Mom
Created by Eddie Gorodetsky, Chuck Lorre, Gemma Baker
On CBS
A warm, irreverent sitcom that mines genuine emotional depth from addiction recovery and fractured family bonds, balancing comedy with real stakes.
Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes.
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Questions people ask
Is Mom easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is Mom violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Mom scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Does Mom leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Mom sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Mom, and what each one shares →
Like Mom
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Mom
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Mom, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Mom, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Mom, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
