(ABC / Richard Cartwright)
Network: ABC.
Episodes: 23 (half-hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: October 16, 2018 — May 21, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Michael Cudlitz, Mary McCormack, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote, Sawyer Barth, Christopher Paul Richards, Jack Gore, Andy Walken, and Santino Barnard.
TV show description:
From creator Tim Doyle, The Kids Are Alright TV show is an ensemble sitcom, set in the 1970s. The series follows the Cleary family, a traditional Irish-Catholic clan, as they live out their lives amidst the upheaval of the 1970s.
The story unfolds in a great Los Angeles working-class neighborhood. The family is headed up by married couple Peggy (McCormack) and Mike Cleary (Cudlitz), who are raising eight rowdy and energetic sons. Because this is the 70s, the boys live most of their lives outside, and they do so with a lack of supervision that might cause modern helicopter parents to faint.
Their lives are chugging along more as less as expected, until the Clearys’ eldest son, Lawrence (Straley) comes home to announce he’s quitting the seminary. Instead of pursuing the priesthood, he wants to embark on a mission to “save the world.” Mike and Peggy never expected to be raising their brood in such turbulence, but as the song goes, the times they are a-changing.
Series Finale:
Episode #23 — Irish Goodbye
Peggy struggles with Lawrence’s decision to move out of the house, especially after she discovers that he is secretly moving in with a girlfriend she’s never met. Lawrence’s determination to keep Peggy out of his personal life only causes her to investigate further, while Mike welcomes his departure. Meanwhile, Timmy can’t find his ventriloquist dummy, Knuckles, and learns that Joey took him without asking.
First aired: May 21, 2019.
What do you think? Do you like The Kids Are Alright TV series? Should this ABC TV show have been cancelled or renewed for season two?
This was An AWESOME show, one u could watch with your kids. A Clean cut show and religious which is rare to fine these days. Please reconsider this show.
You should bring the show back, it was hilarious !!
Please bring this back it’s so funny and I’ve watched the first season 12 times!
I have no idea why this show was canceled? Please consider bringing it back or if not, hopefully someone else will pick it up. This was one of the best shows. I am very disappointed.
They should bring this show back! It was hilarious
Bring it back!
This was an awesome show, we enjoyed it so much! I wish fox or one of the other networks would pick it up ! This was the only show I watched on this network. So sad….
Please, please bring the show back! My husband and I both love it! It’s the only show we faithfully tuned in to watch during the week. The writing is witty, the acting is sharp and the premise is hysterical. It also took up quite a bit of conversation time at last years Thanksgiving Day dinner with the extended family. If ABC doesn’t bring it back I sure hope it gets picked up by another network!
I am incredibly disappointed to hear ABC cancelled this show! It was my favorite and I have been looking so forward to the Fall season. I cannot express my disappointment enough. I really hope another network will pick it up. Everything ABC plays is the same!
Please bring back The Kids are Alright! It was one of the funniest shows on TV last season! Looked forward to seeing it each week! So disappointed it was not renewed!!
I loved the show. I hate that it is not returning! Couldn’t it at least be a summer replacement series? I especially loved hearing the mother’s comments!
I liked the show. Watched it every week. Too Bad.
So sorry this show is cancelled – it was brilliant. Very talented cast. It could have been given a better time slot.
I really wish this show was not cancelled! This is one show that really had me laughing. What a shame.
I loved it. It was really funny, sometimes stupid. But even the stupid was funny. It should be brought back.