The McCarthys

The McCarthys is an American sitcom television series created by Brian Gallivan, who also shares executive producer credits with Mike Sikowitz, Will Gluck, Richard Schwartz, and Andy Ackerman for CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television. The series debuted on CBS during the 2014–15 United States [network television schedule|2014–15 television season], airing Thursdays at 9:30 pm /8:30 pm. It aired from October 30, 2014, to July 11, 2015.
On February 3, 2015, CBS pulled The McCarthys from the schedule after 11 episodes, with 4 unaired episodes left.
On May 8, 2015, CBS officially canceled the series after only one season. On June 12, 2015, it was announced that the remaining episodes would burn off on Saturday evenings, with two episodes per night beginning July 4, 2015. The series concluded on July 11, 2015, after one season and 15 episodes.
The entire series was released on DVD on March 16, 2017.

Premise

The series revolves around the McCarthys, a close-knit working class Boston clan whose sports legacy runs deep. When outspoken father Arthur, a dedicated basketball coach for the fictional Cardinal Hennigan High School, decides to take his athletically challenged — and openly gay — son Ronny under his wing as his new assistant, the other siblings start crying foul over their dad's choice.

Cast

Main

Tyler Ritter as Ronny McCarthy, a 29-year-old openly gay man and guidance counselor who must choose between a great opportunity to move to Rhode Island and an offer to work under his father as an assistant high school basketball coach
Jimmy Dunn as Sean McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's son and the fraternal twin brother of Gerard
Joey McIntyre as Gerard McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's son and the fraternal twin brother of Sean
Kelen Coleman as Jackie McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's only daughter, who is single and pregnant
Jack McGee as Arthur McCarthy, Marjorie's husband and father of four. He is the head basketball coach at a Catholic high school and wants to hire Ronny as his assistant.
Laurie Metcalf as Marjorie McCarthy, a mother of four children. Her favorite is Ronny, with whom she watches The Good Wife.
Recurring
Jessica St. Clair as Katrina, Gerard's annoying on-off girlfriend whom Marjorie completely dislikes
Kenny Ridwan as Jared
Notable guest stars
Alyson Hannigan as Pam, Arthur & Marjorie's neighbor who rents their third floor
John Ratzenberger as Charlie Ellis, the athletic director at the high school where Arthur works
Jane Kaczmarek as Eileen, Marjorie's sister
Brent Morin as Tommy, Jackie's former high school fling who comes out as gay
Rick Fox as himself
Jean Smart as Lydia, Katrina's mother
David Alan Grier as Dr. Hugh Morris, Ronny's therapist
Episodes

Production

was set to play Marjorie, but later dropped out due to her work on Gracepoint and Patrick Stewart's Starz comedy Blunt Talk. On December 1, 2014, CBS increased the series' first season order from 13 to 15 episodes.

Reception

The pilot of The McCarthys has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 57%, based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's consensus reads, "The McCarthys is a semi-successful attempt at a throwback sitcom with above-par performances, but its broad stereotypes and lack of a unique point of view also make it semi-forgettable." On Metacritic, the show has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Syndication

Despite its cancellation, the series still has syndicated reruns on various networks, such as Universal HD. This has been supported by high syndication ratings.