Life Unexpected (2010)

Name: Life Unexpected
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Britt Robertson, Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, Austin Basis, Kerr Smith

Drama

16-year-old Lux was given up for adoption at birth but never adopted. When she is put back into the custody of her estranged-since-high-school birth parents, Cate and Baze, the three form an unlikely family.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (16,118 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.78 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.9	249
2	Home Inspected	7.4	183
3	Rent Uncollected	7.9	165
4	Bong Intercepted	7.6	150
5	Turtle Undefeated	7.5	150
6	Truth Unrevealed	7.8	142
7	Crisis Unaverted	7.5	134
8	Bride Unbridled	8.1	116
9	Formal Reformed	7.6	125
10	Family Therapized	7.7	121
11	Storm Weathered	8.3	116
12	Father Unfigured	8.1	126
13	Love Unexpected	7.8	140

Season 2 (2010)

8.02 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ocean Uncharted	7.9	112
2	Parents Unemployed	8.0	99
3	Criminal Incriminated	8.1	98
4	Team Rebounded	7.9	97
5	Music Faced	8.0	107
6	Honeymoon Interrupted	7.8	100
7	Camp Grounded	8.1	105
8	Plumber Cracked	7.7	89
9	Homecoming Crashed	8.1	99
10	Thanks Ungiven	8.2	96
11	Stand Taken	8.3	106
12	Teacher Schooled	8.1	89
13	Affair Remembered	8.1	134

Life Unexpected (2010)

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