Abby's: Season 1

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: March 28, 2019

Summary: Abby (Natalie Morales) runs an unlicensed, makeshift bar in the backyard of her San Diego home where some of her regulars include Fred (Neil Flynn), Beth (Jessica Chaffin), and James (Leonard Ouzts) in this comedy from Josh Malmuth.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Fish
Air Date: June 13, 2019
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S1:E8. Back Up
Air Date: May 30, 2019
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S1:E7. Soda Gun
Air Date: May 9, 2019

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Kristen Baldwin

Mar 25, 2019

The strong cast deserves better material, but Abby's was created by Superstore co-EP Josh Malmuth. [29 Mar 2019, p.47]

Alan Sepinwall

Mar 27, 2019

It’s not a wildly funny show--I laughed out loud only a handful of times--but the jokes feel less important than the chance to spend time each week in the company of some appealing goofballs. Fortunately, it’s a likable enough group--Morales and Flynn in particular--to compensate for the mild humor. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Mar 27, 2019

It is a solidly constructed sitcom of the family-by-association sort that does the nation the incidental favor of keeping Natalie Morales and Neil Flynn in public view. Read full review

Verne Gay

Mar 22, 2019

Congenial sitcom set in the great outdoors where everything--even or especially a sitcom--seems just a little bit better. Read full review

Krutika Mallikarjuna

Apr 1, 2019

Abby's doesn't quite show us why it deserves the same kind of attention as ODAAT or any of Schur's other shows. It exists, it's pleasant, and it's good to throw on if you want to turn your brain off for a bit. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Mar 28, 2019

Early wobbliness aside, Abby’s is not a show to dismiss. There is so much potential in its creators and cast (Neil Flynn is so good as Fred), and even though its experiment doesn’t seem to have come together quite yet, there is a well-established history of comedies like this that have taken some time to find themselves. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Mar 22, 2019

I didn’t laugh even once; instead, I cringed over and over at the bland repartee and the way each character has one primary quality, which he or she telegraphs to us at every chance. Read full review

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May 7, 2019

Snarky little sitcom that should be better than it is. Characters are weak and the writing is weaker! Can’t judge the acting because they have so little to work with. Producers should be firing most of the writing staff for lack of creativity.

Take all the sad, one-dimensional sitcomSnarky little sitcom that should be better than it is. Characters are weak and the writing is weaker! Can’t judge the acting because they have so little to work with. Producers should be firing most of the writing staff for lack of creativity.

Take all the sad, one-dimensional sitcom characters you don’t care about and let them get blasted in someone’s backyard. That’s it!… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

roxxy67

Apr 7, 2019

This show sucks, completely turned off by their somewhat or not so somewhat subtle political jabs at the right and all the liberal B.S. going on in this country. Why can't a Sitcom JUST BE Funny or Entertaining without bringing in someones b.s. agenda. Show won't last.

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blsx3

Apr 1, 2019

I wanted to like it but I couldn't. Not a very well family oriented television show - maybe the producer(s) needs to talk to someone about their past. #1 the added Laugh Tracks were outrageously annoying. Go back and watch it again if you don't believe me. You have an alcoholic father /I wanted to like it but I couldn't. Not a very well family oriented television show - maybe the producer(s) needs to talk to someone about their past. #1 the added Laugh Tracks were outrageously annoying. Go back and watch it again if you don't believe me. You have an alcoholic father / husband played by Neil Flynn who states that he is there at least 5 hours per night 7 days a week - Nice family man. You have an alcoholic mother who would rather drink then spend time taking care of her family. Draw your own conclusions - degeneration of society… Expand

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bob516

Apr 6, 2019

I went back to watch the premier episode of Cheers after watching the first episode of Abby's, hoping to come to some understanding of why I liked a bar show from thirty years ago, but not this new one. Cheers had heart. It was a show about a bunch of lovable losers, and they were lovable.I went back to watch the premier episode of Cheers after watching the first episode of Abby's, hoping to come to some understanding of why I liked a bar show from thirty years ago, but not this new one. Cheers had heart. It was a show about a bunch of lovable losers, and they were lovable. The characters on Abby's are losers, but I did not find anything lovable about them.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 28, 2019
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  S1:E10. The Fish
  Air Date: June 13, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E8. Back Up
  Air Date: May 30, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E7. Soda Gun
  Air Date: May 9, 2019