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Schitt's Creek

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2015–2020Ended6 seasons80 episodes~22 min/epTV-14Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.

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What stands out about Schitt's Creek?

Schitt's Creek earns 9 badges, led by Modern classic and Top 5% of shows.

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  • Reception
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  • Cast

Reception

Is Schitt's Creek worth watching?

Schitt's Creek's Midcredits score is the 96th percentile of all shows, from 179K ratings across 2 sources. 91% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

96th percentile

Better received than 96% of shows

96th percentile among Comedy96th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)93rd
Approval (how many liked it)95th

Acclaim

Universally Loved: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

83 /100

93rd percentile of all shows

95th percentile among Comedy93rd percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

Ratings pile up at 9–10 with almost no detractors — near-universal love.

Approval

How many liked it

91% liked it

95th percentile of all shows

95th percentile among Comedy94th percentile among 2010s
91% rated it 7–109% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

99th percentile

178K ratings across platforms

99th percentile among Comedy99th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The show features exaggerated, self-absorbed characters in a fish-out-of-water premise that takes time to reveal its strengths.

Fans praised

  • slow-burn character growth that makes initially unlikable Roses deeply lovable
  • sharp, subtle humor layered with genuine heart and emotional payoff
  • groundbreaking LGBTQ+ representation with warmth and normalcy

Detractors panned

  • unfunny jokes that consistently fall flat with zero laughs
  • annoying, one-dimensional characters and over-the-top acting

What stands out

ActingDivisive85

ensemble chemistry, physical comedy from veteran and younger cast

Emotional impact85

heartfelt moments and catharsis, especially in later seasons

CharactersDivisive80

deep arcs from unlikable to lovable, especially David and Alexis

DialogueDivisive80

witty, sarcastic, quotable lines and Moira's unique vocabulary

HumorDivisive70

dry, subtle, character-driven comedy; divisive among viewers

OriginalityDivisive70

familiar premise but fresh execution with heart and satire

Plot and storyDivisive70

simple riches-to-rags setup with slow-burn family journey

PacingDivisive65

slow start in first season, tight later episodes

Preferred by

Critics vs users

Preferred by Users

Users scored it 10 points higher than critics.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 7 points apart
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 8 points apart
  • US vs non-US 6 points apart

Episodes

6 seasons

Season 6 · 2020 · 14 episodes · 7.5 average across 14 rated episodes

  • S6E1

    Smoke Signals

    Jan 7, 202022 minTMDB rating 6.9
  • S6E2

    The Incident

    Jan 14, 202022 minTMDB rating 7.1
  • S6E3

    The Job Interview

    Jan 21, 202022 minTMDB rating 7.1
  • S6E4

    Maid of Honour

    Jan 28, 202022 minTMDB rating 6.6
  • S6E5

    The Premiere

    Feb 4, 202022 minTMDB rating 6.9
  • S6E6

    The Wingman

    Feb 11, 202022 minTMDB rating 6.8

Watch experience

What is Schitt's Creek like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and gentle — a slow-burn watch that leaves you feeling good.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
JoyfulWarmAbsurdHopeful
Heaviest: throughout
Warm humor
Register
WarmPlayful
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Resets each episode · 10% of showsOne continuous story
ToneThe series holds its material with warmth and affection, playing the absurdity of the Roses' predicament straight while never mocking the characters.
The rideThe show maintains a consistently light, warm, and absurd mood across its run, with emotional peaks in later seasons but never straying from its core comfort-comedy feel.
StructureEpisodes follow a conventional setup-conflict-resolution structure.
Episode formatEpisodes are largely self-contained comedic scenarios with a status quo restored by the end, though character growth acces gradually across seasons.
Season formatEach season continues the same story and cast, with subtle character arcs building across the series rather than resetting.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Feel-goodHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayViewers carry away a warm sense of optimism about family and community, along with lingering laughs.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Comedy
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12% (this title): Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2% (this title)
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Comedy: Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony. · Comedy of manners: Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).

12% of shows fit this archetype

Why this archetypeEach episode centers on the Rose family's social missteps and personal growth in their new small-town surroundings, played as a comedy of manners.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfFamilybonds
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% (this title) · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% (this title) · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% (this title) · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Family bondsSelf-worth · 7% of showsCommunity: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores how a fractured, self-absorbed family learns to rely on and love each other after losing everything, and how they find value in themselves and a new community.
StanceThe show celebrates family bonds and community, presenting their growth and connection as unequivocally positive and worth striving for.

The world

ContemporaryRuralDomesticInstitutionalStylized realism
Orchestral classicalPopSupportive music · original score · Maribeth Solomon
SettingA quirky, isolated small town in rural America where the former ultra-rich Rose family are forced to live in a motel.
MusicThe score uses a warm, whimsical orchestral style that complements the show's tone, while occasional licensed pop songs punctuate key emotional moments.

Content guide

Is Schitt's Creek okay for kids?

TV-14

Schitt's Creek is rated TV-14. As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at minimal (8/100), sexual content at mild (31/100), language at moderate (53/100), drug and alcohol content at moderate (36/100) and frightening material at minimal (6/100). Overall it is heavier than 21% of TV-14 shows.

Ratings in 19 other countries
  • UK15
  • Canada14+
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany12
  • France10
  • Ireland15
  • South Korea15
  • Brazil14
  • Austria12
  • FinlandK7
  • IndiaU
  • MexicoAA
  • PhilippinesG
  • Portugal12AP
  • SingaporeR21
  • Spain13
  • Switzerland12
  • THน 13+
  • Türkiye13+
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 20% of all showsHeavier than 21% of TV-14 shows
Violence & Gore
None / Minimal
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 5%
Sex & Nudity
Mild
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 33%
Profanity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavy for a TV-14 show
heavier than 76%
Alcohol & Drugs
Moderate
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 49%
Frightening / Intense
None / Minimal
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 4%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Nothing here is extreme. The strongest element is language, heavier than 76% of TV-14 shows.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Schitt's Creek have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Schitt's Creek?

Cast

1 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor; 6 award-winning performances in the cast.

Eugene Levy
as Johnny Rose
Emmy win: Primetime Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesTop draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Catherine O'Hara
as Moira Rose
Emmy win: Primetime Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesTop draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Dan Levy
as David Rose
Emmy win: Primetime Emmy — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Annie Murphy
as Alexis Rose
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Chris Elliott
as Roland Schitt
Emily Hampshire
as Stevie Budd
SAG win: Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesTop draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Jennifer Robertson
as Jocelyn Schitt
SAG win: Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Sarah Levy
as Twyla Sands
SAG win: Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Karen Robinson
as Ronnie Lee
Dustin Milligan
as Ted Mullens
SAG nominee: Screen Actors Guild Award nomination — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

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