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The Good Place (season 2)
Region 1 DVD cover art
Starring
Kristen Bell
William Jackson Harper
Jameela Jamil
D'Arcy Carden
Manny Jacinto
Ted Danson
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
13
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20) – February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)
Season chronology
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Season 1
List of The Good Place episodes
The second season of the fantasy comedy television series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur, began airing September 20, 2017, on NBC in the United States. The season is produced by Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Universal Television.[1] The season concluded on February 1, 2018 and contained 13 episodes.
The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is sent by Michael (Ted Danson) to "The Good Place", a heaven-like utopia he designed, in reward for her righteous life. However, she quickly realizes that she was sent there by mistake, and must hide her morally imperfect behavior (past and present). William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, together with D'Arcy Carden as an artificial being helping the inhabitants. Each of the episodes are listed as "Chapter (xx)" following the opening title card.
Contents
1 Cast
1.1 Main
1.2 Recurring
1.3 Guest
2 Episodes
3 Critical reception
3.1 Television critics' top 10 lists
3.2 Accolades
4 Ratings
5 References
6 External links
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman from Arizona who entered an afterlife utopia called "The Good Place" seemingly after being mistaken for a human rights lawyer by the same name.[2]
William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, a deceased ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and raised in Senegal. He is supposed to be the soulmate of "real Eleanor".[3]
Jameela Jamil as Tahani Al-Jamil, a deceased, wealthy philanthropist who traveled extensively around the world. She was born in Pakistan, raised in England, and went to school in France. Her full name means "Congratulations Beautiful".[4]
D'Arcy Carden as Janet, a programmed guide who acts as the neighborhood's main source of information, analogous to an intelligent personal assistant.[5] She is from the real Good Place.
Manny Jacinto as Jason Mendoza, a deceased DJ and small-time drug dealer from Florida who seemingly was mistaken for "Jianyu Li", a silent Buddhist monk from Taiwan and Tahani's alleged soulmate.[6]
Ted Danson as Michael, the architect of the titular "Good Place" neighbourhood that the other main characters inhabit. At the end of season 1, Eleanor deduced they were really all in the Bad Place and Michael was tricking them into torturing each other, at which points he wipes their memories to repeat the experiment.
Recurring[edit]
Tiya Sircar as Vicky Sengupta, a resident of the Bad Place whom Michael has hired as an actress for his experiment. In season 1, she pretended to be the "real Eleanor Shellstrop".
Marc Evan Jackson as Shawn, Michael's boss in the Bad Place. He supports traditional torture and believes that Michael's plan will go down in history as a colossal failure.
Maribeth Monroe as Mindy St. Claire, the only resident of the Medium Place, a neutral plane of existence between the Good Place and the Bad Place.
Jason Mantzoukas as Derek Hoffstettler, an artificial "rebound guy" that Janet creates to get over Jason.
Guest[edit]
Dax Shepard as Chet, a demon in the Bad Place responsible for torturing people guilty of toxic masculinity.
Maya Rudolph as Judge Hydrogen ("Gen" for short), an impartial inter-dimensional judge who rules on matters involving the Good Place and the Bad Place.
Episodes[edit]
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
14[a]
15[a]
1
2 "Everything Is Great!" Trent O'Donnell Jen Statsky
Joe Mande September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20) 5.28[7]
Eleanor's, Chidi's, Tahani's, and Jason's memories have been erased and they start over in the Bad Place. Shawn believes Michael's project will fail and Michael's existence will be ended through "retirement". Janet gives Eleanor the note she wrote to find Chidi. Chidi is forced to choose between two potential soul mates; just as he chooses Angelique, who seems ideal for him, Michael determines that the other woman, Pevita, with whom Chidi felt no connection, is his accurate soul mate. Eleanor finds Chidi, but he is distracted by his own situation and is unwilling to help Eleanor. Tahani is dissatisfied that her soulmate Tomas is very short and has unrefined taste and that their home is small and cramped. Michael plans for Eleanor to get drunk and behave badly at the welcome party, but instead Tahani gets drunk and makes a scene.
Jason's new soulmate is Luang, a monk who is meant to be his spiritual companion; Luang accompanies Jason and copies his every action, leaving Jason bored and desperate to escape. Jason quickly gloms onto Janet, who is nice to him. Vicky, who portrayed "Real Eleanor", is frustrated by her new, minor role as pizza parlor owner Denise. Chidi realizes the paper of Eleanor's note is from a book in his library; he suspects they have met before. At Eleanor's house, Eleanor admits that she does not belong in the Good Place. Michael, Janet, Tahani, Jason, and everyone's supposed soul mates arrive. Tahani and Jason openly express their dissatisfaction and Eleanor figures out that they are not in the Good Place; she reveals the note. Michael again erases the humans' memories and reboots the Good Place, but conceals the false start from Shawn, who has disallowed a third attempt.
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3 "Dance Dance Resolution" Drew Goddard Megan Amram September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) 4.67[8]
Michael reboots the neighborhood hundreds of times, but Eleanor (and, on one occasion, Jason) eventually realizes its true nature each time. In the 802nd iteration, Eleanor and Chidi learn of the memory wipes when they discover dissatisfied neighborhood workers (including an undisguised demon) complaining about Michael's version of the Bad Place. Eleanor, Chidi, and Janet take the train to the Medium Place, where Mindy St. Claire reveals that it is Eleanor's sixteenth visit; Eleanor and her companions always return to Michael's neighborhood with a new plan to defeat him. Mindy also reveals that Eleanor and Chidi often form a sexual relationship and once mutually professed their love. In the neighborhood, Vicky and the other actors go on strike. Vicky presents their individual demands and hers is to take Michael's job; she threatens to reveal the multiple attempts to Shawn. Jason tells Michael about his dance crew being challenged to a dance-off and that they united to instead slash the other dancers' tires; when Eleanor returns and leads the humans in confronting Michael, he asks to form an alliance with them.
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4 "Team Cockroach" Morgan Sackett Dan Schofield October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) 4.17[9]
Michael tries to recruit all four humans to his plan, in which he will reboot the neighborhood but secretly leave their memories intact and they will feign ignorance; if they refuse, Michael asserts they will again detect the ruse, Vicky will expose him, and the humans will be remanded to traditional, hellish torture, while Michael is burned eternally. Michael also claims he can get the four and himself into the real Good Place. Chidi agrees quickly, accepting that his work on ethics in life was unsuccessful. Jason is oblivious, but Michael's bow tie earns his trust. Tahani insists she belongs in the Good Place, but concedes after Michael reveals her cause of death; she was crushed by a statue of her sister Kamillah that she pulled down, demonstrating Tahani's self-obsession. Eleanor initially plans to flee to Mindy's house, but accedes to Michael's plan after Michael informs her that Chidi never refused to help her. She adds a condition: Michael must participate in Chidi's ethics classes. Even though Michael sees humans as "cockroaches", he agrees. The neighborhood is rebooted with Vicky taking on the role of the top point earner and honorary mayor. The humans and Michael meet in secret and are joined by Janet, whose programming compels her to make humans happy; thus, she will support the only real humans present.
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5 "Existential Crisis" Beth McCarthy-Miller Andrew Law October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12) 4.05[10]
When Chidi realizes that Michael's immortality prevents him from engaging with human ethics, he confronts Michael over the possibility of existence-ending "retirement". Michael becomes despondent and then replaces his existential crisis with a stereotypical midlife crisis, which Chidi determines is less psychologically productive. Eleanor explains to Michael that sadness over death is intrinsic to humanity; he thanks her and Chidi decides their studies can move forward. Tahani is tortured by having her birthday party for Gunnar overshadowed by an extravagant one planned by Vicky; Tahani is miserable despite knowing Vicky's plan and laments her character flaws that enable such superficial problems to affect her. Jason praises Tahani and they sleep together; both enjoy it, but Tahani wants to talk about it afterwards, while Jason is oblivious. Eleanor recalls formative experiences concerning death: Eleanor's alcoholic mother flippantly explaining the family dog's death to a young Eleanor, an adult Eleanor attending her father's funeral and claiming to be fine, and Eleanor crying at Bed Bath & Beyond upon seeing a toothbrush holder designed for a family's use.
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6 "The Trolley Problem" Dean Holland Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19) 3.92[11]
Chidi teaches the group the trolley problem thought experiment, but Michael's practical knowledge of the afterlife scoring system conflicts with Chidi's theoretical approach. Supposedly as a learning aid, Michael subjects Chidi to realistic simulations of the trolley problem and related ethical questions, then admits he is deliberately torturing Chidi. Chidi expels Michael, who tries to placate the humans with extravagant personalized gifts that Chidi calls bribes. Chidi allows Michael to return after Michael offers an apology that consists of exact and seemingly sincere wording Chidi has pre-approved. Tahani and Jason continue their relationship, but Tahani insists on secrecy while Jason wants to go public. Janet becomes their couples counselor. Over the course of a month, their relationship improves but Janet, performing beyond her specifications, is suffering from short term errors; Janet tells Michael the neighborhood could collapse from the errors' increasing severity.
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7 "Janet and Michael" Dean Holland Kate Gersten October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) 3.97[12]
Before beginning his experiment, Michael steals Janet from a warehouse and claims to be a Good Place architect; they build the neighborhood together. Now, Michael troubleshoots Janet while Vicki is distracted by torturing Chidi with needles. When Janet's manual suggests the glitches are caused by falsehoods, Michael blames himself for lying about the neighborhood's real purpose. But, when a glitch occurs while Janet is speaking to Tahani and Jason about their relationship, he realizes the problem is Janet's own subconscious lies – she is not really happy for the couple because she has retained her second incarnation's love for Jason. Janet advises Michael to activate her self-destruct mechanism, but he makes excuses and ultimately refuses because Janet is his friend. They solicit Eleanor's advice instead and Eleanor successfully talks Janet through processing her human emotions. Acting on Eleanor's recommendation of a rebound relationship, Janet creates a boyfriend named Derek whose mental state is infantile, excitable, and easily distracted.
21
8 "Derek" Jude Weng Cord Jefferson November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) 3.06[13]
Michael fears Derek's existence will expose him. Michael sends Jason and Tahani on a private retreat and seeks Chidi and Eleanor's advice. Janet and Derek's relationship deteriorates. After Jason and Tahani ask Janet to marry them, Chidi acknowledges that the most ethical action is to inform the couple of Janet's issue, despite the double effect that Janet might eliminate Derek. Eleanor does so and, as Janet's friend, offers to help her work through her deep emotions over time. Janet deactivates Derek. Jason and Tahani remain intimate, but are unsure where they stand. Eleanor, having secretly repeatedly viewed Mindy's tape of herself and Chidi, shows it to him; he does not feel he loves her and she claims to feel the same way. Michael asks to speak with Eleanor about ethics; she tells him that striving to do right is emotionally rewarding and that his reaching out to her was human. Shawn comes to Michael's office.
22
9 "Leap to Faith" Linda Mendoza Christopher Encell January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04) 3.08[14]
Shawn congratulates Michael; Michael's falsified progress reports have earned them both promotions and the new torture plan will be widely implemented. Michael "reveals" to Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason that they are in the Bad Place, and announces the demons will destroy and abandon the neighborhood while the humans will be remanded to traditional torture the next day. The four consider exposing Michael to Shawn or fleeing to Mindy St. Clair's house, but Eleanor realizes Michael mentioned Kierkegaard as a cue for them to take a leap of faith on him, and his cruel roast of them encoded a plan: Janet retrieves Derek, who conducts a decoy train while the humans hide under the demons' train and Michael frames Vicky for the humans' apparent escape. When the demons leave, Michael, Janet, and the humans are left alone and safe in the neighborhood. Mindy is delighted when a sexually willing Derek arrives at her house with cocaine.
23
10 "Best Self" Julie Anne Robinson Tyler Straessle January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11) 3.11[15]
Michael tells the humans they will travel to the Good Place in a hot-air balloon that challenges them to prove they are the best versions of their respective selves. They struggle to do so, and Michael admits he is stalling because he was actually unable to determine a means to enter the Good Place despite exploring over a billion options. Out of options, the group holds a party. Tahani ends her relationship with Jason. Eleanor admits she has feelings for Chidi, who describes his struggle to process his feelings and wishes he and Eleanor had met under normal circumstances. The humans name Michael an "honorary human", praising him for making more of an effort to do the right thing than a typical person. Tahani suggests they "demand to speak to a manager", but Michael says the Judge rarely hears cases and can only be reached through the Bad Place. Eleanor suggests they try, and everyone agrees. Michael incapacitates the Bad Janet sent to transport him, and Janet conducts everyone to the Bad Place on a train as the neighborhood disintegrates.
24
11 "Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent" Alan Yang Jen Statsky & Dan Schofield January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18) 3.00[16]
Inside Bad Place headquarters, Michael works to obtain special badges that enable use of the Judge's portal. When a reception is unexpectedly held in the others' hiding place, the humans impersonate demons and Janet impersonates a Bad Janet. Chidi is unwilling to lie until Eleanor convinces him moral particularism permits it. Michael intends to use the humans' extradition paperwork as a cover, but Shawn (against regulations) sends commandos to Mindy's house and learns the humans are not there. Michael flees, stealing badges, and rejoins the humans at the reception, where a presentation about the neighborhood reveals the humans' identities. The five escape without Janet after Jason blocks Shawn's pursuit with a Molotov cocktail. Michael sends Tahani, Jason, and Chidi through the portal before discovering he is one badge short. He then gives his to Eleanor—determining self-sacrifice solves the trolley problem—-and pushes a protesting Eleanor through the portal as Shawn arrives.
25
12 "The Burrito" Dean Holland Megan Amram & Joe Mande January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25) 3.65[17]
Michael confesses his lies to Shawn, who rather than retire him (which would make a spectacle that would publicize the scandal) decides to imprison him. The Bad Janet assisting Shawn reveals herself to be Michael's Janet; she incapacitates Shawn. The four humans arrive at the Judge's chambers. Eleanor reveals Michael's sacrifice. The Judge, Gen, agrees to hear out Eleanor, Chidi, Jason, and Tahani, and tells them they must be subjected to separate tests of their personal growth. At their own request, they will share one fate and can only pass if all do individually. Jason fails a test of impulse control, while Tahani fails when, instructed to ignore what others think of her, she maturely confronts her parents over their lifelong cruelty towards her. Eleanor is told that she and Chidi have passed while the others have failed; after Chidi tells her that it is ethical for them to go to the Good Place without Jason and Tahani, she correctly identifies "Chidi" as a construct and refuses the offer; Gen commends her. The real Chidi fails a test of decisiveness. Gen tells the foursome they have failed, and Eleanor claims to have also failed personally. Before Gen can send them to the Bad Place, Michael and Janet arrive.
26
13 "Somewhere Else" Michael Schur Michael Schur February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01) 3.19[18]
Michael argues that the humans' postmortem self-improvement, which the immortal beings thought impossible, means the afterlife system is corrupt. Janet tells Jason she loves him, inspiring Chidi to kiss Eleanor. Gen offers to put each of the humans in their own, separate Medium Places while she deliberates for up to a million years, but Eleanor refuses the proposal as unjust. Gen believes the humans only improved in pursuit of moral desert, but Michael believes they would have striven to improve, regardless, if encouraged. All four humans’ memories are again wiped and Michael rewinds time; in a new timeline, Eleanor is saved from the accident that would have killed her; Michael and Janet monitor the behavior of all four humans. Eleanor has an epiphany; she quits her immoral job to work as an environmentalist, and she tries to be ethical. After six months, Eleanor loses enthusiasm for environmentalism and her kindness has opened her to mistreatment by others; she reverts to her previous lifestyle for another six months. Michael, evading Gen's notice, appears to Eleanor as a bartender and questions her morality, leading her to watch Chidi's three-hour-long online lecture on "what we owe to each other," which enthralls her. Eleanor travels to Australia to meet Chidi, pleasing Michael.
^ Jump up to: a b The second-season premiere aired as one hour-long episode, but the on-screen title identified it as "Chapters 14 & 15" of the series.
Critical reception[edit]
The second season has received highly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a rating of 100%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 8.62/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "By voluntarily blowing up its premise, The Good Place sets up a second season that proves even funnier than its first."[19] On Metacritic, the second season has a score of 87 out of 100, based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[20]
Television critics' top 10 lists[edit]
The Good Place ranked fifth on Metacritic's "Best of 2017: Television Critics' Top 10 Lists". The list is determined by giving a score to each show based on the number of times it appears in year-end top ten lists of various major TV critics and publications.[21]
Accolades[edit]
For the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received two nominations–Ted Danson for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Maya Rudolph for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.[22] For the 34th TCA Awards, The Good Place won for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, and received two other nominations–Program of the Year and Individual Achievement in Comedy for Ted Danson.[23]
Ratings[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1/2 "Everything Is Great!" September 20, 2017 1.3/5 5.28[7] N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 "Dance Dance Resolution" September 28, 2017 1.4/5 4.67[8] 0.8 N/A 2.2[24] N/A
4 "Team Cockroach" October 5, 2017 1.2/5 4.17[9] 0.8 N/A 2.0[25] N/A
5 "Existential Crisis" October 12, 2017 1.2/5 4.05[10] 0.8 N/A 2.0[26] N/A
6 "The Trolley Problem" October 19, 2017 1.1/4 3.92[11] 0.8 N/A 1.9[27] N/A
7 "Janet and Michael" October 26, 2017 1.1/4 3.97[12] 0.7 N/A 1.8[28] N/A
8 "Derek" November 2, 2017 1.0/4 3.06[13] N/A N/A N/A N/A
9 "Leap to Faith" January 4, 2018 1.0/4 3.08[14] 0.9 2.03 1.9 5.11[29]
10 "Best Self" January 11, 2018 1.0/4 3.11[15] 0.8 1.90 1.8 5.01[30]
11 "Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent" January 18, 2018 1.0/4 3.00[16] 0.8 1.82 1.8 4.80[31]
12 "The Burrito" January 25, 2018 1.1/4 3.65[17] 0.8 1.82 1.9 5.47[32]
13 "Somewhere Else" February 1, 2018 1.1/4 3.19[18] 0.8 1.75 1.9 4.95[33]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael (July 31, 2017). "NBC Tweaks Fall Rollout: Good Place Gets Early Talent-Boosted Premiere, The Blacklist Return Moved Up". TVLine. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ NBC press release (January 12, 2016). "Ted Danson and Kristen Bell Join Cast of Michael Schur's New NBC Comedy "Good Place"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts William Jackson Harper". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2016). "'Good Place': British Presenter Jameela Jamil Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2016). "'Good Place': UCB Performer D'Arcy Carden Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts Manny Jacinto; Julie Goldman Joins ABC's Weeks/Mackay Project". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (September 21, 2017). "'America's Got Talent,' 'Big Brother,' 'Masterchef' ajdust up, 'The Good Place' and 'Salvation' adjust down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (September 29, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' 'Good Place,' 'Gotham' adjust up; 'How to Get Away' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 6, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Gotham' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 20, 2017). "'Gotham' and 'Supernatural' adjust up, final NFL numbers: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (October 27, 2017). "NFL adjusts up, scripted shows all unchanged: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (November 3, 2017). "'Will & Grace' adjusts up, 'Sheldon' and other CBS shows adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (January 8, 2018). "'The Four,' 'Will & Grace,' everything else unchanged: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (January 12, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'Young Sheldon' and 'The Four' adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (January 22, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'The Four,' 'Scandal' and 'Great News' down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'Big Bang Theory' rerun adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (February 2, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'The Four' adjust up, 'Mom' and 'AP Bio' adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
Jump up ^ "The Good Place: Season 2 (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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Jump up ^ Dietz, Jason (December 4, 2017). "Best of 2017: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
Jump up ^ "TCA Awards: The Americans, Killing Eve, The Good Place Among 2018 Winners". TVLine. August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'This Is Us' and 'The Good Doctor' score big in premiere week broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'The Orville,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'The Good Doctor' is the most-watched show on TV in week 3 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 2, 2017). "'Chicago PD,' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (November 9, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' keeps rolling along in week 5 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
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External links[edit]
Official website
List of The Good Place episodes on IMDb
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A Moment Like This
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"A Moment Like This"
Single by Kelly Clarkson
A-side
"Before Your Love"
Released
September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
Format
CD
DVD
Recorded
2002
Genre
Pop
Length
3:49
Label
19, RCA
Songwriter(s)
Jörgen Elofsson
John Reid
Producer(s)
Stephen Ferrera
Steve Mac
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Before Your Love" / "A Moment Like This"
(2002) "Miss Independent"
(2003)
"Before Your Love" / "A Moment Like This"
(2002) "Miss Independent"
(2003)
"A Moment Like This" is the debut single by American singer Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first season of American Idol. It was released as a double-A side with "Before Your Love" and topped the Billboard Hot 100. The song was later included on her debut album, Thankful (2003). It is her coronation song from American Idol.
In 2006, the song was recorded and released by British singer Leona Lewis, the winner of the third series of The X Factor. Her version gained the Christmas number one, outselling the rest of the top 40 combined. Lewis' version has sold 914,000 copies as of 2015.
Contents
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1 Background
2 Critical reception
3 Chart performance
4 Music video
5 Track listing
6 Charts and certifications
6.1 Weekly charts
6.2 Certifications
7 Leona Lewis version
7.1 Chart performance
7.2 Music video
7.3 Track listing and formats
7.4 Charts and certifications
7.4.1 Weekly charts
7.4.2 Year-end charts
7.4.3 Certifications
7.5 Release history
8 References
9 External links
Background[edit]
The song was co-written by Jörgen Elofsson and John Reid (of dance act Nightcrawlers) and produced by Stephen Ferrera and Steve Mac. It was written to be the first single for the winner of the first season of American Idol. As a result, the four remaining finalists, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, and Tamyra Gray each recorded a version of the song in case he or she won. The song was first revealed to the public when Guarini and Clarkson competed in a final showdown while singing this song, along with another track, "Before Your Love". After the American public had voted, Guarini performed the song (and Clarkson performed "Before Your Love") at the final show before the results were revealed. When Clarkson was announced as the winner, she became emotional, and sang the song as her final performance.
"Before Your Love", was also given to radio and had a video shot, which debuted on MTV's TRL before "A Moment Like This" did; however, it failed to achieve the level of success of "A Moment Like This", but shares the Gold certification as a double-a sided single.
"A Moment Like This/Before Your Love" was certified gold by RIAA on October 18, 2002.[1] As of June 4, 2009, the single has sold approximately 1,047,000 copies.[2]
On March 5, 2013, Billboard ranked the song #11 in its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
This song received moderately positive reviews. Entertainment Weekly editor Henry Goldblatt wrote about Clarkson's performance of the song on American Idol: "the woman whose tears during her winning rendition of A Moment Like This were so heartfelt, grown men cried along with her." David Browne, also of Entertainment Weekly, wrote: "A choir at the end of "A Moment Like This" is meant to indicate earthiness."[4] Arion Berger of Rolling Stone wrote that this song "signaled that Kelly might be headed toward the Mariah-Whitney-Celine radio-ballad sausage mill."[5] Sal Cinuqemani of Slant Magazine wrote that this song is "Adult Contemporary goo.[6] AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the song "may have been a number one hit, but it was such a staid adult contemporary tune that it suggested that her career was over before it really began, since it was not a work that played to her age or audience, and it gave her no room to grow." He also marked this song as a standout on album Thankful.[7] The Huffington Post ranked the song at number 11 on "The 33 Greatest Pop Divas’ Debut Singles" list.[8]
Chart performance[edit]
As the first single ever from American Idol, much pressure was put on "A Moment Like This" to perform well. The debut single from Will Young, the winner of the United Kingdom's Pop Idol (the forerunner to American Idol), sold 1.2 million copies in its first week, becoming the fastest-selling British debut single of all time; however, critics argued that the American singles market was different from the British market. The single became a hit in the U.S., debuting at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 21, 2002, and reaching number one on its third week on the chart. It sold 236,000 in its first week.[9] It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks, and remained on the chart for twenty consecutive weeks. The song became the best selling single of 2002 in the United States, with 600,000 copies sold that year.[10] Sales of the commercial single also helped the song (as evidenced by its number-one peak on the Hot 100 Singles Sales) break records.
On the Billboard issue dated October 5, 2002 the song topped the Hot 100 chart with a single-week jump of 51 positions, breaking the record The Beatles's song "Can't Buy Me Love" was helding for the biggest leap ever to number one since April 4, 1964 (a single-week jump of 26 positions). The song held that record until Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" single-week jump 63 positions to number one, on May 12, 2007.[11] Clarkson would break the record again when her song "My Life Would Suck Without You" jumped 96 spots from 97 to 1 on February 7, 2009.
Music video[edit]
The music video for "A Moment Like This" is relatively simple; it has Clarkson exploring a vacant theatre, where she takes the stage to sing and perform the song. Clips of her singing on American Idol and getting emotional when she won the competition are also shown.
Track listing[edit]
CD
"Before Your Love" – 4:00
"A Moment Like This" – 3:50
DVD
"Before Your Love" (video) - 3:52
"A Moment Like This" (video) - 3:47
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2002)
Peak
position
Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[12] 22
Canadian Singles Chart[13] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[18] 58
Chart (2006)
Peak
position
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[19] 56
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]
2× Platinum 20,000^
United States (RIAA)[21]
Platinum 738,000 (Digital)[22]
627,000 (Physical)[23]
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Leona Lewis version[edit]
"A Moment Like This"
Single by Leona Lewis
from the album Spirit (UK edition)
B-side
"Summertime"
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Released
December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)
Format
CD single
digital download
Recorded
2006
Genre
Pop
R&B
Length
4:17
Label
Syco
Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)
Jörgen Elofsson, John Reid
Producer(s)
Steve Mac
Leona Lewis singles chronology
"A Moment Like This"
(2006) "Bleeding Love"
(2007)
"A Moment Like This"
(2006) "Bleeding Love"
(2007)
In December 2006, the song was recorded as the UK debut single by British singer Leona Lewis, the winner of series 3 of The X Factor. The single was rush-released on Wednesday, December 20, 2006. This is unusual as most new singles are released on a Monday to gain maximum sales for the UK Singles Chart the following Sunday. The late release of "A Moment Like This" was because Lewis was only chosen as the artist on the night of Saturday, December 16, when the live final was transmitted. The song was available for download after she was announced winner of The X Factor.
It was reported that 1 million copies of the winner's single were pre-ordered by stores and that it was downloaded 50,000 times within 30 minutes of being available online.[24] It was the United Kingdom's second best selling single of 2006.[25] In January 2007, the single was awarded Platinum status by the British Phonographic Industry.[26] The song has sold 943,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of December 2015, according to the Official Charts Company.[27]
In January 2007, "A Moment Like This" was shortlisted for Best British Single at the 2007 BRIT Awards. It made it to the second round but was eliminated and did not make it to the final selection. In May, it was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for Best Selling British Single.
Chart performance[edit]
Lewis' version of the song broke a world record after it was downloaded 50,000 times within just 30 minutes of release.[28] It sold over 100,000 copies on its first day on sale (an X Factor winner record later beaten by Alexandra Burke in 2008 and then again by James Arthur in 2012)[29] and also went on to become the most downloaded song of 2006. On December 24, it became the Christmas number one, having sold 571,253 copies, outselling the rest of the Top 40 combined.[30]
"A Moment Like This" stayed at number one for four weeks and also topped the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks.[31] On January 4, 2007, it charted at number three on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.[32] On October 28, 2007, after the release of Lewis's second single "Bleeding Love", "A Moment Like This" re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 55.
Music video[edit]
The music video, like Clarkson's, is very simple, with Lewis singing the song on a stage. It also features several clips from Lewis's time in The X Factor, from her first audition to the moment she was announced the winner. Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh, Kate Thornton and Ray Quinn all feature within the clips. The video was directed by JT.[33]
Track listing and formats[edit]
UK CD single
"A Moment Like This" – 4:17
"Summertime" – 2:27
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 2:52
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2006)
Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles[32] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[34] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[35] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 1
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[37] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2006)
Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 2
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]
Platinum 943,000[27]
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Format
Label
United Kingdom December 17, 2006 Digital download Syco
December 20, 2006 CD
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External links[edit]
Book: Spirit
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Kelly Clarkson version)
October 5, 2002 – October 12, 2002 Succeeded by
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Preceded by
"Smack That" by Akon featuring Eminem Ireland number-one single (Leona Lewis version)
December 21, 2006 – January 25, 2007 Succeeded by
"Grace Kelly" by Mika
Preceded by
"Patience" by Take That UK Singles Chart number-one single (Leona Lewis version)
December 24, 2006 – January 14, 2007
Preceded by
N/A American Idol winner's singles (Kelly Clarkson version)
2002 Succeeded by
Flying Without Wings
Preceded by
"That's My Goal" by Shayne Ward The X Factor winner's single (Leona Lewis version)
2006 Succeeded by
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