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Life in Pieces

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2015 | 4 seasons | Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 7.2 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
4 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    7.2 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 221K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 4 is the high point.

  1. Weeknight Watch
    Season 12015 · 22 episodes · 6.7 out of 10
    Weeknight
  2. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 22016 · 22 episodes · 4.8 out of 10
    Monday
  3. Weeknight Watch
    Season 32017 · 22 episodes · 6.6 out of 10
    Weeknight
  4. Sunday Safe Bet
    Season 42019 · 13 episodes · 7.5 out of 10
    Sunday

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Cast & crew

Created by Justin Adler

  • Thomas SadoskiMatt Short
  • Dianne WiestJoan Short
  • James BrolinJohn Short
  • Zoe Lister-JonesJen
  • Colin HanksGreg Short
  • Betsy BrandtHeather Short
  • Dan BakkedahlTim Hughes
  • Angelique CabralColleen
  • Niall CunninghamTyler Hughes
  • Holly J. BarrettSamantha Hughes