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After years of toiling away in a small inner-city apartment, making music in his bedroom closet, young rapper Courtney Rose is ready for his big break. Tired of waiting for opportunity, Courtney cooks up the publicity stunt of the century -- running for mayor of his hometown in California to generate buzz for his music career. His master plan goes wildly awry, ending in the most terrifying of outcomes: an election victory. With the help of his mother and friends, Courtney will have to overcome his hubris if he wants to transform the struggling city he loves.

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Critics Consensus

The Mayor gets off to a promising start in its first season, elevated by a charmingly hopeful tone and political humor that reaches amiably across the aisle.

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The Mayor: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Dana Schwartz Entertainment Weekly Producers Jeremy Bronson (Speechless) and Hamilton alum Daveed Diggs have done the impossible: created an entirely un-cynical political parody. Rated: A- Oct 16, 2017 Full Review The Mayor: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Margaret Lyons New York Times It's practically begging to be the heir to the Modern Family throne: earnest, family-friendly, smart. (Sleep with one eye open, The Goldbergs.) It's even more sincere than Speechless, and almost as political as black-ish. Oct 12, 2017 Full Review The Mayor: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Soraya Nadia McDonald Andscape The premise of The Mayor is certainly interesting, but what I've seen so far doesn't necessarily make me excited about where the show will go once Courtney has to actually start governing. Oct 5, 2017 Full Review The Mayor: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Carolyn Hinds Black Girl Nerds I have missed seeing Yvette on television, she's hilarious and gives awesome pep talks. Aug 5, 2021 Full Review The Mayor: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Alan French AwardsCircuit.com With a talented cast, solid writing and an optimistic view, this series should flourish. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 10, 2018 Full Review The Mayor: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The pilot doesn't encourage viewers to return for episode two. Oct 25, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It started out alright, and ended alright, but in the middle it was just not that great. Not that the beginning and end of the season were that great, either! I think my favorite episode is probably Episode 11 (The Lockdown.!) The ending should be satisfying enough, for fans who realize that it wasn't the planned ending! I'm not sad that this was cancelled. By the way, I'm not sure if I already had a review written out before for this, or not! I thought that I saw a rating, and words/text, but it didn't load up, I don't think? I think that that's what happened? I don't honestly fully remember. I think that I accidentally clicked out of this, or something, when it happened. Yeah, maybe that's that was it! Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member BEST TV SERIES EVER! I am a huge fan of Lea Michele and love her in this show! However, I also really like the actors who play Courtney Rose and his mom and his two best friends from high school! This show has made me like other things than just Disney Channel again! Thank you so much ABC and Lea Michele! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute a little formulaic but nice to see people working together to make the community better. Really like the engagement between TK (Marcel Spears), Jermaine (Bernard David Jones) and Val (Lea Michele). Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best new TV comedies I've seen in years. Cannot recommend it enough -- the cast is absolutely fantastic. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This TV show has the correct balance of funny and seriousness. As it tackles the idealism of the reality of the way people ives, it has its funny moments. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I want to like this. It's got a great premise and a great cast, but the music isn't great. There's like hardly any jokes. It feels like a Teen Nick show, dialogue and writing-wise.I'm hoping it gets better. I'm going to stick with it, regardless. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brandon Micheal Hall Courtney Rose Lea Michele Valentina Barella Bernard David Jones Jermaine Leforge Marcel Spears T.K. Clifton Yvette Nicole Brown Dina Rose Kali Hawk Amber
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 3, 2017 Pilot Politics get a brand-new voice when idealistic rapper Courtney Rose runs for office as a publicity stunt but actually gets elected. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 10, 2017 The Filibuster Courtney discovers that his old elementary school's music program is in danger of being eliminated; Jermaine embraces his new role as communications director; Dina pushes T.K. to realize the significance of his job. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 17, 2017 Buyer's Remorse When Courtney faces a dismal approval rating, he realizes that he needs to take an unconventional approach and comes up with a plan to turn public opinion in his favor. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 24, 2017 City Hall-oween Mayor Courtney Rose and police Chief Fox disagree on how to handle the first annual spook-tacular celebration; Dina dresses up as Congresswoman Maxine Waters; Jermaine and T.K. plan to prank Val. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 31, 2017 The Strike Fort Grey's public transportation comes to a halt due to the bus drivers' union strike; Dina's annual tradition of taking a sick day with her friends gets derailed by an unforeseen chain of events. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 7, 2017 Will You Accept This Rose? Courtney dates an old flame with ulterior motives; the Rev. Ocho Okoye tries to persuade Dina to join the church choir. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 14, 2017 Here Comes the Governor Courtney's old rap video surfaces and puts potential city funding in jeopardy; Dina finds herself in an unwanted competition with her friend. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 5, 2017 Monuments Man After Courtney discovers the historic music venue in Fort Grey is closing down for good due to increased rent costs, he attempts to save the club by sponsoring a music festival; Dina agrees to become choir director. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 12, 2017 Grey Christmas Courtney pledges to make Christmas joyous for all, but doesn't have the budget to make it happen. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 25, 2018 Mama Rose Best Courtney's clean image takes a hit due to Ed Gunt's smear campaign; Dina tries to help by appearing on a talk show. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 25, 2018 Lockdown Everyone is ordered to stay inside after a mysterious package is found at City Hall; Dina tries to get Ed Gunt to open up about himself. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 25, 2018 The Pitch Courtney attempts to prove his strength after a botched ceremonial first pitch at the high school baseball game endangers a deal he is trying to make to boost Fort Grey's economy. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 25, 2018 Death of a Councilman When a councilman dies, Courtney convinces T.K. to run for the position, unaware that Dina is also running. Details

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Director
Bill Purple, James Griffiths, Tristram Shapeero, Jay Chandrasekhar, John Fortenberry, Anya Adams

Executive Producer
Daveed Diggs, Jeremy Bronson, Jamie Tarses, James Griffiths

Screenwriter
Jeremy Bronson, Emily Halpern, Matt Fusfeld, Vijal Patel, Regina Hicks, Sabrina Jalees, Monica Padrick, Sarah Haskins, Amanda Idoko, Alex Cuthbertson

Network
ABC

Rating
TV-PG

Genre
Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date
Oct 3, 2017
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