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?
We love this show. Appointment TV. Never miss and we tell everyone about it. Why is it being cancelled when crap like Fresh Off the Boat and others are renewed? I give up.
This is my favorite show and I laugh out loud during each episode. It is relatable because I grew up in a similar Catholic household and we were afraid of my mother’s wrath!
Please reconsider your decision to cancel this show. It is a fresh look at a family related sit-com.
Please keep the show on. It’s one of the best.
So disappointed my favorite show and the funniest on TV was cancelled, not happy. This was my laugh out loud show I couldn’t wait for each week that barely got a year. So many other shows are still on that are more of the same old boring stuff, Ugh
Seriously The Kids Are Alright is gone! The single parents and Bless this mess should have went way before this classic family hilarious comedy. I’m upset about Splitting up together as well though they had a happy ending. I think they knew it was going to happen. FOX was completely stupid for letting The Cool Kids go. They were today’s Golden Stars “Girls”!!! I will definitely be watching LESS ABC AND FOX!!!!!
The show should be renewed. It look’s like the next best thing since Wonder Years!
This is one of the few shows that I can actually laugh out loud. Mrs. McCleary is this generations Peg Bundy. Come on man. Don’t cancel it.
One of the smartest, funny, sweet shows on the air! Give it a chance! Let people know it’s so relatable to a grownup class of 1978ish era. I think it is better than the Wonder Years or Happy Days- different in that it’s a clever & dark comedy not goofy. You are really making me SAD . Hay NBC! Netflix or Amazon, anyone who will let this show live!
Pleasaaaaaasssseee reconsider renewing this HILARIOUS series! Love love love this show!!
Seriously??????? You would keep Goldberg’s on and take Kids Are A right off without even giving it a Chance? What a shame!!!!!
You can not be serious about the cancellation of this show!! This is an awesome comedy that’s easy to relate to and keeps you laughing!!! How can you cancel this and keep Greys Anatomy and its ever droning repeat story lines that have been done over and over and OVER!!! Bad move ABC. I have to wonder whose back pocket some of these execs are in since they most assuredly do not care what fans want!! I will NOT be watching the lineup you have chosen next season because it seems to be the same lineup that your network has… Read more »
My family LOVES this show, it’s witty and laugh out funny! Every character is well developed with his/ her own personality and very well acted!
Please pay attention this is a great show . Not your usual crap. The show has suprised us with each week. It isnt the set up joke after set up joke.
KEEP THIS SHOW ON
this is my favorite show. It is not a rehash of last years cancelled shows. I love TV and I am down to reruns fo Becker and WKRP. On real TV I have 5 SHOWS EACH WEEK I WATCH. That is all of it 5 shows. I hate reality shows because even we know it is all scripted. I hate the singers shows, dancing is just as bad. Those people cant dance. The best going is TCM and the constant rerun channels of shows we liked. Finally you have a winner The Kids Are Alright is wonderful and being so… Read more »
This show showed the truth and that was funny.
This show was really good all my kids from age 25 to 15 love it ..so sad we dont have a second season;(