Mulaney (TV Series)

Mulaney is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from October 5, 2014 to February 15, 2015. Stand-up comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer John Mulaney created the show and starred as a fictionalized version of himself. At the beginning of each episode, and sometimes throughout, Mulaney would perform stand-up comedy to the studio audience. The show suffered from low ratings and poor critical reviews, and was cancelled in February 2015.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The show is notorious for using the same type of story as Seinfeld.
 * 2) It caused American Dad! to be canceled by Fox.
 * 3) The acting is awkward.
 * 4) The laugh track plays out plenty of time.
 * 5) The writing is terrible.
 * 6) Full of unfunny jokes.
 * 7) Forgettable Characters.
 * 8) Possibly some time slot filler.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) Funny Moments at times.

Reception
Upon the series release, it was met with a very negative reaction.

It received extremely negative reviews from critics, with most reviews drawing unflattering comparisons to Seinfeld. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 17% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 4.3/10. The site's consensus reads "John Mulaney, we know Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld was funny. Mulaney, you're no Seinfeld." On Metacritic, the show has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."

Mulaney fared poorly commercially as well, with the series premiere only getting 2.3 million viewers, the weakest scores for any of the fall's series premieres. The episode from December 21, 2014, became the lowest rated episode, with fewer than 1 million views; the January 18, 2015 episode, airing after the NFC Championship Game, became the highest-rated, with over 3 million viewers. Due to the fact that it aired right after Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Family Guy, it would not be possible for the series to do good.