB02 | 3.70[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Pria" | Jonathan Frakes | Seth MacFarlane | October 5, 2017 | 1LAB05 | 3.43[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "Krill" | Jon Cassar | David A. Goodman | October 12, 2017 | 1LAB06 | 3.37[10] |
| 7 | 7 | "Majority Rule" | Tucker Gates | Seth MacFarlane | October 26, 2017 | 1LAB07 | 4.18[11] |
| 8 | 8 | "Into the Fold" | Brannon Braga | Brannon Braga & Andre Bormanis | November 2, 2017 | 1LAB08 | 3.83[12] |
| 9 | 9 | "Cupid's Dagger" | Jamie Babbit | Liz Heldens | November 9, 2017 | 1LAB09 | 3.69[13] |
| 10 | 10 | "Firestorm" | Brannon Braga | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong | November 16, 2017 | 1LAB10 | 3.32[14] |
| 11 | 11 | "New Dimensions" | Kelly Cronin | Seth MacFarlane | November 30, 2017 | 1LAB11 | 3.63[15] |
| 12 | 12 | "Mad Idolatry" | Brannon Braga | Seth MacFarlane | December 7, 2017 | 1LAB13 | 3.54[16] |
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, season 1 has a 31% "tomatometer" rating, with an average rating of 5.22/10 based on 52 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "An odd jumble of campiness and sincerity, homage, and satire, The Orville never quite achieves liftoff." The audience score is 94% with 8,784 ratings and overwhelmingly favorable reviews.[17] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it has a metascore of 36 out of 100, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews", while its user score is 8.3, based on 953 ratings, indicating "universal acclaim."[18]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Old Wounds" | September 10, 2017 | 2.7/9 | 8.56[5] | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | "Command Performance" | September 17, 2017 | 2.2/8 | 6.63[6] | 0.9 | 2.42 | 3.1 | 9.05[19] |
| 3 | "About a Girl" | September 21, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 4.05[7] | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | "If the Stars Should Appear" | September 28, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 3.70[8] | 1.0 | 3.11 | 2.1 | 6.81[20] |
| 5 | "Pria" | October 5, 2017 | 0.9/3 | 3.43[9] | 1.2 | 3.35 | 2.1 | 6.79[21] |
| 6 | "Krill" | October 12, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 3.37[10] | 1.1 | 3.32 | 2.1 | 6.69[22] |
| 7 | "Majority Rule" | October 26, 2017 | 1.2/5 | 4.18[11] | 1.1 | 3.11 | 2.3 | 7.29[23] |
| 8 | "Into the Fold" | November 2, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 3.83[12] | 1.0 | 2.89 | 2.0 | 6.72[24] |
| 9 | "Cupid's Dagger" | November 9, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 3.69[13] | 1.1 | 3.01 | 2.1 | 6.70[25] |
| 10 | "Firestorm" | November 16, 2017 | 0.9/3 | 3.32[14] | 1.0 | 2.83 | 1.9 | 6.13[26] |
| 11 | "New Dimensions" | November 30, 2017 | 0.9/3 | 3.63[15] | 1.0 | 2.86 | 1.9 | 6.49[27] |
| 12 | "Mad Idolatry" | December 7, 2017 | 0.9/4 | 3.54[16] | 1.0 | 2.97 | 1.9 | 6.53[28] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | International Film Music Critics Association Awards | Best Original Score for Television | Bruce Broughton, John Debney, Joel McNeely, Andrew Cottee | Won | [29] |
| Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards | Best Special Make-Up Effects – Television and New Media Series | Howard Berger, Tami Lane, Garrett Immel | Nominated | [30] | |
| Publicists Guild Awards | Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Television Award | Erin Moody | Nominated | [31] | |
| Saturn Awards (44th) | Best Science Fiction Television Series | The Orville | Won | [32] | |
| Best Actor on Television | Seth MacFarlane | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress on Television | Adrianne Palicki | Nominated |
Home media release
The season was released on DVD on December 11, 2018.[33]
Music
The soundtrack album for season 1 was released by La-La Land Records on January 22, 2019.[34]
| No. | Title | Music | Episode | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Orville Main Title" | Bruce Broughton | 1:04 | |
| 2. | "Shuttle to the Ship" | Bruce Broughton | Old Wounds (1LAB01) | 1:54 |
| 3. | "She Requested It / Departing for Landing" | Bruce Broughton | Old Wounds (1LAB01) | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Krill Attack / Shuttle Escape" | Bruce Broughton | Old Wounds (1LAB01) | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Emergency Docking" | Bruce Broughton | Old Wounds (1LAB01) | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Kelly Has a Plan / Asking Kelly to Stay" | Bruce Broughton | Old Wounds (1LAB01) | 3:51 |
| 7. | "The Bio-Ship / Exploring the Hull" | Joel McNeely | If the Stars Should Appear (1LAB02) | 2:22 |
| 8. | "Exploring the Bio-Ship" | Joel McNeely | If the Stars Should Appear (1LAB02) | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Finding Alara / Space Battle" | Joel McNeely | If the Stars Should Appear (1LAB02) | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Dorahl / The Roof Opens" | Joel McNeely | If the Stars Should Appear (1LAB02) | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Distress Signal Received / Alara Freaks Out / Explosion" | John Debney | Command Performance (1LAB03) | 5:54 |
| 12. | "Alara Gets the Cold Shoulder / Approaching Calivon" | John Debney | Command Performance (1LAB03) | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Extermination Process Continues / Bortus Hatches His Egg" | John Debney | Command Performance (1LAB03) | 2:39 |
| 14. | "Western Simulation" | Joel McNeely | About a Girl (1LAB04) | 1:01 |
| 15. | "Asteroid Destroyed / Relieved of Duty" | Joel McNeely | About a Girl (1LAB04) | 1:07 |
| 16. | "Arriving on Moclus" | Joel McNeely | About a Girl (1LAB04) | 1:42 |
| 17. | "Trip to the Mountains" | Joel McNeely | About a Girl (1LAB04) | 2:15 |
| 18. | "Tribunal Adjourned / Epilogue" | Joel McNeely | About a Girl (1LAB04) | 3:27 |
| 19. | "Rescuing Pria" | John Debney | Pria (1LAB05) | 3:51 |
| 20. | "Searching Pria's Room / Dark Matter Storm / Navigating the Storm" | John Debney | Pria (1LAB05) | 4:06 |
| 21. | "Approaching the Coordinates / Isaac Saves the Crew" | John Debney | Pria (1LAB05) | 3:19 |
| 22. | "Pria's Theme" | John Debney | Pria (1LAB05) | 1:41 |
| 23. | "Distress Call" | Joel McNeely | Krill (1LAB06) | 1:29 |
| 24. | "Krill Attack the Orville" | Joel McNeely | Krill (1LAB06) | 2:49 |
| 25. | "Bomb Found" | Joel McNeely | Krill (1LAB06) | 4:54 |
| 26. | "Intruder Alert / Preparing the Weapon" | Joel McNeely | Krill (1LAB06) | 2:59 |
| 27. | "Turning on the Lights / New Enemies" | Joel McNeely | Krill (1LAB06) | 2:29 |
| Total length: | 76:59 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Episode | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lysella Wakes Up / Looks Like Earth / Rescue Mission" | John Debney | Majority Rule (1LAB07) | 1:39 |
| 2. | "John Gets Arrested / Alara Seems Suspicious" | John Debney | Majority Rule (1LAB07) | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Ed Has a Plan" | John Debney | Majority Rule (1LAB07) | 1:33 |
| 4. | "Bringing Lysella Aboard / Casting the Votes / Their World Can Do Better" | John Debney | Majority Rule (1LAB07) | 6:06 |
| 5. | "Sucked In" | Joel McNeely | Into the Fold (1LAB08) | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Claire Breaks Out" | Joel McNeely | Into the Fold (1LAB08) | 1:26 |
| 7. | "The Fight" | Joel McNeely | Into the Fold (1LAB08) | 1:21 |
| 8. | "Claire Returns to the Wreck" | Joel McNeely | Into the Fold (1LAB08) | 2:11 |
| 9. | "The Attack" | Joel McNeely | Into the Fold (1LAB08) | 1:55 |
| 10. | "Claire Thanks Isaac" | Joel McNeely | Into the Fold (1LAB08) | 1:21 |
| 11. | "Archaeologist Arrives / Claire Visits Yaphit / Claire Kisses Yaphit" | John Debney | Cupid's Dagger (1LAB09) | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Fleets Approach / War Before Peace / Cleared for Duty / Darulio Departs" | John Debney | Cupid's Dagger (1LAB09) | 4:38 |
| 13. | "Plasma Storm / It Was Late Evening" | John Debney | Firestorm (1LAB10) | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Alara Blows off Steam / There Was a Clown" | John Debney | Firestorm (1LAB10) | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Alara Hallucinates / Deserted Ship" | John Debney | Firestorm (1LAB10) | 6:55 |
| 16. | "Cannot End Simulation / Back to Normal" | John Debney | Firestorm (1LAB10) | 4:03 |
| 17. | "Damage Report / What Happened to the Plants?" | Andrew Cottee | New Dimensions (1LAB11) | 2:00 |
| 18. | "Krill Ships Approaching" | Andrew Cottee | New Dimensions (1LAB11) | 2:30 |
| 19. | "Within the Anomaly / Time to Reflect / Quantum Bubble Is Deteriorating" | Andrew Cottee | New Dimensions (1LAB11) | 2:25 |
| 20. | "Engaging Tractor Beam" | Andrew Cottee | New Dimensions (1LAB11) | 2:17 |
| 21. | "Mission Complete / Commander Lamarr" | Andrew Cottee | New Dimensions (1LAB11) | 2:48 |
| 22. | "Investigating an Anomaly" | Joel McNeely | Mad Idolatry (1LAB13) | 1:09 |
| 23. | "Emergency Landing" | Joel McNeely | Mad Idolatry (1LAB13) | 3:41 |
| 24. | "Searching the Planet" | Joel McNeely | Mad Idolatry (1LAB13) | 2:38 |
| 25. | "Walking Through Town" | Joel McNeely | Mad Idolatry (1LAB13) | 2:21 |
| 26. | "Spread the Word" | Joel McNeely | Mad Idolatry (1LAB13) | 1:17 |
| 27. | "Isaac Steps Up / Civilization Restored" | Joel McNeely | Mad Idolatry (1LAB13) | 3:14 |
| 28. | "The Orville End Titles" | Bruce Broughton | 0:34 | |
| Total length: | 74:58 | |||
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