Fam: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: January 10, 2019

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).

Genre(s): Comedy

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S1:E5. Jolene, Jolene...
Air Date: January 31, 2019

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jan 9, 2019

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. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jan 9, 2019

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. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Jan 9, 2019

Fam is exhausting.

Robert Rorke

Jan 7, 2019

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. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Jan 10, 2019

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. Read full review

LaToya Ferguson

Jan 9, 2019

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. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Jan 10, 2019

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. Read full review

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roxxy67

Apr 7, 2019

I really enjoy this show, it has strayed away from typical political and left wing propaganda (that is all too common in our sitcoms these days) and just created a FUNNY show. I like the cast and I hope it continues.

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isslogan

Jan 30, 2019

Fam is a good, likeable sitcom with strong cast and well-writed. Glad I stick with it after the pilot.

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Ededed

Jan 19, 2019

This show looked good in the promos, but the editor of the promos seem to use all the quality clips and the rest of the show is pretty bad.

Characters are stereotypical at best and racist at worst. I have yet to decide if the scripts or the acting are the main problem- or both. CBS isThis show looked good in the promos, but the editor of the promos seem to use all the quality clips and the rest of the show is pretty bad.

Characters are stereotypical at best and racist at worst. I have yet to decide if the scripts or the acting are the main problem- or both. CBS is trying to take away the worst collection of sitcoms title from ABC and almost pulling it off.

Everything is played with too much intensity. Too naive, too clueless, too don’t give a damn. Ends up being too fake. Some better scripts, better acting and direction would go a long way to help this premise become something more watchable.

There’s an occasional laugh or two, which gave this attempt a 2 instead of 0.… Expand

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Jumboeggplant

Jan 26, 2019

This comedy series is nothing short of an unmitigated disaster. The show is dull, boring, and remarkably unfunny with simplistic storylines. Calling this series as "cookie cutter" or "derivative" would be an understatement. CBS needs to pick up their game if they want to remain relevant inThis comedy series is nothing short of an unmitigated disaster. The show is dull, boring, and remarkably unfunny with simplistic storylines. Calling this series as "cookie cutter" or "derivative" would be an understatement. CBS needs to pick up their game if they want to remain relevant in the comedy department… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2019
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  S1:E5. Jolene, Jolene...
  Air Date: January 31, 2019