Surviving Jack
Surviving Jack Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
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About
"A gruff dad sitcom that ended too soon"
Set in the 1990s, this short-lived sitcom follows a gruff, no-nonsense father who suddenly finds himself the primary parent when his wife goes back to medical school, leaving him to navigate his teenage kids' problems with blunt, old-school parenting. The tone is warm but sharp-edged, driven almost entirely by Christopher Meloni's deadpan delivery and comic timing as the title character. It moves fast, episode to episode, mixing broad family-sitcom beats with genuinely funny one-liners. It never got room to grow, but what exists is breezy, nostalgic, and consistently amusing.
Christopher Meloni's gruff comic performance carries nearly every scene.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pilot | 7.9 | 170 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | Gonna Make You Sweat | 8.2 | 129 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | How Do You Talk to an Angel | 8.5 | 114 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Rhythm Is a Dancer | 8.8 | 113 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Something to Talk About | 8.8 | 115 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | She Drives Me Crazy | 8.5 | 78 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Parents Just Don't Understand | 8.5 | 88 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Smells Like Teen Spirit | 8.7 | 60 | — |