Rel (TV series)

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Rel
REL TV Series Logo.png
Genre Comedy
Created by
Directed by
Starring
  • Lil Rel Howery
  • Jordan L. Jones
  • Jessica Moore
  • Sinbad
Opening theme"In the Circle" by Crucial Conflict
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersJosh Rabinowitz
Kevin Barnett
Jerrod Carmichael
Lil Rel Howery
Mike Scully
Gerry Cohen
CinematographyGeorge Mooradian
EditorRichard Candib
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time21–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseSeptember 9, 2018 (2018-09-09) –
January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)

Rel is an American television sitcom created by Lil Rel Howery and Kevin Barnett for the Fox Broadcasting Company. [1] The series also stars Jordan L. Jones, Jess Hilarious and Sinbad. Loosely based on Howery's own life, it follows a Chicago man trying to rebuild his life after his ex-wife slept with his barber.

Contents

Rel is a joint production by Morningside Entertainment, REL Event Productions, Scully Productions, JMMLG, Bird Luger, and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television. On April 17, 2019, Fox canceled the series after one season. [2]

Plot summary

The series centers on Rel, a nurse living on the West Side of Chicago, whose life is soon disrupted when his wife is having an affair with his own barber and divorces him.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [3] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Gerry Cohen Lil Rel Howery & Kevin Barnett & Josh RabinowitzSeptember 9, 2018 (2018-09-09) [lower-alpha 1] 1LBH015.49 [5]
2"Laundry Room"Gerry CohenLil Rel Howery & Kevin Barnett & Josh RabinowitzSeptember 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)1LBH021.99 [6]
3"Kids First Visit" Mike Scully Story by : Lil Rel Howery
Teleplay by : Mike Scully		October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)1LBH041.81 [7]
4"One Night Stand"Gerry CohenStory by : Lil Rel Howery
Teleplay by : Aeysha Carr		October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)1LBH031.40 [8]
5"Halloween"Gerry CohenAeysha Carr & Hugh MooreOctober 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)1LBH051.45 [9]
6"Windy City Politics"Gerry CohenDanielle Sanchez-WitzelNovember 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)1LBH061.64 [10]
7"Re-Enter the Dragons"Gerry CohenAndrew LeeNovember 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)1LBH071.25 [11]
8"Blizzard"Gerry CohenJosh Rabinowitz & Kevin BarnettNovember 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)1LBH081.62 [12]
9"Brittany's Mom"Gerry CohenRae SanniDecember 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)1LBH091.61 [13]
10"Hate & Hip Hop"Gerry CohenJosh Rabinowitz & Kevin BarnettDecember 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)1LBH102.06 [14]
11"Mom"Gerry CohenStory by : Lil Rel Howery & James Heller Chapman
Teleplay by : Willie Hunter & Dave Helem		January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)1LBH121.23 [15]
12"Cleveland"Gerry CohenMike MarianoJanuary 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)1LBH112.77 [16]

Kevin Barnett

Co-creator Kevin Barnett, who also worked on the show Broad City [17] died at the age of 32 on January 22, 2019. His death in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, while he was on vacation, was caused by pancreatitis. Barnett co-hosted a podcast, Roundtable of Gentlemen. [18]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 44% approval rating with an average rating of 4.36 out of 10, based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Rel has a talented star supported by a solid ensemble, but none of it's enough to disguise an ordinary sitcom that hits a series of generic beats." [19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 46 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [20]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Rel
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"September 9, 20181.9/85.49 [5] 0.20.422.15.91 [21]
2"Laundry Room"September 30, 20180.8/41.99 [6] 0.30.591.02.58 [22]
3"Kids First Visit"October 7, 20180.7/31.81 [7] 0.20.540.92.35 [23]
4"One Night Stand"October 14, 20180.5/21.40 [8] 0.20.490.71.88 [24]
5"Halloween"October 21, 20180.6/31.45 [9] 0.20.430.81.88 [25]
6"Windy City Politics"November 4, 20180.6/31.64 [10] 0.20.410.82.05 [26]
7"Re-Enter the Dragons"November 11, 20180.5/21.25 [11] 0.20.400.71.65 [27]
8"Blizzard"November 18, 20180.6/31.62 [12] 0.20.370.81.99 [28]
9"Brittany's Mom"December 2, 20180.6/31.61 [13] 0.20.370.81.99 [29]
10"Hate & Hip Hop"December 9, 20180.8/32.06 [14] TBDTBDTBDTBD
11"Mom"January 6, 20190.5/21.23 [15] 0.10.300.61.53 [30]
12"Cleveland"January 13, 20191.0/42.77 [16] TBDTBDTBDTBD

Notes

  1. ↑ The pilot episode was released early on September 6, 2018. [4]

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