Outmatched


Outmatched is an American multi-camera television sitcom created by Lon Zimmet for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It premiered as a Thursday night entry in the 2019–20 television season starting on January 23, 2020, and is the only live-action situation comedy series that Fox ordered for the aforementioned season. In May 2020, Fox canceled the series after one season.

Premise

The series follows a blue-collar couple in Atlantic City trying to get by and raise four kids — three of whom are certified geniuses.

Cast

Main

Development

On January 23, 2019, it was announced that Fox had given the production, then titled Geniuses, received a pilot order commitment. The pilot was written by Lon Zimmet who was also set to executive produce. Production companies involved with the pilot include Fox Entertainment and Disney's owned 20th Century Fox Television. The network green-lighted the series to order on May 9, 2019 and titled changed as Outmatched. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere as a mid-season replacement in the winter of 2019–2020. On May 19, 2020, Fox canceled the series after one season.

Casting

In February 2019, it was announced that Maggie Lawson and Jason Biggs had been cast in the pilot's leading roles. Tisha Campbell joined the cast in March. In December, Finesse Mitchell was announced to be in the main cast, first appearing in the second episode.
On January 10, 2020, it was reported Tony Danza would guest star in the series as the father of Biggs' character. On February 6, it was announced that Biggs would reunite with American Pie co-stars Alyson Hannigan and Eddie Kaye Thomas in an episode.

Release

Marketing

On May 13, 2019, Fox released the first official trailer for the series.

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 22% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 3/10. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Ratings

According to Nielsen Media Research, the series ranked 97th with an average of 3.25 million viewers for the broadcast season.