Sullivan & Son
American television series
Sullivan & Son | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by |
Steve Byrne
Rob Long |
Starring | |
Composer | Dave Kushner |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 33 ( list of episodes ) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies |
Wild West Picture Show Productions
Warner Horizon Television |
Release | |
Original network | TBS |
Picture format | 1080i ( 16:9 HDTV ) |
Original release |
July 19, 2012
(
2012-07-19
)
–
September 9, 2014 ( 2014-09-09 ) |
Sullivan & Son is an American sitcom created by Steve Byrne and Rob Long that was broadcast on TBS . It starred Byrne as Steve Sullivan, who surprises his parents when he leaves his job as a corporate lawyer to take over a bar owned by his father in Pittsburgh . The series was executive-produced by Vince Vaughn , Peter Billingsley , and Long, who also served as showrunner . It premiered on July 19, 2012. [1] On November 20, 2014, TBS cancelled Sullivan & Son after three seasons. [2]
Overview
The series centers on Steve Sullivan (Byrne), a corporate attorney from New York City who visits his Irish American father Jack ( Dan Lauria ) and Korean mother Ok Cha ( Jodi Long ) just as they are preparing to sell their bar in a Pittsburgh working-class neighborhood and retire. [3] To their surprise, he decides to stay and run the bar. [4] The bar is a popular venue among the locals, and is the unofficial "town hall" of the neighborhood. [3]
Cast and characters
- Steve Byrne , as Steve Sullivan, is a half-Irish and half-Korean lawyer who leaves his job to take over his parents' bar in Pittsburgh .
- Dan Lauria , as Jack Sullivan, is Steve's father.
- Jodi Long , as Ok Cha Sullivan, is Steve's mother.
- Owen Benjamin , as Owen Walsh, is a dopey and unemployed childhood friend of Steve's. [5]
- Brian Doyle-Murray , as Hank Murphy, is a bar regular prone to making offensive remarks. [5]
- Christine Ebersole , as Carol Walsh, is a bar regular and Owen's mother. [5]
- Vivian Bang , as Susan Sullivan, is Steve's younger sister. [5]
- Valerie Azlynn , as Melanie Sutton, is an emergency medical technician and love interest of Steve's. [5]
- Roy Wood, Jr. , as Roy Williams, Jr., is a bar regular and childhood friend of Steve and Owen's.
- Ahmed Ahmed , as Ahmed Nassar, is a tow truck driver, bar regular, and childhood friend of Steve and Owen's.
Recurring
- Brian Scolaro as Doug, a bar regular (season one)
- Jesus Trejo as Javier, a bar regular
- Joshua David Gray as Father Perry, a bar regular
- Billy Gardell as Lyle Winkler, Steve's rival.
- John Michael Higgins as Gary Barton
- Ken Jeong as Jason, Susan's overachieving MD husband
- Charles Shaughnessy as Darryl
- Kunal Nayyar as Sanjay/Neal, a man of Indian descent who pretends to be a native of India.
- Brad Keselowski as himself
- Ellen Woglom as Nicolette
Special guest stars
- Perry Caravello as Javahoe Homosexual
- Chris D'Elia as Ryan Capps
- Will Sasso as Robert Sherman
- Kerri Kenney-Silver as Jo Sullivan, Jack's con-artist sister
- Brian George as Amun Nassar, Ahmed's father.
- George Wallace as Leroy Williams, Roy's father
- Ted McGinley as Eugene Casternakie
- Ryan Miller as himself
- Pat Sajak as himself
- Frank Caliendo as Ralph
- Mo Collins as Lilly
- Catherine Reitman as April
- Loretta Devine as Rose, Roy's mother
- Bryan Callen as Paul
- Margaret Cho as Jenny, Ok Cha's niece
Production
Sullivan & Son was ordered to pilot by cable channel TBS on September 30, 2011. It was among three half-hour pilots being considered by the channel, the others being Men at Work and BFF . [6] TBS had been developing comedies that could be paired with reruns of The Big Bang Theory . [7] After greenlighting Men at Work to series in January 2012, TBS was to choose between Sullivan & Son and BFF to fill its new hour-long comedy slot. [4] On February 10, 2012, TBS picked up Sullivan & Son to series with a 10-episode order with a premiere date set for summer 2012. [3] [8]
The pilot was written by Steve Byrne and Rob Long with Byrne in the starring role. [6] Valerie Azlynn, Jodi Long, Vivian Bang, Owen Benjamin, and Dan Lauria were added to the cast in October. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience. [9] [10] TBS announced that it had renewed Sullivan & Son for a second season of 10 more episodes that premiered on June 13, 2013. [11] [12] On August 20, 2013, TBS announced it had renewed the series for a 13-episode third season that premiered in June 2014. [13]
Reception
Critical reception
Sullivan & Son has received mixed to negative reviews, garnering a score of 47 out of 100 on Metacritic . [14]
Ratings
Season | Timeslot ( ET / PT ) | No. Ep. | Premiered | Ended | TV Season |
Viewers
(in million) |
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Date |
Premiere
Viewers (in million) |
Date |
Finale
Viewers (in million) |
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1 | Thursdays 10:00 pm | 10 |
July 19, 2012
|
2.50 |
September 13, 2012
|
2.12 | 2012 | 2.20 |
2 | 10 |
June 13, 2013
|
2.10 |
August 22, 2013
|
1.90 | 2013 | 1.99 | |
3 |
Tuesdays 10:00
pm
|
13 |
June 24, 2014
|
1.61 |
September 9, 2014
|
1.78 [15] | 2014 | |
References
- ↑ West, Kelly (March 20, 2012). "TBS Sets Premiere Dates For Men At Work And Sullivan & Son" . Cinema Blend . Retrieved April 12, 2012 .
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 20, 2014). " Sullivan & Son Cancelled By TBS After Three Seasons" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 20, 2014 .
- 1 2 3 Bierly, Mandi (2012-02-10). "TBS greenlights Vince Vaughn-produced comedy starring Steve Byrne" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (2012-02-10). "TBS Picks Up 'Sullivan And Son' To Series" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 Weisman, Jon (2012-02-10). "TBS greenlights 'Sullivan and Son' " . Variety . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (2011-09-30). "TBS Orders Pilot Starring Comedian Steve Byrne And Produced By Vince Vaughn" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- ↑ Owen, Rob (2012-02-10). "TBS grabs 'Sullivan and Son,' a fun portrait of Pittsburgh" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2012-02-10). "TBS Orders Vince Vaughn-Steve Byrne Comedy to Series" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2011-10-24). "Quartet Cast In TBS Comedy Pilot 'Sullivan And Son' Produced By Vince Vaughn" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2011-10-24). "Cable Pilot Castings: Dan Lauria To Star In 'Sullivan & Son', Austin Butler In 'Intercept' " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2012-02-11 .
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (September 4, 2012). " 'Sullivan & Son' Renewed by TBS" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on September 7, 2012 . Retrieved September 4, 2012 .
- ↑ " 'Sullivan & Son' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date" . 9 April 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 20, 2013). " 'Sullivan and Son', 'Men At Work' & 'Deal With It' Renewed by TBS" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on August 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Sullivan & Son" . Metacritic . 2012-08-18.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 20, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Tops Night + 'Anarchy Afterword', '19 Kids and Counting', 'Tosh.0' & More" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on September 11, 2014 . Retrieved September 10, 2014 .
External links
- Official website
- Sullivan & Son at IMDb
- Sullivan and Son: Behind The Bar is the official podcast of the show. Hosted by show writer Caleb Bacon.