The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)

The Goldbergs
A family group photograph, all wearing jumpers with matching geometrical patterns.
Genre Sitcom
Created by Adam F. Goldberg
Starring
Narrated by Patton Oswalt
Theme music composer I Fight Dragons[1]
Composer(s) Michael Wandmacher
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 95 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Dan Levy
Location(s) Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California
Cinematography Joseph E. Gallagher
Jason Blount
Editor(s) Jonathan Corn
Ivan Victor
Peter B. Ellis
Kevin Leffler
Camera setup Film; Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Chadam Productions
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 720p (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format 5.1 surround sound
Original release September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24) – present
External links
Official website beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-goldbergs

The Goldbergs is an American sitcom that premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 on ABC. The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia and George Segal.[2] The show is produced by Goldberg, Seth Gordon, and Doug Robinson.[3] It is based on Goldberg's childhood and family in the 1980s, complete with a childhood version of himself. The fourth season premiered on September 21, 2016.[4] In May 2017, ABC renewed the series for a fifth and sixth season.[5]

Premise

Promotional poster used for the series' first season

The Goldbergs is set in the 1980s in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The show is loosely based on the showrunner's own childhood, during which he videotaped events, many of which are re-enacted throughout the program. It shows the reality of the '80s from a young boy's eyes.[6]

The series stars Jeff Garlin as patriarch Murray and Wendi McLendon-Covey as matriarch Beverly. Their two older children are Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Barry (Troy Gentile). The youngest child, Adam (Sean Giambrone), documents his family life with his video camera. Beverly's father, Albert "Pops" Solomon (George Segal), is frequently around to provide advice or to help out his grandchildren (often behind his daughter's back).

The present-day "Adult Adam" (Patton Oswalt) narrates every episode as taking place in "1980-something". The narrator takes creative liberties with the time frame. For example, the second season episode "Just Say No" has references to both the Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro presidential campaign (which took place in 1984) and the TV shows American Gladiators and America's Funniest Home Videos (both of which debuted in 1989).

Many references to real-life Philadelphia-area businesses are made, including the Wawa Inc. convenience store chain, Gimbel's department store, Willow Grove Park Mall and Kremp's Florist of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring

Notable guest stars

Cameos from real-life Counterparts

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired Nielsen ratings
First aired Last aired Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1 23 September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24) May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13) 76 6.20[10]
2 24 September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13) 57 8.37[11]
3 24 September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18) 57 7.62[12]
4 24 September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) 54 6.97[13]
5 September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)

Production

From left to right: Segal, Gentile, McLendon-Covey, Orrantia, and Garlin

Casting

The project originally received a script commitment from Fox in August 2011. After Adam Goldberg's previous show, Breaking In, was canceled, he did not want to wait for another pilot season to arrive and moved it to ABC, who agreed to immediately produce it.[14][15] On January 11, 2013, Wendi McLendon-Covey was cast as the pilot's lead;[16] later, Jeff Garlin and George Segal joined the cast.[17][18]

Filming

The pilot episode was directed by Seth Gordon. On May 10, 2013, ABC picked up the show to series to air in the 2013–14 American television season.[19] The show's theme song, "Rewind," was written at Goldberg's request by I Fight Dragons, his favorite band, specifically for the show.[20] On November 1, 2013, ABC picked up the show for a full season order.[21] The program is filmed on a series of stages at Sony Pictures Studios.

Reception

Critical reception

The Goldbergs pilot received mixed reviews, averaging a score of 52% on Metacritic based on reviews from 26 critics.[22]

Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter called it "one of the rare freshman comedies to deliver", giving credit to the show's "outstanding writing" and "strong cast".[23] David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle said "you'll immediately like everyone in the family and the jokes derive from credible situations".[24]

Hank Stuever of The Washington Post said the show was "obnoxiously loud".[25] David Hinckley of The New York Daily News said the show is "just awful".[26] Tierney Bricker of E! News gave a more positive review, saying that the show is "like Modern Family mixed with A Christmas Story".[27]

The Goldbergs was included in TV Guide's 2013 Top Twenty "Best Shows of the Year",[28] along with The Hollywood Reporter[29] and Today.[30] In addition, SpoilerTV awarded The Goldbergs with the honor of Best Comedy of 2013–2014.[31]

The second season had a Rotten Tomatoes score of 100% fresh with five reviews,[32] and there were many calls from both critics and the public to renew the show for a third season. The show continued to be well received, with Entertainment Weekly calling the season two premiere "the best of any family comedy on TV in the way it eschews dysfunction for its more appropriate, real-world term: love".[33]

After the series was renewed for season 3, ABC network chief Paul Lee stated that both he and ABC believed that the show will be around for "a long time".[34]

Nielsen ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) # Ep. Premiered Ended TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Nielsen Rating (18-49)
Date Premiere Viewers
(in millions)
Premiere 18-49
rating/share
Date Finale Viewers
(in millions)
Finale 18-49
rating/share
1 Tuesday 9:00 pm 23
September 24, 2013
8.94[35] 3.1/8[35]
May 13, 2014
4.26[36] 1.5/5[36] 2013–2014 #76[37] 6.20[37] N/A
2 Wednesday 8:30 pm 24
September 24, 2014
7.31[38] 2.4/6[38]
May 13, 2015
6.70[39] 2.0/7[39] 2014–2015 #57[40] 8.34[40] 2.8[40]
3 24
September 23, 2015
7.62[41] 2.4/8[41]
May 18, 2016
6.39[42] 1.9/7[42] 2015–2016 #57[12] 7.62[12] 2.5[12]
4 Wednesday 8:00 pm 24
September 21, 2016
6.90[43] 2.0/8[43]
May 17, 2017
5.27[44] 1.4/6[44] 2016–2017 #54[13] 6.97[13] 2.1[13]
5
September 27, 2017
2017–2018

Broadcast

The Goldbergs originally premiered on ABC on 24 September 2013.[45] The pilot was made available on Hulu and ABC.com before it premiered on television.[46]

It has been broadcast in the United Kingdom on E4 since 20 April 2015, in Ireland on RTÉ2 since 19 October 2015 and in Turkey on DiziSmart since 2015. In France, the series began broadcasting since 17 October 2015 on Comedie+.

The show has been broadcasting on Neox TV channel in Spain since May 8, 2016. In India, the series is aired on Star World. In Germany, the series is aired on the Disney Channel since February 16, 2016.[47] In Portugal, the series is aired on Fox Comedy.

Spin-off

It was announced that Goldberg will develop a spin-off Goldbergs series for ABC set in the 90's with Bryan Callen's character of Rick Mellor.[48] On May 17, 2017, ABC passed on the spin-off.[49] The spin-off would have been titled "Schooled".[50]

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