Children Ruin Everything
Children Ruin Everything is a Canadian sitcom television series,[1] that premiered on CTV on January 12, 2022.[2] Created by Kurt Smeaton for CTV and Roku and co-produced by New Metric Media and Bell Media Studios, the series focuses on Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams), a young couple struggling to define their lives outside of their role as parents.[3]
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Kurt Smeaton |
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| Composer | Nikhil Seetharam |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | January 12, 2022 – present |
Smeaton described the series as inspired by his understanding that parenting "is time-consuming and expensive and frustrating. So I wanted to create a show that acknowledged that but also showed the other side, which is having a family is worth it.”[4]
The series is executive produced by Chuck Tatham, alongside Smeaton and Mark Montefiore.[3] In the United States, it streamed on The Roku Channel on May 13, 2022 as part of their Roku Originals line-up.[5]
On February 4, 2022, CTV and Roku renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 19, 2022 and premiered in the US on February 3, 2023, with the first 8 episodes of the season released, with the second 8-episode half releasing at a later date.[6]
Cast and characters
- Meaghan Rath as Astrid, a mother of three[7]
- Aaron Abrams as James, Astrid's husband, a father of three[8]
- Ennis Esmer as Ennis, James's best friend and co-worker[8]
- Nazneen Contractor as Dawn, Astrid's sister[8]
- Logan Nicholson as Felix, Astrid and James's seven-year-old (eight-year-old) son[2]
- Mikayla SwamiNathan as Viv, Astrid and James's four-year-old daughter[2]
- Dmitry Chepovetsky as Bo, Dawn's husband[2]
- Darius Rota as Corey, Dawn and Bo's 10-year-old son[2]
- Veena Sood as Nisha, Astrid and Dawn's mother[2]
- Lisa Codrington as Marla, James and Ennis's boss[2]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 8 | January 12, 2022 | February 23, 2022 | |
| 2 | 16 | September 19, 2022 | February 20, 2023 | |
Season 1 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Canadian viewers |
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| 1 | 1 | "Meals" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Kurt Smeaton | January 12, 2022 | 402170-1 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Bodies" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | January 19, 2022 | 402170-4 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Intimacy" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Courtney Jane Walker | January 26, 2022 | 402170-2 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Truth" | Melanie Orr | Anita Kapila | February 2, 2022 | 402170-9 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Sick Days" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Andrew De Angelis | February 9, 2022 | 402170-8 | 707,000[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "Roadtrips" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Kurt Smeaton | February 13, 2022 | 402170-7 | 721,000[9] |
| 7 | 7 | "Death" | Melanie Orr | Andrew De Angelis & Wendy Litner | February 16, 2022 | 402170-6 | 638,000[10] |
| 8 | 8 | "Space" | Melanie Orr | Kurt Smeaton & Jessica Meya | February 23, 2022 | 402170-5 | N/A |
Season 2 (2022-23)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [11] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [11] | Prod. code |
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| 9 | 1 | "Sleep" | Melanie Orr | Kurt Smeaton | September 19, 2022 | 402170-10 |
| 10 | 2 | "Friends" | Melanie Orr | Jessica Meya | September 26, 2022 | 402170-11 |
| 11 | 3 | "Dignity" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips & Nadine Bhabha | October 3, 2022 | 402170-12 |
| 12 | 4 | "Screen Time" | Melanie Orr | Andrew de Angelis | October 10, 2022 | 402170-13 |
| 13 | 5 | "Privacy" | Peter Huang | Andrew de Angelis & Rob Michaels | October 17, 2022 | 402170-3[12] |
| 14 | 6 | "Fairness" | Peter Huang | Shebli Zarghami | October 24, 2022 | 402170-15 |
| 15 | 7 | "Identity" | Peter Huang | Anita Kapila | November 7, 2022 | 402170-18 |
| 16 | 8 | "Each Other" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | November 14, 2022 | 402170-14 |
| 17 | 9 | "Teamwork" | Peter Wellington | Andrew de Angelis | November 28, 2022 | 402170-16 |
| 18 | 10 | "Me Time" | Melanie Orr | Kathleen Phillips | December 5, 2022 | 402170-17 |
| 19 | 11 | "Money" | Melanie Orr | Jessica Meya | January 9, 2023 | 402170-19 |
| 20 | 12 | "Weekends" | Melanie Orr | Shebli Zarghami | January 23, 2023 | 402170-21 |
| 21 | 13 | "Arguments" | Peter Huang | Kurt Smeaton | January 30, 2023 | 402170-20 |
| 22 | 14 | "Expectations" | Peter Wellington | Kurt Smeaton | February 6, 2023 | 402170-22 |
| 23 | 15 | "Momentum" | Peter Wellington | Rob Michaels | February 13, 2023 | 402170-24 |
| 24 | 16 | "Parenting" | Peter Wellington | Kathleen Phillips & Shebli Zarghami | February 20, 2023 | 402170-23 |
References
- Lauren Malyk, "CTV greenlights comedy Children Ruin Everything". Playback, January 30, 2020.
- Greg David, "CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything premieres Jan. 12 on CTV". TV, eh?, December 10, 2021.
- Etan Vlessing, "Chuck Tatham to Executive Produce 'Children Ruin Everything' Comedy for Canada's Bell Media". The Hollywood Reporter, July 25, 2019.
- Debra Yeo, "In ‘Children Ruin Everything,’ producer and dad Kurt Smeaton mines the hard parts of parenthood for comedy". Toronto Star, January 15, 2022.
- Todd Spangler, "Roku Nabs U.S. Streaming Rights to ‘Children Ruin Everything’ Comedy Series From ‘Schitt’s Creek’s’ Kurt Smeaton". Variety, October 18, 2021.
- White, Peter (February 4, 2022). "'Children Ruin Everything' Renewed For Season 2 At CTV; Roku To Launch In U.S. Later This Year". Deadline Hollywood.
- Greg David (February 16, 2021). "Meaghan Rath joins CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything". TV, eh?.
- Greg David (March 24, 2021). "Aaron Abrams joins CTV original comedy Children Ruin Everything in lead role, with Ennis Esmer and Nazneen Contractor joining cast". TV, eh?.
- Top Programs - Total Canada (English) February 7, 2022 - February 13, 2022 - numeris
- Top Programs - Total Canada (English) February 14, 2022 - February 20, 2022 - numeris
- "Children Ruin Everything Episode Guide". Zap2It. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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