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- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
Summary Clem (Nina Dobrev) and her fiancé Jay's (Tone Bell) new life together is disrupted when Clem's half-sister Shannon (Odessa Adlon) arrives seeking escape from their father (who Clem claimed had died).
Created By: Corinne Kingsbury
- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
Fam
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 10, 2019
54
5.8
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Summary Clem (Nina Dobrev) and her fiancé Jay's (Tone Bell) new life together is disrupted when Clem's half-sister Shannon (Odessa Adlon) arrives seeking escape from their father (who Clem claimed had died).
Created By: Corinne Kingsbury
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
54
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
86% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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CBS for the most part still clings to over-active laugh tracks and broadly played scenes and situations. Still, this is a nicely clicking ensemble that gets sharper as the show goes on.
It’s all pretty predictable--isn’t that why you’re here?--and, again, the cast is good. It works often enough; a beachhead has been established.
Fam is exhausting.
The show feels like it cobbled together pieces of other shows--especially The WB’s “What I Like About You”--to become its own perfectly pleasant sitcom Frankenstein. Even when it doesn’t do much to distinguish itself, it’s just fine, and maybe that’s enough.
Fam is a largely witless family comedy with one bright spot. Gary Cole shines as Freddy Banks, a homicide detective who’s fond of playing the horses.
It’s a technically proficient, otherwise promising sitcom that wastes these merits on the disastrous decision to let trauma become the driving force of its comedy.
There is a great comedy that could be made with this cast and, despite the game efforts of said cast through the first three episodes, Fam is not that comedy.
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Based on 16 User Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 User Ratings
5.8
44% Positive
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Production Company:
- Kushellivision
- Trill TV
- CBS Television Studios
- Kapital Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Jan 10, 2019
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
