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Better Things
2016–2022
· TV Show
· 22 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Every rating
76–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 93, everyone else 80.
See the most agreed on TV shows →An actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.
Details
- Created by
- Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
- Studio
- Pig Newton, 3 Arts Entertainment, FX Productions
- Released
- 8 September 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 52 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 4 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 25 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 25 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Most Exciting New Series | Better Things | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2023 | Best Comedy Series | Better Things | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2021 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2021 | Best Comedy Series | Better Things | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2017 | New Series | Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack and Gina Fattore | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Most Exciting New Series | Better Things | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Series | Better Things | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Series | Better Things | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| New Series | Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack and Gina Fattore | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Comedy Series for Commercial Television | Janet Weinberg | Winner |
Gracie Allen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Comedy | Better Things | Winner |
Peabody Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Entertainment Programming | Better Things | Winner |
TCA Awards
6 nominations
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Better Things | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
| Best Cable Series, Comedy | Better Things | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy (for "We Are Not Alone") | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2 nominations
| Best Music Supervision – Television | Nora Felder and Heather Guibert | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Television | Nora Felder | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Television Series – Comedy | Felicia Fasano and Samantha Rood | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Series – Long Form | Better Things | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Pamela Adlon | Nominee |