The Karenina Principal

The Karenina Principal is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC for six seasons and 107 episodes, from September 21, 2011 to 2016/17. The series followed the Marshall family, specifically patriarch AJ, his second wife Elisa, daughters Jane and Kate, and son Chris.
== Premise ==
Set in New York City, AJ Marshall runs "Greatest Hits", a record company. He has recently married a much younger Mexican woman, Elisa, and she and her son Diego have moved in with AJ, while still getting used to his family: eldest daughter Jane, her husband David and three kids Taylor, Sara, and Nick, middle child son Chris, who has come out as gay, and youngest daughter Anna, who is a single mother raising a teenage son.
== Cast ==
*Bruce Boxleneiter as Arnold James "A.J." Marshall
*Eva Longoria as Elisa Gonzalez-Marshall
*Winona Ryder as Jane Peters
*Bobby Cannavale as David Peters
*Matt Bomer as Chris Marshall
*Jason O'Mara as Brady Turner
*Evangeline Lilly as Anna Marshall
*Maia Mitchell as Taylor Marshall
*Brec Bassinger as Sara Marshall
*David Mazouz as Kyle Marshall
*Diego Valezquez as Diego Gonzalez
*Kevin Quinn as Nick Marshall
== Reception ==
=== Critical reception ===
Though never highly-rated, the series was considered a cult favorite and garnered consistent acclaim. The series was always recognized at the Emmys and won at many Critics Choice Awards.
=== Ratings ===
The series drew steady, if low, ratings throughout its entire run.
Season	Episodes	Timeslot 	Premiere 	Premiere 	Finale 	Finale
Season	Episodes	Timeslot 	Date 	Viewers (millions)	Date 	Viewers (millions)
1 	23 	Wednesday 10:00 pm	September 21, 2011	10.32 (3.2) 	May 23, 2012 	7.01 (1.9)
2 	22 	Sunday 9:00 pm 	September 30, 2012	7.50 (2.1) 	May 12, 2013 	5.79 (1.4)
3 	16 	 	September 29, 2013	6.08 (1.6) 	February 23, 2014	5.27 (1.2)
4 	17 	Tuesday 10:00 pm 	September 23, 2014	5.33 (1.4) 	February 24, 2015	4.01 (1.1)
5 	16 	 	September 29, 2015	4.19 (1.2) 	March 22, 2016 	3.55 (0.9)
6 	13 	Wednesday 10:00 pm	January 4, 2017 	3.53 (0.9) 	March 8, 2017 	5.28 (1.3)