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 | 601 | 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 | Michael McDonald | 602 | 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 | Michael McDonald | 603 | January 20, 2016 | |
118 | 4 | Super Cop | Michael McDonald | 604 | January 27, 2016 | |
119 | 5 | Joyce's Will Be Done | Michael McDonald | 605 | February 3, 2016 | |
120 | 6 | The Good Wife | 606 | February 10, 2016 | ||
121 | 7 | Weekend With Bridie | 607 | April 25, 2016 | ||
122 | 8 | The Wreck of the Vincent Moranto | 608 | May 2, 2016 | ||
123 | 9 | Baby, Please Don't Go | 609 | May 2, 2016 | ||
124 | 10 | Baby Bump | 610 | May 9, 2016 | ||
125 | 11 | The Adoption Option | 611 | 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 | Melissa McCarthy | 612 | 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 | James Burrows | 613 | 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 couples weeks early from the due date, the couple reflects on their relationship and past events leading up to the special occasion. Carl and Victoria rekindle their relationship, and Molly announces that she is finally pregnant. |