Network: CBS
Episodes: 170 (half-hour)
Seasons: Eight
TV show dates: September 23, 2013 — May 13, 2021
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Sadie Calvano, Blake Garrett Rosenthal, Spencer Daniels, Matt Jones, Nick Corddry, and French Stewart.
TV show description:
This comedy series follows a single mother named Christy (Anna Faris) who is newly sober and decides to restart her life in the Napa Valley in California. Her sobriety is tested by her mother, Bonnie (Allison Janney), who introduced alcohol and drugs to Christy at an early age and is also in recovery.
Bonnie’s working on repairing their mother-daughter relationship and is all too happy to offer insights into Christy’s mistakes.
Christy’s children are Violet (Sadie Calvano) a sarcastic 16-year-old, and Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal), an innocent and honest pre-teen. Violet has a sexually-active relationship with a long-haired clueless dude named Luke (Spencer Daniels) and Christy is worried that her daughter will repeat her mistake of dropping out and becoming a teen mother.
To make matters worse, Roscoe’s father, Baxter (Matt Jones), is back in the picture — at least for as long as the red van he lives in isn’t towed away.
Christy gets a job as a waitress at a posh restaurant that’s managed by Gabriel (Nick Corddry). He’s very supportive of her and they share a sexual attraction — unfortunately, he has a snotty wife named Claudia. Rudy (French Stewart) is the establishment’s thoughtless and temperamental head chef.
Christy tries to remain as positive as she can while pursuing her new path in life. Unfortunately, it’s an uphill battle thanks to a very dysfunctional support system.
Episode #170 — My Kinda People and the Big To-Do
Bonnie gains a new outlook on her sobriety after dealing with difficult news. Also, Jill and Andy take a big step in their relationship.
First aired: May 6, 2021.
What do you think? Do you like the Mom TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a ninth season?
I am sad this series was cancelled. Yes, Anna Faris was an important character but Janney and Fichtner are too. I think the series could have thrived with Allison Janney and William Fichtner. Personally, I believe the show was ameliorated when Fichtner joined the cast. Together, Allison Janney and William Fichtner could have carried the show. Please bring it back. Perhaps Anna Faris will do some cameo appearances. After all, there are not many good sitcoms, Mom was one of the few.
Mom should have been renewed, love that show!
MOM should have been picked up for season 9. I really like this show. I too had issues with drugs and alcohol just like my own mom did. She is no longer with us, suicide.
Really liked this show seems to touch on real life struggles and how friends care about each other and support and work through some difficult times and feelings
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON TV. IT WAS THE ONLY REASON I WATCHED TV. THIS SHOULD ******NOT******** HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
WTG CBS. YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE TO OFFER.
BACK TO BOOK READING AND CROSS STITCHING.
BOOOOOO TO CBS.
I know mom will be off the air and it was very sad. But come on guys make a spin off with the others. After all Jill got married now with a baby, finally and Tammy has her own business now, and Marjorie with her new grandbaby and finally getting along with her son and everyone else you could make the new spin-off show with the other people even with Adam he could still be running the bar you don’t need Bonnie or Christy anymore you could make a spin-off with all the rest of the people that would be… Read more »
The ending was stupid. They should have either canceled the whole cancer story. Or have them say what it was.
Love this show, wish it would continue
I want it to be renewed!!!! I love this show!!!
Renew!
I believe this series should continue as long as possible. It’s the only thing that keeps me laughing and cheers me up when I’m down. Very funny!!!
While I initially liked the show, I think it’s become a tad stale in the past couple of seasons. Or perhaps the characters have become predictable as happens in most shows that go on after the first say five or six years. I also thought characters such as Kristie’s children (Violet and Roscoe) and her ex-husband Baxter really added to the show’s plotlines and then suddenly they were dropped at some point and it became all about Bonnie and Kristie; it became a bit boring at that point at least for me. I also never cared for the character Tammy.… Read more »
This is one of my favorite shows. It always gives me a good laugh which is just what we all need right now. I wish it would continue on. Why do all the good ones get canceled?
We really enjoyed this show. I think it’s just gotten better and better every year. Even after Christy’s character left. I wish another network would pick it up. The writers and the actors are just so good.