Mike & Molly

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 2010
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 96
  3. Negative: 18 out of 96
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  1. Tony
    Oct 17, 2010
    4
    Melissa McCarthy's talent is squandered here by writing that is simply not funny. Her talents (so well displayed on "Gilmore Girls" and "Samantha Who?") are deserving of something much better than this.
  2. drlowdon
    Aug 28, 2018
    5
    Police office Mike and teacher Molly meet at an over-eaters anonymous group and fall in love thanks, in part at least, to their mutual love of pie.

    In all honesty Mike & Molly is a pretty generic network sit-com, complete with intrusive laugh track. Much like everything Chuck Lorre is involved with (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) it also relies largely on one joke, in this    Police office Mike and teacher Molly meet at an over-eaters anonymous group and fall in love thanks, in part at least, to their mutual love of pie.

    In all honesty Mike & Molly is a pretty generic network sit-com, complete with intrusive laugh track. Much like everything Chuck Lorre is involved with (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) it also relies largely on one joke, in this case its that Mike and Molly are overweight. The only thing that does save it from being a complete write off are the two stars who, not only have good comic timing, but also bring a warmth to their characters as well.

    I can't say I'll bother watching any more of this show but if they can move away from all the fat jokes and focus on the central relationship between the two stars maybe, just maybe, Mike and Molly could actually be pretty decent.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#70 Best TV Season of 2010
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#30 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010
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#26 Most Shared TV Season of 2010

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    80
    Mike & Molly may not at first seem to offer much (other, that is, than streams of fat jokes), but it boasts a cast with distinctive looks and a capacity to deliver quick comedic jabs that can make you howl. That these come unexpectedly in the midst of endless gross clatter is one of those mysteries of the creative process best not to dwell upon.
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  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Amy Amatangelo
    67
    Underneath the crude humor, there's a sweetness and an honesty to the show. The duo's struggle with weight is believable.
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  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    75
    While many of the weight jokes are very funny, there are a few too many of them. Still, what matters most for the show's future health is that it does not define Mike and Molly as "fat." They're nice, normal, relatable people who eat too much and want to eat less.
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