Mr. Robinson (TV series)

Mr. Robinson
GenreSitcom
Created byOwen Ellickson
Developed by
Starring
ComposerRyan Beveridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Robb Cullen
  • Mark Cullen
  • Howard Klein
  • Mark Schulman
  • Andy Ackerman
CinematographyPatti Lee
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseAugust 5 (2015-08-05) ā€“
August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)

Mr. Robinson is an American television sitcom created by Owen Ellickson, and developed by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen, which aired on NBC from August 5 to August 19, 2015.

Premise

The series stars Craig Robinson as a high school music teacher and part-time musician.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

The original pilot was created by Owen Ellickson and was in development at NBC for the 2013ā€“14 United States network television season.[6][7] It also starred Robinson, and included a cast of Jean Smart, Larenz Tate, Amandla Stenberg and Amanda Lund. Greg Daniels served as executive producer.

NBC placed a six-episode order for the series on January 6, 2014, with Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen as showrunners,[8] replacing Owen Ellickson, and several characters recast. The series debuted in August 2015.[9]

Cancellation

On September 14, 2015, the series was cancelled after one season and six episodes.[10]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Andy AckermanRobb Cullen & Mark CullenAugust 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)4.60[11]
Craig Robinson, a musician looking to earn some extra cash, takes a job as the new substitute music teacher in efforts of winning the affections of Victoria, a former high school girlfriend.
2"Flesh for Fantasy"Andy AckermanSusan Hurwitz ArnesonAugust 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)3.79[11]
3"Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog"Michael LembeckRobb Cullen & Mark CullenAugust 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)4.39[12]
4"Love the One You're With"Andy AckermanWarren HutchersonAugust 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)3.48[12]
5"Can't Buy Me Love"Andy AckermanPeter Tibbals & Eric GoldbergAugust 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)4.10[13]
6"School's Out for Summer"Phill LewisRobb Cullen & Mark CullenAugust 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)3.31[13]

Reception

Mr. Robinson has received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the series has a rating of 19%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Mr. Robinson is held back by too many sitcom tropes, bad plots, and stock characters, wasting its appealing star."[14] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 41 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]

Dominic Patten of Deadline said that the show is not funny.[16] Bruce R. Miller of the Sioux City Journal said, "Mr. Robinson just does not work".[17] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly gave the show a grade of Cāˆ’.[18]

References

  1. ^ Ausiello, Michael (January 6, 2014). "NBC Orders Craig Robinson Comedy Series". TV Line. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 2, 2014). "Brandon T. Jackson To Co-Star on NBC Comedy Series 'Mr. Robinson'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 23, 2014). "Lenora Crichlow & Spencer Grammer Join 'Mr. Robinson' On NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Slezak, Michael (December 5, 2014). "Peri Gilpin Joins NBC's Mr. Robinson, Replacing Jean Smart". TV Line. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 10, 2015). "Meagan Good Boards NBC's 'Mr. Robinson' in Recasting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 19, 2012). "'Office's Craig Robinson To Star in NBC Comedy From Series Boss Greg Daniels". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 24, 2013). "Greg Daniels Comedy Starring The Office's Craig Robinson Gets NBC Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2014). "NBC's Craig Robinson Comedy Gets Series Order With Mark Cullen & Rob Cullen As Showrunners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 26, 2015). "Mr. Robinson & The Carmichael Show To Debut in August; NBC Sets Welcome To Sweden Return, Other Summer Dates". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 14, 2015). "'The Carmichael Show' Renewed By NBC, 'Mr. Robinson' Cancelled". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  11. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (August 6, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: Big Brother, MasterChef, America's Got Talent & Last Comic Standing Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (August 13, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: Big Brother Adjusted Up; 'America's Next Top Model' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (August 20, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'MasterChef' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  14. ^ "Mr. Robinson: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. August 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Mr. Robinson". Metacritic.
  16. ^ "'Mr. Robinson' Review: NBC's Music Teacher Comedy Hits All The Wrong Notes". Deadline Hollywood. July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  17. ^ "REVIEW: 'Mr. Robinson' needs to rethink career path". Sioux City Journal. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  18. ^ "Mr. Robinson: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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