Life in Pieces (2015)

Name: Life in Pieces
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8
Cast: Thomas Sadoski, Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, Zoe Lister-Jones, Colin Hanks

Comedy

Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (19,478 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.71 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 8.2 21 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.3	512
2	Interruptus Date Breast Movin'	7.5	391
3	Sleepy Email Brunch Tree	7.8	348
4	Prison Baby Golf Picking	7.5	313
5	Babe Secret Phone Germs	8.1	337
6	Ponzi Sex Paris Bounce	7.6	289
7	Nanny Tent Earrings Cheeto	7.9	302
8	Godparent Turkey Corn Farts	8.2	322
9	Hospital Boudoir Time-Out Namaste	7.9	276
10	Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong	7.8	270
11	College Stealing Santa Caroling	7.6	261
12	Bite Flight Wing-Man Bonnie	7.6	259
13	Party Lobster Gym Sale	7.6	247
14	Will Trash Book Spa	7.5	256
15	Soccer Gigi TV Mikey	7.5	245
16	Tattoo Valentine Guitar Pregnant	7.7	246
17	Hair Recital Rainbow Mom	7.7	255
18	Sexting Mall Lemonade Heartbreak	8.0	246
19	Pestilence War Famine Death	7.3	236
20	Prank Assistant Gum Puppy	7.7	236
21	Cinderella Fantasy Prom Dougie	7.7	245
22	CryTunes Divorce Tablet Ring	8.2	267

Season 2 (2016)

7.44 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.4 21 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Annulled Roommate Pill Shower	8.0	278
2	Receptionist Pot Voting Cramp	7.6	228
3	Eyebrow Anonymous Trapped Gem	7.8	230
4	Cheap Promotion Flying Birthday	7.7	225
5	Dinner Professor Steps Lesbian	7.3	217
6	Boxing Opinion Spider Beard	7.7	220
7	Swim Survivor Zen Talk	7.6	217
8	Window Vanity Dress Grace	7.4	211
9	#TBT: Y2K Sophia Honeymoon Critter	7.6	231
10	Musical Motel Property Bingo	7.7	211
11	Tailgate Spiral Souvenir Seating	7.0	209
12	Best Waxing Grocery Rental	7.4	203
13	Chef Rescue Negotiator Necklace	7.2	207
14	Facebook Fish Planner Backstage	7.3	213
15	Bra Automated Awkward Ordained	7.2	210
16	Dirtbike Old Mechanic Earthquake	7.5	207
17	Sleepover Dream Light Haze	7.3	206
18	Favorite Vision Miguel Matchmaker	7.2	197
19	Babysit Argument Invention Butterfly	7.2	194
20	Ear Scorn Registry Manuscript	7.3	193
21	Late Smuggling Dreambaby Voucher	7.2	201
22	Poison Fire Teats Universe	7.4	231

Season 3 (2017)

7.53 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 21 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Settlement Pacifier Attic Unsyncing	7.7	213
2	Bunny Single Nightmare Drinking	7.4	198
3	Treasure Ride Poker Hearing	7.5	198
4	Testosterone Martyr Baked Knife	8.2	251
5	Meal Potty Cart Middle	7.7	209
6	Waffle Permission Kidless Boyfriend	7.4	191
7	Thirty-Five Teacher Escape Lottery	7.3	198
8	The Twelve Shorts of Christmas	8.4	236
9	Reading Egg Nurse Neighbor	7.5	199
10	Emergency Interview Driving Lunch	7.3	199
11	Goose Friends Auction Fog	7.4	179
12	Toilet Shaving Stuck Fertility	7.2	179
13	Therapy Cheating Shoes Movie	7.5	175
14	Parents Ancestry Coupon Chaperone	7.6	173
15	Graffiti Cute Jewelry Shots	7.6	170
16	Pageant Bike Animals Jerky	6.7	223
17	Sitter Dating Sister Mattress	7.3	162
18	Renter Portrait Plagiarism Scam	7.3	165
19	#TBT: House Destiny Introduction Retirement	7.7	172
20	Lingerie Cookbook Gamble Surrogate	7.5	170
21	Video Piercing Model Hangover	7.7	174
22	Sixteen Spanish Car Leak	7.7	169

Season 4 (2019)

7.46 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 21 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jungle Push Resort Anniversary	7.6	213
2	Demo Nosebreath Surgery Match	7.4	192
3	Misery Turd Name Pills	7.4	190
4	Birth Meddling Jacket Denial	7.5	183
5	Sonogram Frog Rub Family	7.9	190
6	Recovery Discipline Psycho Labor	7.5	177
7	Lost Math Art Glam	7.6	170
8	X Box Glimpse Spotlight	7.8	175
9	Four Short Fairy Tales	7.5	162
10	Letter Promise Adult Seventy	7.4	166
11	Clean Pens Grandma Guys	7.2	162
12	Cabana Hero Action Son	6.8	186
13	Reverse Burden District Germany	7.4	193