Man with a Plan is a American situation comedy about the family who is living in Pittsburgh the city of Pennsylvania. It was created by Jackie and Jeff Filgo which was premiered from CBS on October 22, 2016. The series is produced by Double Double Bonus Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment in association with CBS Television Studios, with Filgo's serving as showrunners.
In May 2018, it was renewed for a third season with 13 episodes which was premiered on February 4, 2019.[1] In May 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season by CBS.
Plot
Adam Burns is a newly construction worker living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with wife Andi, daughters Katie and Emme, and son Teddy. He looks forward to spending time with his family and hanging out with his friends, who are also co-educators: Lowell, Marie and Ms. Rodriguez. However, his elder daughter Katie, who was away at middle school; Teddy is becoming dimwitted child, whose intelligence is often issues; and youngest daughter Emme is a innocent child who often knows her parents will never let her get away with a lot issues.
The show is about a dad finds out that parenting is harder than he thought after his wife goes back to work and he's left at home to take care of the kids.
Cast
Role
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Season
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Burns | ||||
| Andi Burns | ||||
| Kate Burns | ||||
| Teddy Burns | ||||
| Emme Burns | ||||
| Marie Faldonado | ||||
| Lowell | ||||
| Mrs. Rodriguez | ||||
| Don Burns | ||||
| Joe Burns | ||||
| Marcy Burns | ||||
Main
- Matt LeBlanc as Adam Burns
- Liza Snyder as Andi Burns
- Jessica Chaffin as Marie Faldonado (Season 1, episode 1-13)
- Matt Cook as Lowell
- Grace Kaufman as Kate Burns
- Matthew McCann as Teddy Burns
- Hala Finley as Emme Burns
- Diana-Maria Riva as Mrs. Rodriguez (Season 1)
- Kevin Nealon as Don Burns
- Stacy Keach as Joe Burns (Season 2-present, recurring Season 1)
- Kali Rocha as Marcy Burns (Season 3-present, recurring Season 1-2)
Recurring
- Swoosie Kurtz as Beverly Burns
- Christine Woods as Lisa McCaffrey
- Tim Meadows as Rudy Randall
- Sherri Shepherd as Joy Randall
- Ron Funches as Funchy
Guest
- Gary Anthony Williams as Bob
- Jenna Dewan as Jen
- Griffin Gluck as Tyler
- Victoria Justice as Sophia
- Lilah Richcreek as Zara
Episodes
- Main article: Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 22 | October 24, 2016 | May 15, 2017 | |
| 2 | 21 | November 13, 2017 | May 21, 2018 | |
| 3 | 13 | February 4, 2019 | May 6, 2019 | |
| 4 | 13 | 2019 | ||
Production
Development
On September of 2015, it was announced that CBS had given the production, then titled I'm Not Your Friend, a pilot production commitment. The pilot was written by Jackie and Jeff Filgo who was also set to executive produce alongside with Michael Rotenberg and Troy Zien. Production companies involved with the pilot include Double Double Bonus Entertainment, CBS Television Studios, and 3 Arts Entertainment. On January 2016, the production officially received a pilot order. On February 8, 2016, it was announced that James Burrows would direct the pilot. On May 12, 2016, it was announced that CBS had given the production, now titled Man with a Plan, a series order. A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2016 and air on Mondays at 8:30 P.M. On November 14, 2016, CBS picked up the series for a full season of 19 episodes and on January 6, 2017, CBS ordered three additional episodes, increasing the first season order to 22 episodes. On March 23, 2017, it was renewed by CBS for a second season which premiered in November 13, 2017 and [2] recently ordered eight additional episodes for the second season, bringing the total to 21 episodes. On May 12, 2018, it was renewed for a third season with 13 episodes. [3] On May 10, 2019, the series was renewed for fourth season.
Casting
In March 2016, it was announced that Matt LeBlanc, Jessica Chaffin, Matt Cook, Diana-Maria Riva, Grace Kaufman, Matthew McCann and Hala Finley had joined the pilot's main cast. Jenna Fischer played the role of Andrea in the pilot, but on August 1, 2016 she was replaced by Liza Snyder two months later and the character name changed to Andi. On August 2, 2016, it was reported that Kevin Nealon had joined the cast in a main role. In 2016, Kali Rocha was cast in the role of Don's wife Marcy Burns, and was later promoted to series regular status for season three on September 4, 2018.
Reception
Man with a Plan has received generally negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 21%, based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Man with a Plans flawed, unimaginative writing fails to properly showcase the charm of its unfortunately underperforming lead." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 36 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Nielsen Ratings
Based on average total viewers per episode of Man with a Plan on CBS:
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | No. of episodes |
Premiered | Ended | TV season | Rank | Avg. viewers (in millions) |
18-49 rating (average) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Premiere viewers (in millions) |
Date | Finale viewers (in millions) | |||||||
| 1 | Monday 8:30 PM | 22 | October 24, 2016 | 7.42 | May 8, 2017 | 5.73 | 2016–17 | #47 | 7.41 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 21 | November 13, 2017 | 5.38 | May 21, 2018 | 5.69 | 2017–18 | #61 | 6.78 | 1.2 | |
| 3 | 13 | February 4, 2019 | 6.17 | May 6, 2019 | 4.87 | 2018–19 | #67 | 6.35 | 1.1 | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43rd People's Choice Awards | Favorite Actor in a New TV Series | Matt LeBlanc | Won |
| Favorite New TV Comedy | Man with a Plan |
Other media
Streaming
All episodes appear to be available for online streaming on CBS All Access and others.
DVD Release
CBS/Paramount which was release the first season DVD on November 16, 2018. The second season was release on July 8, 2019.
| Season | No. of episodes |
DVD Release dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
| 1 | 22 | November 16, 2018 | TBA | TBA |
| 2 | 21 | July 8, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
Trivia
- The original title was I'm Not Your Friend.
References
- ↑ Man with a Plan, Season Three Renewal for Matt LeBlanc TVSeriesFinale by Cindy McLennan, May 12, 2018.
- ↑ Man with a Plan, Season Two Renewal for Matt LeBlanc series TVSeriesFinale by Cindy McLennan, March 23, 2017.
- ↑ Man with a Plan, Season Three Renewal for Matt LeBlanc TVSeriesFinale by Cindy McLennan, May 12, 2018.
External links
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