Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly
Genre Sitcom
Created by Mark Roberts
Starring
Opening theme "I See Love" by Keb' Mo'
Composer(s) Dennis C. Brown
Grant Geissman
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 127 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 18–22 minutes
Production company(s) Chuck Lorre Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) – May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
External links
Website

Mike & Molly is an American sitcom created by Mark Roberts which aired on CBS from September 20, 2010 to May 16, 2016, for a total of six seasons and 127 episodes.[1] The series stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy as the eponymous Mike and Molly, a couple who meet in a Chicago Overeaters Anonymous group and fall in love.

The 13-episode sixth season began airing on January 6, 2016. On January 12, 2016, CBS announced that it would cancel Mike & Molly after the sixth season concludes, electing not to renew its licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Television, which ended after this season.[2][3] The series finale aired May 16, 2016.

Cast

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired Nielsen ratings
First aired Last aired Rank Viewers
(million)
1 24 September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16) 35 11.14[4]
2 23 September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) 31 11.51[5]
3 23 September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24) May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30) 37 10.22[6]
4 22 November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19) 33 9.58[7]
5 22 December 8, 2014 (2014-12-08) May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) 44 9.91[8]
6 13 January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16) 51 8.46[9]

Production

The intertitle used in seasons one through three.

In December 2009, CBS placed a pilot order for Mike & Molly. Mark Roberts wrote the pilot, which was directed by James Burrows, with both Roberts and Burrows serving as executive producers alongside Chuck Lorre, Don Foster and the production companies Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.[10]

On May 13, 2010, CBS placed a series order on Mike and Molly.[11] On May 15, 2011, Mike and Molly was renewed for a second season.[12] On March 14, 2012, CBS renewed Mike & Molly for a third season,[13] which premiered on September 24, 2012. CBS pulled the third season finale, titled "Windy City", from its show of May 20, 2013. The episode featured a tornado descending on Chicago, and would have been broadcast the same day as the 2013 Moore tornado.[14] The episode was rescheduled for May 30, 2013.

On March 27, 2013, CBS announced that Mike & Molly would return for a fourth season during the 2013–2014 television season.[15] On May 17, 2013, Mark Roberts stepped down from showrunner duties to focus on other projects. Al Higgins replaced him for Season 4.[16] The series received a 22-episode order from CBS for its 4th season.[17] The show's fourth season premiere took place on November 4, 2013 at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT, in the time slot vacated by 2 Broke Girls when it moved to 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT, replacing the canceled sitcom, We Are Men.[18] Following the breakout feature film success of McCarthy (Identity Thief, The Heat), Lorre intends for the show to more prominently feature Molly in season 4.[19] In promos leading up to the season 4 premiere, CBS billed the series as "the new Mike & Molly." Though the cast and setting remains essentially the same, the "new" refers to Molly quitting her teaching job and pursuing a career as a writer.[20]

On March 13, 2014, CBS announced the fifth season renewal of Mike & Molly.[21] CBS did not place the show in a timeslot when it unveiled its initial 2014-15 schedule. The fifth season began airing December 8, 2014.

On March 12, 2015, CBS announced the sixth season renewal of Mike & Molly.[22]

Casting

Casting announcements began in February 2010, with Katy Mixon and Reno Wilson being the first actors cast in the series. Mixon portrays the role of Victoria, Molly's sister, while Wilson portrays Carl, Mike's partner.[23] Billy Gardell was the next actor cast in the series, as the titular Mike.[24] Swoosie Kurtz then joined the series as Molly's mother, Joyce.[25] Following Kurtz, Nyambi Nyambi boarded the series as Samuel, a regular waiter at Abe's Hot Beef, where Mike and Carl frequent.[26] Melissa McCarthy completed the cast when she signed on to play the role of the eponymous Molly.[27]

Reception

Ratings

Season Time slot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended TV season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
1 Monday 9:30 pm (Episodes 1-19)
Monday 9:00 pm (Episodes 20-24)[28]
24 September 20, 2010 12.23[29] May 16, 2011 8.64[30] 2010–11 35th 11.14[31]
2 Monday 9:30 pm 23 September 26, 2011 13.86[32] May 14, 2012 11.79[33] 2011–12 31st 11.51[34]
3 23 September 24, 2012 9.45[35] May 30, 2013 8.01[36] 2012–13 37th 10.22[37]
4 Monday 9:00 pm 22 November 4, 2013 9.22[38] May 19, 2014 7.05[39] 2013–14 33rd 9.58[40]
5 Monday 8:30 pm 22 December 8, 2014 8.06[41] May 18, 2015 7.75[42] 2014–15 44th 9.91[43]
6 Wednesday 8:30 pm (Episodes 1-6)
Monday 8:00 pm (Episodes 7-13)
13 January 6, 2016 6.73[44] May 16, 2016 8.45[45] 2015–16 51st 8.46[9]

Critical reception

Mike & Molly has received moderately positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 77% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 22 reviews. The consensus reads: "Mike & Molly is a conventional sitcom that's able to mine some big laughs, thanks to the immensely appealing central performers".[46] It achieved a score of 62 out of 100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[47] Critic Randee Dawn gave the show a negative review, stating the cast is likable, but the jokes are old and bland.[48]

Controversies

There was a controversy in 2010 around a Marie Claire blog post written by Maura Kelly, in which she refers to the actors on the show as overweight.[49] Show creator Mark Roberts spoke out regarding Kelly's blog post, calling the comments "very high school".[50][51][52][53] He also stated, "This wasn’t about the show, this wasn’t about the writing, this wasn’t about the acting. This was about someone’s hateful response to how these two human beings look."[50] Billy Gardell also addressed the matter when he appeared on the daily talk show The Talk on November 1, 2010.[54][55]

Marie Claire has stood behind the blog.[56] Kelly has since apologized regarding her comments, stating that she "sorely regret[s] that it upset people so much".[57][58]

In the season 3 episode "Molly's New Shoes", the Peggy character reacts to her fiancé's plans to retire and move to Arizona with the line: "Arizona? Why should I go to Arizona? It's nothing but a furnace full of drunk Indians." This prompted calls by the Native American Journalists Association, among others, for an apology.[59]

Accolades

Awards
Year Award Category Result
2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Comedy Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesMelissa McCarthy Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy – Melissa McCarthy Nominated
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Melissa McCarthy Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 18–21 – Ryan Malgarini Won
1st PAAFTJ Television Awards[60] Best Actress in a Comedy Series – Melissa McCarthy Nominated
2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Nominated
2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedic TV Actress – Melissa McCarthy Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Melissa McCarthy Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Nominated
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedic TV Actress – Melissa McCarthy Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Won
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Network TV Comedy Nominated
Favorite Comedic TV Actress – Melissa McCarthy Won

Broadcast

The series airs in Canada on CTV, CTV Two,[61] City, and M3[62] from September 20, 2010. In the United Kingdom it airs on Comedy Central UK from October 4, 2010.[63] In Ireland | Comedy Central UK began showing it also on October 4, 2010.[63] February 9, 2011 was the premiere for Nine Network in Australia. New Zealand's TV2 started it from April 29, 2011. In South Africa M-Net started it from April 8, 2011.[64]

Syndication

The off-network rights to Mike & Molly have been sold to FX, which began airing the series in 2014.[65]

Home media

In the United States, the first season of Mike and Molly was released on both DVD and Blu-ray.[66] All subsequent seasons have only received a DVD release. On October 11, 2016, the sixth and final season was released, as well as a complete series collection.[67] In Australia, the first four seasons have been released on DVD, and in the United Kingdom, only seasons one and two have been released.

Title Episodes Release date
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
The Complete First Season
24
September 20, 2011
February 6, 2012
October 5, 2011[68]
The Complete Second Season
23
August 21, 2012
September 24, 2012
October 17, 2012[69]
The Complete Third Season
23
August 20, 2013
TBA
October 23, 2013[70]
The Complete Fourth Season
22
September 30, 2014
TBA
December 3, 2014[71]
The Complete Fifth Season
22
August 18, 2015
TBA TBA
The Complete Sixth & Final Season
13
October 11, 2016
TBA TBA
The Complete Series
127
October 11, 2016
TBA TBA

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