What is Mom (TV series)?
{{italic title}} '''''Mom''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television show]]. It began on [[CBS]] on September 23, 2013. It ended on May 13, 2021. The show is set around [[Napa, California|Napa County, California]]. It looks at a [[dysfunctional family|dysfunctional]] mother and daughter duo, Christy and Bonnie Plunkett. They have had [[alcoholism]] addiction problems. They try to pull their lives together by attending [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. [[Anna Faris]] and [[Allison Janney]] play the leading roles in the show. Also acting in the show are [[Kristen Johnston]], [[Mimi Kennedy]] and [[Jaime Pressly]].<ref>{{cite news|title=''Mom'' Shocker: Anna Faris Exiting Popular Sitcom|publisher=TV Line Media|url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/04/anna-faris-leaving-mom-season-8-christy|access-date=Sep 4, 2020}}</ref> For her role, Janney has won two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. She was also nominated in 2016. ''Mom'' has also gotten nominations at the [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]] and [[People's Choice Awards]] in its run.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emmy Spotlight: CBS's ''Mom''|publisher=Awards Daily TV|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/tv/emmy-spotlight-mom|access-date=Sep 4, 2020}}</ref> ''Mom'' has constantly gotten high [[ratings]] in its genre. The average viewership is 11.79 million. That makes it the third-highest rated comedy under [[broadcast television]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS Renews Critically Acclaimed ''Mom'' for a 6th Season|publisher=The Futon Critic|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/04/08/cbs-renews-critically-acclaimed-comedy-mom-for-a-sixth-season-101113/20180408cbs01|access-date=Sep 4, 2020}}</ref> On September 4, 2020, Faris was leaving the show after seven seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|date=2020-09-04|title=Mom Shocker: Anna Faris Exiting Popular Sitcom Ahead of Season 8|url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/04/anna-faris-leaving-mom-season-8-christy/|access-date=2020-09-05|w