Kevin Can Wait

Kevin Can Wait
Genre Sitcom
Created by
Starring
Opening theme "Ordinary Guy"
performed by Michael Delguidice
Composer(s) Raney Shockne
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Nancy Chadrow Haas
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) – present
External links
Official website

Kevin Can Wait is an American sitcom television series starring Kevin James. The series premiered on September 19, 2016.[2] The series marked James' second starring role in a CBS sitcom, after The King of Queens, which ran from 1998 until 2007.

On October 17, 2016, CBS ordered a full season of 22 episodes.[3]

Plot

Kevin Gable is a newly retired Nassau County police officer living in Massapequa, New York, on Long Island, who looks forward to spending time with his wife and three kids and with several other retired officers. However, he soon discovers that the trials he faces at home with his family can be as challenging as what he had faced on the job.

Most scenes in the show take place in the Gables' household and the pizza restaurant "Enzo's", the hangout for Kevin and the guys where his daughter Kendra also works.

In episode 10, it is known that Kevin and Donna met at a bar.

Cast

Recurring

Notable Guest stars

Production

In October 2015, it was announced Kevin James would star in a new family-comedy television series for CBS, while Rock Rueben will executive produce the series, and Bruce Helford would serve as the show runner.[4] In January 2016, Taylor Spreitler had been cast in the series as Kendra, Kevin's daughter.[5] In February 2016, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, and James DiGiacomo had been cast in the series, as Kendra's boyfriend, and James's characters other children, respectively.[6][7] That same month, Leonard Earl Howze and Erinn Hayes joined the cast portraying James's character's friend and former police partner, while Hayes will portray James's wife.[8][9] In March 2016, Lenny Venito & Gary Valentine joined the cast.[10]

In September 2016, it was announced Ray Romano and Gina Brillon would guest star.[11][12] In November 2016, it was announced Adam Sandler would also guest star.[13] That same month, Bruce Helford exited the series as showrunner due to creative differences.[14] Cheers alum Rob Long replaced Helford as showrunner.[15]

In an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, star Kevin James announced that musician Billy Joel will be appearing in a future episode in a guest role.

The series is filmed entirely on Long Island at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York.[16] The pilot episode was filmed on April 1, 2016.[17] Production on subsequent episodes began taping on August 5, 2016.[18]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Andy FickmanKevin James & Bruce Helford & Rock ReubenSeptember 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)KCW10011.08[19]
Kevin Gable, a newly retired police officer living with his wife Donna and their three children, is looking forward to raucous adventures with his fellow retired cop friends. But things take a turn when his college-age daughter Kendra announces she's quitting school to work and support her nerdy boyfriend Chale, who claims to be developing an app that will make them rich.
2"Sleep Disorder"Andy FickmanMichael LoftusSeptember 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)KCW10210.62[20]
Now that he's home all the time, Kevin starts noticing Donna has moved a lot of things around to her own advantage and that most of his favorite stuff is in the attic. He confronts her, and she lets him move one thing back while agreeing they will always discuss changes together moving forward. Kevin thinks he's won, but his friends convince him Donna just threw him a bone and that nothing will change. Elsewhere, Kendra tries to get Chale to act tougher, but her schemes backfire.
3"Chore Weasel"Andy FickmanMike SoccioOctober 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)KCW1049.60[21]
Kevin agrees to stay home in the afternoon to wait for the delivery of Donna's armoire, but he instead hires a rep from Chore Weasel to do it for him so he can play football with the guys. Although he must now hide the Chore Weasel expenses and his football injury from Donna, Kevin can't resist calling Chore Weasel for other projects. Unfortunately for Kevin, Chale catches him in the act and struggles to keep his secret.
4"Kevin and Donna's Book Club"Andy FickmanHeather FlandersOctober 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)KCW1018.70[22]
When the guys can't agree on a bonding activity, Kevin joins Donna's all-female book club. He is initially a hit with the ladies, but quickly wears out his welcome.
5"Kevin's Good Story"Andy FickmanPeter HoareOctober 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)KCW1058.54[23]
While Kevin and Donna are dining on their wedding anniversary with Goody and his wife Dee Dee, Donna relates a story about one of Kevin's heroic deeds as a cop from six years ago. Goody realizes Kevin has stolen his hero story and passed it off as his own, but neither man can come clean; Kevin used the story as an excuse for forgetting his anniversary six years ago, while Goody urged Kevin to never mention the incident for fear that Dee Dee would make him quit the police force.
6"Beat the Parents"Andy FickmanJohn CochranOctober 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)KCW1067.91[24]
Kevin and Donna help Jack meet a new friend, Graydon, and are thrilled when the boys hit it off...that is, until they meet Graydon's irritating parents, Vic (Ray Romano) and Brandi (Lindsey Broad). Kevin and Donna then have to decide if they will sabotage the boys' friendship.
7"Hallow-We-Ain't-Home"Andy FickmanBruce HelfordOctober 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)KCW1086.42[25]
When Donna says she is wiped out after a hard day and doesn't feel like giving out Halloween candy, Kevin convinces her they should turn off the lights and pretend they aren't home. Their plan backfires, however, when they are lured outside by an angry neighbor couple and their kids. Meanwhile, Kendra and Chale take Sara and Jack to a trunk-o-ween event, where people give out candy from their car trunks.
8"Who's Better than Us?"Andy FickmanPeter Hoare & John CochranNovember 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)KCW1077.41[26]
Kevin runs into his old partner Jimmy (Adam Sandler), and becomes annoyed when Jimmy's new partner Nick (Chris Weidman) says Jimmy hasn't told him any stories about riding with Kevin. Kevin's spirits are lifted some when Jimmy invites him to a ceremony at the church, where he plans to honor someone "very special" in his life. The ceremony turns out to be for the seemingly perfect Nick, with Jimmy telling Kevin he invited him as payback for never keeping in touch with him since he retired.
9"The Power of Positive Drinking"Andy FickmanHeather Flanders & John CochranNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)KCW1037.06[27]
When Kevin takes a job as a bartender at Enzo's, he starts dispensing unsolicited advice to his customers and fancies himself a "life coach", until it becomes apparent that his advice wasn't very helpful.
10"The Fantastic Pho"Andy FickmanMichael Loftus & Mike SoccioNovember 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)KCW1106.97[28]
Kevin quits another job because he can't stand taking orders from someone way younger than him. While telling Donna over a meal at a Vietnamese restaurant, Kevin has some pho and finds it delicious. He then decides he will be his own boss and sell pho from a food truck, but first he needs to convince some investors (Goody, Duffy, Mott and Kyle) to go along with the idea.
11"Kevin's Bringing Supper Back"[29]Andy FickmanMichael LoftusDecember 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)KCW109TBD
Kevin’s resolve to spend more quality time with his family is put to the ultimate test when his buddies surprise him with concert tickets to his favorite musician, fellow Long Islander Billy Joel.
12"I'll Be Home for Christmas...Maybe"[30]Andy FickmanPeter CorrealeDecember 12, 2016 (2016-12-12)KCW111TBD

Reception

Kevin Can Wait has received generally negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 30%, based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kevin James proves a likable, funny lead, but Kevin Can Wait relies too heavily on predictable, unfunny jokes and a series of lackluster subplots to stand out from the crowd."[31] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 39 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[32]

Ratings

No. Episode Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 19, 2016 2.6/9[19] 11.08[19] 0.9 TBA 3.5 [33] TBA
2 "Sleep Disorder" September 26, 2016 2.7/8[20] 10.62[20] 0.9 TBA 3.6 [34] TBA
3 "Chore Weasel" October 3, 2016 2.2/8[21] 9.60[21] 0.8 2.15 3.0 11.75[35]
4 "Kevin and Donna's Book Club" October 10, 2016 2.1/7[22] 8.70[22] 0.8 TBA 2.9[36] TBA
5 "Kevin's Good Story" October 17, 2016 2.1/7[23] 8.54[23] TBA TBA TBA TBA
6 "Beat the Parents" October 24, 2016 1.7/6[24] 7.91[24] TBA TBA TBA TBA
7 "Hallow-We-Ain't-Home" October 31, 2016 1.3/5[25] 6.42[25] TBA TBA TBA TBA
8 "Who's Better than Us?" November 7, 2016 1.7/6[26] 7.41[26] TBA TBA TBA TBA
9 "The Power of Positive Drinking" November 14, 2016 1.6/5[27] 7.06[27] TBA TBA TBA TBA
10 "The Fantastic Pho" November 21, 2016 1.5/5[28] 6.97[28] TBA TBA TBA TBA
11 "Kevin's Bringing Supper Back" December 5, 2016 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
12 "I'll Be Home for Christmas...Maybe" December 12, 2016 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 CBS Pilots". Deadline.com. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 21, 2016). "CBS Sets Fall 2016 Premiere Dates, Slates JonBenet Ramsey Limited Series". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (October 17, 2016). "'Bull,' 'Kevin Can Wait' and 'MacGyver' Grab Full-Season Pickups at CBS". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 9, 2015). "Kevin James Returns To CBS With New Family Comedy Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 27, 2016). "Taylor Spreitler To Co-Star In Kevin James' CBS Comedy Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 12, 2016). "Kevin James CBS Comedy Casts Ryan Cartwright; Andy Fickman Set To Direct". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 18, 2016). "Arielle Kebbel Joins NBC's 'Midnight, Texas'; CBS' Kevin James Comedy Adds 2". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 19, 2016). "Kevin James CBS Comedy Casts Leonard Earl Howze; Chris Williams Joins 'The Great Indoors'". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2016). "Erinn Hayes Set As the Female Lead In Kevin James' CBS Comedy Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 22, 2016). "Lenny Venito & Gary Valentine Join Kevin James' CBS Comedy Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ Holloway, Daniel; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (October 27, 2016). "Kevin James Producing CBS Sitcom Starring Comedian Gina Brillon". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ Snierson, Dan (September 22, 2016). "Ray Romano to guest-star on Kevin James comedy Kevin Can Wait". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2 November 2016). "Adam Sandler to Guest Star on CBS' 'Kevin Can Wait'". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  14. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (November 2, 2016). "Kevin Can Wait Shake-Up: Co-Creator Departs Amid Creative Differences". TVLine.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ "'Kevin Can Wait' Showrunner Bruce Helford Exits CBS Comedy Series, Rob Long Will Replace Him". Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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