‘The Moodys’ Won’t See Another Season on Fox

Fox's 'The Moodys'
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The Moodys will not return after two seasons on Fox. Season two of the comedy, starring Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins, debuted in April. 

Francois Arnaud, Chelsea Frei, Jay Baruchel, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Gerry Dee and Josh Segarra are also in the cast. 

Based on an Australian series, The Moodys follows a tight-knit but dysfunctional family of five, all of whom gather in their hometown of Chicago for the “perfect” holiday. From break-ups to arrests to sharing one bathroom, each family member is packing his/her own eccentricities and hiding secrets from the other. 

Fox said the show “took a bold and fearless view of family” and got positive reviews, but lamented that not enough viewers watched. 

Leary and Perkins executive produced with Rob Greenberg, Bob Fisher, Tad Quill, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Trent O’Donnell, Phil Lloyd and Jason Burrows.

Fox Entertainment and CBS Studios produced The Moodys

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.