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*The Goodwin Games*
The Goodwin Games
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Carter Bays; Craig Thomas; Chris Harris;
Starring	Becki Newton; Scott Foley; T.J. Miller; Melissa Tang; Kat Foster;
Composer	John Swihart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Chris Harris; Carter Bays; Craig Thomas; Peyton Reed;
Producers	Rachel Axler; Caroline James;
Cinematography	John Inwood; Joe Pennella;
Editors	Christopher Cooke; Wendy Smith;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Shiny Brass Lamp Productions; Bays Thomas Productions; 20th Century Fox Television;
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	May 20 –; July 1, 2013

The Goodwin Games is an American television sitcom that aired as a midseason replacement on Fox from May 20 to July 1, 2013.^[1] The show was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (creators of How I Met Your Mother) alongside Chris Harris.

Premise

The series revolves around a trio of estranged siblings living in New Hampshire, the Goodwins: Henry, the oldest child, is an overachieving surgeon with an overabundant ego; Chloe, the middle child, is a former child mathematical prodigy who became popular in high school and abandoned academia (and her friends) for a career as a struggling actress; and Jimmy, the youngest child, is a career petty criminal with a string of convictions who has to sneak into his pre-teen daughter's bedroom at night to visit her. The siblings return home for their father's funeral. His attorney (one of Chloe's abandoned childhood friends) April Cho informs them that their father's will awards them $23 million, but only if they agree to compete in a series of games of their father's devising. The games are designed to force them to confront their personal failings, recall their childhoods, and bring them together as a family once again. When the siblings resist, April informs them that their father anticipated their reaction, and therefore a fourth individual will be involved in the games, a complete stranger named Elijah, who collects part of the remaining inheritance every time the siblings fail to follow their father's instructions.

Cast

Scott Foley, Becki Newton and T.J. Miller portrayed the show's three titular characters.

Main cast

Becki Newton as Chloe Goodwin
Scott Foley as Henry Goodwin
T.J. Miller as Jimmy Goodwin
- (Jake Lacy in the original pilot)
Kat Foster as Lucinda Hobbes
- (Felisha Terrell in the original pilot)^[2]
Melissa Tang as April Cho

Recurring

Sabrina Carpenter as Young Chloe Goodwin
Will Shadley as Young Henry Goodwin
Jadon Sand as Young Jimmy Goodwin
- (Gibson Bobby Sjobeck in the original pilot)
Beau Bridges as Benjamin Goodwin
Kaitlyn Maher as Piper Goodwin
- (Francesca Capaldi in the original pilot)
Jerrod Carmichael as Elijah
Stefanie Black as Annie
Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Richland^[3]
Adam Rodriguez as Ivan^[4]
Janina Gavankar as Hannah
Chris Diamantopoulos as Chad
William Edward Dagsher as Fisherman

Production

On May 9, 2012, Fox placed a series order for the comedy^[5] that was expected to premiere during the 2012–13 television season as a mid-season entry.^[6] On June 7, 2012, it was announced that T. J. Miller was replacing Jake Lacy in the role of Jimmy.^[7] On November 2, 2012, it was announced that Fox cut the episode order from thirteen to seven.^[8]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Pilot"	Peyton Reed	Chris Harris, Craig Thomas & Carter Bays	May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)	1AVW79	1.61^[9]
Henry, Chloe and Jimmy Goodwin are brought together when their father, Benjamin, dies shortly after finishing his will video. At the will reading, it is revealed he has left a fortune of $23 million. When he sets the siblings a challenge, which he calls "The Goodwin Games", to complete a game of trivial pursuit, something that they have never seemed to accomplish, along with Elijah, someone hired by their father.
2	"Welcome Home, Goodwins"	Peyton Reed	Tom Ruprecht	May 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)	1AVW01	1.37^[10]
The Goodwins are forced to be there for each other when they hear church bells.
3	"Small Town"	Jesse Peretz	Greg Schaffer	June 3, 2013 (2013-06-03)	1AVW06	1.62^[11]
When Chloe sees Jimmy with a strange man, she suspects him of returning to his old ways.
4	"The Hamletta"	Peyton Reed	Carter Bays & Craig Thomas	June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)	1AVW02	1.54^[12]
Chloe goes back to college.
5	"The Birds of Granby"	David Katzenberg	Chris Harris	June 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)	1AVW03	1.39^[13]
Jimmy reconnects with Piper's mother.
6	"Happy Hour"	John Putch	Christine Zander	June 24, 2013 (2013-06-24)	1AVW04	1.50^[14]
Chloe and April spend a night at the bar with an old friend from Math Club. Jimmy performs songs that are maybe a little too autobiographical. Henry accidentally "sexts" his ex.
7	"The Box"	Neil Patrick Harris	Rachel Axler	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)	1AVW05	1.49^[15]
Chloe becomes convinced that her father is controlling her life from beyond the grave, and her paranoia is infectious.

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on Eleven on May 20, 2014.^[16]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregate score of 38% based on 6 positive and 10 negative critic reviews. The website consensus reads: "The Goodwin Games is simply unimpressive in the most uninteresting ways."^[17] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 57 out of 100 based on 17 critic reviews, indicating "Mixed to Average"^[18]