Playing House: Season 1

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USA | Season Premiere Date: April 29, 2014

Summary: After discovering Maggie Caruso's (Lennon Parham) marriage was ending, Emma Crawford (Jessica St. Clair) gives up her career in China to return to her hometown to help her preganant best friend raise her baby.

Creator: Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Bugs In Your Eyes
Air Date: June 17, 2014
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S1:E9. Let's Have A Baby
Air Date: June 17, 2014
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S1:E8. 37 Weeks
Air Date: June 10, 2014

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Lori Rackl

Apr 28, 2014

They’ve basically taken that premise [of NBC's “Best Friends Forever”], switched up some of the details and reinvented that show for a new network, which isn’t a bad thing because the original concept was pretty humorous, and Parham and St. Clair play great besties. Read full review

Diane Werts

Apr 28, 2014

The pair has recast the concept and their chemistry into a suburban setting that feels fresher and friendlier, truly finding its footing at 10:30 with Sloane (and those gnomes). Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Apr 28, 2014

This little sitcom reminds you how rare female friendship is on prime time TV--and just how much fun it can be. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Apr 29, 2014

Expectations couldn't be lower for this unrequested reunion, which is why it comes as such a nice surprise that Playing House, while hardly anything new, provides a much happier showcase for these gals' effortlessly snarky chemistry. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Apr 29, 2014

As at the Friars, the humor gets low at times, but the characters themselves do not; which is not to say that they keep their dignity. The conversation is long on riffing and syntactically comical constructions. Read full review

Rob Owen

Apr 29, 2014

In its first two episodes, Playing House does a nice job slowly building out its world and introducing an assortment of amusing, oddball characters. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Apr 28, 2014

Maybe the writers will eventually stop making Maggie and Emma sound like high school ditzes and start giving them grown-up dialogue that matches their grown-up situation. Until that happens, the main attraction here is Keegan-Michael Key of the delicious Comedy Central show “Key & Peele.” Read full review

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JackieSans

Jun 25, 2014

These women have a Rudolph/Wiig chemistry I can't get enough of. Their conversations are believable, and I find myself laughing at not just the punchlines, but the whole set up. I sincerely hope this show gets a decent chance at survival. I'm still mourning the loss of Happy Endings, andThese women have a Rudolph/Wiig chemistry I can't get enough of. Their conversations are believable, and I find myself laughing at not just the punchlines, but the whole set up. I sincerely hope this show gets a decent chance at survival. I'm still mourning the loss of Happy Endings, and this would certainly help me move along!… Expand