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For years, CBS aired four comedies on Monday nights and four on Thursdays, but those days are long gone. The Neighborhood is ending this year and the network has paired the final episodes with a new sitcom, DMV. CBS has given it a 20 episode order so the network clearly has faith in the program but, is that warranted? Will DMV be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A single-camera comedy series, the DMV TV show was created by Dana Klein, based on a short story by Katherine Heiny. The series stars Harriet Dyer, Tony Cavalero, Molly Kearney, Alex Tarrant, Gigi Zumbado, and Tim Meadows. The story is set in the place everyone dreads going most – the Department of Motor Vehicles. The employees are making minimum wage and dealing with customers who are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Working at the East Hollywood DMV office are Colette (Dyer), a driving examiner with a big heart and bad boundaries; Gregg (Meadows), a misanthropic former English teacher; Vic (Cavalero), a former bouncer who loves putting difficult drivers in their places; Barbara (Kearney), a newly promoted manager who tries hard but often misses the mark; Noa (Tarrant), a charming surfer who seems destined for much greater things; and Ceci (Zumbado), a scrappy photographer who isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Fortunately, this quirky crew has each other to navigate the twists and turns of the DMV together.
Nielsen Ratings
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Your Ratings (aka Viewer Votes)
Here’s your chance to rate episodes of DMV yourself. You can see how this show compares to others here.
What do you think? Do you like the DMV TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Horrible show.
I thought show had promise. But does anyone else agree the story line went flat? I thought episode 4 was like watching paint dry. Carried on from 3rd. So I untivoed the season. And will not watch again. The humor was dry as a desert. Time for my nap.
I love DMV. It is very funny. It is my favorite show on TV already.
I stopped watching DMV. The show isn’t funny. CBS should have renewed Poppa’s House instead. That show was funny.
Poppa’s House was absolutely terrible. Let’s be clear.
However, DMV is also pretty bad.
We’ve always found CBS sitcoms to be way funnier than NBC sitcoms, until we watched the DMV pilot. We stopped watching it half way through. Absolutely the stupidest sitcom ever to air on CBS.
By far one of the dumbest shows I’ve seen. PLEASE cancel it!
Stupid. Old lady failing her driving test was the funniest part.
This is pure garbage. I can’t believe anyone found this show funny. Must be the intelligence level of Americans these days. Cancel immediately.
Agreed. CBS should have renewed Poppa’s House instead.
Welcome DMV! The funniest sitcom to come along in a loooong time!
Harriet Dyer is beautiful and a funny and courageous (what she is put through in the pilot is cringe) actress. I love her!
And welcome back the always-funny Tim Meadows! His perfectly-delivered understated humor is a primer of the craft.
Give DMV a chance, it’s funny!
No way it’s a terrible show should be canceled.