Will ‘Mom’ Remain a Ratings Hit After Anna Faris Divorced Herself From CBS’ Current Longest-Running Sitcom?
“Mom” has lost half of its moms, but will its impressive audience remain intact without Anna Faris? On Friday, news broke Faris would be exiting CBS’ currently longest-running sitcom ahead of its Season 8 premiere, leaving co-star Allison Janney alone at the top of the call sheet and the one responsible for keeping “Mom” near the top of the Nielsen rankings. It’s safe to say that task will be easy with the first episode of the Chuck Lorre-created show’s eighth season, as fans tune in to see how Faris’ character, Christy, is written off. But will the rest of Season 8 stack up to the numbers “Mom” earned in Season 7? Also Read: 'Mom' Star Anna Faris to Exit CBS Comedy Ahead of Season 8 From the start of the 2019-20 TV season-to-date, “Mom” is tied for 38th place out of 285 broadcast shows in the key adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.3 rating. (It’s actually a bit fewer than 285 individual series — Nielsen breaks out shows that air on multiple nights or in multiple time slots into their own line item. In other words, “Big Brother” currently occupies three of those 285 slots, one for Wednesday episodes, another...
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