EPISODE
SEASON
Playing House - Season 1
Upon discovering her husband's affair with a woman online, mother-to-be Maggie ends her marriage and turns to her childhood friend Emma for support. In order to help Maggie in her time of need, Emma gives up her successful business in China to return to their hometown of Pinebrook, and help her friend raise her newborn baby.
14 December 1971, Syracuse, New York, USA
1973, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
7 January 1974, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
22 September 1967, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
8 August 1977, Long Island, New York, USA
April 30, 2014
Expectations couldn't be lower for this unrequested reunion, which is why it comes as such a nice surprise that Playing House, while hardly anything new, provides a much happier showcase for these gals' effortlessly snarky chemistry.
April 28, 2014
Gilmore Girls gone gonzo-er.
May 01, 2014
The humor gets low at times, but the characters themselves do not; which is not to say that they keep their dignity.
April 30, 2014
There's a sweetness to Playing House that eases the raunchier aspects.
April 30, 2014
Playing House is essentially a tweaked remake of Best Friends Forever, a sitcom that washed out of NBC two years ago.
April 29, 2014
Obviously, the birthing process in TV can be difficult. But at this point, Playing House looks more like a rental than the kind of show destined to put down roots.
April 29, 2014
Parham and St. Clair seem to have created Playing House largely because they enjoy working together. The enjoyment is contagious.
May 13, 2014
Two besties and a baby comedy is saucy, but sweet.
May 08, 2014
USA is promoting the show as an "original comedy"; let's see if they can put more truth in that advertising.
April 30, 2014
Playing House isn't notable because it has two female leads, or because it's part of a trend, or will soon have a baby in the mix. Playing House is notable because it's smart and it's funny. Period.