Alone Together (TV series)

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Alone Together
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Genre Sitcom
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Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Esther Povitsky
  • Benji Aflalo
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20
Production
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Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Jason Zaro
  • Adrien Finkle
  • Joanne Toll
Production location(s) Los Angeles, California
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) The Lonely Island
Release
Original network Freeform
Original release January 10 (2018-01-10) –
August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Alone Together is an American sitcom that was created by and starring Benji Aflalo and Esther Povitsky. Eben Russell also co-created the series and executive produces alongside Aflalo and Povitsky. The series is also produced by The Lonely Island's Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.[1] It follows two platonic best friends who attempt to find a foothold in Los Angeles. It premiered on January 10, 2018 on Freeform.[2] The series' second season began airing on August 1, 2018.

On November 2, 2018, Freeform canceled the series after two seasons.[3]

Premise

Two millennial misfits strike up a platonic friendship in order to navigate life in vain and status-obsessed Los Angeles.[2]

Cast

Main

  • Esther Povitsky as Esther, a woman from the Midwest who is trying to make it as a comedian
  • Benji Aflalo as Benji, a trust fund kid from Beverly Hills who lives with his older brother

Recurring

  • Edgar Blackmon as Jeff, Esther's and Benji's mutual friend
  • Chris D'Elia as Dean, Benji's older brother
  • Ginger Gonzaga as Alia, Benji's older sister
  • Punam Patel as Tara, a friend from an acting class Esther previously took (season 2)

Production

While working at The Comedy Store, Aflalo, a comedy writer and stand-up, met another relatively new comedian, Esther Povitsky.[4] In 2015, Povitsky and Aflalo wrote, starred in, and self-produced the short film "Alone Together."

Development on the series was underway in April 2016.[5] A pilot was greenlit in July 2016,[6][7] and it was picked up to series by Freeform in December 2016.[8][9] Chris D'Elia, Ginger Gonzaga, Edgar Blackmon, Hayley Marie Norman, Kamilla Alnes, Jim O'Heir and Justine Lupe guest star in the series' pilot.[1]

The series was renewed for a second season by Freeform in October 2017, before the first season had even aired.[2] Season 2 premiered on August 1, 2018. All ten episodes were released for immediate streaming on Hulu. Season 2 guest stars included Carmen Electra, Nikki Glaser, Seth Morris, and Fran Drescher.[10]

Freeform cancelled the program on November 2, 2018 after two seasons.[3] Alone Together did not garner a large viewership, with an average of 268,000 viewers per episode after seven days of DVR.

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title [11] Directed by Written by Original air date [11] Prod.
code [11]		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Pilot"[8] Daniel Gray Longino[8] Benji Aflalo & Esther Povitsky & Eben Russell January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)[2][n 1] 1001 0.37[12]
2 2 "Road Trip" Todd Biermann Hunter Covington January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17) 1004 0.37[13]
3 3 "Fertility" Betsy Thomas Amy Hubbs January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24) 1003 0.24[14]
4 4 "Pop Up" Kat Coiro Sarah Peters January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31) 1005 0.21[15]
5 5 "Dean Girls" Tamra Davis Caroline Goldfarb February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07) 1006 0.20[16]
6 6 "Dinner Party" Lauren Palmigiano Mason Flink February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14) 1008 0.20[17]
7 7 "The Big One" Kat Coiro Eben Russell February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) 1002 0.22[18]
8 8 "Sleepover" Tamra Davis Esther Povitsky March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07) 1007 0.13[19]
9 9 "Music Video" Amy York Rubin Eben Russell & Dan Bailey March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14) 1010 0.15[20]
10 10 "Property Management" Tamra Davis Benji Aflalo March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) 1009 0.18[21]

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title [11][22] Directed by Written by Original air date [11] Prod.
code [11]		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
11 1 "Crypto" Ryan McFaul Paul Mather August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) 2001 0.21[23]
12 2 "Pootie" Jay Karas Alex Blagg August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) 2005 0.14[23]
13 3 "Nurse Esther" Tamra Davis Amy Hubbs August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08) 2004 0.14[24]
14 4 "Murder House" Jay Karas Esther Povitsky August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08) 2006 0.10[24]
15 5 "Daypassers" Tamra Davis Eben Russell August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) 2003 0.11[25]
16 6 "A Drama Story" Ryan McFaul Shelly Gossman August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) 2002 0.10[25]
17 7 "Mom" Sam Bailey Ali Kinney August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22) 2008 0.20[26]
18 8 "Dog Awards" Erin Ehrlich Caroline Goldfarb August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22) 2009 0.13[26]
19 9 "Flashback" Erin Ehrlich Benji Aflalo August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29) 2007 0.09[27]
20 10 "Big Bear" Sam Bailey Dan Bailey & Sam Clarke August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29) 2010 0.06[27]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 62% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Esther Povistky and Benji Alflalo's awkward charms and convincingly platonic chemistry work, though Alone Together's lack of urgency keeps its nihilistic tenderness from truly jelling."[28] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 60 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[29]

Season 1 (2018)

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" January 10, 2018 0.2 0.37[12]
2 "Road Trip" January 17, 2018 0.2 0.37[13]
3 "Fertility" January 24, 2018 0.1 0.24[14]
4 "Pop Up" January 31, 2018 0.1 0.21[15]
5 "Dean Girls" February 7, 2018 0.1 0.20[16]
6 "Dinner Party" February 14, 2018 0.1 0.20[17]
7 "The Big One" February 28, 2018 0.1 0.22[18]
8 "Sleepover" March 7, 2018 0.1 0.13[19]
9 "Music Video" March 14, 2018 0.1 0.15[20]
10 "Property Management" March 21, 2018 0.1 0.18[20]

Season 2 (2018)

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Crypto" August 1, 2018 0.1 0.21[23]
2 "Pootie" August 1, 2018 0.1 0.14[23]
3 "Nurse Esther" August 8, 2018 0.1 0.14[24]
4 "Murder House" August 8, 2018 0.0 0.10[24]
5 "Daypassers" August 15, 2018 0.1 0.11[25]
6 "A Drama Story" August 15, 2018 0.1 0.10[25]
7 "Mom" August 22, 2018 0.1 0.20[26]
8 "Dog Awards" August 22, 2018 0.1 0.13[26]
9 "Flashback" August 29, 2018 0.1 0.09
10 "Big Bear" August 29, 2018 0.0 0.06

Notes

  1. ↑ The pilot was made available for streaming on Freeform Go a week before its official air date: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

References

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External links

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