“Mom” on CBS has been renewed for a season 2.
The freshman comedy was one of several comedies the network renewed, along with fellow freshman The Millers, and long-running 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, and Two and a Half Men.
The Big Bang Theory was also renewed, for three seasons.
“Mom” is wrapping up season 1 on April 14.
There’s no word yet on when season 2 will premiere.
The show, featuring Anna Faris and Allison Janney, has been a hit worldwide, being distributed in Canada, Australia, Brazil, India, Turkey, Poland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy.
It follows Christy Plunkett (Faris), a single mother who’s trying to restart her life in Napa, California after dealing with alcoholism.
Bonnie Plunkett, her mother (Janney) is also a recovering addict, while her 17-year-old daughter Violet (Sadie Calvano), who was born when Christy was 16, has become pregnant by boyfriend Luke.
Chuck Lorre (the executive producer behind “Two and a Half Men”) created the series with Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker.
“I really wanted ‘Mom’ to be an opportunity to take chances, to see if storytelling and character development could be expanded, and maintain the promise that it’s a comedy,” Lorre told the Associated Press.
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