Mike & Molly season 1 | |||
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Country of origin | United States | ||
No. of episodes | 24 | ||
Broadcast | |||
Original channel | CBS | ||
Original run | September 20, 2010 – May 16, 2011 | ||
Home video release | |||
DVD release | |||
Region 1 | September 20, 2011[1] | ||
Region 2 | February 6, 2012[2] | ||
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List of Mike & Molly episodes |
The first season of the television comedy series Mike & Molly aired between September 20, 2010 and May 16, 2011, on CBS in the United States. The season was produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creator Mark Roberts serving as executive producer along with Chuck Lorre, James Burrows and Don Foster.
The series focuses on the title characters Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy), a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting in Chicago, Illinois. After Molly, a primary-school teacher, invites police officer Mike to give a talk to her class, they begin dating. Molly lives at home with her mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz), and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon). Joyce is in an on-off relationship with widower Vince Moranto (Louis Mustillo), who is often seen at the house. Mike lives alone in an apartment but is regularly kept company by his best friend and partner in the police force Carl McMillan (Reno Wilson). Other prominent characters in the series include Carl's grandmother Rosetta (Cleo King; Mike's mother Peggy (Rondi Reed) and cafe worker Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi). Season one of Mike & Molly consisted of 24 episodes and aired Mondays in the United States at 9.30 p.m. until April 11, 2011, with the final three episodes airing at 9.00 p.m.
The season received mixed reviews from critics, some of whom believed the show was cliched and retreaded the path of old sitcoms. Some critics questioned the subject matter, with one particularly controversial article from Marie Claire commenting on the idea of two overweight actors playing starring roles. Nevertheless, the series received average ratings of 11.14 million viewers, placing it as the number 35 most watched show of the television season. Melissa McCarthy won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance as Molly, and the series was also nominated for a People's Choice Award for Best New Comedy. Mike and Molly was renewed for a second season to premiere in the 2011–12 television season.
Contents |
Series no. |
Season no. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts | September 20, 2010 | 12.23[3] |
Mike struggles with his new diet. At an Overeaters Anonymous meeting, Molly sympathizes with Mike and invites him to come speak to her fourth grade class. Later, he appears at her home after a robbery and asks her out on a date. She says yes. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "First Date" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre | September 27, 2010 | 11.12[4] |
Molly gets a head cold before her first date with Mike. Her mother and sister accidentally both give her medicine and Molly adds wine at dinner. The night ends up being a disaster. Meanwhile, Mike gets fashion advice from Carl. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "First Kiss" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts & Al Higgins | October 4, 2010 | 12.21[5] |
Mike gets his ego hurt when he goes bowling with Molly, who turns out to be an even better bowler and an ungracious winner. He later gets some advice from Carl's grandmother (Cleo King), who tells him that there's nothing sexier in a man than him being honest. Mike then takes Molly again to bowling, and when she strikes again, he kisses her for the first time. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Mike's Not Ready" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre | October 11, 2010 | 10.72[6] |
Molly misunderstands Mike's reasoning for not wanting to come inside her house after a date and breaks-up with him. After getting drunk in a bar, Mike reveals that he's ashamed of his own body, and that's the reason why he had been taking things too slow with Molly. After leaving the bar, Mike, Carl, Samuel and the taxi driver, Undugu, go to Molly's house where Mike decides to serenade Molly. When he reaches her window, he tells her why he wasn't ready to take the next step, and that he wants the first time to be very special. However, he passes out while on the ladder and the gang is forced to spend the night at Molly's house. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Carl Is Jealous" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts & Don Foster | October 18, 2010 | 10.90[7] |
Mike takes Carl on a double-date after Carl becomes too jealous of the time that Mike is spending with Molly. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Mike's Apartment" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts & Julie Bean | October 25, 2010 | 10.81[8] |
Mike's plans for a romantic night with Molly are interrupted by a call from his mother, Peggy (Rondi Reed). | ||||||
7 | 7 | "After the Lovin'" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Mark Gross | November 1, 2010 | 10.75[9] |
After spending the weekend together, Mike and Molly decide to take things slow. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Mike Snores" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Carla Filisha | November 8, 2010 | 10.80[10] |
Mike spends the night at Molly's house, where she learns that he snores. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Mike's New Boots" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Al Higgins | November 15, 2010 | 12.15[11] |
Molly gets mad when a blonde woman flirts with Mike at their Overeaters Anonymous meeting, and Mike introduces Molly to her as his "friend". | ||||||
10 | 10 | "Molly Gets a Hat" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Mark Gross | November 22, 2010 | 12.93[12] |
Molly feels obliged to invite Mike's mother, Peggy, to spend Thanksgiving in her house after Peggy gives her a hat as a present of goodwill. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "Carl Gets a Girl" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Chuck Lorre & Don Foster | December 6, 2010 | 11.04[13] |
After Carl borrows Mike's apartment for a date night, Mike spends the night with Molly's family, where he bonds with her mother and sister and gets in touch with his feminine side. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "First Christmas" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts & Don Foster | December 13, 2010 | 11.96[14] |
Mike has no idea what to get Molly for their first Christmas as a couple. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Mike Goes to the Opera" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Don Foster & Al Higgins Story: Mark Roberts & Chuck Lorre |
January 3, 2011 | 12.39[15] |
Molly and Peggy fight over who can take better care of Mike when he gets sick on a trip to the opera. | ||||||
14 | 14 | "Molly Makes Soup" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Mark Gross | January 17, 2011 | 12.80[16] |
Molly doesn't like that her mother's new boyfriend, Vince (guest star Louis Mustillo), is trying to befriend Mike. | ||||||
15 | 15 | "Jim Won't Eat" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Al Higgins & Julie Bean Story: Mark Roberts & Don Foster |
February 7, 2011 | 12.55[17] |
Peggy asks Molly to watch her dog while she has gallbladder surgery. Mike also tells Molly he wants her buried next to him. | ||||||
16 | 16 | "First Valentine's Day" | James Burrows | Mark Roberts, Chuck Lorre, & Don Foster | February 14, 2011 | 12.92[18] |
Mike meets Molly's ex-boyfriend (guest star Robert Gant). | ||||||
17 | 17 | "Joyce & Vince And Peaches & Herb" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Mark Gross & Al Higgins Story: Mark Roberts & Don Foster |
February 21, 2011 | 11.20[19] |
Molly wants Mike to take her out more often, while Mike decides the couch is his best friend. So Molly hits the town with her sister, Victoria. | ||||||
18 | 18 | "Mike's Feet" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Mark Gross & Al Higgins Story: Mark Roberts & Don Foster |
February 28, 2011 | 11.35[20] |
Mike and Carl get on each other's neves after working too many double shifts together. | ||||||
19 | 19 | "Peggy Shaves Her Legs" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Julie Bean & Carla Filisha Story: Mark Roberts & Don Foster |
March 21, 2011 | 9.70[21] |
Peggy and Molly have lunch together, and Mike worries that his mom may tell stories that embarrass him. | ||||||
20 | 20 | "Opening Day" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Don Foster & Al Higgins Story: Mark Roberts & Jim Patterson |
April 11, 2011 | 7.91[22] |
Mike breaks tradition and invites Molly to join Carl and him at the Chicago Cubs opening day game. | ||||||
21 | 21 | "Samuel Gets Fired" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Al Higgins & Julie Bean Story: Mark Roberts & Don Foster |
April 18, 2011 | 9.98[23] |
Thanks to Carl's interference, Samuel is fired from his job at the restaurant and moves in with Mike. | ||||||
22 | 22 | "Cigar Talk" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Al Higgins & Mark Gross Story: Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Chuck Lorre |
May 2, 2011 | 8.19[24] |
Joyce wants to take Vince along as her date to her high school reunion, prompting Vince to reveal he never finished high school and ask Mike to help him study for a GED test. | ||||||
23 | 23 | "Victoria's Birthday" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Julie Bean, Carla Filisha & Jim Patterson Story: Mark Roberts, Don Foster & Chuck Lorre |
May 9, 2011 | 7.63[25] |
Victoria turns 30 and is not happy about it. It's up to Mike, Molly, and her family to get her through it. Victoria gets depressed and seeks to better herself. She goes to church the next day and finds religion. | ||||||
24 | 24 | "Peggy's New Beau" | James Burrows | Teleplay: Al Higgins & Mark Gross Story: Mark Roberts & Don Foster |
May 16, 2011 | 8.64[26] |
Mike feels pressured when Peggy's new boyfriend (William Sanderson) asks whether he and Molly hear wedding bells in their future. Mike proposes to Molly. |
Episode # | Title | Air Date | Rating | Share | 18-49 | Viewers |
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1 | Pilot | September 20, 2010 | 7.6 | 11 | 3.9/10 | 12.23 million[3] |
2 | First Date | September 27, 2010 | 6.9 | 10 | 3.7/9 | 11.12 million[4] |
3 | First Kiss | October 4, 2010 | 7.4 | 11 | 3.9/9 | 12.21 million[5] |
4 | Mike's Not Ready | October 11, 2010 | 6.6 | 10 | 3.5/9 | 10.72 million[6] |
5 | Carl Is Jealous | October 18, 2010 | 7.0 | 12 | 3.5/9 | 10.90 million[7] |
6 | Mike's Apartment | October 25, 2010 | 6.6 | 10 | 3.7/9 | 10.81 million[8] |
7 | After the Lovin | November 1, 2010 | 6.7 | 10 | 3.6/9 | 10.75 million[9] |
8 | Mike Snores | November 8, 2010 | 6.7 | 10 | 3.5/9 | 10.80 million[10] |
9 | Mike's New Boots | November 15, 2010 | 7.5 | 12 | 3.7/9 | 12.15 million[11] |
10 | Molly Gets a Hat | November 22, 2010 | 7.9 | 12 | 4.0/10 | 12.93 million[12] |
11 | Carl Gets a Girl | December 6, 2010 | 6.7 | 10 | 3.4/8 | 11.04 million[13] |
12 | First Christmas | December 13, 2010 | 7.4 | 11 | 3.6/9 | 11.96 million[14] |
13 | Mike Goes to the Opera | January 3, 2011 | 7.6 | 12 | 3.7/9 | 12.39 million[15] |
14 | Molly Makes Soup | January 17, 2011 | 7.7 | 12 | 3.7/9 | 12.80 million[16] |
15 | Jim Won't Eat | February 7, 2011 | 7.6 | 12 | 3.5/9 | 12.55 million[17] |
16 | First Valentine's Day | February 14, 2011 | 7.8 | 12 | 3.8/10 | 12.92 million[18] |
17 | Joyce & Vince And Peaches & Herb | February 21, 2011 | 7.0 | 11 | 3.2/8 | 11.20 million[19] |
18 | Mike's Feet | February 28, 2011 | 7.0 | 11 | 3.4/9 | 11.35 million[20] |
19 | Peggy Shaves Her Legs | March 21, 2011 | 6.0 | 9 | 3.0/8 | 9.70 million[21] |
20 | Opening Day | April 11, 2011 | 4.9 | 7 | 2.5/6 | 7.91 million[22] |
21 | Samuel Gets Fired | April 18, 2011 | 6.3 | 10 | 2.6/6 | 9.98 million[23] |
22 | Cigar Talk | May 2, 2011 | 5.1 | 7 | 2.4/6 | 8.19 million[24] |
23 | Victoria's Birthday | May 9, 2011 | 4.9 | 7 | 2.3/6 | 7.63 million[25] |
24 | Peggy's New Beau | May 16, 2011 | TBA | TBA | 2.6/6 | 8.64 million[26] |
Order | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
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1 | "Pilot" | 9 February 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.846[27] | 13[28] | 48[27] |
2 | "First Date" | 16 February 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.749[29] | 17[30] | 58[29] |
3 | "First Kiss" | 23 February 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.671[31] | 15[32] | 70[31] |
4 | "Mike's Not Ready" | 2 March 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.741[33] | 15[34] | 62[33] |
5 | "Carl Is Jealous" | 9 March 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.778[35] | 13[36] | 53[35] |
6 | "Mike's Apartment" | 16 March 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.736[37] | 14[38] | 59[37] |
7 | "After the Lovin" | 23 March 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.691[39] | 15[40] | 61[39] |
8 | "Mike Snores" | 30 March 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.754[41] | 12[42] | 53[41] |
9 | "Mike's New Boots" | 6 April 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.782[43] | 13[44] | 43[43] |
10 | "Molly Gets a Hat" | 13 April 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.777[45] | 13[46] | 44[45] |
11 | "Carl Gets a Girl" | 25 April 2011 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.550[47] | 20[48] | 78[47] |
12 | "First Christmas" | 2 May 2011 | Monday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | 0.646[49] | 22[50] | 69[49] |
13 | "Mike Goes to the Opera" | 1 June 2011 | Wednesday 8:00 pm–8:30 pm | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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