Mike & Molly - Episode 1.01 - Pilot - Press Release

BILLY GARDELL AND MELISSA MCCARTHY STAR AS A CHICAGO COUPLE WHO FIND LOVE AT AN OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING, ON "MIKE & MOLLY," A NEW COMEDY PREMIERING MONDAY, SEPT. 20 ON CBS

Series is Executive Produced by Chuck Lorre ("Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory") and Mark Roberts ("Two and a Half Men")

"Pilot" - When teacher Molly Flynn hears Officer Mike Biggs' "share" at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting, she's instantly smitten and invites him to come speak to her fourth grade class, on MIKE & MOLLY, a new comedy premiering Monday, Sept. 20 (9:31-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The series is executive produced by Chuck Lorre ("Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory") and Mark Roberts ("Two and a Half Men").

MIKE & MOLLY is a comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. Officer Mike Biggs is a good-hearted cop who sincerely wants to lose weight. Mike's partner, Officer Carl McMillan, is a thin, fast-talking wise-guy who, despite his teasing, encourages Mike on his road to slimness and romance. While speaking at an O.A. meeting, Mike meets Molly Flynn, an instantly likeable fourth-grade teacher with a good sense of humor about her curves. For Molly, focusing on smart choices isn't easy while living with her sexy older sister, Victoria, and their mother, Joyce, both of whom flaunt their effortless figures while indulging their healthy appetites right in front of her. Mike also faces temptation at the diner that he and Carl frequent, where they've become friends with a Senegalese waiter, Samuel, to whom dieting is a foreign concept. Mike and Molly found each other in the most unexpected of places. Now, they're about to find out where their quest for companionship will take them.

SERIES REGULARS:

Officer Mike Biggs: Billy Gardell
Molly Flynn: Melissa McCarthy
Officer Carl McMillan: Reno Wilson
Victoria Flynn: Katy Mixon
Samuel: Nayambi Nyambi
AND:
Joyce Flynn: Swoosie Kurtz

GUEST CAST:

Gary: Zachary Balagot
Krystal: Kiara Muhammad
Tucker: Tucker Albrizzi
Group Leader: Brendan Patrick Connor
Waiter: John O'Brien
Dispatcher (V.O.): Kathy Nagler

WRITTEN BY: Creator and Executive Producer Mark Roberts

DIRECTED BY: Jim Burrows

RATING: To Be Announced

Source: CBS