# Mom (2013)

> A newly sober single mom raises two kids while her estranged, meddling mother moves back in to critique every misstep.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/43994

## Facts

- Seasons: 8
- Episodes: 170
- Episode runtime: 23 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, drama
- Created by: Eddie Gorodetsky, Gemma Baker, Chuck Lorre
- Network: CBS
- Cast: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Nate Corddry, Jaime Pressly, Mimi Kennedy, Kristen Johnston, William Fichtner, Spencer Daniels
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660806/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: irreverent, sardonic, warm, chaotic, sincere

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its sharp comedic performances and its candid handling of addiction and dysfunctional family ties.

## Synopsis

Mom (2013-2021) is a CBS multi-camera sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, running eight seasons and 170 episodes. Anna Faris plays Christy Plunkett, a newly sober single mother trying to raise two children in a world full of temptations, while Allison Janney plays her formerly estranged mother Bonnie, who has returned to offer passive-aggressive commentary on every mistake her daughter makes. Principal supporting characters include Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Jaime Pressly as Jill Kendall, and Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian, whose friendships and romances fill the household and the support-group sessions. Each episode is built from everyday domestic friction, workplace mishaps and recovery-meeting confrontations, with the comedy coming from sharp exchanges and a constant push and pull between hard-won sobriety and the pull of old habits. The show is set in contemporary California and carries the broad, laugh-track rhythm of a classic sitcom while staying grounded in the messiness of family love. Its tone mixes irreverent humor with warmth and sincerity. Fans of Roseanne, Shameless and Two and a Half Men will find resonance in its blend of working-class family chaos and dark comedy.

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