Season One

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**Season One** is the first season of the CBC/Pop's *Schitt's Creek*.

Season One premiered on January 13, 2015 (CBC) and February 11, 2015 (Pop) with "*Our Cup Runneth Over*", and ended with "*Town for Sale*" on March 31, 2015 (CBC) and April 29, 2015 (Pop).

## Overview

When a filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids - über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis - suddenly find themselves broke, they are forced to relocate to Schitt's Creek, a small, depressing town they once bought as a joke. With their pampered lives now abandoned, they must confront their new-found poverty and discover what it means to be a family, all within the rural city limits of their new home.

## Cast

### Starring

* Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose (13/13)
* Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose (13/13)
* Daniel Levy as David Rose (13/13)
* Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose (13/13)
* Jennifer Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt (12/13)
* Tim Rozon as Mutt Schitt (11/13)
* Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd (13/13)
* Dustin Milligan as Ted Mullens (8/13)
* Chris Elliott as Roland Schitt (11/13)

### Supporting and Minor

* Sarah Levy as Twyla Sands (12/13)
* John Hemphill as Bob Currie (5/13)
* Karen Robinson as Ronnie Lee (7/13)
* Rizwan Manji as Ray Butani (2/13)
* Marilyn Bellfontaine as Gwen Currie (2/13)
* Joyce Rivera as Marisa (1/13)
* Elizabeth McEachern as Robin (1/13)
* Darryl Dinn as Wayne (1/13)
* Brandon Rollo as Eric (1/13)
* Mishka Thébaud as Dane (1/13)
* Richard Waugh as Herb Ertlinger (1/13)
* Kim Roberts as Marnie (1/13)
* Mara Marini as Justine St. Pierre (1/13)
* Aaron Poole as Sean (1/13)
* Brittany Allen as Bree (1/13)
* Unknown as Carl Currie (1/13)
* Terrance Bryant as Minister (1/13)
* Jennifer Irwin as Dee Dee (1/13)
* Benjamin Ayres as Grant Byers (1/13)
* Matthew Tissi as Connor (1/13)
* Alan C. Peterson as Andy Roberts (1/13)

## Reception and release

### Critical response

The first season of *Schitt's Creek* received generally positive reviews. It holds an approval rating of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 ratings averaging 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The title is one of the best jokes of *Schitt's Creek*, but performances from Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara give the writing a comedic boost." On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star wrote that the show "is one of the best CBC comedies in years". After being picked up by Pop, the Los Angeles Timesdescribed the show as "very funny, beautifully played, [and] sometimes touching," although Mike Hale of *The New York Times* called *Schitt's Creek* "drab and underwritten".

### Awards and nominations

*Schitt's Creek*'s first season received two Directors Guild of Canada awards from three nominations, the directing team of "*Our Cup Runneth Over*" & Brendan Smith each won the award respectively. While the directing team for "*Surprise Party*" we're also nominated but did not win the award. At the 2016 ceremony, the first season also received nine Canadian Screen Awards from 16 nominations. The winners included, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Andrew Barnsley, Fred Levy, Ben Feigin, Mike Short, Kevin White, Colin Brunton, Catherine O'Hara & Chris Elliott.

### Release

The show initially premiered on the CBC in Canada on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 9:00 pm/9:30 pm NT with back-to-back episodes. It made its debut in the United States on Pop TV on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 10:00 pm ET/PT.