4.8 /10 1 Votes
30% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Sitcom Country of origin United States Network CBS | 5.9/10 IMDb 5.8/10 TV Composer(s) Raney Shockne First episode date 19 September 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Kevin James
Bruce Helford
Rock Reuben Starring Kevin James
Erinn Hayes
Taylor Spreitler
Ryan Cartwright
Gary Valentine
Lenny Venito
Leonard Earl Howze
James DiGiacomo
Mary-Charles Jones Opening theme "Ordinary Guy"
performed by Michael Delguidice Executive producers Kevin James, Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben, Jeff Sussman, Andy Fickman Nominations People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy Program creators Kevin James, Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben Similar Man with a Plan, The Great Indoors, The King of Queens, The Good Place, Speechless Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Can Wait is an American sitcom television series starring Kevin James. The series premiered on September 19, 2016. The series marked James' second starring role in a CBS sitcom, after The King of Queens, which ran from 1998 until 2007.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Recurring
- Notable guest stars
- Production
- Reception
- References
On October 17, 2016, CBS ordered a full season of 22 episodes. On January 6, 2017, two additional episodes were added bringing the season to a total of 24 episodes.
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Plot
Kevin Gable is a newly retired Nassau County police officer living in Massapequa, New York, on Long Island, who looks forward to spending time with his wife and three kids and with several other retired officers. However, he soon discovers that the trials he faces at home with his family can be as challenging as what he had faced on the job.
Most scenes in the show take place in the Gables' household and the pizza restaurant "Enzo's", the hangout for Kevin and the guys where his daughter Kendra also works.
Cast
Recurring
Notable guest stars
Production
In October 2015, it was announced Kevin James would star in a new family-comedy television series for CBS, while Rock Reuben will executive produce the series, and Bruce Helford would serve as the show runner. In January 2016, Taylor Spreitler had been cast in the series as Kendra, Kevin's daughter. In February 2016, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, and James DiGiacomo had been cast in the series, as Kendra's boyfriend, and James's characters other children, respectively. That same month, Leonard Earl Howze and Erinn Hayes joined the cast portraying James's character's friend and former police partner and James's wife, respectively. In March 2016, Lenny Venito & Gary Valentine joined the cast.
In September 2016, it was announced Ray Romano and Gina Brillon would guest star. In November 2016, it was announced Adam Sandler would also guest star. That same month, Bruce Helford exited the series as showrunner due to creative differences. Cheers alum Rob Long replaced Helford as showrunner.
The series is filmed entirely on Long Island at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York. The pilot episode was filmed on April 1, 2016. Production on subsequent episodes began taping on August 5, 2016.
Reception
Kevin Can Wait has received generally negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 30%, based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kevin James proves a likable, funny lead, but Kevin Can Wait relies too heavily on predictable, unfunny jokes and a series of lackluster subplots to stand out from the crowd." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 39 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".