The Moodys | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Rob Greenberg & Bob Fisher & Tad Quill |
Based on |
A Moody Christmas by Trent O'Donnell & Phil Lloyd |
Written by | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill |
Starring | |
Music by | Lyle Workman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Irene Litinsky |
Cinematography |
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Editors |
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Running time | 21–22 minutes |
Production companies |
Fox Entertainment CBS Studios |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | December 4, 2019 June 20, 2021 | –
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]
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]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | December 4, 2019 | December 10, 2019 | |
2 | 8 | April 1, 2021 | June 20, 2021 |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Teleplay and television story by : Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 4, 2019 | 2.71 [11] |
2 | 2 | Episode 2 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 4, 2019 | 2.71 [11] |
3 | 3 | Episode 3 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 9, 2019 | 1.26 [12] |
4 | 4 | Episode 4 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 9, 2019 | 1.26 [12] |
5 | 5 | Episode 5 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 10, 2019 | 1.80 [13] |
6 | 6 | Episode 6 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 10, 2019 | 1.80 [13] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [14] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [14] | U.S viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | Episode 201 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 1, 2021 | 1.04 [15] |
8 | 2 | Episode 202 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 1, 2021 | 1.04 [15] |
9 | 3 | Episode 203 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 8, 2021 | 1.14 [16] |
10 | 4 | Episode 204 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 15, 2021 | 1.15 [17] |
11 | 5 | Episode 205 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 22, 2021 | 1.31 [18] |
12 | 6 | Episode 206 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | June 6, 2021 | 0.55 [19] |
13 | 7 | Episode 207 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | June 6, 2021 | 0.54 [20] |
14 | 8 | Episode 208 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | June 20, 2021 | 0.60 [21] |
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]
Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank |
Avg. viewers (millions) |
18–49 rank |
Avg. 18–49 rating | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | |||||||
1 | 6 | December 4, 2019 | 2.71 [11] | December 10, 2019 | 1.80 [13] | 2019–20 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2 | 8 | April 1, 2021 | 1.04 [15] | June 20, 2021 | TBD | 2020–21 | 130 | 1.69 | 119 | 0.4 [24] |
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot ( ET) |
Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | " Pilot" | December 4, 2019 | Wednesday 9:00 pm | 0.8/4 | 2.71 [11] |
2 | " Episode Two" | December 4, 2019 | Wednesday 9:30 pm | 0.7/4 | 2.71 [11] |
3 | " Episode Three" | December 9, 2019 | Monday 9:00 pm | 0.3/2 | 1.26 [12] |
4 | " Episode Four" | December 9, 2019 | Monday 9:30 pm | 0.3/2 | 1.26 [12] |
5 | " Episode Five" | December 10, 2019 | Tuesday 9:00 pm | 0.5/2 | 1.80 [13] |
6 | " Episode Six" | December 10, 2019 | Tuesday 9:30 pm | 0.5/2 | 1.80 [13] |
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot ( ET) |
Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | " Episode 201" | April 1, 2021 | Thursday 9:00 pm | 0.3 | 1.04 [15] |
2 | " Episode 202" | April 1, 2021 | Thursday 9:30 pm | 0.3 | 1.04 [15] |
3 | " Episode 203" | April 8, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.14 [16] | |
4 | " Episode 204" | April 15, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.15 [17] | |
5 | " Episode 205" | April 22, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.31 [18] | |
6 | " Episode 206" | June 6, 2021 | Sunday 9:00 pm | 0.2 | 0.55 [19] |
7 | " Episode 207" | June 6, 2021 | Sunday 9:30 pm | 0.1 | 0.54 [20] |
8 | " Episode 208" | June 20, 2021 | 0.2 | 0.60 [21] |