The sixth and final season of the television comedy series Mike & Molly began on January 6, 2016, in its new Wednesday at 8:30 pm timeslot, on CBS in the United States. The season is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series showrunner Al Higgins serving as executive producer along with Chuck Lorre.
Summary[]
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 (changing career to author in season 4), invites police officer Mike to give a talk to her class, they begin dating. As of the end of season 2, the two are married. Mike and Molly live in the home of Molly's mother Joyce (Swoosie Kurtz) and sister Victoria (Katy Mixon). Joyce is married to widower Vince Moranto (Louis Mustillo). Mike 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 Mike's mother Peggy (Rondi Reed), and cafe worker/owner Samuel (Nyambi Nyambi).
Trivia[]
- On March 12, 2015, CBS renewed Mike & Molly for a sixth season.
- The season will consists of 13 episodes.
Production[]
Despite several others did not ordered less than 13 episodes for a sixth season, on January 12, 2016, it was announced that the series would be cancelled instead; the final episode aired on May 16, 2016.
After the series ended, the set was transformed into a new set for I'm Not Your Friend (but later re-titled Man with a Plan) with former Friends, Joey and Episodes star Matt LeBlanc, which had just finished up its pilot episode before the series was ordered, and was competing against Mike & Molly at the time.
Cast[]
- Billy Gardell as Michael Biggs (13 episodes)
- Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn (13 episodes)
- Reno Wilson as Carl McMillan (13 episodes)
- Katy Mixon as Victoria Flynn (13 episodes)
- Nyambi Nyambi as Samuel (9 episodes)
- Rondi Reed as Peggy Biggs (8 episodes)
- Louis Mustillo as Vincent Moranto (13 episodes)
- Swoosie Kurtz as Joyce Flynn (13 episodes)
Episodes[]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Written by | Directed by | Prod. code | Air Date |
| 115 | 1 | Cops on the Rocks | Al Higgins & Julie Bean (Story), Mark Gross, Carla Filisha & Bill Daly (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11101 | January 6, 2016 |
| Still feuding, Mike and Carl both ask to be assigned different partners at work, only to find that life with their new partners is even worse. Meanwhile, Molly and Peggy have an opportunity to promote their new book on NPR, but Molly can't get Peggy to show up for the on-air interviews. | ||||||
| 116 | 2 | One Small Step for Mike | Al Higgins & Carla Filisha (Story), Bill Daly & Brian Keith Etheridge & Rob DesHotel (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11103 | January 13, 2016 |
| Molly has taken up walking, and gets a Fitbit for herself and Mike, hoping Mike will also try to get healthier. After Mike barely puts any steps on his Fitbit the next day, he has Samuel wear it for a while. When Samuel puts on seven miles walking around at the restaurant, Mike knows Molly will be suspicious, so he acts like he lost it. | ||||||
| 117 | 3 | Peg O'My Heart Attack | Al Higgins & Mark Gross (Story), Carla Filisha & Bill Daly & Brian Keith Etheridge (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11102 | January 20, 2016 |
| Molly invites Peggy to join her for a post-book trip, but Peggy's usual coldness towards the idea results in an argument where Molly says how terrible Peggy is but then leads to Peggy having a heart attack. Mike sides with his mother in her dispute with Molly and points out that she's always been negative and mocking towards Peggy. Molly admits she loves Peggy, and Peggy later tells Molly that she was not responsible for her heart attack but didn't understand why Molly didn't consider her a friend by now. Molly then confirms that she is Peggy's friend. | ||||||
| 118 | 4 | Super Cop | Al Higgins & Bill Daly (Story), Brian Keith Etheridge & Rob DesHotel & Michael Glouberman (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11104 | January 27, 2016 |
| After getting his wallet stolen while taking a nap on patrol with Carl, Mike decides to heighten his enforcement of the law. However, when his new-found attitude takes a toll on those around him (especially Carl, who is disturbed that Mike now is embraced by the precinct's hard-line cops whom they both previously did not see eye to eye with) Molly must find a way to convert her husband back to his former self. | ||||||
| 119 | 5 | Joyce's Will Be Done | Al Higgins & Brian Keith Etheridge (Story), Rob DesHotel & Michael Glouberman & Steve Joe (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11105 | February 3, 2016 |
| After her younger, health-nut yoga instructor drops dead during a session, a shaken Joyce starts to plan for her own death. Molly is thrilled when Joyce gives her a beautiful ring that belonged to her grandmother, then becomes furious when Joyce says she is leaving the house to Victoria, until a combination of Victoria showing she has her life together and Joyce having a benevolent reason for her choices placate Molly. Meanwhile, Vince and Mike ponder the possibilities of life after death. | ||||||
| 120 | 6 | The Good Wife | Al Higgins & Rob DesHotel (Story), Michael Glouberman & Steve Joe & Alex Herschlag (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11106 | February 10, 2016 |
| Fed up with household chores not getting done while Molly skips writing to go out drinking with Joyce and Victoria, Mike speaks his mind, upsetting his wife in the process. As a result, Molly transforms into the seemingly perfect "happy homemaker" to enact her revenge. | ||||||
| 121 | 7 | Weekend With Bridie | Al Higgins & Michael Glouberman (Story), Steve Joe & Alex Herschlag & Julie Bean (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11107 | April 25, 2016 |
| After discovering a dog left in the apartment of two arrested women, Mike decides to bring the pooch home. However, when the dog gets along with all of the family members except Molly, she begins to doubt her maternal skills. | ||||||
| 122 | 8 | The Wreck of the Vincent Moranto | Al Higgins & Steve Joe (Story), Alex Herschlag & Julie Bean & Mark Gross (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11108 | May 2, 2016 |
| Vince sells a boat that he and Mike were remodeling together, which causes empty promises made by Mike's father come back to haunt him. | ||||||
| 123 | 9 | Baby, Please Don't Go | Al Higgins & Alex Herschlag (Story), Julie Bean & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11109 | May 2, 2016 |
| After Molly finds one of her former fourth-grade students named Frannie (Juliette Goglia) homeless and pregnant, fate presents her with an opportunity. | ||||||
| 124 | 10 | Baby Bump | Al Higgins (Story), Brian Keith Etheridge & Bill Daly & Rob DesHotel (Teleplay) | Michele Azenzer Bear | T26.11111 | May 9, 2016 |
| Fearing that she has no plans for her life post-pregnancy, Mike and Molly attempt to reconcile Frannie with her estranged sister. | ||||||
| 125 | 11 | The Adoption Option | Al Higgins & Chuck Lorre (Story), Connor Kilpatrick & Kevin Lappin & Dave Pilson (Teleplay) | Michael McDonald | T26.11110 | May 9, 2016 |
| After a successful adoption interview, Mike and Molly must overcome the hurdle of a home visit. | ||||||
| 126 | 12 | Curse of the Bambino | Al Higgins (Story), Michael Glouberman & Steve Joe & Alex Herschlag (Teleplay) | Melissa McCarthy | T26.11112 | May 16, 2016 |
| Hoping to speed along the adoption process, Molly prays with Peggy at church, while Mike visits Carl's psychic. | ||||||
| 127 | 13 | I See Love | Al Higgins & Chuck Lorre (Story), Julie Bean & Mark Gross & Carla Filisha (Teleplay) | James Burrows | T26.11113 | May 16, 2016 |
| As family and friends convene at the hospital for the birth of Mike and Molly's adopted child, who is arriving a couple of weeks early from the due date, the couple reflects on their relationship and past events leading up to the special occasion. | ||||||