EPISODE
SEASON
SCHEDULE
Mr. Mayor - Season 1
A wealthy businessman becomes the mayor of Los Angeles.
30 September 1957, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
3 September 1970, Port Hueneme, California, USA
18 April 1964, Neptune, New Jersey, USA
January 07, 2021
Thankfully, Danson elevates even the more banal gags, and remains good company if nothing else. There's also something vaguely reassuring about having him back Thursdays on NBC.
January 07, 2021
A kinder variant of Veep, and toothless as political satire, Mayor excels at zany offhand absurdities.
January 05, 2021
Wan, worn, predictable, "Mr. Mayor" feels like a misfire in the early episodes.
January 06, 2021
The whole endeavor feels half-hearted and half-baked, with a thin concept and a glaring lack of laughs... The one saving grace is the knowledge that everyone involved will go on to more worthwhile projects. The sooner this term ends, the better.
January 07, 2021
Danson has found his light and is waiting comfortably in it for the rest of the show to catch up. I can wait too.
January 07, 2021
As it stands now, neither Danson's impeccable timing nor his internal vat of charisma can compensate for the teeth-grinding sameness of Mr. Mayor.
January 07, 2021
Ms. Hunter and Mr. Danson, who come out of disparate regions of metonymical Hollywood, work well off each other, and with a cast that promises great things.
January 05, 2021
Danson takes the spotlight and shines once again, playing a character who's clearly delighted by the job he ran for, and won, on a whim.
January 07, 2021
Mr. Mayor is disappointing -- but disappointments happen. The great surprise of the show, given the talent involved, is the degree to which it's an unpleasant hang.
January 04, 2021
Mr. Mayor is a pleasant enough time-passer for undemanding sitcom fans, but the talent behind it should be capable of much more than that.
January 07, 2021
The cast is good, with the ping-ponging of barbs between Danson and Hunter particularly enjoyable... But there is no cohesion, no clear target, no sense of what exactly this show is aiming for -- yet.
January 06, 2021
The characters are all well-drawn and hysterical, but they are by no means the whole show. Like 30 Rock, the air on Mr. Mayor crackles with hilarity. Every throwaway line is subversively funny.
