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Arrested Development
2003–2019
· TV Show
· 22 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #109
- IMDb #59
- Google retired #136
- Rotten Tomatoes #195
- Metacritic #39
- RatingGraph #192
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #289
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #118
- Metacritic Critics #71
- Metacritic Audience #20
- Criticker #37
- Trakt #98
Every rating
73–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 73, highest is Google on 90.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Details
- Created by
- Mitchell Hurwitz
- Studio
- Imagine Television Studios, The Hurwitz Company, 20th Century Fox Television, Dakota Pictures
- Released
- 2 November 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 84 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 25 wins, 53 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 78 →25 wins from 78 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2019 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Award 2014 | Excellence in Production Design in Television, Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Dan Butts, Kate Bunch, Oana Bogdan, Jennifer Lukehart | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors Award 2014 | Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television | Kabir Akhtar and A.J. Dickerson | Nominee |
| American Comedy Award 2014 | Comedy Actor – TV | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
| American Comedy Award 2014 | Comedy Directing – TV | Nominee | |
| American Comedy Award 2014 | Comedy Writing – TV | Nominee | |
| American Comedy Award 2014 | Comedy Supporting Actor – TV | Will Arnett | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2014 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
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78 awards — Arrested Development
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Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Mitchell Hurwitz | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Richard Day (story by), Mitchell Hurwitz (story by), Chuck Tatham (teleplay by), Jim Vallely (teleplay by) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Brad Copeland | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barbie Adler | Nominee |
American Film Institute Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| AFI TV Program of the Year | Winner | |
| AFI TV Program of the Year | Winner |
Artios Award (Casting Society of America)
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Casting for Television, Comedy Episodic | Deborah Barylski, Geraldine Leder | Winner |
| Best Casting for Television, Comedy Pilot | Deborah Barylski | Winner |
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jason Bateman | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jason Bateman | Winner |
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Winner | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Winner |
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Lee Haxall | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Kabir Akhtar and A.J. Dickerson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Stuart Bass | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Richard Candib | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Steven Sprung | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Robert Bramwell | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television | Stuart Bass | Winner |
| Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television | Kabir Akhtar and A.J. Dickerson | Nominee |
| Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television | Steven Sprung | Nominee |
Outstanding Comedy Series
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design in Television, Multi-Camera Series | Dawn Snyder, Liz Lapp, Luke Freeborn | Winner |
| Excellence in Production Design in Television, Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Dan Butts, Kate Bunch, Oana Bogdan, Jennifer Lukehart | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Jason Bateman | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Portia de Rossi | Winner |
| Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jessica Walter | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jeffrey Tambor | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | David Cross | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jessica Walter | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Portia de Rossi | Nominee |
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Deborah Barylski, Geraldine Leder | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Alison Jones | Nominee |
Best Episodic Comedy
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Episodic Comedy | Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely | Winner |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Producer of the Year – Comedy | Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, David Nevins | Winner |
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo | Winner |
Outstanding New Program
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding New Program | Winner |
TV Land Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| "Future Classic" | Winner |
Young Artist Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress | Alia Shawkat | Winner |
American Comedy Award
4 nominations
| Comedy Actor – TV | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
| Comedy Directing – TV | Nominee | |
| Comedy Supporting Actor – TV | Will Arnett | Nominee |
| Comedy Writing – TV | Nominee |
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
3 nominations
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Episodic Television Series – Comedy
3 nominations
| Episodic Television Series – Comedy | John Foy, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, Dean Lorey, Troy Miller, Richard Rosenstock, Jim Vallely | Nominee |
| Episodic Television Series – Comedy | Nominee | |
| Episodic Television Series – Comedy | Nominee |
Individual Achievement in Comedy
3 nominations
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jeffrey Tambor | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, John Beard, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Isla Fisher, Tony Hale, Ron Howard, Liza Minnelli, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Henry Winkler | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
3 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Will Arnett | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeffrey Tambor | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeffrey Tambor | Nominee |
Best Comedy Series
2 nominations
| Best Comedy Series | Nominee | |
| Best Comedy Series | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Jason Bateman | Nominee |
Program of the Year
2 nominations
| Program of the Year | Nominee | |
| Program of the Year | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Contemporary | Katie Sparks | Nominee |
Golden Reel Award
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in Television – Short Form: Music | Jason Tregoe Newman | Nominee |
Key Art Award
1 nomination
| Digital Microsite/Website | Ignition | Nominee |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Denny Dugally, Charisse Cardenas, and Ellen Brill | Nominee |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | David Schwartz | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Jessica Walter | Nominee |
People's Choice Award
1 nomination
| Favorite Streaming Series | Nominee |
Teen Choice Award
1 nomination
| "Choice V-Cast" | Nominee |