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Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (originally announced as The Guide to Surviving Life before reverting to its original working title) is an American single-camera comedy television series created by Jay Lacopo. It debuted online on December 21, 2015, and made its television premiere on January 3, 2016, on Fox, with 13 episodes ordered. The series follows Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and his friends and family while exploring what we all go through on our way to figuring out what life is all about. On May 12, 2016, Fox canceled the series, leaving three episodes unaired. The network burned off two of the unaired episodes on June 12, 2016, with the last one airing on June 26, 2016.

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Main

Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cooper Barrett

Meaghan Rath as Kelly Bishop, a neighbor of Cooper who steals his heart.

James Earl as Barry Sandel, a roommate of Cooper who can't stay out of trouble.

Charlie Saxton as Neal Fissley, a roommate of Cooper who seems to fail at love.

Liza Lapira as Leslie Barrett, mother of two children and married to Josh.

Justin Bartha as Josh Barrett, Cooper's 37-year-old brother with two kids.

Recurring

Marshall Manesh as Virgil, the landlord

Victoria Justice as Ramona Miller, a corporate shark who befriends Kelly.

Guest stars

Paula Abdul as herself

Colin Cowherd as himself

Kimberly Kevon Williams as Ashley, Barry's girlfriend.

Corey Reynolds as Frank, Ashley's father.

Lyndon Smith as Lena, one of Cooper's ex-girlfriends who finds a way back in his life.

Parker Young as Shane, an extremely competitive guy who briefly dates Kelly.

Alan Ruck as Mark Barrett, father to Cooper and Josh.

Jane Kaczmarek as Cindy Barrett, mother to Cooper and Josh.

Juicy J as himself

Broadcast

The first seven episodes aired Sunday at 8:30 pm. Episodes 8, 9, 10 and 12 aired at 7:30 pm. Episodes 11 and 13 aired at 7:00 pm.

Reception

The show has met an average response from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 51/100 based on 14 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a score of 50% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The critical consensus reads: "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life wins points for earnestness and a slight progressive slant, but an overall lack of smarts or structure keeps the show from living up to its full potential."

References

Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Wikipedia

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