SummaryFormer All Star softball player Terry Gannon Jr. (Maggie Lawson) and her son Danny (Griffin Gluck) move in with her estranged father, Terry Sr. aka “The Cannon” (James Caan).
Created By:Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen
❮ Back in the Game
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Sep 25, 2013
Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
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5.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
47% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
47% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Oct 3, 2013
75
I don’t know if Back in the Game will have a long shelf life, or if it will turn Caan into a prime-time star (like son Scott on “Hawaii Five-O”), but I do think it’s worth a half-hour of your time.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.7
42% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
42% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Nov 2, 2013
6
Not quite as hilarious as the other shows such as Modern Family or The Middle, but it still manages to be clever and provide enough laughs to be watchable.
Oct 4, 2013
6
My DVR has recorded at least one episode of most of the new comedy shows. I watch that initial episode with the goal of either recording more of the series or simply dropping the show. I was pretty sure that "Back in the Game" was a dropper. I am surprised to admit that I did enjoy the show. James Caan, dancing around the edge of overdoing it, has produced a somewhat interesting character. I don't know who plays the daughter but she provides an acceptable anonymous foil for Caan. Is the show great? No. Is the show worth a few more tries? Yes.
Sep 25, 2013
70
While this Little League comedy doesn't quite measure up to the big leagues, we shouldn't be surprised if family audiences rally around the team, turning a solid base hit into something potentially worthy of extra innings.
Sep 24, 2013
60
The family conflicts are facile and easily resolved on Back in the Game, but Terry is an appealing heroine, and she has an amusing new best friend.
Sep 26, 2013
50
Nothing groundbreaking, but every so often a sports-themed show is de rigueur
Sep 24, 2013
50
There are two shows struggling to exist in one in the ABC comedy Back in the Game. One is about former all-star softball player Terry Gannon Jr. (Maggie Lawson) and her relationship with her hard-charging, estranged, ex-athlete father, Terry Sr. (James Caan), who goes by “The Cannon.” This show is pretty terrible.... The second show is not at all novel but it’s at least easier to take: Back in the Game is essentially a “Bad News Bears” reboot.
Sep 15, 2013
0
Producers persist with this post-recessionary fixation on adult children who fall on hard times and move back in with a parent or two; it’s both the worst and funniest premise that marginally employed sitcom writers can currently conceive. And so far, it’s worked mainly as an indicator of quick cancellation.
Oct 8, 2013
4
Pilot was a rocky start, but Back in the Game really shown during the 2nd episode. James Caan and Maggie Lawson make me want to keep watching this show, which I'm sure will continue to please.
