Kevin Can Wait
KEVIN CAN WAIT stars Kevin James as a retired police officer who is setting out on a fresh career path as he rises to the challenge of being a newly single dad. His kids, Sara, Jack and Kendra, are grateful to him for making sure they're OK but decide it's time for him to get out of the house, so they turn to Vanessa (Leah Remini), his former police partner, for help. Vanessa has left the force to launch her own private security firm, and she makes Kevin an offer he can't refuse - to be her new business partner. Although the job isn't always glamorous and they rarely see eye to eye, Kevin and Vanessa share an undeniable bond from their years working together. Also, Kendra and her fiancé, Chale, face issues of their own, including becoming newlyweds and figuring out how they will support themselves. Once again, life has thrown Kevin some curveballs, so his dreams of an early retirement will just have to wait a little longer, and his family will always come first.
- Metascore39
- 2016-2018
- 2 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy
- TV-PG
KEVIN CAN WAIT stars Kevin James as a retired police officer who is setting out on a fresh career path as he rises to the challenge of being a newly single dad. His kids, Sara, Jack and Kendra, are grateful to him for making sure they're OK but decide it's time for him to get out of the house, so they turn to Vanessa (Leah Remini), his former police partner, for help. Vanessa has left the force to launch her own private security firm, and she makes Kevin an offer he can't refuse - to be her new business partner. Although the job isn't always glamorous and they rarely see eye to eye, Kevin and Vanessa share an undeniable bond from their years working together. Also, Kendra and her fiancé, Chale, face issues of their own, including becoming newlyweds and figuring out how they will support themselves. Once again, life has thrown Kevin some curveballs, so his dreams of an early retirement will just have to wait a little longer, and his family will always come first.
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Civil Ceremony
Mon, Sep 25, 2017 21 mins
Kendra and Chale must get married before Chale is deported; Kevin seeks Father Phillip to officiate the ceremony; Vanessa helps Kendra with the wedding plans.
Episode 2
Business Unusual
Mon, Oct 2, 2017 21 mins
Kendra, who is overwhelmed by Kevin's helicopter parenting, tricks him into taking a job with his old partner, Vanessa, who now operates her own private security company.
Episode 3
Kevin Goes Nuts
Mon, Oct 9, 2017 20 mins
Kevin goes undercover to find out the truth when Vanessa suggests that Sara has a secret boyfriend. Meanwhile, Jack desperately searches for an illness he can claim as his own after the "cool" kids with peanut allergies learn he's been lying about sharing their malady.
Episode 4
Plus One is the Loneliest Number
Mon, Oct 16, 2017 20 mins
Kevin steps in as Vanessa's "successful doctor" date at her sister's wedding, in an attempt to impress Vanessa's very judgmental father. Meanwhile, Kyle helps Kendra and Chale make a fake photo collage of honeymoon pictures to tout on social media.
Episode 5
Grief Thief
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 20 mins
Vanessa plots her revenge on Kevin after learning he lied his way out of working on a Sunday to attend a football game with Goody. Meanwhile, Kyle dates a new girlfriend; and Chale and Kendra have their first squabble as a couple.
Episode 6
The Owl
Mon, Oct 30, 2017 21 mins
Kevin and Chale set out on a road trip to retrieve an owl-shaped cookie jar that Kevin sold before realizing how much it meant to Kendra. Also, after Vanessa rejects Kyle's attempt to woo her, she and Kendra help get him back on the dating scene.
Episode 7
The Kevin Crown Affair
Mon, Nov 6, 2017 21 mins
When Kevin and Vanessa try to land a security gig at a toy store, they get sidetracked practicing their new business pitch and wind up locked in the store after hours. Also, Chale is having success working at Enzo's.
Episode 8
Slip 'n' Fall
Mon, Nov 13, 2017 20 mins
Kevin and Vanessa fear Rootger plans to sue them for falling at their security firm's event. They solicit quasi-legal advice from law student Kendra at Enzo's and soon many others are buying a pizza slice that comes with law advice.
Episode 9
Cooking Up a Storm
Mon, Nov 20, 2017 21 mins
After Kevin insists he can handle cooking a full Thanksgiving dinner for his family and Vanessa, he realizes he's in over his head and secretly asks his flirtatious neighbor Wendy for help.
Episode 10
Kevin Moves Metal
Mon, Nov 27, 2017 21 mins
Kevin goes undercover as a janitor at a car dealership. When he accidentally sells a car to a customer, he tries to win salesman of the month. Meanwhile, Chale learns that Kendra used to be into ventriloquism.
Episode 11
Trainer Wreck
Mon, Dec 11, 2017 20 mins
When a trainer moves into Monkey Fist's building, Vanessa and Kevin vie for his attention.
Episode 12
The Might've Before Christmas
Mon, Dec 18, 2017 20 mins
While Vanessa and the Gable family gather around the Christmas tree, Vanessa and Kevin reminisce about their first patrol together.
Episode 13
Monkey Fist Insecurity
Mon, Jan 15, 2018 21 mins
Kevin and Vanessa are faced with a business rival bent on putting their security firm out of business.
Episode 14
Kevin Can Date
Mon, Jan 22, 2018 21 mins
Vanessa encourages Kevin to ask out a client who shows interest in him.
Episode 15
Fight or Flight
Mon, Jan 29, 2018 20 mins
Vanessa tells a flight attendant that she and Kevin are newly married in an attempt to get bumped when Kevin meets a woman and the two hit it off.
Episode 16
40 Under 40
Mon, Feb 5, 2018 21 mins
When Vanessa is featured in a local magazine article about entrepreneurs under 40 years old, a jealous Kevin tries to get attention for himself by securing his own award, while reminding her that she is over 40. Also, Chale fixes up Kyle on a date with his wild Aunt Kristin (Joell Weil).
Episode 17
Wingmen
Mon, Feb 26, 2018 21 mins
After Kevin and Vanessa witness Kyle's success using a dating app that requires a close friend to choose one's perfect match, they agree to be each other's wingman and try their hand at matchmaking.
Episode 18
The Whole Enchilada
Mon, Mar 5, 2018 19 mins
Vanessa feels compelled to start making Kevin's meals, after she convinces him to break things off with his neighbor who was cooking for him.
Episode 19
Delivery Guy
Mon, Mar 19, 2018 20 mins
Vanessa convinces Kevin to go on a TV talk show with the "baby boy" he helped deliver years ago as a police officer; Kevin runs into his archnemesis, Frank Munson, at the appearance.
Episode 20
Forty Seven Candles
Mon, Mar 26, 2018 21 mins
Vanessa is turning 47 and insists she doesn't want a party. After Kevin devises a elaborate plan to surprise her with a big bash, things begin to go wrong.
Episode 21
The Smoking Bun
Mon, Apr 9, 2018 21 mins
Enzo's is up for sale; Kevin and his friend try to protect it.
Episode 22
Phat Monkey
Mon, Apr 16, 2018 20 mins
Kevin hires a personal assistant and Rootger protests so a competition is held. In that, Kevin loses track of Vanessa's assignment to provide security at a parking lot for Alviti, their big new client. Chale seeks financing to buy Enzo's.
Episode 23
Brew Haha
Mon, Apr 30, 2018 20 mins
Kendra and Chale rejects Kevin's offer to fund their purchase of Enzo's so Kevin puts them out. Kevin posts photos online of he, Sara and Jack having fun so Kendra returns in kind which helps Kevin figure out they are staying at Vanessa's.
Episode 24
A Band Done
Mon, May 7, 2018 21 mins
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock guest star as Kevin's old bandmates as they try to reunite "Smokefish." It turns out that the band changed the course of Vanessa's life. Michael DelGuidice, who plays the keyboardist, wrote the theme song for the series, "Ordinary Guy."
