Piece by Piece (MBS)

Piece by Piece is an American family drama television series revolving around the large McCallister family. The series premiered on MBS on January 9, 2018. The series has aired three seasons and 57 episodes. On May 10, 2020, MBS renewed the series for a fourth season.
== Premise ==
The large McCallister family resides in Portland, Oregon. Focusing on the several members of the family, each is in a different state in their lives. Matriarch and patriarch Dave and Katherine are raising their late-in-life youngest child, sixteen-year-old James. Their eldest son Mark and his wife Kate have three children; seventeen-year-old Taylor, fourteen-year-old Shawn, and ten-year-old Liv. Their daughter Nicole and her husband John are in the middle of adopting two kids; Morena and Diego, while recently-married Chris and Julia welcome home their first baby.
== Cast and characters ==
*Emjay Anthony as Shawn McCallister
*Hayley Atwell as Nicole Anders
*Rhys Matthew Bond as James McCallister
*Josh Bowman as Chris McCallister
*Jacobo Diez as Diego Vasquez
*Peter Gallagher as Dave McCallister
*Melissa George as Kate McCallister
*David Giuntoli as Mark McCallister
*Claire Holt as Julia McCallister
*Holly Hunter as Katherine McCallister
*Jeté Laurence as Liv McCallister
*Isabela Moner as Morena Vasquez
*Chloë Grace Moretz as Taylor McCallister
*D.B. Woodside as John Anders
==Production==
The series was a hot pilot when it began, but MBS bought the script and gave it a pilot order on January 8, 2017. Peter Gallagher and Holly Hunter joined the pilot in February, with David Giuntoli, Melissa George, Hayley Atwell, D.B. Woodside, Josh Segarra, and Claire Holt joining in early March, and Rhys Matthew Bond, Chloë Grace Moretz, Emjay Anthony, Jeté Laurence, Isabela Moner, and Jacobo Diez joining later that month. The pilot was picked up to series on May 11, and the next day Segarra dropped out due to unknown reasons. A week later, on May 19, the series was announced to premiere midseason, and Josh Bowman joined the pilot in Segarra's place. On November 8, the season was extended by three episodes, bringing the total to 16.
A second season was ordered on May 11, 2018, with thirteen episodes ordered at first. After continuing to garner good ratings in its second season, a "back nine" was ordered, bringing the second season total to 22. The series was renewed for a third season on May 11, 2019. Sixteen episodes were ordered to begin with, but an additional six episodes were ordered on October 29, 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three episodes were left unfilmed. A fourth season was announced on May 10, 2020. The three unfilmed episodes from the third season will act as the first three episodes of the fourth season.
== Series overview ==
Season	Episodes	Premiere 	Finale
1 	16 	January 9, 2018 	May 22, 2018
2 	22 	September 26, 2018	April 10, 2019
3 	19 	September 25, 2019	April 22, 2020
==Reception==
===Ratings===
Season	Timeslot 	Episodes	Premiere 	Premiere 	Finale 	Finale 	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49rank	Avg. 18–49rating
Season	Timeslot 	Episodes	Date 	Viewers (millions)	Date 	Viewers (millions)	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49rank	Avg. 18–49rating
1 	Tuesday 8:00 pm (1-7)Tuesday 10:00 pm (8-16)	16 	January 9, 2018 	8.44 	May 22, 2018 	7.64 	20 	10.90 	9 	3.5
2 	Wednesday 10:00 pm 	22 	September 26, 2018	6.84 	April 10, 2019	6.25 	29 	9.74 	8 	3.2
3 	Wednesday 10:00 pm 	19 	September 25, 2019	5.70 	April 22, 2020	4.77 	TBA 	8.27 	8 	2.5
====Season 1====
No.	Title 	Air date 	Rating (18-49)	Viewers (millions)
1 	"Pilot"	January 9, 2018 	2.6 	8.44
2 	 	January 16, 2018 	2.4 	7.79
3 	 	January 23, 2018 	2.3 	7.65
4 	 	January 30, 2018 	2.4 	8.10
5 	 	February 6, 2018 	2.4 	7.75
6 	 	February 27, 2018	2.4 	8.02
7 	 	March 6, 2018 	2.5 	8.20
8 	 	March 13, 2018 	2.4 	7.88
9 	 	March 20, 2018 	2.3 	7.47
10 	 	March 27, 2018 	2.3 	7.51
11 	 	April 3, 2018 	2.2 	7.36
12 	 	April 10, 2018 	2.1 	7.32
13 	 	May 1, 2018 	2.6 	9.09
14 	 	May 8, 2018 	2.4 	8.07
15 	 	May 15, 2018 	2.2 	7.31
16 	 	May 22, 2018 	2.3 	7.64
====Season 2====
No.	Title	Air date 	Rating (18-49)	Viewers (millions)
1 	 	September 26, 2018	2.1 	6.84
2 	 	October 3, 2018 	2.0 	6.58
3 	 	October 10, 2018 	2.0 	6.54
4 	 	October 17, 2018 	1.9 	6.38
5 	 	October 24, 2018 	2.0 	6.31
6 	 	October 31, 2018 	1.6 	5.86
7 	 	November 7, 2018 	1.9 	6.08
8 	 	November 28, 2018 	1.6 	5.80
9 	 	December 5, 2018 	1.9 	6.10
10 	 	December 12, 2018 	1.7 	5.94
11 	 	January 9, 2019 	1.8 	6.12
12 	 	January 16, 2019 	2.0 	6.67
13 	 	January 23, 2019 	1.9 	6.69
14 	 	January 30, 2019 	2.1 	6.76
15 	 	February 13, 2019 	2.1 	6.83
16 	 	February 20, 2019 	2.1 	6.83
17 	 	February 27, 2019 	2.0 	6.67
18 	 	March 6, 2019 	1.9 	6.53
19 	 	March 20, 2019 	2.0 	6.44
20 	 	March 27, 2019 	1.9 	6.42
21 	 	April 3, 2019 	1.8 	6.54
22 	 	April 10, 2019 	1.7 	6.25
====Season 3====
No.	Title	Air date 	Rating (18-49)	Viewers (millions)
1 	 	September 25, 2019	1.4 	5.70
2 	 	October 2, 2019 	1.4 	5.41
3 	 	October 9, 2019 	1.3 	5.43
4 	 	October 16, 2019 	1.3 	5.14
5 	 	October 23, 2019 	1.3 	5.00
6 	 	October 30, 2019 	1.1 	4.83
7 	 	November 6, 2019 	1.2 	4.96
8 	 	November 20, 2019 	1.2 	4.88
9 	 	December 4, 2019 	1.1 	4.89
10 	 	December 11, 2019 	1.3 	5.16
11 	 	January 8, 2020 	1.3 	5.18
12 	 	January 15, 2020 	1.3 	5.12
13 	 	January 22, 2020 	1.2 	5.01
14 	 	February 12, 2020 	1.2 	4.83
15 	 	February 19, 2020 	1.0 	4.72
16 	 	March 11, 2020 	1.2 	5.15
17 	 	March 18, 2020 	1.3 	5.28
18 	 	March 25, 2020 	1.1 	4.90
19 	 	April 22, 2020 	1.0 	4.77
===Critical reception===
Piece by Piece is well received by critics, and is often considered to be a highlight on network television. The series has been nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the Primetime Emmys in 2018 and 2019, with the cast being nominated both years as well.