# The Moodys (American TV series)

The Moodys is an American comedy television series based on the Australian show The Moodys. It stars Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins as a cantankerous married couple who reunite with their three adult children in Chicago for the Christmas season. It premiered December 4, 2019, on Fox, and aired two half-hour episodes back-to-back for three weeks, for a total of six episodes for its first season. In July 2020, Fox renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 1, 2021.
The series was originally to be called A Moody Christmas; the Australian series on which it is based was called A Moody Christmas in the first series. On April 16, 2021, Fox took The Moodys off the Thursday schedule. The remaining three episodes of the second season are rescheduled to air on Sundays starting June 6. On June 17, 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series finale aired on June 20, 2021.

## Cast
### Main

* Denis Leary as Sean Moody Sr.
* Elizabeth Perkins as Ann Moody
* Francois Arnaud as Dan Moody
* Chelsea Frei as Bridget Moody
* Jay Baruchel as Sean Moody Jr.

### Recurring

* Maria Gabriela de Faria as Cora
* Josh Segarra as Marco
* Gerry Dee as Roger
* Christopher Nicholas Smith as Nick

### Guest

* Kevin Bigley as Monty
* Ulka Simone Mohanty as Mukta
* Megan Park as Ali

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04) | December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) | June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) |

### Season 1 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Teleplay and television story by : Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04) | 2.71 |
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04) | 2.71 |
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09) | 1.26 |
| 4 | 4 | Episode 4 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09) | 1.26 |
| 5 | 5 | Episode 5 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) | 1.80 |
| 6 | 6 | Episode 6 | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) | 1.80 |

### Season 2 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S viewers (millions) |
| 7 | 1 | Episode 201 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) | 1.04 |
| 8 | 2 | Episode 202 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) | 1.04 |
| 9 | 3 | Episode 203 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08) | 1.14 |
| 10 | 4 | Episode 204 | Jay Karas | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15) | 1.15 |
| 11 | 5 | Episode 205 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) | 1.31 |
| 12 | 6 | Episode 206 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) | 0.55 |
| 13 | 7 | Episode 207 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) | 0.54 |
| 14 | 8 | Episode 208 | Jacob Tierney | Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill | June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) | 0.60 |

## Reception
### Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 64% with an average rating of 6.28/10, based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "A solid cast and some decent jokes set the table, but The Moodys's stale take on a curmudgeonly Christmas is too bah humbug in a bad way." On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of The Moodys :
| Season | Episodes | First aired | First aired | Last aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | 18–49 rank | Avg. 18–49 rating |
| Season | Episodes | Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | 18–49 rank | Avg. 18–49 rating |
| 1 | 6 | December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04) | 2.71 | December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) | 1.80 | 2019–20 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | 8 | April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) | 1.04 | June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) | 0.60 | 2020–21 | 130 | 1.69 | 119 | 0.4 |

#### Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Moodys :
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Pilot" | December 4, 2019 | Wednesday 9:00 pm | 0.8/4 | 2.71 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | December 4, 2019 | Wednesday 9:30 pm | 0.7/4 | 2.71 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | December 9, 2019 | Monday 9:00 pm | 0.3/2 | 1.26 |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | December 9, 2019 | Monday 9:30 pm | 0.3/2 | 1.26 |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | December 10, 2019 | Tuesday 9:00 pm | 0.5/2 | 1.80 |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | December 10, 2019 | Tuesday 9:30 pm | 0.5/2 | 1.80 |

#### Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Moodys :
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Episode 201" | April 1, 2021 | Thursday 9:00 pm | 0.3 | 1.04 |
| 2 | "Episode 202" | April 1, 2021 | Thursday 9:30 pm | 0.3 | 1.04 |
| 3 | "Episode 203" | April 8, 2021 | Thursday 9:30 pm | 0.3 | 1.14 |
| 4 | "Episode 204" | April 15, 2021 | Thursday 9:30 pm | 0.3 | 1.15 |
| 5 | "Episode 205" | April 22, 2021 | Thursday 9:30 pm | 0.3 | 1.31 |
| 6 | "Episode 206" | June 6, 2021 | Sunday 9:00 pm | 0.2 | 0.55 |
| 7 | "Episode 207" | June 6, 2021 | Sunday 9:30 pm | 0.1 | 0.54 |
| 8 | "Episode 208" | June 20, 2021 | Sunday 9:30 pm | 0.2 | 0.60 |