The Moodys (American TV series)

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The Moodys
Moodys.png
GenreSitcom
Created by Rob Greenberg & Bob Fisher & Tad Quill
Based on A Moody Christmas
by Trent O'Donnell & Phil Lloyd
Written byBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill
Starring
Music by Lyle Workman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Eric Tannenbaum
  • Kim Tannenbaum
  • Trent O' Donnell
  • Phil Lloyd
  • Jason Burrows
  • Bob Fisher
  • Rob Greenberg
  • Tad Quill
  • Denis Leary
  • Elizabeth Perkins
ProducerIrene Litinsky
Cinematography
  • Joe Kessler
  • Pierre Jodoin
Editors
  • Joe D'Augustine
  • Jeff Hall
  • Dean Pollack
  • Arthur Tarnowski
  • Justin Lachance
  • Simon Webb
Running time21–22 minutes
Production companies Fox Entertainment
CBS Studios
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseDecember 4, 2019 (2019-12-04) 
June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)

The Moodys is an American comedy television series based on the Australian show The Moodys . It stars Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins as a cantankerous married couple who reunite with their three adult children in Chicago for the Christmas season. [1] It premiered December 4, 2019, on Fox, and aired two half-hour episodes back-to-back for three weeks, for a total of six episodes for its first season. [2] In July 2020, Fox renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 1, 2021. [3] [4]

Contents

The series was originally to be called A Moody Christmas; [5] the Australian series on which it is based was called A Moody Christmas in the first series. [6] On April 16, 2021, Fox took The Moodys off the Thursday schedule. [7] The remaining three episodes of the second season are rescheduled to air on Sundays starting June 6. [8] [9] On June 17, 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series finale aired on June 20, 2021. [10]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
2 8April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg Teleplay and television story by: Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillDecember 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)2.71 [11]
22Episode 2Bob Fisher & Rob GreenbergBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillDecember 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)2.71 [11]
33Episode 3Bob Fisher & Rob GreenbergBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillDecember 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)1.26 [12]
44Episode 4Bob Fisher & Rob GreenbergBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillDecember 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)1.26 [12]
55Episode 5Bob Fisher & Rob GreenbergBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillDecember 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)1.80 [13]
66Episode 6Bob Fisher & Rob GreenbergBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillDecember 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)1.80 [13]

Season 2 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [14] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [14] U.S viewers
(millions)
71Episode 201 Jay Karas Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)1.04 [15]
82Episode 202Jay KarasBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)1.04 [15]
93Episode 203Jay KarasBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)1.14 [16]
104Episode 204Jay KarasBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillApril 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)1.15 [17]
115Episode 205 Jacob Tierney Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)1.31 [18]
126Episode 206Jacob TierneyBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillJune 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)0.55 [19]
137Episode 207Jacob TierneyBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillJune 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)0.54 [20]
148Episode 208Jacob TierneyBob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad QuillJune 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)0.60 [21]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 64% with an average rating of 6.28/10, based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "A solid cast and some decent jokes set the table, but The Moodys's stale take on a curmudgeonly Christmas is too bah humbug in a bad way." [22] On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [23]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of The Moodys
SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast airedTV seasonViewership
rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49
rank
Avg. 18–49
rating
DateViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
1 6December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)2.71 [11] December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)1.80 [13] 2019–20 TBDTBDTBDTBD
2 8April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)1.04 [15] June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)TBD 2020–21 1301.691190.4 [24]

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Moodys
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"December 4, 2019Wednesday 9:00 pm0.8/42.71 [11]
2"Episode Two"December 4, 2019Wednesday 9:30 pm0.7/42.71 [11]
3"Episode Three"December 9, 2019Monday 9:00 pm0.3/21.26 [12]
4"Episode Four"December 9, 2019Monday 9:30 pm0.3/21.26 [12]
5"Episode Five"December 10, 2019Tuesday 9:00 pm0.5/21.80 [13]
6"Episode Six"December 10, 2019Tuesday 9:30 pm0.5/21.80 [13]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Moodys
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 201"April 1, 2021Thursday 9:00 pm0.31.04 [15]
2"Episode 202"April 1, 2021Thursday 9:30 pm0.31.04 [15]
3"Episode 203"April 8, 20210.31.14 [16]
4"Episode 204"April 15, 20210.31.15 [17]
5"Episode 205"April 22, 20210.31.31 [18]
6"Episode 206"June 6, 2021Sunday 9:00 pm0.20.55 [19]
7"Episode 207"June 6, 2021Sunday 9:30 pm0.10.54 [20]
8"Episode 208"June 20, 20210.20.60 [21]

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