Season 1
Sean Saves the World is an American television sitcom about a divorced gay father with a successful, yet demanding, career who, when his 14-year-old daughter moves in with him full-time, is forced to juggle his work life, his pushy mom and trying to be the best father ever alongside a thriving career.
The series aired in the USA on NBC from 3 October, 2013 to 23 January, 2014. There are 18 half-hour episodes in one season, although only 13 aired in the USA before the show was cancelled.
Sean Saves the World premiered in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Series Showcase channel (simulcast in HD) on Tuesday 29 October 2013, at 19h00. It moved to Tuesdays at 19h30 from January, 2014. New episodes broadcast weekly.
Synopsis
Sean (Sean P. Hayes, Will & Grace) is a divorced gay dad who juggles a lot - his successful but demanding career, offbeat employees, pushy mom Lorna (Linda Lavin, Alice) and weekends with his teenage daughter, Ellie (Sami Isler).
So when she moves in full-time, it's a whole new world. Never one to do anything halfway, Sean's intent on being the best dad ever, so he loads up on parenting how-to books and plans Pinterest-worthy family dinners.
But it seems his company's new owner has decided Sean and his team should work longer hours, putting a damper on his homemaking plans and throwing a kink in Sean's perfectly constructed work/life balance.
Ellie sees this development as a plus. She loves her dad, but he's clearly going overboard. From keeping his boss happy, employees motivated and enduring his mother's tactless advice to raising a smart, grounded and healthy kid, it's going to be a growing experience, to say the least.
But if anyone can handle it all, it's Sean.
Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!), Lindsay Sloane (Weeds) and Echo Kellum (Ben and Kate) also star. Writer Victor Fresco (Go On, Mad About You), director James Burrows (Friends, The Big Bang Theory), Sean P. Hayes (Hot in Cleveland, Grimm) and Todd Milliner (Hot in Cleveland, Grimm) serve as executive producers.
Sean Saves the World is a production of Universal Television and Hazy Mills Productions.