Lopez vs. Lopez

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Lopez vs. Lopez
Genre Sitcom
Created by
Starring
Composer Raney Shockne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Mayan Lopez
  • Marc Solakian
  • Suzy Mamann-Greenberg (pilot only)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production companies
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original releaseNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04) 
present (present)

Lopez vs. Lopez is an American sitcom television series created by George Lopez, Mayan Lopez and Debby Wolfe that premiered on NBC on November 4, 2022. Wolfe also serves as showrunner and is executive producer. It stars Lopez and his daughter Mayan as themselves along with Matt Shively, Brice Gonzalez, Al Madrigal, and Selenis Leyva.

Contents

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.Title [1] [2] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [1] [2] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Kelly ParkTeleplay by: Debby Wolfe
Story by: George Lopez & Mayan Lopez & Debby Wolfe
November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)2.66 [3]
2"Lopez vs Anxiety"Lynda TarrykDebby Wolfe & Bruce Helford November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)2.12 [4]
Note: This episode was dedicated to Aarika Lynn Maisak
3"Lopez vs Español"Kelly ParkOmar PonceNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)2.06 [5]
4"Lopez vs Birthdays" Phill Lewis Lesley Wake WebsterDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)2.01 [6]
5"Lopez vs Gaslighting" Robbie Countryman Keith HeislerDecember 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)1.99 [7]
6"Lopez vs Christmas"Kelly ParkDesirée Proctor & Erica HarrellDecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)2.17 [8]
7"Lopez vs Ghosts"TBATBAJanuary 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)TBD

Production

Development

The series is created by George Lopez, his daughter Mayan Lopez, and Debby Wolfe, the latter of whom serves as showrunner. The other executive producers are Bruce Helford, George Lopez, Michael Rotenberg, and Katie Newman. Mayan Lopez is also a producer in the writers' room. On June 14, 2021, the series received a put pilot commitment by NBC. [9] On October 22, 2021, the series was given a pilot order. [10] On April 20, 2022, it was announced that Kelly Park would direct the pilot. [11] On May 11, 2022, the series had been given a series order. [12] [13] On December 2, 2022, NBC ordered nine additional episodes, bringing up the season to total of 22 episodes. [14]

Casting

On April 6, 2022, Selenis Leyva, Brice Gonzalez and Matt Shively were cast in main roles for the pilot. [15] Two weeks later, Laci Mosley and Kiran Deol were cast in recurring roles for the pilot. [11]

Release

The series premiered on November 4, 2022 on NBC. [16]

Reception

Viewership and ratings per episode of Lopez vs. Lopez
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"November 4, 20220.32.66 [3] 0.10.660.43.32 [17]
2"Lopez vs Anxiety"November 11, 20220.32.12 [4] 0.10.550.42.67 [18]
3"Lopez vs Español"November 18, 20220.32.06 [5] TBDTBDTBDTBD
4"Lopez vs Birthdays"December 2, 20220.32.01 [6] TBDTBDTBDTBD
5"Lopez vs Gaslighting"December 9, 20220.31.99 [7] TBDTBDTBDTBD
6"Lopez vs Christmas"December 16, 20220.32.17 [8] TBDTBDTBDTBD

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