The first season of the television comedy drama series Mom aired on CBS from September 23, 2013, to April 14, 2014. The season was produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creators Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker serving as executive producer.
The series follows Christy Plunkett (Anna Faris), a 35-year-old single mother who—after dealing with her battle with alcoholism and drug addiction—decides to restart her life in Napa, California's wine country working as a waitress at the restaurant Rustic Fig and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Her 51-year-old mother Bonnie Plunkett (Allison Janney) is also a recovering drug and alcohol addict, as well as her 17-year-old daughter Violet (Sadie Calvano), who was born when Christy was 17, has become pregnant by her boyfriend Luke (Spencer Daniels). Christy also has a younger son Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal) by her ex-husband Baxter (Matt Jones), a deadbeat drug-dealer. Other prominent characters in the series include the manager of Rustic Fig, Gabriel (Nate Corddry) and the head chef, Rudy (French Stewart). The episodes are usually titled with two odd topics that are mentioned in that episode. Season one of Mom consisted of 22 episodes and aired Mondays in the United States at 9.30 p.m. after Mike & Molly.
The series received average ratings of 8.34 million viewers, placing it as the number 42 most watched show of the television season. Allison Janney won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance as Bonnie Plunkett, and the series was also nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite New Comedy. Mom was renewed for a second season to premiere in the 2014–15 television season.
Cast
Main Anna Faris as Christy Plunkett Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett Sadie Calvano as Violet Plunkett Nate Corddry as Gabriel Matt Jones as Baxter French Stewart as Chef Rudy Spencer Daniels as Luke Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Roscoe
Recurring Reggie De Leon as Paul Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong Kevin Pollak as Alvin Lester Biletnikoff Octavia Spencer as Regina Tompkins Ryan Cartwright as Jeff Taylor Melissa Tang as Suzanne Taylor Courtney Henggeler as Claudia Don McManus as Steve Casper Mary Pat Gleason as Mary
Special guest stars Jon Cryer as himself Lisa Joyner as herself Justin Long as Adam Henchy
Guest stars David de Lautour as Greg George Paez as Ramone Matt Cook as Geoff Jim Holmes as Wayne Nick Searcy as Nathan Lauren Bowles as Mary Matt Roth as Jerry Jordan Dunn as Jackie Biletnikoff Nicholas Stockdale as Douglas Biletnikoff Nick Zano as David Tiffany Dupont as Alicia Rizwan Manji as Dr. Bellin Alex Desert as Wes Wayne Wilderson as Dr. Butler
Episodes
Ratings
Episode # Title Air Date 18-49 Viewers(millions)1 Pilot September 23, 2013 2.5/6 7.992 A Pee Stick and an Asian Raccoon September 30, 2013 2.2/6 7.003 A Small Nervous Meltdown and a Misplaced Fork October 7, 2013 2.1/5 6.864 Loathing and Tube Socks October 14, 2013 2.0/5 7.445 Six Thousand Bootleg T-shirts and a Prada Handbag October 21, 2013 2.3/6 7.286 Abstinence and Pudding October 28, 2013 2.1/5 6.647 Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast November 4, 2013 2.0/5 7.388 Big Sur and Strawberry Lube November 11, 2013 1.9/5 6.969 Zombies and Cobb Salad November 18, 2013 1.9/5 6.8210 Belgian Waffles and Bathroom Privileges November 25, 2013 2.3/6 7.3611 Cotton Candy and Blended Fish December 2, 2013 2.1/5 7.6812 Corned Beef and Handcuffs December 16, 2013 1.9/5 7.4413 Hot Soup and Shingles January 13, 2014 2.2/5 8.5014 Leather Cribs and Medieval Rack January 20, 2014 1.9/5 8.2715 Fireballs and Bullet Holes January 27, 2014 2.4/6 9.5816 Nietzsche and a Beer Run February 3, 2014 2.4/6 9.1117 Jail, Jail and Japanese Porn February 24, 2014 1.9/5 7.2518 Sonograms and Tube Tops March 13, 2014 2.0/5 8.4219 Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich March 17, 2014 1.8/5 7.0520 Clumsy Monkeys and a Tilted Uterus March 24, 2014 1.9/5 7.3521 Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries March 31, 2014 2.2/6 7.2722 Smokey Taylor and a Deathbed Confession April 14, 2014 1.9/5 6.86
References
External links Episode recaps at CBS.com at Internet Movie Database