The Neighborhood

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***The Neighborhood*** is an American sitcom television series created by Jim Reynolds which was premiered on CBS by October 1, 2018. The series is produced by Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios.

In January 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which was premiered on September 19, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which is set to premiere on February 12, 2024.

## Summary

The series follows a white mid-western family as they adjust to moving into a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Los Angeles. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin Butler.

## Cast

### Main

* Cedric the Entertainer as Calvin Butler
* Max Greenfield as Dave Johnson
* Sheaun McKinney as Malcolm Butler
* Marcel Spears as Marty Butler
* Hank Greenspan as Grover Johnson
* Tichina Arnold as Tina Butler
* Beth Behrs as Gemma Johnson

### Recurring

* Malik S. as Trey
* Earthquake as Que
* Gary Anthony Williams as Ernie
* Sloan Robinson as Old Miss Kim
* Chelsea Harris as Necie
* Sean Larkins as Randall

## Production

### Development

On September 27, 2017, it was announced that CBS had given the production, then titled *Here Comes the Neighborhood*, a pilot production commitment. The pilot was written by Jim Reynolds who was also set to executive produce alongside Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, and Wendi Trilling. Production companies involved with the pilot include Kapital Entertainment, CBS Television Studios, and Trill Television. On January 26, 2018, the production officially received a pilot order. On February 9, 2018, it was announced that James Burrows would direct the pilot.

On May 9, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production, now titled *Welcome to the Neighborhood*, a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the title of the show had been changed to *The Neighborhood*. A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2018 and air on Mondays at 8:00 P.M. On July 9, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 1, 2018. On October 19, 2018, it was announced that CBS had ordered an additional nine episodes of the series, bringing the first season total up to twenty-two episodes. On January 25, 2019, CBS renewed the series for a second season, which was premiered on September 23, 2019. On May 6, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season, which was premiered in November 16, 2020. On February 17, 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which was premiered on September 20, 2021. On April 5, 2021, Reynolds stepped down as the showrunner and executive producer after after three seasons due to complaints of his "insensitive comments and other race-related issues over a period of time". On June 7, 2021, Meg DeLoatch joined the series as an executive producer and showrunner for the fourth season to replace Reynolds. On January 24, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which was premiered on September 19, 2022.

On June 8, 2022, Bill Martin and Mike Schiff were announced as the new showrunners to replace DeLoatch after she exited the series.

On January 23, 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which is set to premiere on February 12, 2024.

### Casting

In March 2018, it was announced that Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, Cedric the Entertainer, Josh Lawson, Tichina Arnold had joined the pilot's main cast. In April 2018, it was reported that Dreama Walker had joined the cast in a main role. After the series was ordered Lawson in the original pilot was announced to have left the series for unknown reasons. On May 15, 2018, it was announced that Max Greenfield had replaced Lawson in the role of Dave Johnson. On June 11, 2018, Beth Behrs of *2 Broke Girls* will replace Walker as Gemma Johnson. On October 11, 2018, it was reported that Marilu Henner had been cast in a guest starring role. On December 11, 2018, it was announced that Marla Gibbs would make a guest appearance in the series.

## Release

### Marketing

On May 16, 2018, CBS released the first official trailer for the series. On July 11, 2018, a short promo video for the series was released, showcasing the addition of Greenfield and Behrs, with newly filmed footage from the re-shot pilot episode. Two days later, a new full length trailer featuring Greenfield and Behrs was released.

### Premiere

On September 12, 2018, the series took part in the 12th Annual PaleyFest Fall Television Previews which featured a preview screening of the series and a conversation with cast members including Cedric the Entertainer, Tichina Arnold, Max Greenfield, and Beth Behrs.

### Syndication

*The Neighborhood* was added to TV Land in 2022 and was removed in 2023. *The Neighborhood* aired on BET and VH1.

## Reception

### Critical response

The series has been met with a mixed to negative response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 20% with an average rating of 3.92 out of 10, based on 15 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "While the show's likable cast has potential, poor attempts at cultural commentary and weak characterizations leave The Neighborhood stuck in a creative dead end." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 50 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

### Ratings

Based on average total viewers per episode of *The Neighborhood* on CBS:

## Trivia

* This series is based on Johnson family of Michigan has fled to Los Angeles and meet met their new neighbors are the Butler's.
* *Josh Lawson* and *Dreama Walker* are both originally to play Dave and Gemma but left due to creative differences.
* Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs first got offered and passed on *The Neighborhood* after just coming off a long 8 year run on *New Girl* and 6 years run on *2 Broke Girls* but changed their mind after being asked again.
* Greenfield and Behrs previously worked together on a 2015 movie *Hello, My Name is Doris*.

## References

1. ↑ ‘The Neighborhood’, ‘Magnum P.I.’ & ‘God Friended Me’ Get CBS Full-Season Orders
2. ↑ ‘FBI’, ‘The Neighborhood’ & ‘Magnum P.I.’ Renewed For Season 2 By CBS
3. ↑ CBS Renews 18 Series, Including Freshmen ‘FBI: Most Wanted’, ‘Bob ♥ Abishola’, ‘All Rise’ & ‘The Unicorn’
4. ↑ ‘The Neighborhood’ & ‘Bob ♥ Abishola’ Renewed At CBS
5. ↑ ‘The Neighborhood’ Creator Jim Reynolds Exits As Showrunner Of Hit CBS Comedy Series After 3 Years
6. ↑ ‘The Neighborhood’: Meg DeLoatch Named New Showrunner Of CBS Comedy Series
7. ↑ Three Shows Renewed By CBS For 2022-23 Season
8. ↑ CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates For 'Ghosts', 'The Neighborhood', 'The Real Love Boat', 'NCIS' & More
9. ↑ 'The Neighborhood' Sets Bill Martin & Mike Schiff As New Showrunners
10. ↑ The Neighborhood’ Renewed for Season 6 at CBS
11. ↑ CBS Sets 2024 Premiere Dates for Delayed Scripted Series, confirms 'Matlock' & 'Poppa's House' Move to Next Season
12. ↑ Max Greenfield To Star In CBS Comedy Series ‘The Neighborhood’ In Recasting

## External links

* The Neighborhood on Wikipedia
* The Neighborhood on Television Fandom
* The Neighborhood on CBS Wiki (Fandom)
* The Neighborhood on IMDb