Scripted series · CBS
Mom
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Anna Faris
Christy Plunkett
152 eps
Allison Janney
Bonnie Plunkett
170 eps
Nate Corddry
Gabriel
44 eps
Jaime Pressly
Jill Kendall
135 eps
Mimi Kennedy
Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian
155 eps
Kristen Johnston
Tammy Diffendor
57 eps
William Fichtner
Adam Janikowski
108 eps
Spencer Daniels
Luke
26 eps
Blake Garrett Rosenthal
Roscoe Plunkett
68 eps
Sadie Calvano
Violet Plunkett
69 eps
Matt Jones
Baxter
70 eps
French Stewart
Chef Rudy
52 eps
Beth Hall
Wendy Harris
133 eps
Justin Long
Adam
3 eps
Octavia Spencer
Regina Tompkins
9 eps
Nick Zano
David
2 eps
Rizwan Manji
Dr. Bellin
2 eps
Ryan Cartwright
Jeff
4 eps
Melissa Tang
Suzanne
4 eps
Wayne Wilderson
Dr. Butler
2 eps
Emily Osment
Jodi
4 eps
David Krumholtz
Gregory
5 eps
Sam Silverstein
Water Boy
4 eps
Mark Saul
Cooper
2 eps
Beverly D'Angelo
Lorraine
3 eps
Clark Duke
Jackie
2 eps
Christopher Nicholas Smith
Douglas
2 eps
Rachel Germaine
Rebecca
2 eps
Teddy Vincent
Woman #4
2 eps
David Meunier
Yuri
3 eps
George Paez
Ramone
4 eps
Missi Pyle
Natasha
5 eps
Courtney Henggeler
Claudia
5 eps
Sara Rue
Candace
8 eps
Grady Harmon
Delivery Man
3 eps
Jonny Coyne
Victor Perugian
7 eps
Don McManus
Steve
10 eps
Julia Lester
Emily
3 eps
Amy Hill
Beverly
8 eps
Leonard Roberts
Ray
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mom actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mom reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The story
What it's about
Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes.
The run
Seasons
8 seasons · 170 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201322 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S01E22 Smokey Taylor and a Deathbed Confession
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201422 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S02E03 Chicken Nuggets and a Triple Homicide
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201522 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S03E18 Beast Mode and Old People Kissing
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201622 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S04E12 Wind Chimes and a Bottomless Pit of Sadness
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201722 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S05E16 Eight Cats and the Hat Show
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201822 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S06E16 Skippy and the Knowledge Hole
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201920 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S07E17 Beef Baloney Dan and a Sarcastic No
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
202018 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S08E03 Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S06E20
Triple Dip and an Overhand Grip
Bonnie and Tammy revisit childhood memories on a trip to their old foster home. Also, Christy and Jill regret accepting a date with two guys from their AA meeting.
- Directed by James Widdoes
S04E12
Wind Chimes and a Bottomless Pit of Sadness
Christy, Bonnie, Jill and Wendy accidentally eat pot-filled cookies.
- Directed by James Widdoes
S07E01
Audrey Hepburn and a Jalapeño Pepper
In the Season 7 premiere, Bonnie struggles to enjoy her perfect honeymoon with Adam; and Christy makes some questionable changes at the bar.
- Directed by James Widdoes
S04E04
Curious George and the Big Red Nightmare
Christy and Bonnie worry that Roscoe has a drug problem when Baxter and Candace catch him smoking pot.
- Directed by James Widdoes
S03E18
Beast Mode and Old People Kissing
When Jodi's boyfriend, Travis (Jesse Luken), who was with her when she overdosed, shows up at an A.A. meeting, Christy struggles to show him the compassion he needs. Also, Bonnie's new boyfriend, Adam (William Fichtner), feels left out because she spends so much time at A.A.
- Directed by James Widdoes
S06E01
Pre-Washed Lettuce and a Mime
Christy has second thoughts about law school after a tough first day, and Bonnie is plagued by an upsetting dream.
- Directed by James Widdoes
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S08E18
My Kinda People and the Big To-Do
- Directed by James Widdoes
- Written by Gemma Baker, Nick Bakay
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Gemma BakerWriter
- Nick BakayWriter
- Chuck LorreWriter
- Warren BellWriter
- Eddie GorodetskyWriter
Direction
- James WiddoesDirector
- Betsy ThomasDirector
- Nick BakayDirector
- Jon CryerDirector
- Gary HalvorsonDirector
- Anthony RichDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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