Mom (season 8)

The eighth season of the sitcom Mom premiered November 5, 2020 on CBS in the United States.[1] The season is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with series creators Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker serving as executive producer. This is the first season in which Anna Faris is not featured.[2]

Mom
Season 8
Starring	Allison Janney Mimi Kennedy Jaime Pressly Beth Hall William Fichtner Kristen Johnston
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 5, 2020 – present
Season chronology

Bonnie (Allison Janney) must learn to adjust without her daughter and former-roommate, Christy, around. With a chaotic past behind her and a newly empty nest, she focuses on her marriage to her husband, Adam (William Fichtner), and on what she wants to be now that she’s finally grown up.[3] Now more than ever, Bonnie depends on the support of her friends, including the wise Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), the wealthy and sometimes misguided Jill (Jaime Pressly), the overly emotional Wendy (Beth Hall) and her loudmouthed but sweet former foster sister, Tammy (Kristen Johnston). Collectively, they help each other overcome their mistakes and stay sober in the face of whatever life throws at them. The episodes are usually titled with two odd topics that are mentioned in that episode.

Season eight of Mom airs Thursdays in the United States at 9:00 p.m. after B Positive.

Cast

Main Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian Jaime Pressly as Jill Kendall Beth Hall as Wendy Harris William Fichtner as Adam Janikowski Kristen Johnston as Tammy Diffendorf

Recurring Lauri Johnson as Beatrice Will Sasso as Andy Rainn Wilson as Trevor Wells French Stewart as Chef Rudy Reggie de Leon as Paul

Special guest stars Kevin Dunn as Gary Steve Valentine as Rod Knaughton Kevin Pollak as Alvin Lester Biletnikoff Tyne Daly as Barbara

Guest stars Rebecca Metz as Bobbi Natasha Hall as Shawn Jane Carr as Betty Kiff VandenHeuvel as Zeke

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
153	1	"Sex Bucket and the Grammar Police"	James Widdoes	Teleplay by : Alissa Neubauer & Adam Chase & Ilana Wernick Story by : Gemma Baker & Anne Flett-Giordano & Chelsea Myers	November 5, 2020	T12.16601	4.82[4]
When Christy goes to the East Coast for law school, the women plan a surprise slumber party in honor of Tammy's birthday that becomes somewhat tense when Marjorie reveals a health problem. Meanwhile, Wendy is troubled by something that she did while working as an ER nurse and Tammy is upset because her father is looking to make contact with her from prison. Title meaning: One of Jill’s slumber party games and Bonnie to Marjorie when she questions the grammatical sense of the game “Never Have I Ever”.
154	2	"Smitten Kitten and a Tiny Boo-Boo Error"	James Widdoes	Teleplay by : Gemma Baker & Ilana Wernick & Anne Flett-Giordano Story by : Alissa Neubauer & Adam Chase & Chelsea Myers	November 12, 2020	T12.16602	5.21[5]
The group and Adam are not feeling very welcome towards Marjorie's critical, complaining, and rambling new love interest Gary, who has arrived from Chicago. But his emotional AA share gives everyone, especially Bonnie, an understanding of why Marjorie is falling for him. Meanwhile, Jill accidentally donates a huge sum to charity and feels some Tammy-prompted guilt over clawing back much of it, before eventually doing the right thing. Title meaning: How Marjorie describes herself feeling about Gary and what Jill calls her mistake after she accidentally donates too much money.
155	3	"Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody"	James Widdoes	Story by : Nick Bakay & Sheldon Bull & Chandra Thomas Teleplay by : Warren Bell & Susan McMartin & Britté Anchor	November 19, 2020	T12.16603	5.07[6]
Bonnie is shocked when rocker Rod Knaughton from the not-so-famous 1980s band Sachet does a share at the meeting. Having spent "four nights" with him 30-some years ago, Bonnie reintroduces herself, but is disappointed when Rod doesn't remember her. After making fun of him, Bonnie goes to Rod's house to make amends and learns he lives with his mother and has been sober longer than he let on. She then agrees to be Rod's sponsor. Meanwhile, Tammy wants to make modifications to Bonnie's and Adam's apartment upon seeing Adam struggle to reach cereal on an upper shelf, only to learn the building's owner forbids it. Title meaning: A beverage Rod's mother offers to Bonnie and Jill and Marjorie's description of AA meetings after chastising Bonnie for possibly threatening Rod's sobriety.
156	4	"Astronauts and Fat Trimmings"	James Widdoes	Story by : Susan McMartin & Britté Anchor & Chandra Thomas Teleplay by : Nick Bakay & Warren Bell & Sheldon Bull	December 3, 2020	T12.16604	5.32[7]
Bonnie and Adam's relationship is going so well (and annoying the rest of the group so thoroughly) that they decide to lend a hand when they observe a lot of tension between Jill and Andy, but Andy ultimately decides they need to go on a break. Meanwhile, Tammy lends a hand to the recently-fired Chef Rudy as he tries to start a new food truck business, and sparks ignite anew between them. Title meaning: Marjorie trying to correct Tammy's idea about how backwards things were in 1959 and Andy separating prime tri-tip from its fat and gristle.
157	5	"Sober Wizard and a Woodshop Workshop"	James Widdoes	Story by : Warren Bell & Ilana Wernick & Anne Flett-Giordano Teleplay by : Gemma Baker & Alissa Neubauer & Adam Chase	December 17, 2020	T12.16605	4.59[8]
Adam's excitement at going skiing for the first time since the accident that paralyzed him provokes Bonnie's deep fear of losing those close to her, but a dream visit from Alvin reassures her. Meanwhile, Jill copes with Andy's request for a break in their relationship by helping Tammy with a girls' mentoring program, but the girls get hooked onto her dramatizing everything and she ends up using them as a makeshift PA service to get back at Andy on social media. Title meaning: Bonnie's name for Marjorie while soliciting advice, and one of the vocational training areas at the girl's charity.
158	6	"Woo-Woo Lights and an Onside Kick"	James Widdoes	Story by : Warren Bell & Sheldon Bull & Nadiya Chettiar Teleplay by : Nick Bakay & Susan McMartin & Britté Anchor	January 21, 2021	T12.16606	5.02[9]
Jill suspects Andy's hesitance to end his "break" from her is because he's started a relationship with his new female cop partner, so she enlists Bonnie (and later Tammy and Wendy) to conduct a surveillance operation. While it confirms Andy isn't cheating on her, Jill's night still ends in heartbreak. Title meaning: Jill's term for a police siren and a football game Adam keeps talking about which infuriates Bonnie.
159	7	"S'Mores and a Sadness Cocoon"[10]	James Widdoes	Story by : Gemma Baker & Ilana Wernick & Chandra Thomas Teleplay by : Warren Bell & Alissa Neubauer & Adam Chase	February 11, 2021	TBA	TBD
160	8	"Bloody Stumps and a Chemical Smell"[11]	James Widdoes	Story by : Nick Bakay & Susan McMartin & Britté Anchor Teleplay by : Sheldon Bull & Anne Flett-Giordano & Nadiya Chettiar	February 18, 2021	TBA	TBD
161	9	"Whip-Its and Emotionally Attuned Babies"[12]	James Widdoes	Story by : Warren Bell & Adam Chase & Chelsea Myers Teleplay by : Gemma Baker & Alissa Neubauer & Ilana Wernick	February 25, 2021	TBA	TBD

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Mom

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Sex Bucket and the Grammar Police"	November 5, 2020	0.6	4.82[4]	0.4	2.10	1.0	6.92[13]
2	"Smitten Kitten and a Tiny Boo-Boo Error"	November 12, 2020	0.6	5.21[5]	0.4	2.00	1.0	7.21[14]
3	"Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody"	November 19, 2020	0.6	5.07[6]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Astronauts and Fat Trimmings"	December 3, 2020	0.7	5.32[7]	0.3	1.78	1.0	7.10[15]
5	"Sober Wizard and a Woodshop Workshop"	December 17, 2020	0.5	4.59[8]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"Woo-Woo Lights and an Onside Kick"	January 21, 2021	0.6	5.02[9]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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