The McCarthys: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: October 30, 2014

Starring: Joey McIntyre, Laurie Metcalf, Jack McGee

Summary: Sports-challenged Ronny (Tyler Ritter) only wants to leave Boston [much to his mother's (Laurie Metcalf) distress] and find a partner when his father (Jack McGee) selects him to be his assistant high school basketball coach over his older sports fanatic siblings; Jackie (Kelen Coleman), Gerard (Joey McIntyre), and Sean (Jimmy Dunn).

Creator: Brian Gallivan

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. End Games
Air Date: February 5, 2015
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S1:E13. Cutting the Cord
Air Date: July 4, 2015
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S1:E12. Family Therapy
Air Date: February 12, 2015

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Jethro Nededog

Oct 30, 2014

CBS's new comedy The McCarthys is well written and terrifically cast. Star Tyler Ritter is effortless in his delivery and grounds the comedy that can take family bonding to extremes. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Oct 30, 2014

The characters are more affectionate than antagonistic. They are dim, but mostly not dumb, countering what we have come to expect from portrayals of the middle- or working-class people of Boston. Read full review

Verne Gay

Oct 28, 2014

The McCarthys--good-natured, old-fashioned, unchallenging--isn't a bad sitcom, just an obvious one. Read full review

David Wiegand

Oct 27, 2014

The show is moderately entertaining, but the cast in general bumps things up a notch, and Metcalfe bumps them up several more. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Oct 30, 2014

The family's affectionately teasing acceptance of Ronny's sexual orientation almost makes up for the fact that everyone seems to take too much to heart brother Gerard's philosophy of how to get things done: "Volume and repetition." Read full review

Rob Owen

Oct 29, 2014

When the show is focused on Mr. Ritter and Ms. Metcalf, The McCarthys rises above the usual sitcom slop that it feels like whenever the other characters get screen time. Read full review

Zap2it (Inside the Box) Chris E. Hayner

Oct 30, 2014

At the end of the day, The McCarthys feels like an incredibly dated concept done incorrectly. If it's not the worst new comedy of the fall, it's certainly giving the others a run for their money. Read full review

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pedrogonzalez

Oct 31, 2014

This pilot was not only funny, but shows a lot of promise; something that most pilots combine. I was laughing non-stop, and the family has a great chemistry that is not easy to produce! Two thumbs up!

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habrown

Nov 7, 2014

I've only watched the first episode but I have to say right on! This one knocks it clear out of the park. It's well written and funny and witty and both Ritter and Metcalf are terrific. And so Boston! Love it! This show will stick.

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NotchFilter

Aug 17, 2017

This show is turning out to be quite good. The first couple of episodes were on less than solid ground, quality-wise.

But the show has been rallying to excellence with the past two or three episodes. I'm happy to have hung in there.... I was turned off by the summertime pre-seasonThis show is turning out to be quite good. The first couple of episodes were on less than solid ground, quality-wise.

But the show has been rallying to excellence with the past two or three episodes. I'm happy to have hung in there....

I was turned off by the summertime pre-season promotions about a ~Boston sports-oriented family~.

The show is not about that at all.

It *is* about the intra-relations of a family, and the love among those family members. Yah, sports is a secondary theme.

The writing is up to the task, and the cast seems to have that spark that makes for a successful comedy ensemble. They truly seem to have fun working together.

I like this show.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 30, 2014
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  S1:E13. End Games
  Air Date: February 5, 2015
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  S1:E13. Cutting the Cord
  Air Date: July 4, 2015
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  S1:E12. Family Therapy
  Air Date: February 12, 2015
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  S1:E12. Gerard's Engagement Party
  Air Date: July 4, 2015
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  S1:E11. The Ref
  Air Date: January 22, 2015
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  S1:E10. Hall of Fame
  Air Date: January 15, 2015
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  S1:E9. Sister Act
  Air Date: January 8, 2015
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  S1:E7. Arthur and Marjorie's Night Apart
  Air Date: December 11, 2014
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  S1:E6. Red Sox Swap
  Air Date: December 18, 2014
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  S1:E5. Thanks a Lot, Ronny
  Air Date: November 27, 2014
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  S1:E4. Why Guys Shouldn't Date Their Sister's Ex
  Air Date: November 20, 2014
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  S1:E4. Supporting Jackie
  Air Date: November 20, 2014
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  S1:E3. The Good Coach
  Air Date: November 13, 2014
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  S1:E2. Love McCarthys Style
  Air Date: November 6, 2014
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 30, 2014