Happy Endings
FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 10/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 9/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 8/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 8/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Eliza CoupeElisha CuthbertZachary KnightonAdam PallyDamon Wayans Jr.Casey Wilson
Written by
David Caspe
Starring
Eliza CoupeElisha CuthbertZachary KnightonAdam PallyDamon Wayans Jr.Casey Wilson
Written by
David Caspe
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Happy Endings Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | |||||||||||
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | |||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
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About
"Absurdly fast jokes, a friend group worth loving"
When Dave gets left at the altar by his fiancée Alex, their tight-knit Chicago friend group has to figure out how to stay friends anyway. What follows isn't really about that breakup at all: it's a fast, absurdist hangout comedy powered by rapid-fire jokes, running gags, and six leads with genuinely electric chemistry. The pace is closer to a live-action cartoon than a typical sitcom, packing in more jokes per minute than almost anything on the dial. It rewards attention and rewatching, and the friend-group dynamic carries every episode even when plots are thin.
Watch it for
the rapid-fire joke density and one of the best ensemble casts in modern sitcom history.
Maybe skip if
you prefer character-driven slow burns over joke-a-second, plot-light sitcom chaos.
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Season 12011
7.55K135h
The first season of Happy Endings, an American television series, premiered on April 13, 2011 and concluded on August 24 of the same year. ABC officially picked up the show on May 18, 2010, where it premiered on April as a midseason replacement, with a one-hour premiere of two back-to-back episodes starting at 9:30 pm ET/PT. In the weeks that followed, the show continued to air back-to-back episodes that began airing at 10:00 pm ET/PT.
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Season 22011
7.76K216h 58m
The second season of Happy Endings, an American television series. ABC officially renewed Happy Endings for a second season on May 13, 2011. It was later announced it would move to a new time-slot on Wednesdays at 9:30pm, as a lead-in to new series, Revenge. It premiered on September 28, 2011.
On November 3, 2011, ABC picked up the show for a full 22-episode second season. However the 21st episode to air was labeled as the season finale by ABC as they "needed" to premiere Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 on April 11, 2012. Despite the episode officially being held back for the third season, the 22nd episode aired on E4 in the UK on May 17, 2012, and other international markets, as part of the second season.
Although the season was not officially released on DVD until October 23, 2012, the DVD was included in a release that contains the first two seasons of the show that was released on August 14, 2012.
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Season 32012
7.55K238h
The third and final season of Happy Endings, an American television series. ABC officially renewed Happy Endings for a third and final season on May 11, 2012. It was also announced it would move to a new time-slot on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, as a lead-in to Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. The season premiered on October 23, 2012. On February 13, 2013, ABC announced that, starting March 29, 2013, the series would move to Fridays at 8:00-9:00 p.m ET/PT with back-to-back original episodes. The series finale aired on May 3, 2013.
ABC's scheduling of Happy Endings's third and final season was labeled the "Worst TV Strategy" of the 2012-13 television season.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Eliza Coupe Jane Kerkovich-Williams
Elisha Cuthbert Alex Kerkovich
Zachary Knighton Dave Rose
Adam Pally Max Blum
Damon Wayans Jr. Brad Williams
Casey Wilson Penny Hartz
Stephen Guarino Derrick
Nick Zano Pete
Seth Morris Scotty
Megan Mullally Dana Hartz
Crew
David Caspe
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