Yes, Dear

For the 1970s British sitcom, see Yus, My Dear.

Yes, Dear
Intertitle
Format	Comedy
Created by	Greg Garcia Alan Kirschenbaum
Starring	Anthony Clark Jean Louisa Kelly Mike O'Malley Liza Snyder
Opening theme	"Family Is Family" performed and written by Bill Janovitz
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	122 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Cherry Tree Entertainment Amigos de Garcia Productions CBS Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Dolby SR
Original run	October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) – February 15, 2006 (2006-02-15)
External links
Website

Yes, Dear is a television sitcom that aired from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, on CBS. It starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder.

In the United States, the show can be seen on TBS, and Nick at Nite beginning in 2012. In Canada, it can be seen on Joytv.

Plot

Greg Warner (Clark) is a motion picture executive, and Kim Warner (Kelly) is a stay-at-home mother to Sam and, later, Emily. Kim's sister, Christine Hughes (Snyder), and Christine's husband, Jimmy Hughes (O'Malley), along with their two sons, Dominic (Joel Homan) and Logan (Brendon Baerg), live in the Warners' guest house, where the Hughes family's easygoing approach to life in general contrasts with Greg's uptight and fussy demeanor. The plots revolve around child rearing, work (especially after Greg gets Jimmy a job as the movie studio's security guard), and sex, and often involve various combinations of the four adults plotting against each other.

Late in the fifth season, the Hughes family finally earns enough money to move out of the guest house and buy the house next door. Greg quits his job following his company's takeover and the firing of his boss, the overbearing but decent Mr. Savitsky.

Greg is unable to find work, and toxic mold is discovered in the Warners' home, so they are forced to move in with the Hughes family early in the sixth season. Savitsky later joins a Japanese movie studio and rehires Greg, enabling the Warners to move back into their home. In the final scene of the series, an earthquake strikes Los Angeles, and, while the Warners' house receives only minimal damage, the Hughes family is not so lucky, and they show up at the Warners' front door asking if the guest house is still available.

Cast

• Anthony Clark as Gregory Thomas "Greg" Warner
• Mike O'Malley as James "Jimmy" Hughes Jr.
• Liza Snyder as Christine Hughes (née Ludke)
• Jean Louisa Kelly as Kimberly "Kim" Warner (née Ludke)

Recurring cast members

• Connor and Keenan Merkovic as Dominic Hughes (Episodes 1-2)
• Joel Homan as Dominic Hughes (Episodes 3-122)
• Blake, Easton and Hunter Draut as Logan Hughes (Pilot only)
• Christopher and Nicholas Berry as Logan Hughes (Episodes 2-47)
• Alexander and Shawn Shaprio as Logan Hughes (Episodes 50-57)
• Brendon Baerg as Logan Hughes (Episodes 58-122)
• Anthony and Michael Bain as Samuel "Sam/Sammy" Warner
• Madison and Marissa Poer as Emily Warner
• Tim Conway as Thomas "Tom" Warner
• Vicki Lawrence as Natalie Warner
• Jerry Van Dyke as James "Big Jimmy" Hughes Sr.
• Beth Grant as Katherine "Kitty" Hughes
• Dan Hedaya as Donald "Don" Ludke
• Alley Mills as Jennifer "Jenny" Ludke
• Billy Gardell as William "Billy" Colivita
• Phill Lewis as Roy Barr
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Mr. George Savitsky

Episodes

Main article: List of Yes, Dear episodes

Television ratings

Season	Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Ranking	Viewers (in millions)
1st	24	October 2, 2000	May 14, 2001	2000–2001	#28[1]	13.1[1]
2nd	24	September 24, 2001	May 13, 2002	2001–2002	#21[2]	13.9[2]
3rd	24	September 23, 2002	May 19, 2003	2002–2003	#25[3]	13.33[3]
4th	24	September 22, 2003	May 24, 2004	2003–2004	#40[4]	10.67[4]
5th	11	February 16, 2005	May 18, 2005	2005	#53[5]	9.2[5]
6th	15	September 14, 2005	February 15, 2006	2005–2006	#85[6]	7.75[6]

Airing changes

In spring 2004, CBS canceled the program, but later ordered 13 episodes for midseason. After canceling Center of the Universe, CBS began airing the new Yes, Dear episodes on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 9:30 p.m. EST. CBS ordered an additional season of 22 episodes for 2005–2006, but that order was later cut to 13.

Syndication

During the second half of 2004, reruns aired on the cable station TBS at 1:00 p.m. As of January 2005, TBS began airing the show at 3:00 p.m. The show aired in local syndication in 2005–06; in the fall of 2006, 20th Television, the syndication subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, took the show out of barter syndication and replaced it with Still Standing. As of October 10, 2011, the show can be seen on weekdays at 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on TBS.

International airings

Country	Alternate title (translation)	TV network(s)
United States	Yes, Dear	CBS, TBS, Nick@Nite
Australia	Yes, Dear	FOX8
Austria	Yes, Dear	ATV (Austria)
Belgium	Yes, Dear	vtm
Bulgaria	Да, мило (Yes, Dear)	Fox Life
Canada	Yes, Dear	Global TV, Joytv
Denmark	Umage Søstre	TV3+
Finland	Saman katon alla (Under the same roof)	MTV3
France	Oui, chérie! (Yes, Dear)	TF1, Virgin 17
Germany	Yes, Dear	RTL, RTL 2
Greece	Yes, Dear	Macedonia TV
Hungary	Igen Drágám(Yes, Dear)	Comedy Central
Iceland	Yes, Dear	SkjárEinn
India	Yes, Dear	Star World
Israel	כן מותק (Yes, Dear)	HOT3
Italy	Prima o poi divorzio! (Sooner or later, I'll divorce!)	Italia1
Netherlands	Yes, Dear	Net5, Comedy Central
Norway	Ja, Kjære (Yes, Dear)	TV2
Pakistan	Yes, Dear	Star World
Poland	Tak, Kochanie (Yes, Dear)	Polsat, Comedy Central
Portugal	Sim, Amor (Yes, Love)	RTP2
Saudi Arabia	Yes, Dear	MBC4
Slovenia	Da, Draga	FOX Life, [Kanal A]
South Africa	Yes, Dear	SABC 3
Spain	Sí, cariño	Antena.nova
Sri Lanka	Yes, Dear	Channel 1 MTV
Sweden	Omaka systrar (Dissimilar sisters)	TV4
Thailand	Yes, Dear	True Series Star World
Turkey	Yes, Dear	ComedyMax
Brazil	Sim, Querida	Fox, SBT
Latvia	Jā ,dārgā	TV3 Latvia, TV6 Latvia
Serbia	Da, Draga (Yes Dear)	FOX Life
Croatia	Da, Draga (Yes Dear)	FOX Life
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Da, Draga (Yes Dear)	FOX Life

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "TV Ratings 2000–2001". http://fbibler.chez.com/tvstats/recent_data/2000-01.html. Retrieved January 9, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "How did your favorite show rate?". USA Today. May 28, 2002. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2002/2002-05-28-year-end-chart.htm. Retrieved January 9, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Nielsen's TOP 156 Shows for 2002–03". http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/ee82c0640bcaeb06/82c78e0fe7710443?lnk=st&q=nielsen+top+156&rnum=1#82c78e0fe771044. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "I. T. R. S. Ranking Report: 01 Thru 210". ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930171419/http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=060204_11. Retrieved May 25, 2007. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Primetime series". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. May 27, 2005. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471. Retrieved September 12, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ ^{a b} "Season Program Rankings from 09/19/05 through 05/28/06". ABC Medianet. May 28, 2006. http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=053106_05. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 

External links

• Official website
• Yes, Dear at the Internet Movie Database
• Yes, Dear at TV.com