What on Earth happened to make her leave? ohno:


Mom Shocker: Anna Faris Exiting Popular Sitcom Ahead of Season 8

CBS’ Mom will be down a leading lady when it returns for Season 8: Anna Faris is leaving the sitcom after seven years as Christy, TVLine has learned.

Though Faris is exiting the series to pursue other opportunities, a rep for Warner Bros. Television confirms that Christy will not be recast. Rather, the character’s absence will be addressed in a Season 8 storyline.

“The past seven years on Mom have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career,” Faris said in a statement. “I’m so thankful to Chuck [Lorre], the writers, and my amazing castmates for creating a truly wonderful work experience. While my journey as Christy has come to an end, allowing me to pursue new opportunities, I’ll be watching next season and rooting for my TV family.”

WBTV, CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions offered their own joint statement on Faris’ departure: “From the inception of Mom, Anna was the first and only choice for the role of Christy. We are so proud of the stories we have been able to tell during Anna’s seven years with us. We wish Anna all the best, and we thank her for her beautiful portrayal.”

Since its debut in 2013, Mom has centered on Faris’ character, a newly sober single mom trying to raise her kids and navigate a relationship with her own mother (Allison Janney), also a recovering addict. The cast also includes Mimi Kennedy, Jaime Pressly, Beth Hall, William Fichtner and Kristen Johnston.

Mom is slated to begin Season 8 production on Monday, Sept. 14, with an eye on a November return date. (See CBS’ full fall lineup here.) The show is currently CBS’ No. 3-rated sitcom, behind Young Sheldon and The Neighborhood.


Anna Leaves Mom Ahead of Season 8 (https://tvline.com/2020/09/04/anna-faris-leaving-mom-season-8-christy/)

I'm surprise she's able to leave when she just signed a two year contract a year ago. She also got a raise. Well season 8 will most likely be the last season of Mom. The show will not be the same without her.

Likely Fired. No-one walks away from that contract willingly.

Well they screwed up the show if she was fired. The least Anna and the show can do is give the character closure than just talk about the character being absent next season. Fans invested 7 years into this show. There needs to be closure between her and the other girls.

At the risk of being accused of being master of the obvious there is more here than meets the eye. A star of a TV series doesn't just walk in two weeks before production is about to start on a new TV season and announce her decision to quit the series immediately. With that, it's all love and kisses between the star, the network and the production company with the decision. It goes without saying money is involved, I'll venture a guess, production costs needed to be cut and Anna was unwilling to take the salary decrease. We'll see, as they say in the news business, more to follow.

This really sucks, Christy is such a great char. I hope they do her character justice

What?! OMG.

Christy is the show.

It'd be like doing Laverne and Shirley without Shirley.

Nnnnnooooooooooo :(

At the risk of being accused of being master of the obvious there is more here than meets the eye. A star of a TV series doesn't just walk in two weeks before production is about to start on a new TV season and announce her decision to quit the series immediately. With that, it's all love and kisses between the star, the network and the production company with the decision. It goes without saying money is involved, I'll venture a guess, production costs needed to be cut and Anna was unwilling to take the salary decrease. We'll see, as they say in the news business, more to follow.

I’m sure all the cast members signed NDAs when they were hired so all we will have to go on is gossip.

What?! OMG.

Christy is the show.

It'd be like doing Laverne and Shirley without Shirley.

So... season 8, when Shirley left after episode 2?

That was the exact comparison I made when I saw this news... this will be the Shirley-less season 8 of Laverne and Shirley, and that'll be the end.

So... season 8, when Shirley left after episode 2?

That was the exact comparison I made when I saw this news... this will be the Shirley-less season 8 of Laverne and Shirley, and that'll be the end.

Yeah, that final L&S season sucked. Badly. :(

I just hope that this has nothing to do with health issues.

I just hope that this has nothing to do with health issues.

Same. She's wonderful and talented and amazing, and I cannot imagine the show without her. :(:(:(:(

Yeah, that final L&S season sucked. Badly. :(

The difference between Mom and L&S is that Mom is an ensemble cast show where L&S was a duo cast show. There's still other main characters the show can bring into the front burner to ease the lost of Christy with Mom. L&S didn't have that. Penny had to carry the weight of the show. Allison will at least have the other four actresses of Mom to help her.

My only hope is that Anna will come back at some point this season to give the character a proper ending.

According to Wikipedia, Anna is 43. Was she playing a younger character? I never watched the show.

According to Wikipedia, Anna is 43. Was she playing a younger character? I never watched the show.

Not really. Her daughter Violet was grown and moved out after the first few seasons.

The difference between Mom and L&S is that Mom is an ensemble cast show where L&S was a duo cast show. There's still other main characters the show can bring into the front burner to ease the lost of Christy with Mom. L&S didn't have that. Penny had to carry the weight of the show. Allison will at least have the other four actresses of Mom to help her.

I see what you're saying, but the crux of the show was always the relationship between Christy and Bonnie, much like the relationship betweenLaverne and Shirley. I have no doubt that the writers can write Jill, Marjorie, Wendy, and Tammy more scenes... but without Christy, I think the show is likely to lose a lot of its momentum.

A major element of the show was the back-and-forth between Christy and her mom, much like Laverne and Shirley: the fighting and the love. Without that, the show will lose a big part of what made the show work.


My only hope is that Anna will come back at some point this season to give the character a proper ending.

That would be nice. Maybe they could bring back Violet and Roscoe, too. I'd love to see the family reunited.

It was mentioned that Kristy was 40. She seems younger than that. The character is actually a grandmother and Bonnie a great grandmother but since the kids were dropped, this has been more or less forgotten.

I wonder how the show will write her out, since she was the main character of the show?
Some choices.....

A. Dead? That would be very depressing and would probably hurt somewhat the syndication of the show.

B. Relapse? This would be an interesting result but it wouldn’t explain her absence. Kristy going to prison would be a bummer also.

C. She moves across the country or to another country. This is plausible I guess but she was in college to study law and had her waiting job and other things and had friends and roots where she lived so this doesn’t make sense also.

But it doesn’t make any sense to me why Anna Farris would leave a top rated show where she was probably making $10 million dollars a year. Movies are a bit more lucrative but this would be a huge gamble. I don’t know if people like her realize how utterly LUCKY they are to have their roles in these shows, she was a nothing before this series began. There are lots of women just as talented as she is who are actually waiting tables and doing off broadway and dinner theater chasing a dream.

This sucks because Mom is one of my favorite current shows BUT also I think the show is on the wane anyway.

But it doesn’t make any sense to me why Anna Farris would leave a top rated show where she was probably making $10 million dollars a year. Movies are a bit more lucrative but this would be a huge gamble. I don’t know if people like her realize how utterly LUCKY they are to have their roles in these shows, she was a nothing before this series began. There are lots of women just as talented as she is who are actually waiting tables and doing off broadway and dinner theater chasing a dream.

??? She had top billing in the movie House Bunny in 2008, which grossed $48 million in the USA and $70 million worldwide.

I see what you're saying, but the crux of the show was always the relationship between Christy and Bonnie, much like the relationship betweenLaverne and Shirley. I have no doubt that the writers can write Jill, Marjorie, Wendy, and Tammy more scenes... but without Christy, I think the show is likely to lose a lot of its momentum.

A major element of the show was the back-and-forth between Christy and her mom, much like Laverne and Shirley: the fighting and the love. Without that, the show will lose a big part of what made the show work.

That would be nice. Maybe they could bring back Violet and Roscoe, too. I'd love to see the family reunited.

When Marcia Cross went on maternity leave in season 3 of Desperate Housewives, they gave Nicolette Sheridan's character more screen time. I wonder if Beth Hall will finally get to have more scenes on her character with Christy gone? When Kristen Johnston came on, she had more airtime than Beth who has been on the show since the end of season 2. I feel like we're going to see season 8 as the Bonnie and Tammy show. They established so much on Kristen's character that I wonder if they knew Anna was leaving so they had a replacement handy.

I'm not too fond of Roscoe or Violet. I think Violet had a good ending anyways letting Christy know how she felt. I'm fine if we never see Violet again.


she was a nothing before this series began.


She was a nobody before the Scary Movie franchise. It's not Mom that made her. The Scary Movies are what made Anna famous. Scary Movie alone made 278 million worldwide. After that, she did some other popular movies like The Hot Chick, Brokeback Mountain, Take Me Home Tonight, and What's Your Number. She has a decent movie career. She'll still work after Mom.

I wonder if Beth Hall will finally get to have more scenes on her character with Christy gone? When Kristen Johnston came on, she had more airtime than Beth who has been on the show since the end of season 2.

I thought the whole point of Wendy's character was that she was kinda needy and clingy, and no-one liked spending a lot of time with her. I can't imagine them giving her more airtime based on the fact that the other characters can only stand so much of her. Just my take.


I feel like we're going to see season 8 as the Bonnie and Tammy show. They established so much on Kristen's character that I wonder if they knew Anna was leaving so they had a replacement handy.

Maybe so. they can always do more flashbacks to Bonnie and Tammy's childhoods.


I'm not too fond of Roscoe or Violet. I think Violet had a good ending anyways letting Christy know how she felt. I'm fine if we never see Violet again.

I am not. I feel like they left things very raw with Violet, and that wasn't closure. That was just one step in the healing process.

Plus, the reason Violet was staying away was because of Christy. She adored Bonnie. Christy's out of the picture, now.

that is crazy. just crazy

What?! OMG.

Christy is the show.

It'd be like doing Laverne and Shirley without Shirley.

Well.........

What I think will happen is CBS will do the exact same thing that ABC did to JoMarie Payton when she left Family Matters after playing the character Harriet Winslow and they replaced JoMarie Payton with Judyann Elder and Family Matters had low ratings due to the actress change. In Mom's case I can think of two reasons for Anna Faris's departure,
1. A bigger paycheck and salary,
2. CBS was tired of Anna being the star of Mom and she wouldn't let any of the other stars get screentime during episodes,
But when you look at the general picture Anna Faris was the main reason why Mom became a monster hit sitcom for CBS and in the sitcom world when a sitcom loses it's main star the show's ratings go down and the sitcom gets canceled soon after. But i'm surprised that Mom will still continue without Anna and CBS will create a new storyline for this new season of Mom and begin a emergency casting call for Anna Faris's replacement. I do hope Anna gets some kind of payment and it's more likely CBS will cast her in another sitcom
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They won’t recast Christy. The article already said they wouldn’t. I agree Mom started out a hit because of Anna’s stardom from her movie career, but I don’t think she’s the main reason fans stick with the show anymore. I only gave Mom a chance when it first began because of Anna, but I now enjoy Allison more and her character Bonnie. It’s sucks Anna is leaving, but between the two, I’m glad it was Anna and not Allison. Allison is very talented and her character is established more with the other 4 ladies. Christy was always written to do her own thing so there’s more for the writers to work with having only Bonnie now. However, I really don’t think it’s going to last long because the show is in its 8th season. Losing a main character like that this late in the show’s run will upset a lot of fans to stop watching.

I think they should have Patty (played by Kate Micucci), the girl that Bonnie started sponsoring last season, move in with her and Adam to essentially take Christy's place. It'll still be different without Christy there, but I think it could work with Patty, at least for one season.

Anna Faris' Mom departure has reportedly left her colleagues in shock: "No one" wanted her to leave (https://people.com/tv/nobody-wanted-anna-faris-to-leave-mom-source/)

Even though Deadline reported that Faris' exit had been known for some time among the CBS sitcom's writers (https://deadline.com/2020/09/anna-faris-exits-mom-cbs-comedy-series-seven-seasons-1234570994/), People reports that the news came as a total shock on set. "It was a surprise to hear that Anna was leaving," a source close to the show tells People. "None of us are happy about that...It was sudden and unwelcome, and it left the entire network scrambling. This is not a good thing at all."

Apparently the writers knew about this for some time, I think more will follow. I speculated on this before, I believe the cast were individually asked for givebacks based on a reduced order of episodes and reduced advertising rate for the show. The rest of the cast agreed, including her costar and she didn't. The production company and the network were left with no choice, either go back and restore everyone else or Anna goes, and that's what happened (at least that is my take based on what we have in front of us at this time).

Apparently the writers knew about this for some time, I think more will follow. I speculated on this before, I believe the cast were individually asked for givebacks based on a reduced order of episodes and reduced advertising rate for the show. The rest of the cast agreed, including her costar and she didn't. The production company and the network were left with no choice, either go back and restore everyone else or Anna goes, and that's what happened (at least that is my take based on what we have in front of us at this time).

It's the best theory I've seen so far.

Apparently the writers knew about this for some time, I think more will follow. I speculated on this before, I believe the cast were individually asked for givebacks based on a reduced order of episodes and reduced advertising rate for the show. The rest of the cast agreed, including her costar and she didn't. The production company and the network were left with no choice, either go back and restore everyone else or Anna goes, and that's what happened (at least that is my take based on what we have in front of us at this time).

What’s a “giveback”?

Wow...this really shocked me! :confused: :confused: :confused: Can't imagine what her reasons for leaving are, but they would have to be major to break her contract!!! :( :( :(

Anna Faris' Mom departure has reportedly left her colleagues in shock: "No one" wanted her to leave (https://people.com/tv/nobody-wanted-anna-faris-to-leave-mom-source/)

Even though Deadline reported that Faris' exit had been known for some time among the CBS sitcom's writers (https://deadline.com/2020/09/anna-faris-exits-mom-cbs-comedy-series-seven-seasons-1234570994/), People reports that the news came as a total shock on set. "It was a surprise to hear that Anna was leaving," a source close to the show tells People. "None of us are happy about that...It was sudden and unwelcome, and it left the entire network scrambling. This is not a good thing at all."

I bet the writers knew a year ago Anna didn't want to continue with the show. Did anyone notice the drastic change in direction the last couple of seasons? Christy was fading into the background a lot while Bonnie took over. Christy's main stories were with her law career. She didn't have much interaction with the other 4. When Kristen came on as Tammy, her character received so much establishment. We had episodes learning about Tammy's parents, her parole, her struggles of being free, her aunt, her romantic relationship, and others. It makes sense why Kristen was bumped up to regular cast. She is made as Christy's replacement. Personally, I'm ok with this since Kristen is a strong enough actress that is able to bounce off Allison's acting talents.

Since Anna didn't want to take a pay cut and chose to leave the show after having a two year contract, I hope CBS sues her. Stars sue networks all the time for breach of contract. CBS should be allowed to do that since Anna was part of the reason the negotiations took a while last year for the contracts to be signed. Unless she had in there she would be able to leave the show which is weird for a network to allow a main star of a show to do.

Allison Janney shares the first look at Mom Season 8 without Anna Faris (https://tvline.com/2020/09/14/mom-season-8-anna-faris-leaves-christy-allison-janney/)

“It’s a whole new territory, but we’re excited for Season 8 to begin," Janney said in a video she tweeted this afternoon. Faris opted not to return to Mom after 7 seasons.

Wow...this really shocked me! :confused: :confused: :confused: Can't imagine what her reasons for leaving are, but they would have to be major to break her contract!!! :( :( :(

Yeah, even days later I still feel shocked... and a little betrayed.

I wonder if Allison let her hair go white in quarantine and will be dying her hair or if Bonnie will look like she does in that video.

Seeing those masks I can imagine a storyline: a few years have passed, covid is still around, and Chisty was a victim

I love this show and watch it late night everyday while falling asleep. I've seen all of it this far, probably more time than I should admit, but lately christy's character has become SO annoying to me. I can't exactly figure out exactly what it is that's become so damn obnoxious about her, but the more I watch the more I feel that way. with that being said it will be quite interesting to see the direction they take the show without her in it considering she's half of the plot line being that it is about her and her mother.....

but lately christy's character has become SO annoying to me. I can't exactly figure out exactly what it is that's become so damn obnoxious about her,

This seems to be a popular opinion from viewer comments on the articles for Anna leaving Mom. I think her character went downhill in season 4 when she criticized Jill for wanting to be a mother. She definitely felt she knew better over what should happen to her friends instead of being supportive with their decisions. It's like she needed control of others. They then wrote her as a pest than friend when she got back into gambling and smoking. They were all tired of Christy's behavior back then. Last season, they had her separated from the group a lot to work on being a lawyer. I don't think she had that strong presence with the girls like she did in the early years.

Likely Fired. No-one walks away from that contract willingly.

You don't know that at all. :rolleyes::lol:

Ed.

There's something they're not telling us here as they're trying to put a good face on it.

I'm sure at some point, we'll find out what really happened.

There's something they're not telling us here as they're trying to put a good face on it.

I'm sure at some point, we'll find out what really happened.

Could be, Or it could just be Anna decided to leave on her own

Allison Janney and her Mom co-stars react to Anna Faris' exit: "It's a huge loss" (https://www.etonline.com/allison-janney-and-mom-co-stars-address-anna-faris-exit-its-a-huge-loss-exclusive-155673)

Janney was joined by Kristen Johnston, Jaime Pressly, Mimi Kennedy and Beth Hall in discussing with ET Faris' departure after seven seasons. "It's a huge loss for the show to not have Anna because she was part of creating a character, Christy, that everyone fell in love with, who was so lovable and warm and gullible and funny and we will miss her so much," Janney tells ET. "I think I'll miss the most, for me, the relationship between Bonnie and Christy, even though that will still continue. But she won't be present. That's what I'll miss."

Mom co-creator: Fans will be happy with the fate of Anna Faris' character (https://tvline.com/2020/10/28/mom-anna-faris-leaving-season-8-where-is-christy/)

“One of the beautiful things about recovery is that quite often people’s lives get bigger and better than they could have imagined,” Gemma Baker says of Christy Plunkett's fate in tonight's Season 8 premiere in the wake of Faris' exit after seven seasons. “And that will be Christy’s experience. We are pretty sure that our audience, many of whom have been

Yeah, even days later I still feel shocked... and a little betrayed.

Wow, it's Anna Faris's life and it's her career. You do realize actors don't have to stay on a show just to please you right?:rolleyes:

Ed.

Wow, it's Anna Faris's life and it's her career. You do realize actors don't have to stay on a show just to please you right?:rolleyes:

Ed.

People get attached to actors/ characters. There are some that feel like an extension to your family and I can understand why he’s feeling bad she can’t even comeback for one Ep to send her off properly.

Wow, it's Anna Faris's life and it's her career. You do realize actors don't have to stay on a show just to please you right?:rolleyes:


Yes. And I can still feel a little betrayed.

People get attached to actors/ characters. There are some that feel like an extension to your family and I can understand why he’s feeling bad she can’t even comeback for one Ep to send her off properly.

Yeah, that would have been nice.

Did anyone get to see the first new episode? In my area, the show was preempted by CBS News.

Wow, it's Anna Faris's life and it's her career. You do realize actors don't have to stay on a show just to please you right?:rolleyes:

Ed.

It's not about pleasing; it's about respect for the fans who continued watching for them. When an actor takes on a TV role and gains popularity, they owe their fans respect of finishing that character properly. Anna spent 7 years building a big fanbase and for her to just walk away without trying to work on a proper finish for the fans is a slap in the face.


Did anyone get to see the first new episode? In my area, the show was preempted by CBS News.

I saw it. The show really feels like The Golden Girls or The Facts of Life because it's focused on the friendship of women. I thought it was funny. The women had a slumber party for Tammy and there were a lot of laughs. I didn't really notice Christy's absence because the show's focus the last couple of seasons has been on Bonnie's friendship with Tammy. Tammy had a big storyline planned in the episode with receiving a call from her father. Bonnie was her support. I have no doubt we'll be seeing this play out this season because we've already seen her aunt. I'm sure her father will make an appearance. I would love it if it was John Lithgow. That would be an awesome TV reunion.

It's not about pleasing; it's about respect for the fans who continued watching for them. When an actor takes on a TV role and gains popularity, they owe their fans respect of finishing that character properly. Anna spent 7 years building a big fanbase and for her to just walk away without trying to work on a proper finish for the fans is a slap in the face.

It definitely feels so sudden, without any closure.


I saw it. The show really feels like The Golden Girls or The Facts of Life because it's focused on the friendship of women. I thought it was funny. The women had a slumber party for Tammy and there were a lot of laughs. I didn't really notice Christy's absence because the show's focus the last couple of seasons has been on Bonnie's friendship with Tammy. Tammy had a big storyline planned in the episode with receiving a call from her father. Bonnie was her support. I have no doubt we'll be seeing this play out this season because we've already seen her aunt. I'm sure her father will make an appearance. I would love it if it was John Lithgow. That would be an awesome TV reunion.

Thanks! I recorded all the shows afterwards, so I'll check today to see if it got recorded.

It definitely feels so sudden, without any closure.

I will say her exit in the first few minutes was sudden. They right away start the episode with "bam!" this character is gone and how. I didn't care for that. I would have preferred they started the episode normally and then part way through casually mention she's gone and what happened. It also would have kept fans who only watched to see how they wrote her out to stay longer trying to hook them than to give them a reason to change the channel after the first couple of minutes. I think the show will be fine without Anna because it's an ensemble cast show. Hopefully others will feel the same and stick with it.

How Mom wrote off Anna Faris' character (https://ew.com/tv/how-mom-addressed-anna-faris-departure/)

"It was important to us that Christy moved on to bigger things," showrunner Gemma Baker tells EW of Faris' Christy. "Quite often when people are in recovery their lives get bigger in ways they couldn’t before have imagined. And so that will be the case for Christy. She has been working toward her dreams for a while now and we feel like the audience will be happy for her. The character of Christy will live on and we will continue to get updates on what she is up to and how her moving on will affect Bonnie."

Nicely played by the authors.
We know she's okay and they left the door open for her return if Anna changes idea!

I was really pleased by the episode, and will continue to watch even if I know I'll miss Christy.

My DVR did indeed record the episode, so I got to see it despite it being preempted. I feel like the writing out was handled respectfully, and hope Anna will make occasional guest appearances. If we can't get her, can we at least get Rosco and Violet?

My DVR did indeed record the episode, so I got to see it despite it being preempted. I feel like the writing out was handled respectfully, and hope Anna will make occasional guest appearances. If we can't get her, can we at least get Rosco and Violet?

Glad you got to see it! I agree, Christy was written off well, and even called at the end, that was cute. Hope the show can keep it up.

Allison Janney on filming Mom without Anna Faris: "It was very odd, and she’s very missed" (https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/allison-janney-talks-filming-mom-without-anna-faris/)

"Anna is missed, and her character on the show is missed,” Janney said on today's Ellen show. “We’re just happy that she’s doing what she wants to do now, and we’re happy even more so that we’re able to tell these stories about these great women in recovery. And I think there have been some really wonderful characters that have been established, and people love the show, so we’re going to keep telling the stories as long as we can.”

Allison Janney on filming Mom without Anna Faris: "It was very odd, and she’s very missed" (https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/allison-janney-talks-filming-mom-without-anna-faris/)

"Anna is missed, and her character on the show is missed,” Janney said on today's Ellen show. “We’re just happy that she’s doing what she wants to do now, and we’re happy even more so that we’re able to tell these stories about these great women in recovery. And I think there have been some really wonderful characters that have been established, and people love the show, so we’re going to keep telling the stories as long as we can.”

The show is not as good as it was with Anna there, but I am still enjoying it. It's like Happy Days without Richie.

CBS isn't helping matters with the schedule the show is on for new episodes. I forgot Mom was new last week. I caught the episode last weekend. The Jill / Andy drama isn't doing the show any favors. The show was fine when it started the first few episodes. It seemed like everyone had equal airtime for fans to connect with and it was still about the women's friendship. Now it's all about Jill's breakup and that's not worth watching right away. The boyfriend drama needs to go so the show can focus on the girls friendship again. That's what has kept fans sticking around the last 5 or so years.

CBS isn't helping matters with the schedule the show is on for new episodes. I forgot Mom was new last week. I caught the episode last weekend. The Jill / Andy drama isn't doing the show any favors. The show was fine when it started the first few episodes. It seemed like everyone had equal airtime for fans to connect with and it was still about the women's friendship. Now it's all about Jill's breakup and that's not worth watching right away. The boyfriend drama needs to go so the show can focus on the girls friendship again. That's what has kept fans sticking around the last 5 or so years.

I agree that the Jill break-up storyline is a little weak. They do need to focus more on the friendships between the ladies.

You are right about the schedule being very weird. We are in February and only seven new episodes have aired. They were even re-airing episodes from last season. What network does that?! Are they only producing 13 episodes this season?

Since Mom is canceled, I'll just wait to finish season 8 this summer. I don't know how many episodes they're making this year. It's a shame the show is ending in an unusual season. They definitely deserved a full final season with 22 episodes plus the two episodes we were shorten last season.

Since Mom is canceled, I'll just wait to finish season 8 this summer. I don't know how many episodes they're making this year. It's a shame the show is ending in an unusual season. They definitely deserved a full final season with 22 episodes plus the two episodes we were shorten last season.

Wait... cancelled?! Oh, dang, it's true (https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/mom-cancelled-at-cbs-after-season-8/).

Very sad, but I guess all good shows must come to an end. :eek:

Wait... cancelled?! Oh, dang, it's true (https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/mom-cancelled-at-cbs-after-season-8/).

Very sad, but I guess all good shows must come to an end. :eek:

Yeah, I started a thread (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=398640) about it. Surprisingly the ratings are pretty good for Mom even after losing Anna. I wonder if this is like Buffy and it's the cast deciding to end the show rather than CBS?

the boyfriend is a very funny comic and wasn't used sufficiently. they could really have made it funny. too bad.

I am not surprised it is canceled, Anna leaving is just not the same without her and it should have been canceled after Anna left

Probably 18 eps

Are they only producing 13 episodes this season?

I asked Mimi Kennedy on Twitter how many episodes there would be this season. Surprisingly, she actually responded to me saying she believes it's 18 episodes.

I asked Mimi Kennedy on Twitter how many episodes there would be this season. Surprisingly, she actually responded to me saying she believes it's 18 episodes.

Wow! Cool that you got a reply from one of the stars, no less, and thanks for sharing the info! Looks like Lorsie was right, as well!

18 is 5 more than I expected. I'll look on them as nice bonuses.

18 is 5 more than I expected. I'll look on them as nice bonuses.

True. At the slow rate they were airing the episodes, I was just HOPING we'd make it to at least 13. So 18 was a satisfactory answer to me.

I've really missed Christy this season but I was still hoping for just one more season... a full season... and where they all know it's their last going into it. I know a lot of fans tend to want their favorite shows to go on and on forever and ever. Not me. I want it to have a good run, of course, but not just keep going because no one has cancelled them yet. (*cough* The Simpsons *cough*). I think 8 years is a perfect run for a sitcom.

True. At the slow rate they were airing the episodes, I was just HOPING we'd make it to at least 13. So 18 was a satisfactory answer to me.

I've really missed Christy this season but I was still hoping for just one more season... a full season... and where they all know it's their last going into it. I know a lot of fans tend to want their favorite shows to go on and on forever and ever. Not me. I want it to have a good run, of course, but not just keep going because no one has cancelled them yet. (*cough* The Simpsons *cough*). I think 8 years is a perfect run for a sitcom.

For me, 5 years is a perfect run for a sitcom, usually after season 5, quality goes downhill

True. At the slow rate they were airing the episodes, I was just HOPING we'd make it to at least 13. So 18 was a satisfactory answer to me.

I've really missed Christy this season but I was still hoping for just one more season... a full season... and where they all know it's their last going into it. I know a lot of fans tend to want their favorite shows to go on and on forever and ever. Not me. I want it to have a good run, of course, but not just keep going because no one has cancelled them yet. (*cough* The Simpsons *cough*). I think 8 years is a perfect run for a sitcom.

Eight years is a great run for a good sitcom, for sure. Most definitely don't last that long.

As you say, The Simpsons has been on for far, far too long. The first eight seasons were wonderful, and then it got bad. But many shows can't hold things together even that long.

Eight years is a great run for a good sitcom, for sure. Most definitely don't last that long.

As you say, The Simpsons has been on for far, far too long. The first eight seasons were wonderful, and then it got bad. But many shows can't hold things together even that long.

Simpsons did not get bad until after season 10 in my opinion

Likely Fired. No-one walks away from that contract willingly.

I recently heard a theory that Anna may have gotten a bit "paranoid". What I mean is that her then husband, Chris Pratt, became an A-List blockbuster action star, and then he just dumped (https://www.reddit.com/r/BravoRealHousewives/comments/8bw8n6/anna_farris_behavior_on_wwhl/) her.

Meanwhile, the show within itself, evolved into something totally different with her no longer being a mom having to deal with her own kids (they were written out). To top it all off, she had to "compete" with new arrivals like Jaime Pressely and Kristen Johnston, on top of Janney, for laughs.

There have been rumors (https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/anna-faris-alcoholism-138969/) that Anna has (https://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/anna-faris-chris-pratt-divorce-scandal/) a drinking (https://www.parentherald.com/articles/79258/20161031/chris-pratt-anna-faris-way-splitsville-alcohol-problem-rumor-ditched.htm) problem (celebitchy.com/554783/anna_faris_was_drunk_on_the_late_show_with_stephen_colbert_right/) in real life. So you could imagine she was in a really (https://www.reddit.com/r/CBS_Mom/comments/fqt30j/anna_faris_has_looked_coked_out_of_her_mind_the/) bad place (https://www.reddit.com/r/conan/comments/7jk0nz/anna_faris_acting_weird_on_conan_obrien/) when she decided (https://www.nickiswift.com/243786/the-real-reason-anna-faris-is-leaving-mom/) to leave. And Chuck Lorre didn't want a repeat of the Charlie Sheen PR drama and let her leave (https://www.reddit.com/r/CBS_Mom/comments/ing9gw/what_is_the_real_reason_anna_quit/).

Just read that Anna got married a few weeks ago!
From the few bits I got from gossip in the past year I assumed she was going through a difficult time... hopes she's know ok! :)

Not really. Her daughter Violet was grown and moved out after the first few seasons.

Why would Chuck Lorre write the kids out of the Mom sitcom? (https://www.quora.com/Why-would-Chuck-Lorre-write-the-kids-out-of-the-Mom-sitcom/answer/Jon-Mixon-1)

Multiple reasons, including:


The kids never became more than a side-story in the series - Viewers tuned in to see Christy and Bonnie’s interactions and later those of the women in their support group. The children were never fully realized as characters and so they were moved to the back and then out of the story altogether.
There were only so many lines in the sitcom and they couldn’t divided evenly - One of the problems that occurs in sitcoms is that when there are too many characters, there are only so many funny lines. When the narrative began to encompass the women’s support more, that left fewer lines for the kids.
Leaving them in would eventually make the narrative even darker than it became - While Christy wasn’t a great mother, she wasn’t a monster or very neglectful. It would have taken the series down a less pleasant path had they remained and stories of Christy being gone for days or being arrested had become a bigger part of the narrative.
Money - Child actors are expensive to work with and difficult to manage. Since they were not becoming “breakout characters”, it was likely cheaper to simply write them out of the series and pocket the savings created from that.

I recently heard a theory that Anna may have gotten a bit "paranoid". What I mean is that her then husband, Chris Pratt, became an A-List blockbuster action star, and then he just dumped (https://www.reddit.com/r/BravoRealHousewives/comments/8bw8n6/anna_farris_behavior_on_wwhl/) her.

Meanwhile, the show within itself, evolved into something totally different with her no longer being a mom having to deal with her own kids (they were written out). To top it all off, she had to "compete" with new arrivals like Jaime Pressely and Kristen Johnston, on top of Janney, for laughs.

There have been rumors (https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/anna-faris-alcoholism-138969/) that Anna has (https://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/anna-faris-chris-pratt-divorce-scandal/) a drinking (https://www.parentherald.com/articles/79258/20161031/chris-pratt-anna-faris-way-splitsville-alcohol-problem-rumor-ditched.htm) problem (celebitchy.com/554783/anna_faris_was_drunk_on_the_late_show_with_stephen_colbert_right/) in real life. So you could imagine she was in a really (https://www.reddit.com/r/CBS_Mom/comments/fqt30j/anna_faris_has_looked_coked_out_of_her_mind_the/) bad place (https://www.reddit.com/r/conan/comments/7jk0nz/anna_faris_acting_weird_on_conan_obrien/) when she decided (https://www.nickiswift.com/243786/the-real-reason-anna-faris-is-leaving-mom/) to leave. And Chuck Lorre didn't want a repeat of the Charlie Sheen PR drama and let her leave (https://www.reddit.com/r/CBS_Mom/comments/ing9gw/what_is_the_real_reason_anna_quit/).

I don't know how "true" this may be (https://www.google.com/search?q=anorexia+Anna+Faris&sca_esv=d03d033d4d41c010&sxsrf=ANbL-n6DAlgC0vf0kHCK_WR7AYNh_61Gng%3A1780717542778&ei=5pcjaoGhL5uCm9cPhcjaEQ&biw=1235&bih=547&ved=0ahUKEwiBrNTk2fGUAxUbweYEHQWkNgIQ4dUDCBA&oq=anorexia+Anna+Faris&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiE2Fub3JleGlhIEFubmEgRmFyaXMyDhAAGIAEGIoFGIYDGLADMggQABjvBRiwAzILEAAYiQUYogQYsANImQ9QAFgAcAF4AJABAJgBRqABRqoBATG4AQzIAQCYAgKgAk-YAwDiAwUSATEgQIgGAZAGA5IHATKgB-oBsgcBMbgHS8IHBTAuMS4xyAcFgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) so please take what is about to be posted (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/36514957-is-anna-faris-okay-) with a grain of salt:
Her leaving “Mom” baffles me. Where did she think she was going to go from there? Getting rid of the son and daughter characters was fine, they didn’t do much. But Janney and William Fichtner were good matches with her.

by Anonymous reply 21 June 6, 2026 1:50 AM

R21, I heard that she was debilitated from anorexia, and that's why she left.

I tend to believe it.

by Anonymous reply 22 June 6, 2026 2:04 AM

Anna Faris reveals why she REALLY quit hit sitcom Mom after sparking health concerns with bizarre red carpet appearance (https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-15908329/Anna-Faris-quit-mom-cbs.html)

Anna Faris has finally opened up about why she left her hit sitcom Mom. The actress, 49, starred on the CBS series from 2013 to 2020, before leaving at the end of season seven despite the show's continued success in the ratings. Addressing her shock exit on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Faris admitted that she took the role on Mom because she was looking for more career stability and was concerned about her longevity in Hollywood.