Yes, Dear

Yes, Dear

Intertitle
Format Comedy
Created by Greg Garcia
Alan Kirschenbaum
Starring Anthony Clark
Jean Louisa Kelly
Mike O'Malley
Liza Snyder
Opening theme "Family Is Family" performed and written by Bill Janovitz
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 122 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Cherry Tree Entertainment
Amigos de Garcia Productions
CBS Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format 4:3
Audio format Dolby SR
Original run October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) – February 15, 2006 (2006-02-15)
External links
Website

Yes, Dear is a television sitcom that aired from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, on CBS. It starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder.

In the United States, the show can be seen on TBS, and Nick at Nite beginning in 2012. In Canada, it can be seen on Joytv.

Contents

Plot

Greg Warner (Clark) is a motion picture executive, and Kim Warner (Kelly) is a stay-at-home mother to Sam and, later, Emily. Kim's sister, Christine Hughes (Snyder), and Christine's husband, Jimmy Hughes (O'Malley), along with their two sons, Dominic (Joel Homan) and Logan (Brendon Baerg), live in the Warners' guest house, where the Hughes family's easygoing approach to life in general contrasts with Greg's uptight and fussy demeanor. The plots revolve around child rearing, work (especially after Greg gets Jimmy a job as the movie studio's security guard), and sex, and often involve various combinations of the four adults plotting against each other.

Late in the fifth season, the Hughes family finally earns enough money to move out of the guest house and buy the house next door. Greg quits his job following his company's takeover and the firing of his boss, the overbearing but decent Mr. Savitsky.

Greg is unable to find work, and toxic mold is discovered in the Warners' home, so they are forced to move in with the Hughes family early in the sixth season. Savitsky later joins a Japanese movie studio and rehires Greg, enabling the Warners to move back into their home. In the final scene of the series, an earthquake strikes Los Angeles, and, while the Warners' house receives only minimal damage, the Hughes family is not so lucky, and they show up at the Warners' front door asking if the guest house is still available.

Cast

Recurring cast members

Episodes

Television ratings

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Ranking Viewers
(in millions)
1st 24 October 2, 2000 May 14, 2001 2000–2001 #28[1] 13.1[1]
2nd 24 September 24, 2001 May 13, 2002 2001–2002 #21[2] 13.9[2]
3rd 24 September 23, 2002 May 19, 2003 2002–2003 #25[3] 13.33[3]
4th 24 September 22, 2003 May 24, 2004 2003–2004 #40[4] 10.67[4]
5th 11 February 16, 2005 May 18, 2005 2005 #53[5] 9.2[5]
6th 15 September 14, 2005 February 15, 2006 2005–2006 #85[6] 7.75[6]

Airing changes

In spring 2004, CBS canceled the program, but later ordered 13 episodes for midseason. After canceling Center of the Universe, CBS began airing the new Yes, Dear episodes on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 9:30 p.m. EST. CBS ordered an additional season of 22 episodes for 2005–2006, but that order was later cut to 13.

Syndication

During the second half of 2004, reruns aired on the cable station TBS at 1:00 p.m. As of January 2005, TBS began airing the show at 3:00 p.m. The show aired in local syndication in 2005–06; in the fall of 2006, 20th Television, the syndication subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, took the show out of barter syndication and replaced it with Still Standing. As of October 10, 2011, the show can be seen on weekdays at 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on TBS.

International airings

Country Alternate title (translation) TV network(s)
United States Yes, Dear CBS, TBS, Nick@Nite
Australia Yes, Dear FOX8
Austria Yes, Dear ATV (Austria)
Belgium Yes, Dear vtm
Bulgaria Да, мило (Yes, Dear) Fox Life
Canada Yes, Dear Global TV, Joytv
Denmark Umage Søstre TV3+
Finland Saman katon alla (Under the same roof) MTV3
France Oui, chérie! (Yes, Dear) TF1, Virgin 17
Germany Yes, Dear RTL, RTL 2
Greece Yes, Dear Macedonia TV
Hungary Igen Drágám(Yes, Dear) Comedy Central
Iceland Yes, Dear SkjárEinn
India Yes, Dear Star World
Israel כן מותק (Yes, Dear) HOT3
Italy Prima o poi divorzio! (Sooner or later, I'll divorce!) Italia1
Netherlands Yes, Dear Net5, Comedy Central
Norway Ja, Kjære (Yes, Dear) TV2
Pakistan Yes, Dear Star World
Poland Tak, Kochanie (Yes, Dear) Polsat, Comedy Central
Portugal Sim, Amor (Yes, Love) RTP2
Saudi Arabia Yes, Dear MBC4
Slovenia Da, Draga FOX Life, [Kanal A]
South Africa Yes, Dear SABC 3
Spain Sí, cariño Antena.nova
Sri Lanka Yes, Dear Channel 1 MTV
Sweden Omaka systrar (Dissimilar sisters) TV4
Thailand Yes, Dear True Series
Star World
Turkey Yes, Dear ComedyMax
Brazil Sim, Querida Fox, SBT
Latvia Jā ,dārgā TV3 Latvia, TV6 Latvia
Kosovo Po, Zemër (Yes Dear) FOX Life
Serbia Da, Draga (Yes Dear) FOX Life
Croatia Da, Draga (Yes Dear) FOX Life
Bosnia and Herzegovina Da, Draga (Yes Dear) FOX Life

References

External links