Mom

69
Metascore
2013-2021
8 seasons
CBS
Comedy, Drama
TV-14

Single mom Christy has her hands full with two children, Violet and Roscoe, and maintaining newfound sobriety, when her passive-aggressive, recovering-alcoholic mother re-enters the picture, brimming with criticisms about Christy's life. As the daughter works to be the best mother she can and to overcome mistakes she made, she must also navigate dysfunctional relationships with romantic interests, and with her irresponsible ex-husband, Baxter. Despite the uphill battle, Christy tries to remain positive and stay on a path to help her reach her goals.

69
Metascore
2013-2021
8 seasons
CBS
Comedy, Drama
TV-14

9 Nerdy Shows to Watch if You Miss The Big Bang Theory

How big is your bang?

Tue, Jun 14, 2022

9 Nerdy Shows to Watch if You Miss The Big Bang Theory

CBS Comedy Mom Wraps Series with Celebrations and Tears

And Allison Janney delivers yet another pitch-perfect performance

Fri, May 14, 2021

CBS Comedy Mom Wraps Series with Celebrations and Tears

The Best Mother-Daughter Shows to Watch on Mother's Day on Netflix, Hulu, and More

For watching with mom, or when you're missing her most

Sun, May 10, 2020

The Best Mother-Daughter Shows to Watch on Mother's Day on Netflix, Hulu, and More

Critics' Choice TV Awards 2020 Nominations: See the Full List

Here are the critics' picks for the best TV of the year

Sun, Dec 8, 2019

Critics' Choice TV Awards 2020 Nominations: See the Full List

CBS Announces Midseason Premiere Dates for NCIS, Criminal Minds, and More

Plus, two new shows join the lineup in 2020

Mon, Nov 11, 2019

CBS Announces Midseason Premiere Dates for NCIS, Criminal Minds, and More

Here's When The Big Bang Theory's Series Finale Will Air

Plus, when NCIS, God Friended Me and more wrap their seasons

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

Here's When The Big Bang Theory's Series Finale Will Air

Emmys 2018: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan Wins Best Comedy Actress: "I Feel Like the New Kid at the Party"

This is her first Emmy win

Tue, Sep 18, 2018

Emmys 2018: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan Wins Best Comedy Actress: "I Feel Like the New Kid at the Party"

Mom Is Coming Back for a Sixth Season

The CBS comedy series is coming back

Sun, Apr 8, 2018

CBS Sets Finale Dates for The Big Bang Theory and More

Here's when Survivor, Criminal Minds and others will wrap up their seasons

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

CBS Sets Finale Dates for The Big Bang Theory and More

Best Performances: Inside Allison Janney's Emotional Mom Monologue

And her well-deserved Emmy nomination

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Best Performances: Inside Allison Janney's Emotional Mom Monologue

Mom Donates Entire Emmy Campaign Budget to Planned Parenthood

Allison Janney stands with PP

Thu, May 18, 2017

Mom Donates Entire Emmy Campaign Budget to Planned Parenthood

CBS' 2017-2018 Fall TV Lineup: Everything You Need to Know

Get the latest on CBS' new and returning shows

Sat, May 13, 2017

CBS' 2017-2018 Fall TV Lineup: Everything You Need to Know

CBS Sets Season Finale Dates -- Find Out When Your Favorite Shows End

Find out the season finale dates for The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and more

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

CBS Sets Season Finale Dates -- Find Out When Your Favorite Shows End

Mom: We're Gonna Need Some More Chris Pratt

One episode of Pratt with his real-life wife Anna Faris isn't enough

Fri, Jan 20, 2017

Mom: We're Gonna Need Some More Chris Pratt

Emmys 2016: Here's Who Will Win in the Major Categories

Besides Game of Thrones, obviously

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

Emmys 2016: Here's Who Will Win in the Major Categories

Here's CBS' Fall Schedule

Find out when to catch your favorite shows

Wed, May 18, 2016

CBS Renews 11 Series -- But What's Missing?

There are some notable absences on this list

Fri, Mar 25, 2016

CBS Renews 11 Series -- But What's Missing?

Mom: Will a Relapse Ruin Marjorie's Wedding?

A death shocks the group on Thursday's episode

Thu, Feb 18, 2016

Mom: Will a Relapse Ruin Marjorie's Wedding?

Emmys: Here's Our Dream Ballot for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Hey voters, don't forget about Kate McKinnon

Sun, Jun 14, 2015

Emmys: Here's Our Dream Ballot for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

CBS Fall Schedule: CSI to End (With Special Guests!), Person of Interest Held to Midseason and More

Find out about the network's new fall lineup!

Wed, May 13, 2015

CBS Fall Schedule: CSI to End (With Special Guests!), Person of Interest Held to Midseason and More

Golden Globes Surprises and Snubs: The CW Breaks Through and Modern Family Gets Shut Out

What a difference a day makes, right? After the Screen Actors Guild Awards went with the new, the Golden Globes went — as usual — with the new Thursday. Check out our Globes surprises and snubs, and then tell us yours.Fargo, True Detective and The Affair top Golden Globe nominationsSurprisesJane the Virgin: A nomination for the irrepressible Gina Rodriguez was expected, but few saw the series nod coming. These are the first nominations

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

Golden Globes Surprises and Snubs: The CW Breaks Through and Modern Family Gets Shut Out

Hot Topics: Can TV Still Tackle Real Issues?

Just two seasons in, the CBS sitcom Mom has already tackled some not-immediately-funny issues, including alcoholism, gambling, homelessness, and cancer. Even star Anna Faris admits she was shocked when her character's teen daughter turned up pregnant in the second episode. "I thought it was a joke," says the actress, who plays Christy, a young mother struggling with sobriety. "I couldn't believe that so early on we would go down that road. We put a lot of trust in our viewers."

Wed, Dec 10, 2014

Hot Topics: Can TV Still Tackle Real Issues?

CBS Cans Will Arnett’s The Millers

CBS has canceled one of its comedies, and it's definitely not the one you think. The network has pulled the plug on sophomore series The Millers, TVGuide.com has learned.

Sat, Nov 15, 2014

CBS Pushes Mom's Premiere Back, Doubles Up on Big Bang Theory

Fans of CBS' Mom will have to wait a bit longer for the show to return for its sophomore season, but The Millers will kick off Season 2 sooner than expected.

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

CBS Pushes Mom's Premiere Back, Doubles Up on Big Bang Theory

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates in September and October

CBS announced a "multi-phase rollout" of its fall programming Tuesday, with premiere dates for Survivor, NCIS, The Big Bang Theory and more stretching from September through the end of October.

Tue, Jun 24, 2014

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates in September and October

Orange Is the New Black, Fargo Top Critics' Choice TV Awards Winners

Orange Is the New Black and Fargo topped the fourth annual Critics' Choice Television Awards Thursday with three victories each. Orange Is the New Black won...

Fri, Jun 20, 2014

Orange Is the New Black, Fargo Top Critics' Choice TV Awards Winners

Emmys: TVGuide.com's Picks for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Emmy season is here! For the next two weeks, voters will be checking off names and shows they think are worthy of getting a nomination come July 10. We at TVGuide.com have a few selections in mind ourselves. First up: our dream ballot for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Sun, Jun 8, 2014

Emmys: TVGuide.com's Picks for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Critic's Notebook: The Network Upfronts

A curious rite of mid-May: Even as the broadcast networks are wrapping their regular seasons with a flurry of cliffhangers and finale events — farewell, Cristina Yang, and a toast to those soon-to-be-newlyweds Mitch and Cam — all eyes in the industry are already looking to the future, with a just-concluded Upfront Week of noisy presentations in New York in which new series and schedules are announced with a fanfare that probably beats the alternative: blowing taps for all the failed series announced last year at this time.

Fri, May 16, 2014

CBS' Fall 2014 Schedule: Big Bang and More Move, Half Men to End, HIMYD Dead

CBS is shaking up its schedule this fall. The Big Bang Theory is moving to Mondays at 8/7c while the network airs NFL Thursday Night Football. But starting on Oct. 30, The Big Bang will return to Thursdays at 8/7c. That same week will also see the series debut of new comedyThe McCarthys and the premiere of Two and a Half Men's final season, which will air Thursdays at 9/8c.  Other shows moving to new nights are NCIS: Los Angeles, which will head to Mondays at 10/9c, following new drama Scorpion; The Amazing Race, which will shift to Fridays at 8/7c to make way for Tea Leoni's Madam Secretary on Sundays at 8/7c; and CSI, which will relocate to Sundays at 10/9c and split the timeslot with new spin-off CSI: Cyber.

Wed, May 14, 2014

CBS' Fall 2014 Schedule: Big Bang and More Move, Half Men to End, HIMYD Dead

Monday TV: Mom's the Word, and Warehouse 13 Opens One Last Time

All season long, I've been likening CBS's freshman sleeper Mom to gritty sitcom foremothers like Roseanne and Grace Under Fire (shows on which executive producer Chuck Lorre famously spent time before his current CBS heyday). That comparison rings especially true in the first-season finale (Monday, 9:30/8:30c), as third-generation mom-too-soon Violet (Sadie Calvano) gives birth while her own imperfect mother, Christy (Anna Faris), and caustic grandma Bonnie (Allison Janney) look on with emotional empathy.

Mon, Apr 14, 2014

Monday TV: Mom's the Word, and Warehouse 13 Opens One Last Time

Monday TV: Mother Ends, Friends Begins

"Love doesn't make sense," hopeless romantic Ted told almost-runaway bride Robin last week in the penultimate episode of CBS's long-running romcom How I Met Your Mother. That episode ended, as we knew it would, with Robin and Barney tying the knot, because as Ted concluded in his Speech That Sums The Series Up: "Love is the best thing we do." True words, but even truer were these words: "I won't lie, that was a long weekend."

Mon, Mar 31, 2014

Ratings: HIMYM Grows; Voice, Dancing Fall

How I Met Your Mother saw a 17 percent surge for its penultimate episode Monday.The comedy, which featured Barney and Robin's long-awaited wedding Monday night, drew 9.1 million viewers and a 3.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up half a point from last week. The rest of CBS' lineup ...

Tue, Mar 25, 2014

Ratings: HIMYM Grows; Voice, Dancing Fall

CBS Announces Finale Dates, Moves Survivor Finale to Wednesday

CBS has set its season finale dates for the 2013-2014 season. Notably, the two-hour Survivor finale will move to a Wednesday for the first time since 2002. As previously announced, the one-hour series finale of How I Met Your Mother will air on March 31.

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

CBS Announces Finale Dates, Moves Survivor Finale to Wednesday

CBS Renews 18 Shows – But What's Missing?

One day after ordering three more seasons of The Big Bang Theory, CBS has given early renewals to 18 more shows for the 2014-2015 season.

Thu, Mar 13, 2014

CBS Renews 18 Shows – But What's Missing?

Mom Star Sadie Calvano on Violet's "Big Decision" and Pregnancy Plot Backlash

There's babies on the brain on Monday's episode of Mom — for everyone, that is, except Violet (Sadie Calvano), who would like nothing more than to completely forget about the fact that her due date is fast approaching. "Violet's undoubtedly made mistakes, as every teenager does," Calvano tells TVGuide.com. "But at the end of the day, Violet's a really smart girl. And I do think as the pregnancy comes closer and closer to its end, she struggles with deciding what the smartest choice is regarding this baby, so that she can break the cycle and give the baby the life that she wishes she could have had."

Mon, Mar 3, 2014

Mom Star Sadie Calvano on Violet's "Big Decision" and Pregnancy Plot Backlash

Monday Review: A&E's Kill-er Women, Mom, Human Finale, Castle, Jeopardy!

A&E certainly has an eye for talent, with the brooding Chloë Sevigny joining the electrifying Vera Farmiga in back-to-back Monday psycho- (or Psycho) dramas. Unfortunately, the former Big Love scene-stealer is not nearly as well served by the unpleasant formula dreariness of Those Who Kill (10/9c), an adaptation of a Danish series that takes a by-the-numbers approach to some truly ghastly serial-killer action.

Mon, Mar 3, 2014

Monday Review: A&E's Kill-er Women, Mom, Human Finale, Castle, Jeopardy!

Exclusive Mom Sneak Peek: Is Christy in Over Her Head with David?

Christy (Anna Faris) has fallen head over heels for David (Nick Zano) on CBS' Mom — but her home life is also starting to get turned upside down as a result of the new romance.

Sat, Feb 22, 2014

Exclusive Mom Sneak Peek: Is Christy in Over Her Head with David?

Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer to Star in Fox's Red Band Society

Octavia Spencer has been tapped to star in Fox's Red Band Society, TVGuide.com has learned. In this comedic young soap, a group of teenagers meet as patients in the children's wing of a hospital and become unlikely friends and allies. With Fox declaring pilot season dead, Red Band Society is a series prototype with additional scripts ordered beyond the pilot. The Oscar-winning actress will play...

Fri, Feb 14, 2014

Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer to Star in Fox's Red Band Society

Ratings: HIMYM Hits Season Highs with 200th; The Following Drops to Series Low

How I Met Your Mother hit season highs for its 200th episode.The Mother-centric episode drew 10.7 million viewers and a 3.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, posting its biggest audience since December 2011 and rising seven tenths ...

Tue, Jan 28, 2014

Ratings: HIMYM Hits Season Highs with 200th; The Following Drops to Series Low

Exclusive Mom Sneak Peek: Christy Tries to Connect with Her Father

Christy (Anna Faris) may have finally connected with her long-lost father Alvin (guest-starKevin Pollak) on CBS' Mom, but their relationship isn't exactly a warm and fuzzy one. And it probably doesn't help matters that Christy's mother Bonnie (Allison Janney) wants nothing to do with her former fling.

Mon, Jan 27, 2014

Exclusive Mom Sneak Peek: Christy Tries to Connect with Her Father

Keck's Exclusives: First Look: Mom Casts Christy's New Beau

Unlucky in love Christy (Anna Faris) is about to meet her next ex-boyfriend. On the Feb. 3 episode of CBS's Mom, Nick Zano will play David, described by executive producer Chuck Lorre as "a fireman with a doctorate in philosophy from Stanford."

Thu, Jan 23, 2014

Keck's Exclusives: First Look: Mom Casts Christy's New Beau

CBS Sets Premiere Dates for Under the Dome and Extant, Renews Daytime Lineup

CBS doesn't really have too much to worry about, except maybe James Spader.

Wed, Jan 15, 2014

CBS Sets Premiere Dates for Under the Dome and Extant, Renews Daytime Lineup

Ratings: Bachelor Premiere Hits Three-Year High; Hostages Ends on Low Note

The Bachelor is off to a, uh, Juan-derful start.Winter TV: Must-see new showsMonday's two-hour season premiere drew 8.5 million viewers and a 2.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic ...

Tue, Jan 7, 2014

Ratings: Bachelor Premiere Hits Three-Year High; Hostages Ends on Low Note

Ratings: Voice Hits Finale Low; Hostages Rises

The Voice topped Monday, but posted its lowest performance finale numbers yet.The two-hour episode drew 12.7 million viewers and a 3.3 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down two tenths from last week and almost a ...

Tue, Dec 17, 2013

Ratings: Voice Hits Finale Low; Hostages Rises

Mom Casts Anna Faris' Long-Lost Dad

Mom fans, get ready to meet Dad! Stand-up comic Kevin Pollak is set to guest-star as the long-lost father of Anna Faris' character on the CBS comedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pollak will play Alvin Biletnikoff, the boyfriend who...

Tue, Dec 10, 2013

Ratings: The Sing-Off Soars; Almost Human Improves

NBC definitely has a lot to sing about.The network topped Monday, powered by The Voice with 12.8 million viewers and a 3.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, which boosted the Season 4 premiere of The Sing-Off (8.4 million, 2.4). The Sing-Off was up 26 percent from its Season 3 premiere, which did not follow The Voice.The sexiest Victoria's Secret fashionsFox was the only other network to air an all-new lineup, with Almost Human (6 million, 1.8) up a tenth and Sleepy Hollow (6.5 million, 2.1) down a tenth.Mike & Molly (7.6 million, 2.0) was down ...

Tue, Dec 10, 2013

Ratings: The Sing-Off Soars; Almost Human Improves

Keck's Exclusives First Look: Jon Cryer Takes Charge on Mom

Judging by its suggestive title — "Corned Beef and Handcuffs" — the Dec. 16 episode of CBS' Mom promises to be naughtier than usual.

Thu, Dec 5, 2013

Keck's Exclusives First Look: Jon Cryer Takes Charge on Mom

Mom's Mimi Kennedy Previews Marjorie's Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Based on the loglines for recent episodes of CBS' Mom, unfamiliar viewers may not realize that the show is a sitcom. One recent episode saw Allison Janney's alcoholic character Bonnie relapse after two years of being sober, and in Monday's installment, Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy) is diagnosed with breast cancer. But part of Mom's charm is finding the humor even in horrible situations.

Mon, Dec 2, 2013

Mom's Mimi Kennedy Previews Marjorie's Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Ratings: Almost Human, Sleepy Hollow Fall; Dancing Rises

Almost Human took a fall in its second week.The sci-fi drama drew 6.6 million viewers and a 1.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic Monday, down 17 percent from last week's timeslot premiere. Lead-out Sleepy Hollow (5.8 million, 2.2) also suffered a double-digit percentage ...

Tue, Nov 26, 2013

Ratings: Almost Human, Sleepy Hollow Fall; Dancing Rises

The Monday Playlist: A Night for Moms (Mabley and Mom), Who's Turning 50

With her floppy hat and flapping gums, Jackie "Moms" Mabley is mostly remembered these days for her outrageous appearances on late-'60s and '70s-era variety and talk shows, as mainstream as Ed Sullivan and as of-the-moment as the Smothers Brothers, performing racy and politically barbed stand-up routines whose sting was couched in a dirty-old-lady's guise. Among those influenced by Mabley was Whoopi Goldberg, who performed an homage to the comedian early in her own career. In the HBO documentary Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (Monday, 9/8c), the View personality directs and participates in this tribute to the pioneering comic's life and legacy, with TV clips and audio excerpts (enhanced with crude animation) from her many comedy albums, which hold up surprisingly well.

Mon, Nov 18, 2013

The Monday Playlist: A Night for Moms (Mabley and Mom), Who's Turning 50