Children Ruin Everything | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Kurt Smeaton |
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Composer | Nikhil Seetharam |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
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Network | CTV |
Release | January 12, 2022 – present |
Children Ruin Everything is a Canadian television sitcom, [1] that premiered on CTV on January 12, 2022. [2] Created by Kurt Smeaton for CTV, and originally Roku and later The CW, and co-produced by New Metric Media and Bell Media Studios, the series focuses on Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams), a young couple struggling to define their lives outside of their role as parents. [3]
Smeaton described the series as inspired by his understanding that parenting "is time-consuming and expensive and frustrating. So I wanted to create a show that acknowledged that but also showed the other side, which is having a family is worth it." [4]
The series is executive produced by Chuck Tatham, alongside Smeaton and Mark Montefiore. [3]
On February 4, 2022, CTV and Roku renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 19, 2022 in Canada. It premiered in the United States on February 3, 2023, with the first 8 episodes of the season released, with the second 8-episode half releasing May 12, 2023. [7] On April 18, 2023, it was announced that CTV had renewed the series for a third season, comprising 10 episodes. [8] On May 6, 2024, it was announced that CTV had renewed the series for a fourth season, comprising 16 episodes. [9]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 8 | January 12, 2022 | February 23, 2022 | |
2 | 16 | September 19, 2022 | February 20, 2023 | |
3 | 10 | September 27, 2023 | November 29, 2023 | |
4 [9] [10] | 16 | October 17, 2024 | TBA |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Canadian viewers |
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1 | 1 | "Meals" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Kurt Smeaton | January 12, 2022 | 402170-1 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "Bodies" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | January 19, 2022 | 402170-4 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Intimacy" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Courtney Jane Walker | January 26, 2022 | 402170-2 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Truth" | Melanie Orr | Anita Kapila | February 2, 2022 | 402170-9 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "Sick Days" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Andrew De Angelis | February 9, 2022 | 402170-8 | 707,000 [11] |
6 | 6 | "Roadtrips" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Kurt Smeaton | February 13, 2022 | 402170-7 | 721,000 [11] |
7 | 7 | "Death" | Melanie Orr | Andrew De Angelis & Wendy Litner | February 16, 2022 | 402170-6 | 638,000 [12] |
8 | 8 | "Space" | Melanie Orr | Kurt Smeaton & Jessica Meya | February 23, 2022 | 402170-5 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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9 | 1 | "Sleep" | Melanie Orr | Kurt Smeaton | September 19, 2022 | 402170-9 |
10 | 2 | "Friends" | Melanie Orr | Jessica Meya | September 26, 2022 | 402170-12 |
11 | 3 | "Dignity" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips & Nadine Bhabha | October 3, 2022 | 402170-11 |
12 | 4 | "Screen Time" | Melanie Orr | Andrew De Angelis | October 10, 2022 | 402170-14 |
13 | 5 | "Privacy" | Peter Huang | Andrew De Angelis & Rob Michaels | October 17, 2022 | 402170-3 [13] 402170-10 |
14 | 6 | "Fairness" | Peter Huang | Shebli Zarghami | October 24, 2022 | 402170-17 |
15 | 7 | "Identity" | Peter Huang | Anita Kapila | November 7, 2022 | 402170-16 |
16 | 8 | "Each Other" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | November 14, 2022 | 402170-15 |
17 | 9 | "Teamwork" | Peter Wellington | Andrew De Angelis | November 28, 2022 | 402170-19 |
18 | 10 | "Me Time" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | December 5, 2022 | 402170-18 |
19 | 11 | "Money" | Melanie Orr | Jessica Meya | January 9, 2023 | 402170-20 |
20 | 12 | "Weekends" | Melanie Orr | Shebli Zarghami | January 23, 2023 | 402170-22 |
21 | 13 | "Arguments" | Peter Huang | Kurt Smeaton | January 30, 2023 | 402170-24 |
22 | 14 | "Expectations" | Peter Wellington | Kurt Smeaton | February 6, 2023 | 402170-23 |
23 | 15 | "Momentum" | Peter Wellington | Rob Michaels | February 13, 2023 | 402170-21 |
24 | 16 | "Parenting" | Peter Wellington | Kathleen Phillips & Shebli Zarghami | February 20, 2023 | 402170-13 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [14] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [14] | Prod. code |
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25 | 1 | "Therapy" | Melanie Orr | Kurt Smeaton & Jessica Meya | September 27, 2023 | 402170-25 |
26 | 2 | "Consequences" | Melanie Orr | Anita Kapila | October 4, 2023 | 402170-26 |
27 | 3 | "Confidence" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | October 11, 2023 | 402170-27 |
28 | 4 | "Talking" | Justin Wu | Andrew De Angelis | October 18, 2023 | 402170-28 |
29 | 5 | "Clothes" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | October 25, 2023 | 402170-29 |
30 | 6 | "Babysitters" | Justin Wu | Anita Kapila | November 1, 2023 | 402170-30 |
31 | 7 | "Spontaneity" | Kelly Fyffe-Marshall | Kurt Smeaton & Bita Joudaki | November 8, 2023 | 402170-31 |
32 | 8 | "Hangover" | Kurt Smeaton | Andrew De Angelis | November 15, 2023 | 402170-32 |
33 | 9 | "Leaving the House" | Kurt Smeaton | Jessica Meya | November 22, 2023 | 402170-33 |
34 | 10 | "Careers" | Kelly Fyffe-Marshall | Kurt Smeaton | November 29, 2023 | 402170-34 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [14] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [14] | Prod. code |
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35 | 1 | "Respect" | Kelly Fyffe-Marshall | Anita Kapila | October 17, 2024 | 402170-35 |
36 | 2 | "Recognition" | Kelly Fyffe-Marshall | Andrew De Angelis & Bita Joudaki | October 24, 2024 | 402170-36 |
37 | 3 | "Chores" | Mars Horodyski | Kathleen Phillips | October 31, 2024 | 402170-37 |
38 | 4 | "Feelings" | Mars Horodyski | Anita Kapila | November 7, 2024 | 402170-38 |
39 | 5 | "Bedtime" | TBA | TBA | November 14, 2024 | 402170-39 |
40 | 6 | "Drama" | TBA | TBA | November 21, 2024 | 402170-40 |
41 | 7 | "Ego" | TBA | TBA | December 5, 2024 | 402170-41 |
In the United States, it debuted on The Roku Channel on May 13, 2022, as a part of Roku Originals. [15] In September 2023, due to cuts in spending on original programming and removing series that were unsuccessful upon launch as well as the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood, it was announced that the series, along with several other original titles, was removed from The Roku Channel. [16]
On May 18, 2023, The CW announced it had picked up the series for U.S. linear broadcast; it premiered on July 24. [17] Season 2 premiered on September 11. On December 12, The CW announced that it had acquired the third season, the first to air exclusively on the network following its removal from The Roku Channel. Season 3 premiered on January 11, 2024. [18] Season 4 will premiere on November 29, 2024. [19]
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