Champions (U.S. TV series)

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Champions
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Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
Composer(s)Jesse Novak
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Anders Holm
  • Lorie Zerweck
Cinematography
  • Charles Papert
  • Brian Burgoyne
  • Marco Fargnoli
Editor(s)
  • Rob Burnett
  • Mat Greenleaf
  • Jessica Sisk
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time21 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseMarch 8 (2018-03-08) –
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
External links
Website

Champions is an American comedy television series created by Charlie Grandy and Mindy Kaling that premiered on NBC on March 8, 2018. The series stars Anders Holm, Fortune Feimster, Andy Favreau, Josie Totah, and Mouzam Makkar. On June 29, 2018, it was announced that NBC had officially cancelled the series.

Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. Among the earliest BBC television programmes in the 1930s was Starlight, which offered a series of guests from the music hall era, which often included singers and comedians. Similarly, many early United States television programs were variety shows including the Texaco Star Theater featuring Milton Berle; comedy acts often taken from vaudeville were staples of such shows.

Charles B. Grandy is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and producer who has worked on series such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Saturday Night Live, The Office, Guys With Kids, and The Mindy Project. He is the son of former Love Boat star turned politician Fred Grandy.

Mindy Kaling American actress, writer, comedian

Vera Mindy Chokalingam, known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. From 2005 to 2013, she played Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office. In addition to acting in it, she was a writer, executive producer, and occasional director. Recognition for her work on The Office include a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2010.

Contents

Premise

Vince, a charismatic gym owner, is living every bachelor's dream with his younger brother Matthew in Brooklyn, New York. He lives a simple life, dates an endless string of women, until his high school fling Priya drops off their 15-year-old son Michael.

Cast and characters

Main

Anders Holm American writer, comedian, actor

Anders Holm is an American writer, comedian, actor and producer. He is one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics and starred in the short-lived NBC series Champions. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch group Mail Order Comedy.

Emily Fortune Feimster is an American writer, comedian, and actress. Feimster made her television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2010. Between 2015 and 2017 she starred as Colette on The Mindy Project.

Recurring

Yassir Lester is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He was on the writing staff for The Carmichael Show and Girls. He is best known for his role as Chris in Making History, and a role as a stockbroker, also named Yassir, in the 2019 Showtime series Black Monday.

Robert Jason Costanzo is an American actor. He has an acting career spanning over thirty years and is often found playing surly New York City types such as crooks, low-level workers and policemen, and mixes both drama and comedy roles. Costanzo is also a prominent voice actor, and often serves as a voice double for Danny DeVito.

Kevin Quinn is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as Xander in the Disney Channel original series Bunk'd, and his supporting role in the 2016 Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting.

Guest

Hasan Minhaj American actor and comedian

Hasan Minhaj ; born September 23, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.

Karan Brar American actor

Karan Brar is an American actor, best known for his child roles as Chirag Gupta in the Wimpy Kid feature film franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, as well as for his co-starring role as Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie, and its subsequent spin-off Bunk'd.

Carolyn Hennesy American actress

Carolyn Lee Hennesy is an American soap opera actress, author, and animal advocate. She is known for her role as Diane Miller on the daytime television series General Hospital, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Hennesy's 2011 novel The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli, featuring characters from General Hospital, reached #16 on the New York Times Best Seller list. She is also known for her work promoting AZA zoos and aquariums, and accredited marine parks like SeaWorld.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Michael Spiller Charlie Grandy & Mindy Kaling March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)2.70 [1]
Vince, after a series of failures, is going to sell his gym secretly and move to Florida. But, on his way is his fifteen-year-old son Michael, who has to live with his father during audition to the Academy of Art. Vince goes with Michael to audition, where he sings Queen's song We Are the Champions .
2"I Think I'm Gonna Tolerate It Here"Michael SpillerCharlie Grandy & Mindy KalingMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)3.02 [2]
Dana reports that Vince and Matthew need to collect $5,000 till Monday to pay a fine to the bank and regain the gym. At the same time, Vince tries to educate Michael, believing he's spoiled. But everything goes out of control when friends find out that Vince is selling the gym and he's keeping his son a secret.
3"Lumps" Alex Reid Chris SchleicherMarch 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)1.94 [3]
Champions begins to lose female members after a new female-friendly gym opens in the neighborhood. Vince and his employees struggle to figure out what the gym is doing wrong and how to fix it. Meanwhile, Michael struggles with Math and offers advice to Dana on her love life as she tutors him.
4"My Fair Uncle"Claire ScanlonMindy Kaling & Charlie GrandyApril 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)1.98 [4]
Priya's wealthy brother, Ro shows up at the gym looking to spend time with Michael, which Vince uses as an opportunity to break Matthew's new rules on dating. However, Vince has to choose between his romantic life and Michael when he discovers there is more to Ro than it seems.
5"Vincemas"Geeta V. Patel Matt Warburton April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)1.68 [5]
Vince and Matthew invites Michael to their camping tradition for the first time but Michael is reluctant to go as he has no friends to go with. Meanwhile, the gym crew plans a party for Vince going away which they call "Vincemas." Vince encourages Michael to make friends at his school and be cool like him in high school but Michael realizes that the new clique he's made at school is not as they seem to be.
6"Grandma Dearest"Michael SpillerAaron Geary & Ben SteinerApril 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)1.64 [6]
When a school project makes Michael interested in meeting his grandmother, Vince has to come to terms with years of emotional neglect. Meanwhile, the Champions staff enlists Michael in updating their website, including adding a testimonial from a less than pleasant gym member.
7"Matt Bomer Poster" Maggie Carey Ali SchoutenApril 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)1.50 [7]
Vince tries to deal with Michael growing up when he finds a suggestive poster in his son's room. At the same time, Michael learns Matthew's long-kept secret of never having finished high school and decides to help his uncle. Dana is featured in an art show but fears no one will come.
8"Nepotism"Michael SpillerMatt WarburtonMay 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)1.53 [8]
A rift between Dana and Matthew leads to a debate of nepotism among the Champions staff and a discovery about Dana's boyfriend. Meanwhile, Michael loses his motivation when he fails to get the lead role in his musical, so Vince gives him a pep talk about not giving up.
9"Opening Night"Geeta V. PatelChris SchleicherMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)1.90 [9]
Priya shows up for the opening night of Michael's musical, wanting to take him back to Cleveland with her, but Michael doesn't want to leave his new life in New York. Matthew has trouble being the bad guy when he is asked to give the Champions staff performance reviews.
10"Deal or No Deal"Michael SpillerCharlie GrandyMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)1.34 [9]
An old friend of his offers Vince an opportunity to return to the world of baseball, but it would require leaving Brooklyn and his new family. Meanwhile, Michael finally lands a date with his crush and the lead of his musical, Gregg.

Production

Development

On October 5, 2016, it was announced that NBC had given a put pilot commitment to an untitled script by Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy. The project stemmed from a writing, producing, and acting deal that Kaling had signed with Universal Television during the previous summer. Universal Television was set to produce the pilot alongside Kaling International and 3 Arts Entertainment. Kaling and Grandy were expected to executive produce alongside Howard Klein. [10]

NBC American television and radio network

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial terrestrial television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia. The network is one of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.

Universal Television Television production arm of the NBCUniversal Television Group

Universal Television is the television production subsidiary of the NBCUniversal Television Group and, by extension, the production arm of the NBC television network. It was formerly known as Revue Studios, MCA/Universal, NBC Studios, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios. Both NBC Studios and Universal Network Television are predecessors of Universal Media Studios.

3 Arts Entertainment production company

3 Arts Entertainment is a Beverly Hills–based talent management and television/film production company founded by Erwin Stoff in 1991 in preparation for producing the television show Down the Shore. The company has gone on to produce TV shows such as Parks and Recreation, The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, American Vandal as well as blockbuster and dramatic films Edge of Tomorrow, Unbroken and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that NBC had officially given the production a pilot order. The announcement was accompanied by the reveal of the series' premise. [11] [12] On May 13, 2017, it was announced that NBC had given the production a series order. Michael Alan Spiller was announced to be an executive producer for the series and it was reported that he was also expected to direct. Eyes Up Productions was also added to the list of production companies involved with the series. [13] [14] [15]

On June 29, 2018, it was announced that NBC had officially cancelled the series. Before the cancellation was announced, producers had reportedly been in talks with Netflix, which carries the series internationally, about potentially picking up the show but the discussions ultimately did not lead to a renewal. Producers were still said to be searching for a potential new home for the series. [16] On September 13, 2018, it was announced that the series had failed to find a new home. [17]

Casting

Alongside the announcement of the series' pilot order, it was announced that Mindy Kaling had been cast in the pilot in the potentially recurring role of Priya. [11] In February 2017, it was announced that Mouzam Makkar, Anders Holm, Andy Favreau, and J. J. Totah had joined the pilot in potential series regular roles. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] On March 6, 2017, it was announced that Nina Wadia had been cast in a series regular role. [23] On October 6, 2017, it was reported that Fortune Feimster had joined the main cast. [24] On December 13, 2017, it was announced that Ginger Gonzaga had been cast in a recurring role. [25]

Broadcast

The series is currently available through Netflix in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, México, India and Ireland. [26]

Reception

Critical response

The series has received negative reviews from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 23% approval rating with an average rating of 6.23 out of 10 based on 19 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Champions doesn't quite live up to its creators' comedic reputations, but a charming cast and good-natured approach to sensitive issues make it a worthwhile watch." [27] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 64 out of 100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews. [28]

In a positive review, the San Francisco Chronicle 's David Wiegand said, "Kaling and co-creator Grandy use plot as a display case for consistently funny writing and sweet and credible performances by the ensemble cast and, most of all, the exceptional skills of J.J. Totah, who plays Priya and Vince's proudly out son, Michael." [29] In a more mixed review, Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter said that Totah is "clearly talented in a variety of ways" and "gets the best punchlines in the early episodes, though his [ sic ] extremely focused myopia doesn't always track believably and the show has yet to figure out how to make Michael's schooling a part of the show in any real way. ... The show's workplace zaniness is definitely where Champions is most a work-in-progress." [30] Variety 's Sonia Saraiya offered the show restrained praise saying, "With a little adjustment, Champions could be fantastic. The exceptionally diverse cast brings a lot to the table, and the writing is smart and fresh. But right now it's a bit too disjointed to be a complete success." [31] Particular praise was received for J.J. Totah's performance as Michael; The New York Times ' Margaret Lyons called Totah's performance "superb," saying that Totah's "comic energy is astoundingly well calibrated," and that Totah "allows just enough genuine humanity to show through Michael's haughty, campy fieriness." [32]

Ratings

No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"March 8, 20180.7/32.70 [1]
2"I Think I'm Gonna Tolerate it Here"March 15, 20180.7/23.02 [2]
3"Lumps"March 29, 20180.5/21.94 [3]
4"My Fair Uncle"April 5, 20180.5/21.98 [4]
5"Vincemas"April 12, 20180.4/21.68 [5]
6"Grandma Dearest"April 19, 20180.4/21.64 [6]
7"Matt Bomer Poster"April 26, 20180.4/21.50 [7]
8"Nepotism"May 3, 20180.4/21.53 [8]
9"Opening Night"May 25, 20180.4/21.90 [9]
10"Deal or No Deal"May 25, 20180.3/11.34 [9]

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