Alone Together (TV series)

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Alone Together
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Genre Sitcom
Created by
Starring
  • Esther Povitsky
  • Benji Aflalo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jason Zaro
  • Adrien Finkle
  • Joanne Toll
Production locations Los Angeles, California
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production company The Lonely Island
Release
Original network Freeform
Original releaseJanuary 10 (2018-01-10) 
August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)

Alone Together is an American sitcom that was created by and starring Benji Aflalo and Esther Povitsky. Eben Russell also co-created the series and executive produces alongside Aflalo and Povitsky. The series is also produced by The Lonely Island's Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. [1] It follows two platonic best friends who attempt to find a foothold in Los Angeles. It premiered on January 10, 2018 on Freeform. [2] The series' second season began airing on August 1, 2018.

Contents

On November 2, 2018, Freeform canceled the series after two seasons. [3]

Premise

Two millennial misfits strike up a platonic friendship in order to navigate life in vain and status-obsessed Los Angeles. [2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

While working at The Comedy Store, Aflalo, a comedy writer and stand-up, met another relatively new comedian, Esther Povitsky. [4] In 2015, Povitsky and Aflalo wrote, starred in, and self-produced the short film "Alone Together."

Development on the series was underway in April 2016. [5] A pilot was greenlit in July 2016, [6] [7] and it was picked up to series by Freeform in December 2016. [8] [9] Chris D'Elia, Ginger Gonzaga, Edgar Blackmon, Hayley Marie Norman, Kamilla Alnes, Jim O'Heir and Justine Lupe guest star in the series' pilot. [1]

The series was renewed for a second season by Freeform in October 2017, before the first season had even aired. [2] Season 2 premiered on August 1, 2018. All ten episodes were released for immediate streaming on Hulu. Season 2 guest stars included Carmen Electra, Nikki Glaser, Seth Morris, and Fran Drescher. [10]

Freeform cancelled the program on November 2, 2018 after two seasons. [3] Alone Together did not garner a large viewership, with an average of 268,000 viewers per episode after seven days of DVR.

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [11] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [11] Prod.
code [11]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" [8] Daniel Gray Longino [8] Benji Aflalo & Esther Povitsky & Eben RussellJanuary 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) [2] [n 1] 10010.37 [12]
22"Road Trip"Todd BiermannHunter CovingtonJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)10040.37 [13]
33"Fertility" Betsy Thomas Amy HubbsJanuary 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)10030.24 [14]
44"Pop Up" Kat Coiro Sarah PetersJanuary 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)10050.21 [15]
55"Dean Girls" Tamra Davis Caroline GoldfarbFebruary 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)10060.20 [16]
66"Dinner Party"Lauren PalmigianoMason FlinkFebruary 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)10080.20 [17]
77"The Big One"Kat CoiroEben RussellFebruary 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)10020.22 [18]
88"Sleepover"Tamra DavisEsther PovitskyMarch 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)10070.13 [19]
99"Music Video" Amy York Rubin Eben Russell & Dan BaileyMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)10100.15 [20]
1010"Property Management"Tamra DavisBenji AflaloMarch 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)10090.18 [21]

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [11] [22] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [11] Prod.
code [11]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Crypto"Ryan McFaul Paul Mather August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)20010.21 [23]
122"Pootie" Jay Karas Alex Blagg August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)20050.14 [23]
133"Nurse Esther"Tamra DavisAmy HubbsAugust 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)20040.14 [24]
144"Murder House"Jay Karas Esther Povitsky August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)20060.10 [24]
155"Daypassers"Tamra DavisEben RussellAugust 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)20030.11 [25]
166"A Drama Story"Ryan McFaulShelly GossmanAugust 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)20020.10 [25]
177"Mom"Sam BaileyAli KinneyAugust 22, 2018 (2018-08-22)20080.20 [26]
188"Dog Awards"Erin EhrlichCaroline GoldfarbAugust 22, 2018 (2018-08-22)20090.13 [26]
199"Flashback"Erin EhrlichBenji AflaloAugust 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)20070.09 [27]
2010"Big Bear"Sam BaileyDan Bailey & Sam ClarkeAugust 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)20100.06 [27]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 62% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Esther Povistky and Benji Alflalo's awkward charms and convincingly platonic chemistry work, though Alone Together's lack of urgency keeps its nihilistic tenderness from truly jelling." [28] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 60 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [29]

Season 1 (2018)

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alone Together
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"January 10, 20180.20.37 [12]
2"Road Trip"January 17, 20180.20.37 [13]
3"Fertility"January 24, 20180.10.24 [14]
4"Pop Up"January 31, 20180.10.21 [15]
5"Dean Girls"February 7, 20180.10.20 [16]
6"Dinner Party"February 14, 20180.10.20 [17]
7"The Big One"February 28, 20180.10.22 [18]
8"Sleepover"March 7, 20180.10.13 [19]
9"Music Video"March 14, 20180.10.15 [20]
10"Property Management"March 21, 20180.10.18 [20]

Season 2 (2018)

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alone Together
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1"Crypto"August 1, 20180.10.21 [23]
2"Pootie"August 1, 20180.10.14 [23]
3"Nurse Esther"August 8, 20180.10.14 [24]
4"Murder House"August 8, 20180.00.10 [24]
5"Daypassers"August 15, 20180.10.11 [25]
6"A Drama Story"August 15, 20180.10.10 [25]
7"Mom"August 22, 20180.10.20 [26]
8"Dog Awards"August 22, 20180.10.13 [26]
9"Flashback"August 29, 20180.10.09
10"Big Bear"August 29, 20180.00.06

Notes

  1. The pilot was made available for streaming on Freeform Go a week before its official air date: "Meet Benji And Esther From Alone Together". Freeform. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

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