EPISODE
SEASON
Playing House - Season 1
Upon discovering her husband's affair with a woman online, mother-to-be Maggie ends her marriage and turns to her childhood friend Emma for support. In order to help Maggie in her time of need, Emma gives up her successful business in China to return to their hometown of Pinebrook, and help her friend raise her newborn baby.
13 May 1966, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
29 July 1965, Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
29 September 2001, California, USA
26 November 1966, St. Marc, Haiti
1969, Seattle, Washington, USA
13 October 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 May 1966, Lubbock, Texas, USA
3 July 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 October 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 January 1930, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 30, 2014
There's a sweetness to Playing House that eases the raunchier aspects.
April 29, 2014
Obviously, the birthing process in TV can be difficult. But at this point, Playing House looks more like a rental than the kind of show destined to put down roots.
May 13, 2014
Two besties and a baby comedy is saucy, but sweet.
April 30, 2014
Playing House isn't notable because it has two female leads, or because it's part of a trend, or will soon have a baby in the mix. Playing House is notable because it's smart and it's funny. Period.
April 30, 2014
Playing House is essentially a tweaked remake of Best Friends Forever, a sitcom that washed out of NBC two years ago.
May 01, 2014
The humor gets low at times, but the characters themselves do not; which is not to say that they keep their dignity.
April 30, 2014
Expectations couldn't be lower for this unrequested reunion, which is why it comes as such a nice surprise that Playing House, while hardly anything new, provides a much happier showcase for these gals' effortlessly snarky chemistry.
April 29, 2014
Parham and St. Clair seem to have created Playing House largely because they enjoy working together. The enjoyment is contagious.
May 08, 2014
USA is promoting the show as an "original comedy"; let's see if they can put more truth in that advertising.
April 28, 2014
Gilmore Girls gone gonzo-er.