Connecting Explained

Country:United States
Language:English
Num Episodes:8
Camera:Single-camera
Company:Wide Awake Productions
Quinn's House
Universal Television
Network:NBC
Network2:Peacock

Connecting... is an American television sitcom co-created and co-executive produced by Martin Gero and Brendan Gall for Universal Television. The series aired from October 8 to October 29, 2020 on NBC.

In November 2020, the series was canceled after four episodes. The remaining episodes were released on NBC.com and Peacock shortly after.[1]

Premise

Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the series follows the lives of a group of friends who try to stay connected via videotelephony as they navigate through the various nuances of life in a lockdown.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

On June 26, 2020, it received a straight-to-series order of 8 episodes by NBC.[2]

The first star to be cast in the series was Otmara Marrero on July 22, 2020, followed by Parvesh Cheena on July 31, 2020.[3] [4] The following month, Keith Powell, Jill Knox, Shakina Nayfack, Ely Henry and Preacher Lawson joined the main cast.[5] Shakina Nayfack's casting made her the first transgender person to have a starring role on a major network comedy production.[6]

On November 2, 2020, NBC canceled the series, amid dwindling viewership, after airing only four episodes and pulled it from the network's schedule, with reruns of Superstore taking its place. The remaining episodes were streamed exclusively on NBC.com and Peacock.[1] [7]

Release

On September 10, 2020, NBC released the first official trailer for the series.[8] On August 27, 2020, it was announced that the series would be replacing Brooklyn Nine-Nine in NBC's previously announced Fall schedule and would premiere on October 1, 2020.[9] On September 24, 2020, the series premiere was pushed by one week to October 8, 2020.[10] [11]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 67% with an average rating of 6.33/10, based on 9 reviews.[12] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Ratings

Season 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petski. Denise. November 2, 2020. 'Connecting' Pulled From NBC Schedule, Remaining 4 Episodes To Stream Online. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201103013655/https://deadline.com/2020/11/connecting-pulled-nbc-schedule-remaining-episodes-to-stream-online-1234608089/. November 3, 2020. November 3, 2020. Deadline Hollywood.
  2. Web site: Roots. Kimberly. Blindspot EP's Video-Chat Comedy Connecting Ordered to Series at NBC. TVLine. June 26, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628143428/https://tvline.com/2020/06/26/connecting-series-order-nbc-martin-gero-comedy/. June 28, 2020. live.
  3. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. 'Connecting': Otmara Marrero To Star In NBC's Coronavirus-Era Comedy Series From Martin Gero & Brendan Gall. Deadline Hollywood. July 22, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200722201836/https://deadline.com/2020/07/connecting-otmara-marrero-nbcs-coronavirus-era-comedy-series-martin-gero-brendan-gall-1202992106/. July 22, 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Petski. Denise. 'Connecting': Parvesh Cheena Joins NBC's Coronavirus- Era Comedy Series From Martin Gero & Brendan Gall. Deadline Hollywood. July 31, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200802104938/https://deadline.com/2020/07/connecting-parvesh-cheena-nbcs-coronavirus-era-comedy-series-from-martin-gero-brendan-gall-1203000856/. August 2, 2020. live.
  5. Web site: Petski. Denise. 'Connecting': Five Cast In NBC's Coronavirus-Era Comedy Series From Martin Gero & Brendan Gall. Deadline Hollywood. August 5, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806020924/https://deadline.com/2020/08/connecting-five-cast-in-nbcs-coronavirus-era-comedy-series-from-martin-gero-brendan-gall-1203003719/. August 6, 2020. live.
  6. Web site: Reynolds. Daniel. Connecting's Shakina Nayfack on Making Trans History on Network TV. October 8, 2020. November 3, 2020. The Advocate. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011161756/https://www.advocate.com/television/2020/10/08/connectings-shakina-nayfack-making-trans-history-network-tv. October 11, 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Nemetz. Dave. November 3, 2020. Connecting Cancelled at NBC, Remaining Episodes to Air on Peacock. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201103003301/https://tvline.com/2020/11/02/connecting-cancelled-nbc-season-2-peacock/. November 3, 2020. November 3, 2020. TVLine.
  8. Yohannes. Alamin. These friends are sick of isolation in first trailer for NBC comedy Connecting. Entertainment Weekly. September 10, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200912124648/https://ew.com/tv/connecting-trailer-martin-gero-quarantine-nbc-comedy/. September 12, 2020. live.
  9. Web site: Nakamura. Reid. 'This Is Us,' Dick Wolf's 'Chicago' Franchise, 'The Voice' Get Fall Premiere Dates at NBC. August 27, 2020. September 20, 2020. TheWrap. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827203324/https://www.thewrap.com/this-is-us-dick-wolfs-chicago-franchise-the-voice-get-fall-premiere-dates-at-nbc/. August 27, 2020. live.
  10. Web site: Schwartz. Ryan. September 24, 2020. Superstore Season 6 Premiere Delayed. TVLine. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924204052/https://tvline.com/2020/09/24/superstore-season-6-premiere-date-nbc/. September 24, 2020. live.
  11. Web site: Connecting – Listings. The Futon Critic. September 22, 2020.
  12. Web site: Connecting...: Season 1 (2020). Rotten Tomatoes. November 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327115528/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/connecting/s01. March 27, 2021. live.
  13. Web site: Connecting...: Season 1. Metacritic. November 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020205542/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/connecting/season-1. October 20, 2020. live.

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