{{short description|American sitcom television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = The Carmichael Show title.png | caption = | genre = Sitcom | creator = Jerrod Carmichael<br>Ari Katcher<br>Willie Hunter<br>Nicholas Stoller | writer = | director = | presenter = | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jerrod Carmichael * Amber Stevens West * Lil Rel Howery * Tiffany Haddish * Loretta Devine * David Alan Grier}} | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Daniel Hall | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 32 | list_episodes = List of The Carmichael Show episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Jerrod Carmichael * Nicholas Stoller * Ravi Nandan * Danielle Sanchez-Witzel}} | producer = | location = | cinematography = Gary Baum | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = 22 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * Morningside Entertainment * A24 * Stoller Global Solutions * Lunch Bag Snail Productions * Universal Television * 20th Century Fox Television }} | network = NBC | first_aired = {{Start date|2015|8|26}} | last_aired = {{End date|2017|8|9}} | related = | image_size = 250 }}
'''''The Carmichael Show''''' is an American sitcom television series created by Nicholas Stoller, Jerrod Carmichael, Ari Katcher, and Willie Hunter that aired on NBC from August 26, 2015, until August 9, 2017. Starring Carmichael, it follows a fictional version of his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-carmichael-show/about|title=About The Carmichael Show & Cast Bios - NBC.com|work=NBC|accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name=futonlist>{{cite web|title=Shows A-Z - carmichael show, the on nbc|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/carmichael-show/listings/|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref> The multi-camera show is set in Charlotte, North Carolina.<ref name="TV shows">{{cite web|last1=Clodfelter|first1=Tim|title=Tim's Top 5: TV shows set in North Carolina|url=http://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/tim-clodfelter/tim-s-top-tv-shows-set-in-north-carolina/article_0bf3ac30-4cf5-11e5-aea8-7f01ab9b01fe.html|website=journalnow.com|publisher=Bh Media Group Holdings, Inc.|date=August 27, 2015|accessdate=September 2, 2015}}</ref>
On May 15, 2016, NBC renewed the series for a 13-episode third season, which premiered with back-to-back episodes on May 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/15/the-carmichael-show-renewed-for-season-3-at-nbc/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516055616/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/15/the-carmichael-show-renewed-for-season-3-at-nbc/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2016|title='The Carmichael Show' renewed for season 3 at NBC|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 15, 2016|accessdate=May 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Summer Premiere Dates">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/nbc-summer-schedule-americas-got-talent-marlon-carmichael-show-world-of-dance-1202045777/|title=NBC Sets Summer Premieres: 'Marlon,' 'Midnight, Texas,' 'Carmichael Show,' Reality & More|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 17, 2017|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref> On June 30, 2017, NBC canceled the series after three seasons, and the series finale aired on August 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/jerrod-carmichael-leaving-the-carmichael-show-nbc-1202122423/|title='The Carmichael Show' Canceled After 3 Seasons At NBC|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2017|accessdate=June 30, 2017}}</ref> The series received positive reviews throughout its run.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carmichael Show Season 3 Reviews|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-carmichael-show/season-3|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carmichael Show Season 2 Metacritic|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-carmichael-show/season-2|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
==Premise== ''The Carmichael Show'' follows a fictional version of comedian Jerrod Carmichael's family, set in Charlotte, North Carolina. Family members include Jerrod's father Joe, mother Cynthia, and brother Bobby. Other characters include Jerrod's live-in girlfriend (later wife) Maxine, and Bobby's estranged wife Nekeisha. Episodes often tackle serious societal issues and current events in a humorous context.
==Cast and characters== * Jerrod Carmichael as the titular protagonist of the show, a fictional version of himself. * Amber Stevens West as Maxine North (later Maxine North-Carmichael), Jerrod's girlfriend. Jerrod and Maxine get married towards the end of the third season. * Lil Rel Howery as Robert "Bobby" Carmichael, Jerrod's brother. * Tiffany Haddish as Nekeisha Williams-Carmichael, Bobby's estranged (later, ex-) wife and, from mid-series, roommate. * Loretta Devine as Cynthia Carmichael, Joe's wife and the mother of Jerrod and Bobby. * David Alan Grier as Joe Carmichael, Cynthia's husband and the father of Jerrod and Bobby.
==Episodes== {{main|List of The Carmichael Show episodes}} {{:List of The Carmichael Show episodes}}
==Production==
===Development and filming=== Carmichael began developing and executive producing the series in November 2014, based upon his real life as a stand-up and his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/11/03/development-update-monday-november-3-165215/11111/|title=Development Update: Monday, November 3|work=The Futon Critic|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2014}}</ref> On December 18, 2014, the series was given the title ''Go Jerrod, Go''.<ref name="Update">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/12/18/development-update-thursday-december-18-409211/11171/|title=Development Update: Thursday, December 18|work=The Futon Critic|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=December 18, 2014}}</ref> On March 10, 2015, NBC ordered the pilot to series under the final title ''The Carmichael Show'', with six episodes to air during the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/03/10/development-update-tuesday-march-10-nbc-orders-jerrod-carmichael-comedy-to-series-522512/11255/|title=Development Update: Tuesday, March 10|work=The Futon Critic|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref>
On September 14, 2015, the series was renewed by NBC for a second season of 13 episodes,<ref name="Episodes">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/mr-robinson-cancelled-carmichael-show-renewed-season-2-nbc-1201526344/|title='The Carmichael Show' Renewed By NBC, 'Mr. Robinson' Cancelled|author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=September 14, 2015 |accessdate=March 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Season Two">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/14/nbc-renews-summer-comedy-the-carmichael-show-for-second-season/466147/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916194716/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/14/nbc-renews-summer-comedy-the-carmichael-show-for-second-season/466147/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2015|title=NBC Renews Summer Comedy 'The Carmichael Show' for a Second Season|last=Dixon|first=Dani|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 14, 2015|accessdate=September 14, 2015}}</ref> which premiered on Wednesday, March 9 with a sneak preview episode after ''The Voice''. It then premiered in its regular timeslot Sunday, March 13, 2016, at 9/8c with back-to-back episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/22/nbc-spring-2016-premiere-dates-carmichael-show-and-crowded-form-sunday-comedy-block/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125061118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/22/nbc-spring-2016-premiere-dates-carmichael-show-and-crowded-form-sunday-comedy-block/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |title=NBC spring 2016 premiere dates: 'Carmichael Show' and 'Crowded' form Sunday comedy block |work=TV By the Numbers |date=January 22, 2016 |accessdate=January 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name= "revised">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/02/19/nbc-shifts-the-carmichael-show-preview-to-wednesday-march-9-161414/20160219nbc03/|title=NBC Shifts 'The Carmichael Show' Preview to Wednesday, March 9 |work=The Futon Critic |date=February 20, 2016 |accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
On June 14, 2017, after mass shootings in Virginia and San Francisco, NBC pulled the episode "Shoot-Up-Able," which saw Carmichael's character surviving a mass shooting physically unharmed but psychologically scarred, from airing.<ref name="shoot">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-carmichael-show-shooting-episode-moved/|title=The Carmichael Show Bumps Mass Shooting Episode After Wednesday's Tragedies|publisher=TVGuide.com|last=Vick|first=Megan|date=June 14, 2017|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref> It eventually aired on June 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/the-carmichael-show-mass-shooting-airs-june-28-after-postponement-1202120521/|title='The Carmichael Show': NBC Sets Postponed Mass-Shooting Episode For This Week|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=June 26, 2017|accessdate=June 28, 2017}}</ref>
===Casting=== On December 18, 2014, Loretta Devine was cast as Carmichael's mother, and Amber Stevens West as Carmichael's girlfriend.<ref name="Update"/> On January 5, 2015, David Alan Grier was cast to play Carmichael's father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/01/05/development-update-monday-january-5-489111/11181/|title=Development Update: Monday, January 5|work=The Futon Critic|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> On January 7, 2015, Lil Rel Howery was cast to play Carmichael's brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/01/07/development-update-wednesday-january-7-183213/11186/|title=Development Update: Wednesday, January 7|work=The Futon Critic|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name=futonpress>{{cite web|title=''Mr. Robinson'' to Air Back-to-Back Episodes for Its Wednesday, Aug. 5 Premiere, Followed by ''The Carmichael Show'' on Aug. 26|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/07/24/mr-robinson-to-air-back-to-back-episodes-for-its-wednesday-aug-5-premiere-followed-by-the-carmichael-show-on-aug-26-864413/20150724nbc03/|publisher=The Futon Critic|accessdate=August 10, 2015|date=July 24, 2015}}</ref>
==Reception==
===Ratings=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" |- ! style="width:8%;" rowspan="2"| Season ! style="width:20%;" rowspan="2"| Time slot (ET) ! style="width:8%;" rowspan="2"| Episodes ! colspan=2| Premiered ! colspan=2| Ended ! style="width:8%;" rowspan="2"| TV season ! style="width:8%; background:#ffdead;" rowspan="2"| Rank ! style="width:10%; background:#ffdead;" rowspan="2"| Viewers<br />(in millions) |- ! style="width:8%;"| Date ! span style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;"| <small>Viewers<br>(in millions)</small> ! style="width:8%;"| Date ! span style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;"| <small>Viewers<br>(in millions)</small> |- ! 1 | {{center|Wednesday 9:00 pm<br/>Wednesday 9:30 pm}} ! 6 | style="font-size:11px;line-height:110%"|{{center|August 26, 2015}} ! 4.83<ref name=rating12>{{cite web|last1=Kondolojy|first1=Amanda|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/27/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-celebrity-wife-swap-adjusted-down/453851/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829194939/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/27/wednesday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-celebrity-wife-swap-adjusted-down/453851/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2015|website=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=August 27, 2015|date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> | style="font-size:11px;line-height:110%"|{{center|September 9, 2015}} ! 3.80<ref name=rating56>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/10/wednesday-final-ratings-no-adjustment-for-extant-the-carmichael-show-or-americas-next-top-model/461885/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912155118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/10/wednesday-final-ratings-no-adjustment-for-extant-the-carmichael-show-or-americas-next-top-model/461885/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2015|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Extant', 'The Carmichael Show' or 'America's Next Top Model'|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 10, 2015|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref> ! style="font-size:smaller"| 2014–2015 ! style="background:#fc9;"| #94 ! style="background:#fc9;"| N/A |- ! 2 |style="text-align:center;"| Wednesday 10:00 pm<br/><small>(Premiere)</small><br/>Sunday <br> 9:00 pm<br/><small>(2-12)</small><br/>Sunday <br> 8:00 pm<br/><small>(Finale)</small> ! 13 | style="font-size:11px;line-height:110%"|{{center|March 9, 2016}} ! 4.09<ref name="2.01">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/10/wednesday-final-ratings-march-9-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311115203/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/10/wednesday-final-ratings-march-9-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2016|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Carmichael Show' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=March 10, 2016|accessdate=March 10, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> | style="font-size:11px;line-height:110%"|{{center|May 29, 2016}} ! 2.25<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/01/sunday-final-ratings-may-29-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602021710/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/01/sunday-final-ratings-may-29-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2016|title=Sunday final ratings: 'NASCAR and all others hold|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=June 1, 2016|accessdate=June 1, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> ! style="font-size:smaller"| 2015–2016 ! style="background:#fc9;"| #100 ! style="background:#fc9;"| 4.76<ref name="entertainment2016">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/tv-season-2015-2016-series-rankings-shows-full-list-1201763189/|title=Full 2015–16 TV Season Series Rankings|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 26, 2015|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref> |- ! 3 | Wednesday 9:00 pm ! 13 | style="font-size:11px;line-height:110%"|{{center|May 31, 2017}} ! 4.01<ref name="3.01">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-may-31-2017/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605081000/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-may-31-2017/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 5, 2017|title='Masterchef' adjusts up, 'F Word,' 'Little Big Shots,' and 'Carmichael Show' adjust down: Wednesday final ratings|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=June 2, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> | style="font-size:11px;line-height:110%"|{{center|August 9, 2017}} ! 2.36<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-9-2017/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060042/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-aug-9-2017/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2017|title='Big Brother,' 'Salvation,' 'Story of Diana,' 'Carmichael' and 'AGT' all adjust down: Wednesday final ratings|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=August 10, 2017|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}</ref> ! style="font-size:smaller"| 2016–2017 ! style="background:#fc9;"| ! style="background:#fc9;"| |- |}
===Critical reception===
The series has received positive reviews. On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 15 critics, generally praising the show for its originality; one described it as "a smart and crafty comedy".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Carmichael Show (2015): Season 1|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-carmichael-show|accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> The second season received better reviews, with a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicative of "generally favorable reviews"; critics praise the series for its writing and the topics it discusses.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Carmichael Show - Season 2|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-carmichael-show/season-2|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref> The third season also received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 79 out of 100, based on 8 critics.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Carmichael Show - Season 3|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-carmichael-show/season-3|accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref>
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has received 72% "fresh" ratings, with an average rating of 6.1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the-carmichael-show/s01/|title=The Carmichael Show: Season 1|website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref> The second season received 100% "fresh" ratings, with an average rating of 8.4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_carmichael_show/s02|title=The Carmichael Show: Season 2|website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=March 31, 2017}}</ref> As of late 2022, the third season has received an 89% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 7.8.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_carmichael_show/s03|title=The Carmichael Show: Season 3|website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=July 28, 2017}}</ref> TV critic Alan Sepinwall wrote, with regard to the third season, "Few sitcoms are built to handle the kind of provocative content that ''The Carmichael Show'' embraces as its reason for being... Carmichael not only keeps the jokes flying the whole time, but makes them better when it's at its most Very Special."<ref name="auto"/>
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Association !! Category !! Nominee(s) !! Result !! Refs |- | rowspan="3"| 2016 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character) | ''The Carmichael Show'' <small>(Episode: "Gender")</small> | {{nom}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4307902/awards?ref_=tt_awd|title=The Carmichael Show - Awards - IMDb|website=IMDb |accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Loretta Devine | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Alan Grier | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | rowspan="2"| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | ''The Carmichael Show'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/13/naacp-image-awards-nominees-2017|title=NAACP Image Awards nominations announced|last=Kinane|first=Ruth|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | David Alan Grier | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.nbc.com/the-carmichael-show}} * {{IMDb title|tt4307902}} * [https://www.instagram.com/thecarmichaelshow/ The Carmichael Show] on Instagram
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