Despite attracting poor ratings, CBS has ordered two more episodes of The McCarthys. This brings the first season tally to 15 installments.
The McCarthys revolves around sports-crazed family from Boston. Athletically-challenged and gay son Ronny (Tyler Ritter) plans to finally move away to start his own life. Those plans are thrown into turmoil when his basketball coach dad (Jack McGee) offers him a job as assistant coach — much to the dismay of Ronny’s siblings. The sitcom also stars Laurie Metcalf, Jimmy Dunn, Joey McIntyre, and Kelen Coleman.
While two more episodes is good news for fans of the series, the show is still very likely to be cancelled by spring. It’s currently averaging a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.53 million viewers. The McCarthys is the network’s lowest-rated sitcom by far and has numbers well below those of The Millers — a sophomore sitcom that was recently cancelled and dropped.
What do you think? Do you like The McCarthys sitcom? Do you think the ratings will improve enough for the show to be renewed for a second season?
Very funny show! Great ensemble and writers! It looks like they have a lot of fun on set . Another example of America’s ‘short term attention’ issue!
I love this show! It should follow Big Bang Theory getting rid of the shows between them. I guarantee it would build a great following.
I love this show and being from Boston a lot of the mannerisms and sayings are right on
I love this show! Each episode cracks me up. Don’t cancel it!
Wow! I can’t believe it probably will get cancelled already. Obviously not enough people have even given it a shot. It is hysterical, by far my new favorite show.
Love the show. Makes me laugh out loud. All the characters are wonderful. Alot of fun. Do not cancel….
Loved the show!!!! It has many laugh out loud moments! I do think that they don’t know what to do with the daughter. The actress has great potential, but it still to be seen. Tyler Ritter is fantastic!
LOVE this show!!!! Please do not cancel it. It has been getting better each week. The Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes were hilarious with Gerard’s girlfriend.
A series with so much untapped potential. No real foil except for Gerard’s girlfriend. The show livens up when she and Marjorie but heads. It may be too late but my suggestion is that now that “Hot in Cleveland” is wrapping up, bring on Betty White as Grandma McCarthy, a bit of a bigot, who hates Marjorie, pampers Arthur and is outraged by her grandchildren whom she tries to change. Got the opening script for this? Yup, but may be too late. Promo: Betty White joins the cast of “The McCarthys”.
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this show. Good writers. Very funny!
This could be the end for The McCarthys sooner rather than later and I have a feeling that The Odd Couple reboot (with Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon) should fill the void in the 9:30 p.m. Thursday night time slot come mid-season 2015. WARNING: do not delete my comment and the one that says “your comment is awaiting moderation”.
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CBS musst be getting desperate to order more episodes of this limp fish comedy.
Clearly ms metcaff is back in prime time tv.Her timings are wondeful and cast believable.
dumo this dog and do a spin off of two and a half men…..
must need some late nite Saturday filler