The New Normal (2012)

Comedy · Romance

Los Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are ready for a baby. Just as they start to worry that they will never be blessed with parenthood, they meet Goldie, a waitress who has just moved to California with her precocious eight-year-old daughter to escape from her closed-minded grandmother and a life without a future. The guys quickly work out a deal with Goldie to become their surrogate, and in the process, the little group forms a unique family unit of its own.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (11,813 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

7.64 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.3	220
2	Sofa's Choice	7.4	214
3	Baby Clothes	7.8	198
4	Obama Mama	7.5	172
5	Nanagasm	7.6	159
6	Bryanzilla	7.8	156
7	The Godparent Trap	7.8	140
8	Unplugged	7.4	133
9	Pardon Me	7.4	130
10	The XY Factor	8.0	124
11	Baby Proofing	7.6	116
12	The Goldie Rush	7.7	134
13	Stay-At-Home Dad	7.8	119
14	Gaydar	8.0	126
15	Dairy Queen	7.3	110
16	Dog Children	7.4	125
17	Rocky Bye Baby	7.4	104
18	Para-New Normal Activity	7.4	107
19	Blood, Sweat, and Fears	7.6	101
20	About a Boy Scout	8.1	113
21	Finding Name-O	7.7	103
22	The Big Day	8.1	117