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2016
TV-PG
ABC

2016
TV-PG
ABC

The Real O'Neals

Summary The seemingly perfect Catholic O'Neal family that includes Chicago policeman Pat O'Neal (Jay R. Ferguson), his wife Eileen (Martha Plimpton), 17-year-old Jimmy (Matthew Shively), 14-year-old Shannon (Bebe Wood), and 16-year-old Kenny, is revealed to be not so flawless after an incident between Kenny and his girlfriend causes the others t...

Created By: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia

2016
TV-PG
ABC

2016
TV-PG
ABC

The Real O'Neals

Season 1 Premiere: Mar 2, 2016

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

62

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings

7.3

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Summary The seemingly perfect Catholic O'Neal family that includes Chicago policeman Pat O'Neal (Jay R. Ferguson), his wife Eileen (Martha Plimpton), 17-year-old Jimmy (Matthew Shively), 14-year-old Shannon (Bebe Wood), and 16-year-old Kenny, is revealed to be not so flawless after an incident between Kenny and his girlfriend causes the others t...

Created By: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia

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13 Episodes • 2016

16 Episodes • 2016

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

56% Positive
14 Reviews

32% Mixed
8 Reviews

12% Negative
3 Reviews

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Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

56% Positive
14 Reviews

32% Mixed
8 Reviews

12% Negative
3 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Apr 6, 2016

The Real O’Neals may be soft and gooey at its center, but it’s the hard, tart outer shell that gives it its unique flavor.

By Michael Slezak FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Mar 1, 2016

The Real O’Neals has some fun with Catholicism, but faith isn’t the butt of the joke in the show, which is ultimately an endearing story about a family that loves and supports one another. Go figure.

By Bethonie Butler FULL REVIEW

Mar 14, 2016

The quiet rage behind Plimpton's quest for normalcy--"You still have that?" she asks Kenny with hope, a day after he's announced he's gay--makes the series something really special.... The Real O'Neals, though less polished, does something similar [to blackish], pitting evolving norms against a family unit fundamentally resistant to change.

By Daniel D'Addario FULL REVIEW

Mar 1, 2016

ABC made four episodes available for review. All have their moments, some of them cloying, others amusing.

By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW

We Got This Covered

Feb 24, 2016

It’s built a world teeming with fresh, absorbing issues that manage to avoid being squeamishly topical. Now it just needs to make the characters facing those issues feel as real as the issues themselves.

By Mitchel Broussard FULL REVIEW

Mar 2, 2016

To be blunt, it’s just not funny enough. There are moments in the premiere that seemed promising, but the next three available for press just kind of sit there. I kept waiting for it to be edgier, smarter, and just funnier.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

The Lincoln Journal Star

Feb 29, 2016

The trouble is they are just normal--and not very funny.

By Jeff Korbelik FULL REVIEW

See All 25 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings

82% Positive
40 Ratings

4% Mixed
2 Ratings

14% Negative
7 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings

82% Positive
40 Ratings

4% Mixed
2 Ratings

14% Negative
7 Ratings

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Details

Production Company:

Windsor & Johnson
Di Bonaventura Pictures Television
ABC Signature

Initial Release Date: Mar 2, 2016

Number of seasons: 2 Seasons

Rating: TV-PG

Genres:

Awards

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

The World Choreography Awards

• 2 Nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 1 Nomination

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