| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Composer: | John MacDonald |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 17 |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Network: | NBC |
Guys with Kids is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC, from September 11, 2012, to February 27, 2013, as part of the 2012 - 13 television schedule. The series was created by Jimmy Fallon and Charlie Grandy and starred Anthony Anderson, Jesse Bradford, Zach Cregger, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Erinn Hayes, and Tempestt Bledsoe. The series chronicles the lives of three friends, and their respective partners, as they raise their children in a modern environment.[1]
Guys with Kids also aired on Global as part of the 2012–13 Canadian network television schedule.Guys with Kids also aired on Comedy Central India.
Cast members appearing in at least two episodes include:[2]
NBC placed a 13-episode order in May 2012.[3]
It was announced in June 2012 that Sara Rue, who portrayed Sheila in the original pilot, would be replaced by Erinn Hayes, a change necessitated when ABC decided to pick up the comedy Malibu Country, which also starred Rue.[4] [5]
The series ran from September 12, 2012, to February 27, 2013. The series aired in Canada on Global, premiering one day early, on September 11, 2012.[6]
On November 15, 2012, NBC announced it has ordered four more episodes, bringing the series to a total of 17 episodes.[7] [8]
On May 9, 2013, NBC canceled the series after one season.[9]
Guys With Kids received generally negative reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the show received a score of 38 out of 100, from 25 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10] Rotten Tomatoes rated season 1 as 7% based on reviews from 30 critics, with an average rating of 3.4/10 and the critical consensus reads: "Worthless and abysmal, Guys with Kids is pitiful in its lack of humor and plot."[11]
Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald was only one of a few who gave a positive review, saying "Guys With Kids is a perfect confection of witty dialogue and slapstick action."[12] Matt Zoller Seitz of New York Magazine stated "I expected to hate Guys With Kids... My animosity faded after about five minutes, when it became clear that the show wasn't terribly interested in the kids."[13] Diane Wertz of Newsday gave it a D and stated "Nothing to see here. Move on."[14] Matt Rouse of TV Guide wrote, "The season's most depressingly generic and retro sitcom, so squishy and lacking in edge it might as well been written in nerf".[15]
On December 11, 2012, Anthony Anderson was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, as Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.[16] The award went to Don Cheadle for his work on Showtime's House of Lies.