The Moodys (American TV series)

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The Moodys (American TV series) - Wikipedia

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The Moodys

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	Denis Leary Elizabeth Perkins Francois Arnaud Chelsea Frei Jay Baruchel
Music by	Lyle Workman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Eric Tannenbaum Kim Tannenbaum Trent O' Donnell Phil Lloyd Jason Burrows Bob Fisher Rob Greenberg Tad Quill Denis Leary Elizabeth Perkins
Producer	Irene Litinsky
Cinematography	Joe Kessler Pierre Jodoin
Editors	Joe D'Augustine Jeff Hall Dean Pollack Arthur Tarnowski Justin Lachance Simon Webb
Running time	21–22 minutes
Production companies	Fox Entertainment CBS Studios
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	December 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]

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

Denis Leary as Sean Moody Sr.
Elizabeth Perkins as Ann Moody
Francois Arnaud as Dan Moody
Chelsea Frei as Bridget Moody
Jay Baruchel as Sean Moody Jr.

Recurring

Guest

Kevin Bigley as Monty
Ulka Simone Mohanty as Mukta
Megan Park as Ali

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	6	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)	December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
2	8	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)

Season 1 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg	Teleplay and television story by : Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)	2.71^[11]
2	2	Episode 2	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)	2.71^[11]
3	3	Episode 3	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)	1.26^[12]
4	4	Episode 4	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)	1.26^[12]
5	5	Episode 5	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)	1.80^[13]
6	6	Episode 6	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)	1.80^[13]

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[14]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[14]	U.S viewers (millions)
7	1	Episode 201	Jay Karas	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	1.04^[15]
8	2	Episode 202	Jay Karas	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	1.04^[15]
9	3	Episode 203	Jay Karas	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)	1.14^[16]
10	4	Episode 204	Jay Karas	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)	1.15^[17]
11	5	Episode 205	Jacob Tierney	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)	1.31^[18]
12	6	Episode 206	Jacob Tierney	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)	0.55^[19]
13	7	Episode 207	Jacob Tierney	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)	0.54^[20]
14	8	Episode 208	Jacob Tierney	Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill	June 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*
Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rank	Avg. 18–49 rating
Season	Episodes	Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)	TV season	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rank	Avg. 18–49 rating
1	6	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)	2.71^[11]	December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)	1.80^[13]	2019–20	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	8	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	1.04^[15]	June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)	0.60^[21]	2020–21	130	1.69	119	0.4^[24]

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of *The Moodys*
No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
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]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of *The Moodys*
No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
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	Sunday 9:30 pm	0.2	0.60^[21]

References

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^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 21, 2019). "The Moodys: Fox's Christmas Miniseries Reveals First Photo, Sets Premiere Date". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 13, 2019). "Denis Leary To Star In 'The Moodys', Fox Holiday Event Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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^ "Fox to shuffle Thursday lineup starting April 29". The Futon Critic. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ The Moodys [@MoodysOnFOX] (April 22, 2021). "Glad Dan and Grace finally came to their senses. 😅 #TheMoodys will be back on June 6th! Be sure to catch up on FOX NOW and @hulu.😊" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2021). "'The Moodys': Remaining Episodes To Air In June As Fox Cancellation Looms". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rejent, Joseph (December 10, 2019). "'The Voice' adjusts up, 'Making It' adjusts down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Welch, Alex (December 11, 2019). "'The Conners' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "MOODYS, THE (FOX)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Metcalf, Mitch (April 2, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.1.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (April 9, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.8.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (April 16, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (April 23, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.22.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Berman, Marc (June 7, 2021). "Sunday Ratings: ABC and CBS Split Modest Leadership". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Moodys: Season Two Ratings". Tv Series Finale. 23 June 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (June 21, 2021). "Sunday Ratings: A Night of Sports Leads NBC to Victory". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ "The Moodys: Season 1 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "The Moodys: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Porter, Rick (June 8, 2021). "2020-21 TV Ratings: Complete 7-Day Ratings for Broadcast Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021.

External links

The Moodys at IMDb

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