Rel (TV series)

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Rel
File:REL TV Series Logo.png
Genre Comedy
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Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Lil Rel Howery
  • Jordan L. Jones
  • Jessica Moore
  • Sinbad
Opening theme "In the Circle" by Crucial Conflict
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Josh Rabinowitz
Kevin Barnett
Jerrod Carmichael
Lil Rel Howery
Mike Scully
Gerry Cohen
Cinematography George Mooradian
Editor(s) Richard Candib
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 21–23 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Release
Original network Fox
Original release September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09) –
January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Rel is an American television sitcom created by Lil Rel Howery and Kevin Barnett for the Fox Broadcasting Company.[1] The series also stars Jordan L. Jones, Jess Hilarious and Sinbad. Loosely based on Howery's own life, it follows a Chicago man trying to rebuild his life after his ex-wife slept with his barber.

Rel is a joint production by Morningside Entertainment, REL Event Productions, Scully Productions, JMMLG, Bird Luger, and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television. On April 17, 2019, Fox canceled the series after one season.[2]

Plot summary

The series centers on Rel, a nurse living on the West Side of Chicago, whose life is soon disrupted when his wife is having an affair with his own barber and divorces him.

Cast

  • Lil Rel Howery as Rel, a nurse who tries to rebuild his life after the divorce
  • Jordan L. Jones as Nat, Rel's younger brother who just got out of jail
  • Jess Hilarious as Brittany, Rel's best friend
  • Sinbad as Milton, Rel's and Nat's widowed father.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date [3] Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" Gerry Cohen Lil Rel Howery & Kevin Barnett & Josh Rabinowitz September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)[lower-alpha 1] 1LBH01 5.49[5]
2 "Laundry Room" Gerry Cohen Lil Rel Howery & Kevin Barnett & Josh Rabinowitz September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30) 1LBH02 1.99[6]
3 "Kids First Visit" Mike Scully Story by: Lil Rel Howery
Teleplay by: Mike Scully		 October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) 1LBH04 1.81[7]
4 "One Night Stand" Gerry Cohen Story by: Lil Rel Howery
Teleplay by: Aeysha Carr		 October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14) 1LBH03 1.40[8]
5 "Halloween" Gerry Cohen Aeysha Carr & Hugh Moore October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) 1LBH05 1.45[9]
6 "Windy City Politics" Gerry Cohen Danielle Sanchez-Witzel November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04) 1LBH06 1.64[10]
7 "Re-Enter the Dragons" Gerry Cohen Andrew Lee November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) 1LBH07 1.25[11]
8 "Blizzard" Gerry Cohen Josh Rabinowitz & Kevin Barnett November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18) 1LBH08 1.62[12]
9 "Brittany's Mom" Gerry Cohen Rae Sanni December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02) 1LBH09 1.61[13]
10 "Hate & Hip Hop" Gerry Cohen Josh Rabinowitz & Kevin Barnett December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09) 1LBH10 2.06[14]
11 "Mom" Gerry Cohen Story by: Lil Rel Howery & James Heller Chapman
Teleplay by: Willie Hunter & Dave Helem		 January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06) 1LBH12 1.23[15]
12 "Cleveland" Gerry Cohen Mike Mariano January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) 1LBH11 2.77[16]

Kevin Barnett

Co-creator Kevin Barnett, who also worked on the show Broad City[17] died at the age of 32 on January 22, 2019. His death in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, while he was on vacation, was caused by pancreatitis. Barnett co-hosted a podcast, Roundtable of Gentlemen.[18]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 44% approval rating with an average rating of 4.36 out of 10, based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Rel has a talented star supported by a solid ensemble, but none of it's enough to disguise an ordinary sitcom that hits a series of generic beats."[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 46 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[20]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 9, 2018 1.9/8 5.49[5] 0.2 0.42 2.1 5.91[21]
2 "Laundry Room" September 30, 2018 0.8/4 1.99[6] 0.3 0.59 1.0 2.58[22]
3 "Kids First Visit" October 7, 2018 0.7/3 1.81[7] 0.2 0.54 0.9 2.35[23]
4 "One Night Stand" October 14, 2018 0.5/2 1.40[8] 0.2 0.49 0.7 1.88[24]
5 "Halloween" October 21, 2018 0.6/3 1.45[9] 0.2 0.43 0.8 1.88[25]
6 "Windy City Politics" November 4, 2018 0.6/3 1.64[10] 0.2 0.41 0.8 2.05[26]
7 "Re-Enter the Dragons" November 11, 2018 0.5/2 1.25[11] 0.2 0.40 0.7 1.65[27]
8 "Blizzard" November 18, 2018 0.6/3 1.62[12] 0.2 0.37 0.8 1.99[28]
9 "Brittany's Mom" December 2, 2018 0.6/3 1.61[13] 0.2 0.37 0.8 1.99[29]
10 "Hate & Hip Hop" December 9, 2018 0.8/3 2.06[14] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "Mom" January 6, 2019 0.5/2 1.23[15] 0.1 0.30 0.6 1.53[30]
12 "Cleveland" January 13, 2019 1.0/4 2.77[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes

  1. ↑ The pilot episode was released early on September 6, 2018.[4]

References

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