Country of origin United States Original network CBS | No. of episodes 23 | |
Original release September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) – May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) | ||
The second season of the television comedy series Mike & Molly began airing on September 26, 2011 on CBS in the United States. The season is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creator Mark Roberts serving as executive producer along with Chuck Lorre, James Burrows and Don Foster.
The series focuses on the title characters Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy), a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting in Chicago, Illinois. After Molly, a primary-school teacher, invites police officer Mike to give a talk to her class, they begin dating. Molly lives at home with her mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz), and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon). Joyce is in an on-off relationship with widower Vince Moranto (Louis Mustillo), who is often seen at the house. Mike lives alone in an apartment but is regularly kept company by his best friend and partner in the police force Carl McMillan (Reno Wilson). Other prominent characters in the series include Carl's grandmother Rosetta (Cleo King); Mike's mother Peggy (Rondi Reed) and cafe worker Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi). Holly Robinson Peete has a recurring guest role in Season 2 as Carl's love interest. Season two of Mike & Molly broadcasts on Mondays in the United States at 9:30 P.M.
On August 21, 2012 Warner Home Video will release a three-disc set of the second season on DVD, which will feature every episode, a featurette, bloopers, and interviews with the cast.