Children Ruin Everything
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Genre | Sitcom |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Original network | CTV |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | January 12, 2022 present | –
Children Ruin Everything is a Canadian comedy television series,[1] that premiered on CTV on January 12, 2022.[2] Created by Kurt Smeaton for New Metric Media, the series focuses on Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams), a young couple struggling to define their lives outside of their role as parents.[3]
Smeaton described the series as inspired by his understanding that parenting "is time-consuming and expensive and frustrating. So I wanted to create a show that acknowledged that but also showed the other side, which is having a family is worth it.”[4]
The series is executive produced by Chuck Tatham, alongside Smeaton and Mark Montefiore.[3] In the United States, it will stream on The Roku Channel in 2022 as part of their Roku Originals line-up.[5]
On February 4, 2022, CTV renewed the series for a second season.[6]
Cast and characters[]
- Meaghan Rath as Astrid, a mother of two[7]
- Aaron Abrams as James, Astrid's husband, a father of two[8]
- Ennis Esmer as Ennis, James's best friend and coworker[8]
- Nazneen Contractor as Dawn, Astrid's sister[8]
- Logan Nicholson as Felix, Astrid and James's seven-year-old (eight-year-old) son[2]
- Mikayla SwamiNathan as Viv, Astrid and James's four-year-old daughter[2]
- Dmitry Chepovetsky as Bo, Dawn's husband[2]
- Darius Rota as Corey, Dawn and Bo's 10-year-old son[2]
- Veena Sood as Nisha, Astrid and Dawn's mother[2]
- Lisa Codrington as James and Ennis's boss[2]
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [9] | Prod. code | Canadian viewers |
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1 | "Meals" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Kurt Smeaton | January 12, 2022 | 402170-1 | N/A |
2 | "Bodies" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | January 19, 2022 | 402170-4 | N/A |
3 | "Intimacy" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Courtney Jane Walker | January 26, 2022 | 402170-2 | N/A |
4 | "Truth" "Privacy"[10] | Melanie Orr | Anita Kapila | February 2, 2022 | 402170-3 | TBD |
5 | "Sick Days" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Andrew De Angelis | February 9, 2022 | 402170-8 | 707,000[11] |
6 | "Roadtrips" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Kurt Smeaton | February 13, 2022 | 402170-7 | 721,000[11] |
7 | "Death" | Melanie Orr | Andrew De Angelis & Wendy Litner | February 16, 2022 | 402170-6 | TBD |
8 | "Space" | Melanie Orr | Kurt Smeaton & Jessica Meya | February 23, 2022 | 402170-5 | TBD |
References[]
- ^ Lauren Malyk, "CTV greenlights comedy Children Ruin Everything". Playback, January 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Greg David, "CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything premieres Jan. 12 on CTV". TV, eh?, December 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Etan Vlessing, "Chuck Tatham to Executive Produce 'Children Ruin Everything' Comedy for Canada's Bell Media". The Hollywood Reporter, July 25, 2019.
- ^ Debra Yeo, "In ‘Children Ruin Everything,’ producer and dad Kurt Smeaton mines the hard parts of parenthood for comedy". Toronto Star, January 15, 2022.
- ^ Todd Spangler, "Roku Nabs U.S. Streaming Rights to ‘Children Ruin Everything’ Comedy Series From ‘Schitt’s Creek’s’ Kurt Smeaton". Variety, October 18, 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (February 4, 2022). "'Children Ruin Everything' Renewed For Season 2 At CTV; Roku To Launch In U.S. Later This Year". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Greg David (February 16, 2021). "Meaghan Rath joins CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything". TV, eh?.
- ^ a b c Greg David (March 24, 2021). "Aaron Abrams joins CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything in lead role, with Ennis Esmer and Nazneen Contractor joining cast". TV, eh?.
- ^ "Children Ruin Everything Episode Guide". Zap2It. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ 103 Privacy - ISAN
- ^ a b Top Programs - Total Canada (English) February 7, 2022 - February 13, 2022 - numeris
External links[]
- 2020s Canadian sitcoms
- 2022 Canadian television series debuts
- CTV Television Network original programming
- Television series about couples
- Television series about children
- Television series by Bell Media
- English-language television shows
- Canadian comedy television series stubs