Network: CBS
Episodes: 79 (half-hour)
Seasons: Four
TV show dates: September 21, 2015 — June 27, 2019
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Thomas Sadoski, Angelique Cabral, Colin Hanks, Zoe Lister-Jones, Niall Cunningham, Betsy Brandt, and Dan Bakkedahl.
TV show description:
A new take on the family comedy, this series divides each episode into quarters. One quarter focuses on a branch of the Short family before bringing them together for the conclusion.
At the top of the family tree are John (James Brolin) and Joan (Dianne Wiest). Although in their twilight years, the pair are still very much in love and aren’t shy about their active sex life. John, about to turn 70, worries he hasn’t much time left and obsesses with his own funeral plans.
In his early thirties, Matt (Thomas Sadoski) still lives at home. This arrangement is proving awkward for his own romantic affairs with co-worker Colleen (Angelique Cabral). Her ex-fiance and dog are struggling to come to terms with the breakup.
Highly traumatized by the horror of childbirth are first-time parents Greg (Colin Hanks) and Jen (Zoe Lister-Jones). They are also shocked to have been released from the hospital with a newborn baby and no training manual.
Taking their son Tyler (Niall Cunningham) to University, eldest sibling Heather (Betsy Brandt) and her husband Tim (Dan Bakkedahl) are also dealing with change. Reluctantly letting their son fly from the nest, Tyler is packed off with a sandwich and some fatherly advice on losing his virginity. Both are unwelcome.
Episode #79 — Reverse Burden District Germany
When Tim and Heather realize that being grandparents is very far off in the future, they decide to have another baby. Also, Joan gets frustrated when she keeps getting tasked with watching the grandkids; Jen and Greg decide to look for a new house; and Matt gets a job offer in Germany, which is problematic for Colleen and Lucas.
First aired: June 27, 2019.
What do you think? Do you like the Life in Pieces TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
Please keep this show on! Wonderful acting, wry humor; love the family dynamics. I look forward to it every week.
My husband, friends and I love this show. Episodes have made me cry I was laughing so hard. Some of it is predictable but the acting makes it funny. Please renew. First comedy on CBS in years I have liked.
Am watching now. Children r disrespectful to adults. All who love this show r raising disrespectful children
Are there actual white people that live like this? I guess so because people like it.
Please take off life in pieces. OMG!!! it’s between 2 great shows.., BBT & MOM. this show SUCKS
I say cancel the show as it is! But it has good actors and potential. Writers step up, get rid of the four stories and just make one story, preferably with more of Diane and James Brolin. It’s just boring the way it is, but it has potential.
Please cancel this boring boring show! Waste of good actors talents!
Love the show! Best new comedy I have seen in years.
I LOVE THIS SHOW! WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO CANCEL IT?
I LOVE THIS SHOW! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD ANYONE WANT TO CANCEL IT?
Best new funny show in a long, long time. LOL funny!
My husband and I absolutely love this show. It is hilarious and so true to life.
Love this show – comedy short stories….well written, clever, witty, super stars, talent-feast….definitely NOT for the realty show watcher, thank goodness.!! One of the few quality TV comedies on the air. Please don’t cancel this show !!!
I’ve tried to watch this show several times but apparently my sense of humor hasn’t evolved into crude and rude and downright not funny. Please cancel this and replace it with something that is truly funny.
There are many other comedy genre shows on TV that appeal to other audiences and demographics, but Life In Pieces is one of the few that appeal to those of us who grew up on British Humour and Monty Python. I do not find this rude, in fact the opposite. I find many of the family sit coms using rude children for cheap laughs, and playing to the lowest common denominator. Which shows do you like?
Love this show and so does my whole family!