Erin & Aaron

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Erin & Aaron
Erin & Aaron Official Logo.png
Genre Comedy
Created byDicky Murphy
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Chris Sernel
  • Jeff Lewis
Opening theme"More Than Family" performed by Ava Ro and Jensen Gering
ComposerChris Alan Lee
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Dicky Murphy
  • Sean Cunningham
  • Marc Dworkin
ProducerPatty Gary-Cox
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseApril 20 (2023-04-20) 
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)

Erin & Aaron is an American comedy television series created by Dicky Murphy that aired on Nickelodeon from April 20 to June 29, 2023. The series stars Ava Ro, Jensen Gering, Pyper Braun, David S. Jung, and Larisa Oleynik.

Contents

Premise

Set in Asbury Park, teenage stepsiblings with similar sounding names, Erin and Aaron, are forced to learn to live together when Erin's father Chuck marries Aaron's mother Sylvia. Aaron has a little sister named Natasha. On the other hand, Erin grew up as an only child and has trouble sharing which causes friction between her and her new stepbrother. While Erin is strong-willed and impulsive, Aaron is calm and sensitive. Despite their differences, the stepsiblings have a shared passion for music. They start writing and playing music together which helps them navigate the challenges of becoming a blended family.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

On April 8, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon ordered a pilot for Erin and Aaron, a musical sibling comedy television series created by Dicky Murphy. Murphy, Sean Cunningham, and Marc Dworkin serve as executive producers. [1] On March 4, 2023, it was announced that Larisa Oleynik as Sylvia, David S. Jung as Chuck, and Pyper Braun as Natasha all joined Ava Ro as Erin and Jensen Gering as Aaron in the main cast, and that the show would premiere on April 20, 2023. [2] On March 22, 2024, it was reported that the series was canceled after one season. [3]

Episodes

No.Title [4] [5] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4] [5] Prod.
code [4]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"We Are Family"Wendy FaraoneDicky MurphyApril 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)1010.11 [6]

Erin and her father, Chuck welcome Chuck's new wife, Sylvia and her children, Aaron and Natasha. Both Erin and Aaron share a love for music. So, to help them get along, their parents set up a music room for them. However, when Erin loses her talent show spot to Aaron, it sparks a war between the stepsiblings which ends with her pushing Aaron and his piano down the stairs. They finally admit that they are unhappy with the new blended family. This upsets their parents and Natasha who had successfully manipulated them into getting a mini-horse. Seeing their parents unhappy, Erin and Aaron agree to share the music spot at the talent show. Finding that they lost their spot to the cheerleaders, Erin tricks them to leave but the cheerleaders return and attack them on stage. Erin, Aaron and their friends, Vivian and Hunter are overpowered by the cheerleaders but Natasha jumps on stage and beats them up. Erin and Aaron are able to perform their first song together. They officially become a family.

Featured song: "Keep Singin' It"

Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Sophia Stephens
2"Piano Man"Wendy FaraoneSean W. Cunningham & Marc DworkinApril 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)1020.11 [6]

Aaron holds a funeral for his piano that Erin destroyed by pushing it down the stairs in the previous episode. Erin finds a similar piano on sale but the store is run by Mr. Ledder, her former music teacher who holds a grudge against her for smashing her violin during a recital in elementary school. Ledder accuses her of being an instrument killer and refuses to sell to them. To convince him, the stepsiblings advertise the store wearing embarrassing costumes, but when Aaron trips and destroys some instruments, Ledder bans them both. Feeling guilty for destroying her stepbrother's dreams, Erin devises a plan to sneak into the store in disguises. While their friends, Vivian and Hunter distract the security, Erin and Aaron perform a song that convinces Ledder they are true musicians. He allows them to buy the piano. Meanwhile, after being forced to help train her new mini-horse, Natasha takes advantage of the training technique to control her parents and manipulate them into doing whatever she wants.

Featured song: "Unstoppable"

Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Jared Gertner
3"Un-break My Heart"Wendy FaraoneSamantha MartinApril 27, 2023 (2023-04-27)1040.16 [7]

Aaron tells Erin that he wants a girl to break his heart so that he can channel those feelings into writing a hit breakup song. He accidentally asks out Erin's friend, Vivian who already has an obsessive crush on him. Worried that Vivian will be heartbroken when she finds out that Aaron wasn't looking for a real girlfriend, Erin engineers a plan to get Vivian to break up with Aaron first. However, it fails and Vivian is upset with Erin for hiding the truth. Feeling guilty for breaking up Erin and Vivian, Aaron writes them a heartfelt friendship song as an apology. The girls make up. Meanwhile, Natasha starts selling illegal German cheese snacks called Das Cheezers. Declaring herself a girlboss, she manipulates her parents into doing her art project. When she gets a B+, Chuck and Sylvia invite Natasha's teacher to convince her that it deserves better. Mrs. Nelson threatens to give Natasha an F for not doing her own project, but she bribes her with Das Cheezers.

Featured song: "I'll Be Your Friend"

Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Cyrina Fiallo
4"Music for a Sushi Restaurant"Evelyn BelascoDicky MurphyMay 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)1030.10 [8]
Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz
5"Somebody's Watching Me"Evelyn BelascoScott Taylor & Wesley Jermaine JohnsonMay 11, 2023 (2023-05-11)105N/A
Guest star: Luca Diaz
6"Born in the U.S.A." Mike Caron Nora SullivanMay 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)1060.13 [9]
Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Sophia Stephens
7"Gone Country" David Kendall Samantha MartinMay 25, 2023 (2023-05-25)1070.16 [10]
Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Jamie Kaler
8"Lose Yourself" Adam Weissman Scott Taylor & Wesley Jermaine JohnsonJune 1, 2023 (2023-06-01)1080.11 [11]

Featured song: "It's You"

Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Brandon Severs, Cody Veith, Seph Alan, Anna LaMadrid
9"I Want You Back" Leonard R. Garner Jr. Shukri R. AbdiJune 8, 2023 (2023-06-08)1090.10 [12]
Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Lela Hoffmeister
10"Pictures of You" Robbie Countryman Conor HanneyJune 15, 2023 (2023-06-15)1110.12 [13]
Guest stars: Luca Diaz, Michael D. Cohen
11"Bad Romance" Jody Margolin Hahn Hannah SuriaJune 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)1100.10 [14]
Guest stars: Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Asante Boe, Pressley Hosbach
12"Should I Stay or Should I Go"Trevor KirschnerSean W. Cunningham & Marc Dworkin and Dicky MurphyJune 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)0010.09 [15]

Featured songs: "Phenomenal", "I Already Knew It"

Guest stars: Jack Griffo, Celia Méndez, Luca Diaz, Jessica Marie Garcia, Eric Petersen

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Erin & Aaron
SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
1 11April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)0.11 [6] June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)0.09 [15] 0.12

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