List of Life in Pieces episodes

Life in Pieces is an American sitcom that airs on CBS. It was created by Justin Adler. The series chronicles the lives of three generations of the Short family as they go about their daily lives in Los Angeles County as told from the point of view of each character based on their own version of events. Each episode is told as four short stories, one for each branch of the Short family, with some connections related to the characters' events. On May 11, 2016, it was renewed for a second season.

As of December 1, 2016, 28 episodes of Life in Pieces has aired.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	22		September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)
2	TBA		October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–16)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Jason Winer	Justin Adler	September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)	1AYG01	11.28
In the first story, "First Date": Matt (Thomas Sadoski) and Colleen (Angelique Cabral) return from their first date, but her ex-fiance Chad is still living at her house, and Matt is living with his parents Joan (Dianne Wiest) and John (James Brolin), so they end up getting caught having sex in the car. In the second story, "The Delivery": Jen's (Zoe Lister-Jones) vagina is ripped during childbirth and needs her husband Greg's (Colin Hanks) help in recovery. In the third story, "The College Tour": Tim (Dan Bakkedahl) and Heather (Betsy Brandt) tour a college campus for their son Tyler (Niall Cunningham). In the hotel, their daughter Samantha (Holly J. Barrett) gets her first period and their younger daughter Sophia (Giselle Eisenberg) learns Santa is not real. In the fourth story, "The Funeral": John celebrates his 70th birthday with a mock-funeral for himself. His children Matt, Greg and Heather participate with their families.
2	2	"Interruptus Date Breast Movin'"	Jason Winer	Justin Adler	September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)	1AYG02	8.71
In the first story, "Interruptus": Joan calls the entire family together to talk after Matt walks in on her having sex with John. In the second story, "Second Date": Matt has financial and car troubles while on his second date with Colleen. In the third story, "Breast-Feeding": Jen has trouble producing breast milk for her baby. In the fourth story, "Movin' Out": Heather has hired ex-convicts to help her family move to their new house which is located across the street from her parents, John and Joan.
3	3	"Sleepy Email Brunch Tree"	Jeremy Garelick	Brad Copeland	October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)	1AYG03	8.91
In the first story, "Sleep Deprived": Repeated caring for their infant daughter Lark has made Jen and Greg very sleepy. Troubles with a policeman begin when the sleepy Greg gets stopped during a night diaper run while driving at 14 MPH. In the second story, "Heather Sends an Email": With only 10 minutes remaining, Heather tries to handle interruptions while writing and sending an email. In the third story, "Colleen Meets the Family": Matt coaches Colleen on how to connect with the family when he invites her to brunch with them. They like her so much that they couldn't help but mention how they like her more than Matt's first wife. She didn't know that Matt had any wives. In the fourth story, "The Felling": Tim has a very bad reaction to espresso while John, Matt and Greg try and fail to chop down a tree in Greg's backyard.
4	4	"Prison Baby Golf Picking"	Jason Winer	Kirker Butler	October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)	1AYG04	7.84
In the first story, "Chad's Last Meal": Before Chad is to go away to jail for tax evasion, he gets one last meal with Matt, Colleen, and her grandmother Tonita, after which he runs away. In the second story, "Triangle": Greg tries to remain neutral between Jen and Joan, but his siblings praise him when they think that he stood up to Joan for questioning Jen's parenting skills. In the third story, "New Beds": Sophia hates sleeping alone at the new house and has had a peanut stuck up her nose for two weeks. In the fourth story, "Tim's Great Round": Matt, Greg and Heather each try to discourage Tim from beating John at a round of golf. During the last hole, John has a surprising way of getting Tim to lose.
5	5	"Babe Secret Phone Germs"	Claire Scanlon	Rolin Jones	October 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)	1AYG05	8.47
In the first story, "Tyler's Girlfriend": When Tyler introduces his gorgeous new girlfriend Clementine (Hunter King) to the family, Tim and Heather accidentally make things awkward. In the second story, "Work Secrets": Matt and Colleen are caught making out at work by an annoying coworker, Will (Ken Marino). In the third story, "First Cellphone": Without her parents' knowledge, John buys Sophia a cell phone. In the fourth story, "Germs": Jen and Greg vow to not become germaphobes.
6	6	"Ponzi Sex Paris Bounce"	Jason Winer	Lesley Wake Webster	November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)	1AYG06	7.88
In the first story, "Ponzí": When Matt and Colleen catch Chad trying to dognap Princess, Chad pitches them a skincare direct selling venture. In the second story, "Sex Green Light": Jen and Greg keep trying to get intimate for the first time since Lark was born. In the third story, "Paris": Heather quits going to her longtime hairstylist, Lynette (Alex Borstein), but tells her that it's because she's moving to Paris next week. In the fourth story, "Bounce House": Tim ruins Samantha's birthday party by letting them watch the R-rated horror movie, Alien.
7	7	"Nanny Tent Earrings Cheeto"	Jason Winer	Elizabeth Tippet	November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)	1AYG08	7.99
In the first story, "Nanny": When Jen and Greg interview potential nannies for Lark, they find it difficult to find any that they trust. They end up choosing Tonita. In the second story, "Tent Diving": While Tim, Matt and Greg are camping, their attempt to deal with some tent "crashers" goes badly wrong. In the third story, "Colleen's New Earrings": Heather falsely accuses Matt of using money she loaned him to buy Colleen earrings. In the fourth story, "Cheeto": John makes a wooden puppet named "Cheeto" for Lark that various family members use to surprise and/or scare each other.
8	8	"Godparent Turkey Corn Farts"	Chad Lowe	Maggie Mull	November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)	1AYG09	8.35
In the first story, "Godparent": Jen and Greg debate who should be Lark's godparent. In the second story, "The Mexican Market": Tim and Sophia search for a quick replacement for Heather's spoiled turkey. In the third story, "The Maize Runner": At the Harvest Festival, Samantha sneaks into the corn maze with her boyfriend, Aiden (Griffin Gluck). In the fourth story, "Can't Keep It In": Joan invites their neighbor Gary Timpkins to Thanksgiving dinner, during which everyone has a bad reaction to Colleen's cauliflower rice dish.
9	9	"Hospital Boudoir Time-Out Namaste"	Fred Goss	Alec Sulkin	November 26, 2015 (2015-11-26)	1AYG07	7.61
In the first story, "First Night Out": When Jen cuts her finger and Greg takes her to the hospital, they finally have the first quality alone time they've had in months. In the second story, "Boudoir Photos": Heather gives Tim a sexy anniversary gift. In the third story, "Time-Out": Sophia is punished after Heather hears her swearing. In the fourth story, "Namaste Noshery": John takes Samantha and Sophia to a restaurant where everything is named after feelings.
10	10	"Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong"	Jason Winer	Greg Malins	December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)	1AYG10	8.24
In the first story, "Controlled Burn": When Jen is anxious about returning to work, Heather and Tim advise Greg to make Jen angry at him. In the second story, "Vasectomy": Heather questions herself after Tim gets a vasectomy at her urging. In the third story, "Milkshake": Joan learns her credit card has been stolen when strange packages she never ordered start arriving. In the fourth story, "Ping-Pong": When Greg and Matt finish a game of ping-pong that an accident interrupted years ago, one of them loses a tooth.
11	11	"College Stealing Santa Caroling"	Phil Traill	Barbara Adler	December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)	1AYG11	10.26
In the first story, "College": Tyler announces his plans for being in a band with Clementine instead of going to college. In the second story, "How Joan Stole Christmas": Joan apologizes for hijacking Lark's first Christmas from Jen and Greg. In the third story, "A Gift From Santa": When Samantha sneaks out with her friends to the mall, she gets lice from the mall Santa's beard and she gets caught when a photo of her with the mall Santa is posted online. In the fourth story, "John Goes Caroling": Colleen goes with John to meet with his Air Force buddies for their annual tradition of dirty Christmas caroling.
12	12	"Bite Flight Wing-Man Bonnie"	Helen Hunt	Justin Adler	January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)	1AYG12	9.27
In the first story, "Bite": Sophia has a run-in with Pete (Sage Correa), the son of Tim and Heather's new friends. In the second story, "Flight": Greg and Jen attempt to take different flights on a vacation. In the third story, "Wing-Man": Matt and John try to help Gary get back in the dating scene. In the fourth story, "Bonnie": Matt's ex-wife, Bonnie (Brenda Song), shows up with a proposition.
13	13	"Party Lobster Gym Sale"	Ken Whittingham	Brad Copeland	January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14)	1AYG13	9.15
In the first story, "Gym": Greg decides to get in shape after getting winded playing charades. In the second story, "Party": While Tim and Heather have a get-away, the kids host a house party featuring Tyler's band. In the third story, "Garage Sale": When Joan has a garage sale, Heather and Jen take the opportunity to sell some unwanted gifts at their own secret garage sale. In the fourth story, "Lobster": A live Maine lobster sent to Tim by a friend goes missing.
14	14	"Will Trash Book Spa"	Jason Winer	Kirker Butler	January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21)	1AYG14	8.78
In the first story, "Will": Jen helps John and Joan with their will. In the second story, "Trash": Tim, Heather and their kids have a contest to see who generates the least trash. In the third story, "Book Deal": Colleen asks Matt to illustrate a children's book she is writing. In the fourth story, "Couple's Massage": A couple's massage at a day spa for Greg and Jen doesn't turn out to be as relaxing as they expected.
15	15	"Soccer Gigi TV Mikey"	Alisa Statman	Lesley Wake Webster	February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04)	1AYG15	9.09
In the first story, "Coach Matt": Matt takes over for Tim as coach of Sophia's soccer team, the "Bobcats", and has to deal with the kids' parents. In the second story, "Tyler's First Car": Tyler and Clementine visit his great-grandmother Gigi Pirkle (Ann Guilbert), who has lost her driving license and wants to give her car to Tyler. In the third story, "TV Sleeper": After Greg discovers restful sleep on the den couch, Greg and Jen find a creative solution to their sleeping woes. In the fourth story, "Cousin Mikey": Joan's nephew Mikey (Greg Grunberg) comes by for a visit and seems to annoy the whole family.
16	16	"Tattoo Valentine Guitar Pregnant"	Jason Winer	Alec Sulkin	February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)	1AYG16	9.35
In the first story, "Tattoo": Tim makes a spelling error when getting a tattoo, made by Lois (Kat Von D), to surprise Heather for Valentine's Day. In the second story, "Valentine": After Matt scrambles to make some last minute dinner plans for Valentine's Day with Colleen, he ends up having to also invite his parents. In the third story, "Guitar": When Tyler and Clementine go to a guitar store, the salesman, Ian (Josh Groban), repeatedly hits on her. In the fourth story, "Pregnant": After Greg and Jen discuss possibly having another child, they are visited by a stork.
17	17	"Hair Recital Rainbow Mom"	Ken Whittingham	Elizabeth Tippet	February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)	1AYG17	9.34
In the first story, "Johnny Flyer Black": John tries to make himself look younger by dyeing his hair black, much to the dismay of the family. In the second story, "Sophia's Piano Recital": Heather worries that Sophia's piano recital will be a disaster. In the third story, "Invisible Rainbows": Jen, Greg and Lark go to an over-the-top "6-month birthday" party for Wilhelm full of overachieving parents who make them panic about getting Lark into a good preschool. In the fourth story, "Mama Mia": Matt meets Colleen's mother, Mia (Mercedes Ruehl), for the first time. Later, Colleen breaks up with Matt.
18	18	"Sexting Mall Lemonade Heartbreak"	Rebecca Asher	Maggie Mull	February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)	1AYG18	9.21
In the first story, "What's Wrong With Heather?": Heather accidentally sends Tyler a sexy text message intended for Tim. In the second story, "Irving Rosenblatt": Jen and Greg advise Samantha to talk in person to her social-media boyfriend, Irving Rosenblatt (Alek Brett Cole). In the third story, "Lemonade": After John's new pet, a Shetland pony named Lemonade, ends up being unsuitable for their home, Joan gets him a Yorkie named Tank. In the fourth story, "Girls' Night": Heather and Jen console Colleen and Matt over their break-up.
19	19	"Pestilence War Famine Death"	Phil Traill	Greg Malins	March 3, 2016 (2016-03-03)	1AYG19	8.40
In the first story, "Pestilence": Greg and Jen have their exterminator, Oscar, and his wife, Tulip (Ayden Mayeri) over for dinner. Later, a rat is shown dragging away Greg's signed Playboy magazine. In the second story, "War": John and Joan disagree with their neighbors, Darryl (J.B. Smoove) and Pam (Pam Trotter), about who gets to use the hot tub when new property lines are drawn. In the third story, "Famine": Matt and Colleen make an effort to be friends. In the fourth story, "Death": John's heart stopped beating for 15 seconds during his minor nose surgery that Tim performed.
20	20	"Prank Assistant Gum Puppy"	Chad Lowe	Barbara Adler	March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)	1AYG20	8.55
In the first story, "Senior Prank": A drunk Heather and Tim switch letters around on a sign at Tyler's school, which causes trouble for Tyler. In the second story, "Jen's Hot Assistant": Greg gets jealous of Jen's handsome new assistant, Jake (Gregg Sulkin). In the third story, "Chewing Gum": Sophia gets gum stuck in her hair at Joan's house. In the fourth story, "Puppy Love": John and Colleen secretly meet together along with their dogs at a dog park.
21	21	"Cinderella Fantasy Prom Dougie, Part 1"	Phil Traill	Joe Cristalli	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)	1AYG21	7.23
Presented as Part 1 of combined Episode 21 & Episode 22 In the first story, "A "Cinderella Story": Tim believes wearing a Cinderella dress during March Madness is good luck, so he refuses to take it off in hopes that his alma mater's basketball team, the Gophers of Mount St. Gary's, will win. In the second story, "The Secret Life of Greg Short": Greg fantasizes about what to write in a birthday card for his boss, Chase (Jerry Lambert). In the third story, "Prom Night": Before Tyler goes to the prom, he receives unsolicited advice from his parents and grandparents regarding sex. At the prom, when Clementine gives Tyler a purity ring, he responds by asking her to marry him. In the fourth story, "Matt's Choice": Jen sets Matt up on a blind date bowling with her coworker, Dougie. Later, Matt and Colleen get back together.
22	22	"Crytunes Divorce Tablet Ring, Part 2"	Chad Lowe	Justin Adler	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)	1AYG22	7.23
Presented as Part 2 of combined Episode 21 & Episode 22 In the first story (No.5), "CryTunes": Greg quits his job after creating a public funding campaign for his own invention, the "CryTunes" baby monitor that turns sounds of baby crying into soothing music. Also, Jen learns that she is pregnant. In the second story (No.6), "Divorce": John and Joan reveal a secret they've kept from their kids for 35 years: they have been divorced since 1980 (the year before Greg was born). In the third story (No.7), "Tablet": Heather and Tim try to make up for missing Samantha's Student of the Month Ceremony at school. In the fourth story (No.8), "Ring": Matt's plan to pop the question to Colleen at their book party keeps getting delayed by several family revelations: a remarriage proposal, a pregnancy, a lost job, and a recent teenage marriage. However, he does successfully propose to Colleen in his parent's bathroom.

Season 2 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Annulled Roommate Pill Shower"	Jason Winer	Justin Adler	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	2AYG01	5.96
In the first story, "Moving In": Heather attempts to convince Tyler and Clementine to annul their sudden marriage. Clementine's mother, Mary-Lynn (Megan Mullally), and uncle/de facto father, Spencer (Nick Offerman), with whom Clementine's mother has a bizarrely close relationship, are no help. In the second story, "Moving Out": After Matt moves in with Colleen, Colleen's obnoxious roommate Dougie challenges Matt to a wrestling match over whether she will move out. In the third story, "Pill": John is hospitalized with an unusually long-lasting erection after taking erectile medication, unaware that Joan was already regularly crushing one into his smoothies. In the fourth story, "Baby Shower": The family must quickly call off a surprise baby shower for Jen after learning that she miscarried.
24	2	"Receptionist Pot Voting Cramp"	Alisa Statman	Brad Copeland	November 3, 2016 (2016-11-03)	2AYG02	5.92
In the first story, "Receptionist": Tim's receptionist quits, so Heather, who is just visiting the office, takes over; Tim enjoys it for a day, but is not pleased when Heather decides she wants the job permanently. In the second story, "Joan's Friend, Herb": Joan is talked into trying marijuana to help with her insomnia. In the third story, "Voting": Greg, who has never voted in an election, decides he will do so to get Jen off his back, but things change when he sees the line at the polling place is too long. In the fourth story, "Cramped": Colleen is taken to the hospital with stomach pains, and it is revealed she hasn't done a "number two" since Matt moved in a week ago.
25	3	"Eyebrow Anonymous Trapped Gem"	Jason Winer	Lesley Wake Webster	November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)	2AYG03	6.23
In the first story, "Take a Brow": Tim has a mishap with his trimmer before a photo shoot at work, and his attempts to correct the problem just make it worse. In the second story, "Anonymous": Greg uses his share from the will of Gigi, Joan's recently deceased mother, to make an anonymous donation to his old high school track team, but gets annoyed when the team gives Matt the credit. In the third story, "Home Sweet Nursing Home": John goes to Gigi's nursing home to pick up her things, and is unable to leave when the employees assume he is a resident. In the fourth story, "Gigi in the Sky with Diamonds": Joan fulfills Gigi's dying wish to have her ashes made into a gemstone, but finds she cannot wear the finished jewelry without hearing her mother's nagging voice.
26	4	"Cheap Promotion Flying Birthday"	Alex Reid	Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein	November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)	2AYG05	6.65
In the first story, "Colleen Returns": Colleen gets Matt interested in her frugal habits, including returning old items for a refund and shopping at dollar stores. In the second story, "Hughes the Boss": Tim wants to fire Heather from the receptionist position at the office, but ends up promoting her instead. In the third story, "Take Me to the Pilot": John tries to ease Sophia's fear of flying by tricking her into taking ride in his single-engine plane. In the fourth story, "Lark's First Birthday": Jen plans a small first birthday party for Lark before deciding it should be a bigger deal and inviting the whole family over at the last minute.
27	5	"Steps Dinner Professor Lesbian"	John Riggi	Maggie Mull	November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24)	2AYG09	5.27
In the first story, "Baby's First Steps": Lark takes her first steps while Greg is out of town, so Jen tries to hide it from her husband. In the second story, "Dinner Party": Tyler and Clementine invite Matt and Colleen over for their first dinner party as husband and wife, but it becomes awkward when the hosts start to argue. In the third story, "Professor": Joan's young creative writing teacher takes an interest in her work, but John suspects the professor really has a romantic interest in his wife. In the fourth story, "A Lesbian Journey": Dougie comes out as gay to Colleen and Matt, and later has Colleen, Jen and Heather join her at a gay bar to help her pick up a woman for the first time.
28	6	"Boxing Opinion Spider Beard"	Jason Winer	Lesley Wake Webster	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)	2AYG04	N/A
In the first story, "Boxing": John takes Sam to his gym instead of dropping her off at ballet class, and gets jealous when Sam is a natural at boxing and commands all the attention. In the second story, "Second Opinion": Jen angers Tim after he recommends getting her tonsils removed and she goes to another doctor for a second opinion. In the third story, "Joan Scares Matt": Joan plays a prank by scaring Matt with a fake spider, and both Greg and Heather reveal she has enjoyed scaring them in the past. The three then plot to get revenge on their mom. In the fourth story, "Jen v. Beard": Jen tries multiple times to get Greg to shave his beard, but nothing works until Lark vomits into it and Greg can't wash out the stench.
29	7	"Swim Survivor Zen Talk"	Jude Weng	Joe Cristalli	December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)	2AYG10	N/A
30	8	"Window Vanity Dress Grace"	Unknown	Unknown	December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)	2AYG06	N/A