9JKL: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: October 2, 2017

Summary: Josh Roberts (Mark Feuerstein) lives next-door to his parents (Elliott Gould and Linda Lavin) and his brother (David Walton) and his family in this comedy created by Feuerstein and his wife Dana Klein.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E16. Tell All
Air Date: February 5, 2018
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S1:E15. Stalker Status
Air Date: January 29, 2018
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S1:E14. Fridays With Harry
Air Date: January 22, 2018

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Lorraine Ali

Oct 2, 2017

The series isn’t breaking any comedic boundaries, but it does entertain. Read full review

David Wiegand

Sep 21, 2017

The show has promise, but as great as Gould and Lavin are, there’s too much of them in the pilot. The show is out of balance and needs to broaden its playing field to become more of an ensemble. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Oct 2, 2017

[Mark Feuerstein] brings exuberance and a certain likability to the role as a good son who’s still trying to please his parents. But geez, what a grind 9JKL is. You’ll find more originality in the recipe for cream of boiled water soup. Read full review

Rob Owen

Sep 26, 2017

The show’s one-joke premise--parents can be such buttinskis!--wears thin fast despite the likability of Ms. Lavin and Mr. Gould. A few jokes manage to land, but mostly it’s predictable dialogue about what a smothering mother Ms. Lavin’s character is. There’s also way too much information about the state of Mr. Gould’s testicles. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Oct 3, 2017

On the show, family hijinx ensue; out in the audience, it's more like self-lobotomies with machetes. Read full review

Erik Adams

Oct 1, 2017

It’s as exhausting as 22 minutes gets. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Oct 2, 2017

The show gets off to a dreadful non-start. Old pros like Lavin and Gould are given no choice but to play their parts way, way over the top, because their characters have been brushed far too broadly, with jokes that are beyond stale. Read full review

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NavyBean

Nov 19, 2017

Dana Klein takes her golden touch for TV series (Fresh Off the Boat, Friends With Better Lives, Jesse, Kath & Kim) and does it again.

Dana made her bones on the set of Friends and while some people think she came along at the end of the series and sort of road its coattails I'd notDana Klein takes her golden touch for TV series (Fresh Off the Boat, Friends With Better Lives, Jesse, Kath & Kim) and does it again.

Dana made her bones on the set of Friends and while some people think she came along at the end of the series and sort of road its coattails I'd not disagree.

9JKL features her husband Mark and he is a great big hunk of sunshine. I hope one day I can meet these two and we can do some things together that maybe most organized religions would not be kosher with. Get a life, religions!

This show is so good and the writing so fresh and original that there is no doubt we'll be watching this well into 2018. You can hear it in the laughter of the crowd ... there's no way to simulate that kind of joy.… Expand

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TheFilmFanatic

Apr 20, 2018

This season of 9JKL is a standard family sitcom that comes into its own as it learns to rely less on its premise and more on its strongest aspect: the cast. While it isn’t a gut-busting first season, the dynamic explored and developed through each episode creates a fun, relatable ensembleThis season of 9JKL is a standard family sitcom that comes into its own as it learns to rely less on its premise and more on its strongest aspect: the cast. While it isn’t a gut-busting first season, the dynamic explored and developed through each episode creates a fun, relatable ensemble that brings an old concept into a modern setting. From the family themes to the realistic situations this show does have a lot of relatability.… Expand

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bigbro29

Oct 11, 2017

ok so one night I was watching big bang 'and just like another reviewer here had a few minutes to kill before my next planed show and thought cbs usually has ok comedies so I tried it and boy was I mistaken yes I laughed a couple pf times but so not worth it a terrible show please avoid this one

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NotchFilter

Oct 3, 2017

Wow, this is bad.

OK, I've only seen the pilot. OK, I've only seen the first half of the pilot. I got halfway through and I punted. I don't remember a show where I bailed halfway through the pilot. This reminds me so much of the Paul Reiser Show. I enjoyed Mr Feuerstein'sWow, this is bad.

OK, I've only seen the pilot.

OK, I've only seen the first half of the pilot. I got halfway through and I punted.

I don't remember a show where I bailed halfway through the pilot.

This reminds me so much of the Paul Reiser Show.

I enjoyed Mr Feuerstein's performances on Good Morning Miami and Royal Pains. The latter was a very good show, imo.

But here, the 'in your face parents' are too much. Way too much.

I like the scenes in the lobby. I laughed with those. Kudos to Mr Murray and Mr Tsai.

But there is far too much of the interfering parents. Yeah, I know that is the premise of this series.

That's why I think it is doomed.… Expand

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Mgrasso99

Oct 3, 2017

Sorry it I just can't watch it....Too corny, not funny. Although there seem to be some great actors I. It the dialogue seemed forced.....I couldn't get past the first 10 minutes.

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jandj

Nov 1, 2017

I watched a few episodes hoping it would be a light-hearted comedy, didn't expect much even though i was excited about Elliot Gould but sadly it doesn't even begin to entertain. The jokes are old and the premise is so terribly overused and it offers nothing new whatsoever. Mark FeuersteinI watched a few episodes hoping it would be a light-hearted comedy, didn't expect much even though i was excited about Elliot Gould but sadly it doesn't even begin to entertain. The jokes are old and the premise is so terribly overused and it offers nothing new whatsoever. Mark Feuerstein has no charisma and is not funny at all, he made for lots and lots of cringing and made me wonder who would allow this show to be shot in the first place. Sad.… Expand

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Ripandread

Oct 6, 2017

This show is not funny ! When will TV producers understand that laugh tracks does not make for good comedy scripts. Even the characters are not amusing. Watching this show is a total waste of time.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

36
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2017
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  S1:E16. Tell All
  Air Date: February 5, 2018
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  S1:E15. Stalker Status
  Air Date: January 29, 2018
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  S1:E14. Fridays With Harry
  Air Date: January 22, 2018
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  S1:E13. Heavy Meddling
  Air Date: January 15, 2018
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  S1:E12. It Happened One Night
  Air Date: December 18, 2017
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  S1:E11. Set Visit
  Air Date: December 11, 2017
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  S1:E10. The Family Plot
  Air Date: December 4, 2017
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  S1:E9. Lovers Getaway
  Air Date: November 27, 2017
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  S1:E8. Make Thanksgiving Great Again
  Air Date: November 20, 2017
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  S1:E7. Nanny Wars
  Air Date: November 13, 2017
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  S1:E6. TV MD
  Air Date: November 6, 2017
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  S1:E5. The Key to Life
  Air Date: October 30, 2017
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  S1:E4. High Steaks
  Air Date: October 23, 2017
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  S1:E3. Cool Friend Luke
  Air Date: October 16, 2017
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  S1:E2. Relationship Guy
  Air Date: October 9, 2017
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 2, 2017