The McCarthys is an American sitcom television series created by Brian Gallivan, who also shares executive producer credits with Mike Sikowitz, Will Gluck, Richard Schwartz, and Andy Ackerman for CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television.
On February 3, 2015, CBS pulled The McCarthys from the schedule after 11 episodes, with 4 unaired episodes left.
On May 8, 2015, CBS officially canceled the series after only one season.
The entire series was released on DVD on March 16, 2017.
Premise
The series revolves around the McCarthys, a close-knit working class Boston clan whose sports legacy runs deep. When outspoken father Arthur, a dedicated basketball coach for the fictional Cardinal Hennigan High School, decides to take his athletically challenged — and openly gay — son Ronny under his wing as his new assistant, the other siblings (who are more passionate about sports) start crying foul over their dad's choice.
Cast
Main
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Tyler Ritter as Ronny McCarthy, a 29-year-old openly gay man and guidance counselor who must choose between a great opportunity to move to Rhode Island and an offer to work under his father as an assistant high school basketball coach
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Jimmy Dunn as Sean McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's son and the fraternal twin brother of Gerard
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Joey McIntyre as Gerard McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's son and the fraternal twin brother of Sean
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Kelen Coleman as Jackie McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's only daughter, who is single and pregnant
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Jack McGee as Arthur McCarthy, Marjorie's husband and father of four. He is the head basketball coach at a Catholic high school and wants to hire Ronny as his assistant.
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Laurie Metcalf as Marjorie McCarthy, a mother of four children. Her favorite is Ronny, with whom she watches The Good Wife.
Recurring
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Jessica St. Clair as Katrina, Gerard's annoying on-off girlfriend (later fiancée) whom Marjorie completely dislikes
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Kenny Ridwan as Jared
Notable guest stars
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Alyson Hannigan as Pam, Arthur & Marjorie's neighbor who rents their third floor
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John Ratzenberger as Charlie Ellis, the athletic director at the high school where Arthur works
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Jane Kaczmarek as Eileen, Marjorie's sister
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Brent Morin as Tommy, Jackie's former high school fling who comes out as gay
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Rick Fox as himself
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Jean Smart as Lydia, Katrina's mother
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David Alan Grier as Dr. Hugh Morris, Ronny's therapist
Episodes
Production
Jacki Weaver was set to play Marjorie, but later dropped out due to her work on
Gracepoint and
Patrick Stewart's Starz comedy
Blunt Talk. On December 1, 2014, CBS increased the series' first season order from 13 to 15 episodes.
[ 'The McCarthys' Gets Order For 2 More Episodes From CBS]
Reception
The pilot of
The McCarthys has received mixed reviews from critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 57%, based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's consensus reads, "
The McCarthys is a semi-successful attempt at a throwback sitcom with above-par performances, but its broad stereotypes and lack of a unique point of view also make it semi-forgettable."
On
Metacritic, the show has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Syndication
Despite its cancellation, the series still has syndicated reruns on various networks, such as Universal HD.
[http://www.universalhd.com/app/Schedule/index.php?start_date=2017-05-26 ] This has been supported by high syndication ratings.
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