The Kids Are Alright | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Tim Doyle |
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Narrated by | Tim Doyle |
Composer | Siddhartha Khosla |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 23 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Kris Eber |
Cinematography | Craig Kief |
Editor | Casey Brown |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
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Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | October 16, 2018 – May 21, 2019 |
The Kids Are Alright is an American television sitcom created by Tim Doyle for ABC, inspired by Doyle's own childhood. The series is a single-camera comedy about an Irish Catholic family raising eight sons in suburban Los Angeles circa 1972, navigating the trials and tribulations of the era.
The series stars Michael Cudlitz and Mary McCormack as parents Mike and Peggy Cleary, with Jack Gore, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote, Sawyer Barth, Christopher Paul Richards, Andy Walken, and Santino Barnard starring as their first seven sons. The series received a put pilot commitment at ABC in September 2017, with a pilot ordered in January 2018. The Kids Are Alright was ordered to series by ABC in May 2018, and it was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes in November 2018. ABC ordered an additional episode in December 2018, bringing the order to 23 episodes. Filming for the series took place primarily in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.
The series premiered on October 16, 2018, and received generally positive reviews, a 2019 Best Comedy Episode nomination from the Writers Guild of America for its pilot script, and a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite these accolades, on May 10, 2019, ABC canceled the series after one season. [1]
No. | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [4] | Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Randall Einhorn | Tim Doyle | October 16, 2018 | 101 | 6.52 [5] |
2 | "Timmy's Poem" | Randall Einhorn | Lisa K. Nelson | October 23, 2018 | 102 | 5.08 [6] |
3 | "Microwave" | Randall Einhorn | Rob Ulin | October 30, 2018 | 104 | 5.39 [7] |
4 | "Peggy's Day Out" | Matt Sohn | Tom Hertz | November 13, 2018 | 105 | 4.60 [8] |
5 | "Boxing" | Randall Einhorn | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | November 20, 2018 | 103 | 4.22 [9] |
6 | "Behind the Counter" | Matt Sohn | Tom Hertz | November 27, 2018 | 106 | 4.58 [10] |
7 | "Little Cyst" | Randall Einhorn | Joey Gutierrez | December 4, 2018 | 108 | 4.25 [11] |
8 | "Christmas 1972" | Randall Einhorn | Vijal Patel | December 11, 2018 | 107 | 4.23 [12] |
9 | "The Love List" | Jay Karas | Joey Gutierrez | January 8, 2019 | 111 | 4.56 [13] |
10 | "Show Boat" | Randall Einhorn | Lisa K. Nelson | January 15, 2019 | 109 | 4.21 [14] |
11 | "Mailbox" | Kirk Thatcher | Paul O'Toole & Andy St. Clair | January 22, 2019 | 110 | 4.40 [15] |
12 | "Vietnam" | Rebecca Asher | Jeanne Darst | February 5, 2019 | 113 | 3.67 [16] |
13 | "Valentine's Day" | Randall Einhorn | Tim Doyle & Ellen Svaco Doyle | February 12, 2019 | 115 | 3.20 [17] |
14 | "Happy Cecil" | Bill Purple | Rob Ulin | February 19, 2019 | 114 | 3.43 [18] |
15 | "Nine Birthdays" | Randall Einhorn | Ryan Willison | February 26, 2019 | 112 | 3.33 [19] |
16 | "Wendi's House" | Rebecca Asher | Tom Hertz | March 19, 2019 | 116 | 3.09 [20] |
17 | "Low Expectations" | Bill Purple | Jessica Ambrosetti | March 26, 2019 | 120 | 3.01 [21] |
18 | "Peggy Drives Away" | Jay Karas | Paul O'Toole & Andy St. Clair | April 9, 2019 | 117 | 2.91 [22] |
19 | "Mass for Shut-ins" | Lea Thompson | Ian Murphy & Riley Ettinger | April 16, 2019 | 118 | 3.10 [23] |
20 | "Timmy's New Hobby" | Jay Karas | Emily R. Wilson | April 30, 2019 | 119 | 3.28 [24] |
21 | "Mike's Award" | Matt Sohn | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | May 7, 2019 | 121 | 3.03 [25] |
22 | "Whales" | Victor Nelli | Vijal Patel | May 14, 2019 | 122 | 2.85 [26] |
23 | "Irish Goodbye" | Matt Sohn | Joey Gutierrez & Gracie Charters | May 21, 2019 | 123 | 2.96 [27] |
Series creator Tim Doyle grew up in an Irish Catholic family in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles, in the 1970s, making the show semi-autobiographical. [28] The series is produced by ABC Studios. [29]
ABC officially ordered the series to pilot on January 19, 2018. [30] In February 2018, Randall Einhorn signed on to direct and executive produce the pilot. [31] On May 11, 2018, ABC ordered the show to series and announced that the series would be titled The Kids Are Alright. [29] On November 7, 2018, the series was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes. [32] On December 14, 2018, ABC ordered an additional episode of the first season, bringing the order to 23 episodes. [33]
On February 13, 2018, Michael Cudlitz was cast as Mike Dwyer. [34] A few days later, Mary McCormack was cast as Peggy Dwyer. [35] By the end of the month, Sam Straley had joined the cast as Lawrence, [36] along with Caleb Foote as Eddie, Christopher Paul Richards as Joey, and Jack Gore as Timmy. [37] In early March 2018, Sawyer Barth was cast as Frank. [38] That month, it was also revealed that Andy Walken and Santino Barnard had also joined the series. [39] With the series order in May, the family name was changed from the Dwyers to the Clearys. [29]
Siddhartha Khosla served as the primary composer for the series. [40] [41]
The series premiered on October 16, 2018, on ABC in the United States, [42] and on CTV in Canada. [43]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | October 16, 2018 | 1.4/6 | 6.52 [5] | 0.5 | 1.49 | 1.9 | 8.01 [44] |
2 | "Timmy's Poem" | October 23, 2018 | 1.1/5 | 5.08 [6] | 0.4 | 1.39 | 1.4 | 6.46 [45] |
3 | "Microwave" | October 30, 2018 | 1.3/6 | 5.39 [7] | 0.2 | 0.99 | 1.5 | 6.38 [46] |
4 | "Peggy's Day Out" | November 13, 2018 | 1.0/5 | 4.60 [8] | 0.3 | 1.10 | 1.3 | 5.70 [47] |
5 | "Boxing" | November 20, 2018 | 0.9/4 | 4.22 [9] | 0.3 | 1.12 | 1.2 | 5.34 [48] |
6 | "Behind the Counter" | November 27, 2018 | 0.9/4 | 4.58 [10] | 0.3 | 1.02 | 1.2 | 5.60 [49] |
7 | "Little Cyst" | December 4, 2018 | 0.8/3 | 4.25 [11] | — | — | — | — |
8 | "Christmas 1972" | December 11, 2018 | 0.9/3 | 4.23 [12] | 0.3 | 1.05 | 1.2 | 5.28 [50] |
9 | "The Love List" | January 8, 2019 | 1.0/4 | 4.56 [13] | — | — | — | — |
10 | "Show Boat" | January 15, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 4.21 [14] | — | — | — | — |
11 | "Mailbox" | January 22, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 4.40 [15] | — | — | — | — |
12 | "Vietnam" | February 5, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.67 [16] | 0.3 | 1.13 | 1.1 | 4.80 [51] |
13 | "Valentine's Day" | February 12, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.20 [17] | 0.3 | 1.07 | 1.0 | 4.27 [52] |
14 | "Happy Cecil" | February 19, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.43 [18] | 0.3 | 0.97 | 1.0 | 4.40 [53] |
15 | "Nine Birthdays" | February 26, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 3.33 [19] | 0.3 | 1.00 | 1.1 | 4.33 [54] |
16 | "Wendi's House" | March 19, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.09 [20] | 0.3 | 1.06 | 1.0 | 4.15 [55] |
17 | "Low Expectations" | March 26, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 3.01 [21] | 0.3 | 1.08 | 0.9 | 4.10 [56] |
18 | "Peggy Drives Away" | April 9, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 2.91 [22] | 0.3 | 0.97 | 0.9 | 3.88 [57] |
19 | "Mass for Shut-ins" | April 16, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 3.10 [23] | 0.3 | 1.01 | 0.9 | 4.11 [58] |
20 | "Timmy's New Hobby" | April 30, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.28 [24] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
21 | "Mike's Award" | May 7, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 3.03 [25] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
22 | "Whales" | May 14, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 2.85 [26] | 0.2 | 1.00 | 0.8 | 3.85 [59] |
23 | "Irish Goodbye" | May 21, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 2.96 [27] | 0.2 | 0.93 | 0.8 | 3.77 [60] |
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 82% approval rating with an average rating of 6.62/10 based on 17 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "The Kids are Alright is a surprisingly poignant, thoughtful show with a classic sitcom feel." [61] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [62]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Episodic Comedy | Tim Doyle for "Pilot" | Nominated | [63] |
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