Working Class (TV series)

Working Class is an American television sitcom created by Jill Cargerman, which premiered on CMT on January 28, 2011.^[1] The network ordered twelve episodes for the comedy, which was the first scripted series for the network.^[1]

Working Class
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jill Cargerman
Starring	Melissa Peterman Ed Asner Steve Kazee Patrick Fabian Lachlan Buchanan Courtney Merritt Cameron Castaneda
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Jill Cargerman Bryan Johnson
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20 minutes
Production companies	Spoon Size Productions The Film Syndicate
Original release
Network	CMT
Release	January 28 (2011-01-28) – April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)

On April 11, 2011, CMT cancelled Working Class after only one season, due to low ratings.^[2]

Premise

According to a press release, "the ... series follows Carli Mitchell (Melissa Peterman), a single mom from a rough and tumble background, trying to give her three kids a better life by moving them to an upscale suburb. She quickly finds that making the transition to 'the good life' is harder than she thought."^[3]

Critical reception

Brian Lowry of Variety panned the series, writing that "On paper, structuring a show around the recession must have felt bold...Ultimately, this is a comedy for people who find Jeff Foxworthy’s material too intellectually demanding."^[4]

Cast

• Melissa Peterman as Carli Mitchell
• Ed Asner as Hank Greziak
• Steve Kazee as Nick Garrett
• Patrick Fabian as Rob Parker^[5]
• Lachlan Buchanan as Scott Mitchell
• Courtney Merritt as Pam Mitchell^[6]
• Cameron Castaneda as Will Mitchell^[7]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	"The Buddy System"	Rob Schiller	Judd Peaslee & Judd Pillot	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)	101	1.2[8]
Carli mistakenly hits on her boss while an old friend from high school comes back to fulfill a promise they made to marry each other if they don't find anyone else.
2	"Dental Claims"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Regina Hicks	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)	102	1.2[8]
3	"Sugar Mama"	Rob Schiller	Bill Daly	February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04)	103	N/A
Carli's ex-husband visits, bringing gifts for the children. But unbeknownst to Carli, he found a replacement, Renee (Reba McEntire), leaving Carli as the black sheep.
4	"Eye for an Eye"	Steve Zuckerman	Bill Daly	February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)	104	N/A
5	"Lunch Lady"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Paul Ciancarelli & David Dipietro	February 18, 2011 (2011-02-18)	105	N/A
Dot (Kathy Kinney) tells stories about workers and teachers at school.
6	"Pay Back"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Judd Peaslee & Judd Pillot	February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25)	106	N/A
7	"The Dance"	Rob Schiller	Jill Cagerman	March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04)	107	N/A
8	"Wine Pairing"	Lynn M. McCracken	Julie Ann Larson	March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)	108	N/A
9	"B-Day Invasion"	Lynn M. McCracken	Paul Ciancarelli & David DipIetro	March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)	109	N/A
10	"Medieval Woman"	Steve Zuckerman	Judd Peaslee & Judd Pillot	March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)	110	N/A
11	"Short, Then Sweet"	Steve Zuckerman	Jill Cagerman	April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)	111	N/A
12	"Hire Education"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Jill Cagerman	April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)	112	N/A