Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Jay Lacopo |
Starring | |
Composer(s) | Jeff Cardoni |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Gail Berman Bill Callahan Jay Lacopo James Griffiths |
Editor(s) | Keith Croket |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 21 minutes |
Production company(s) | Lansdowne Productions Big Time Show Biz Entertainment The Jackal Group 20th Century Fox Television |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Picture format | 720p (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | January 3 | – June 26, 2016
External links | |
Website |
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (originally announced as The Guide to Surviving Life before reverting to its original working title) is an American single-camera comedy television series created by Jay Lacopo. It debuted online on December 21, 2015, and made its television premiere on January 3, 2016, on Fox, with 13 episodes ordered. The series follows Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and his friends and family while exploring what we all go through on our way to figuring out what life is all about. On May 12, 2016, Fox canceled the series, leaving three episodes unaired. The network burned off two of the unaired episodes on June 12, 2016, with the last one airing on June 26, 2016.
The first seven episodes aired Sunday at 8:30 pm. Episodes 8, 9, 10 and 12 aired at 7:30 pm. Episodes 11 and 13 aired at 7:00 pm.
The show has met an average response from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 51/100 based on 14 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a score of 50% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The critical consensus reads: "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life wins points for earnestness and a slight progressive slant, but an overall lack of smarts or structure keeps the show from living up to its full potential."