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About a Boy

TV·2014–2015·2 seasons, 33 episodes·NBC·Drama, Comedy, Romance·30m·6.6·Created by Nick Hornby

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Will Freeman lives a charmed existence as the ultimate man-child. After writing a hit song, he was granted a life of free time, free love and freedom from financial woes. He's single, unemployed and loving it. So imagine his surprise when Fiona, a needy, single mom and her oddly charming 11-year-old son Marcus move in next door and disrupt his perfect world.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01About a Love in the AirS02E20 · 7.3Will plays wing-man for Marcus, but Marcus wants to win Shea back at the school dance, Liz dumps Will after he defends Fiona, Marcus professes his love for Shea, Fiona and Will kiss.
  2. 02About a Boy S01E13About a Rib ChuteS01E13 · 6.8Will is completely heartbroken when Sam receives a job opportunity she can't refuse in New York, prompting Fiona and Marcus to try their best to comfort their friend. With her absence weighing on his mind, Will turns to Andy for his sage advice in figuring out how to best move forward.
  3. 03About a Self DefenseS02E19 · 6.8Clay is trying to steal Shea away from Marcus, Meanwhile Liz feels there may be something strange about the relationship between Will and Fiona.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2014Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S01E01About a Boy S01E01PilotFebruary 22, 2014 5.5When quirky single mom Fiona and her son Marcus move in next door, Will's perfect world is changed forever.
  2. S01E02About a Boy S01E02About Total ExuberanceMarch 4, 2014 5.3Andy guilts Will into agreeing to babysit Marcus so Fiona can go on a job interview, but the situation gets complicated when they receive a
  3. S01E03About a Boy S01E03About a GodfatherMarch 11, 2014 5.4Will attempts a much-needed boy's night out with Andy, but complications arise, leaving Will to reach out to Marcus in hopes of salvaging th
  4. S01E04About a Boy S01E04About a GirlMarch 18, 2014 6.0Marcus asks Will for advice on how he can get Hannah to invite him to her upcoming birthday party. When that proves unsuccessful, Fiona take
  5. S01E05About a Boy S01E05About a PlumberMarch 25, 2014 6.1When Marcus starts hinting that Will and Fiona should start dating each another, Will does everything in his power to set him straight. Mean
  6. S01E06About a Boy S01E06About a BubleApril 1, 2014 5.9With Fiona putting in extra hours at work, Marcus finally gets his own house key, but he quickly loses his mom's trust when Will has to rush
  7. S01E07About a Boy S01E07About a Poker NightApril 8, 2014 6.3Will throws a poker night for his friends, including Andy, Crosby, TJ and Richard, but the event is hijacked by Fiona, who has no problem ma
  8. S01E08About a Boy S01E08About a SlopmasterApril 15, 2014 5.9Fiona volunteers to run a project for Marcus's class - a miniature society modeled after Dickensian London. Wanting to be King of the mock e
  9. S01E09About a Boy S01E09About a KissApril 22, 2014 6.2Andy and Laurie host a game night and Will invites Sam, but things don't go exactly as planned when she arrives. When his friend TJ asks Fio
  10. S01E10About a Boy S01E10About a Boy's DadApril 29, 2014 5.7Marcus is elated when his father, Hugh Womple takes a break from his penguin research in Antarctica to make a surprise visit. While Fiona do
  11. S01E11About a Boy S01E11About a Birthday PartyMay 6, 2014 6.0Marcus is excited for his first ever big birthday party and Will agrees to help plan it. But complications arise when Sam asks Will to a gal
  12. S01E12About a Boy S01E12About a HammerMay 13, 2014 6.6Will invites Sam to temporarily move in with him when she is forced to evacuate her apartment. However, when Andy warns Will that his home w
  13. S01E13About a Boy S01E13Season's bestAbout a Rib ChuteMay 13, 2014 6.8Will is completely heartbroken when Sam receives a job opportunity she can't refuse in New York, prompting Fiona and Marcus to try their bes

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode20Episodes2014–15Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S02E01About a Boy S02E01About a VasectomyOctober 14, 2014 6.6Will returns to San Francisco to sort out his finances after a surprising royalty check. Andy reveals to him that his wife Laurie might be p
  2. S02E02About a Boy S02E02About a House for SaleOctober 21, 2014 6.4In an effort to fix his money problems, Will is advised to sell his house in San Francisco. Faced with his impending absence away from Fiona
  3. S02E03About a Boy S02E03About a Will-O-WeenOctober 28, 2014 5.9Will throws his annual Halloween bash, much to the dismay of Fiona and Marcus, who consider it one of their least favorite holidays. Despite
  4. S02E04About a Boy S02E04About a Bad GirlNovember 4, 2014 6.1Marcus encounters the unimaginable while assisting the school principal for the day, when he meets Shea, a 14-year-old rebel with a penchant
  5. S02E05About a Boy S02E05About an Angry ExNovember 18, 2014 6.0Will is sued by an angry ex-girlfriend, Stacy, who is claiming she co-wrote his song "Runaway Sleigh." Will looks to Fiona for help in hopes
  6. S02E06About a Boy S02E06About a BalconyNovember 25, 2014 5.9Marcus is ecstatic when a popular new teacher, Mr. Chris casts him as Romeo in the school production of notable Shakespeare scenes. Marcus a
  7. S02E07About a Boy S02E07About a DuckDecember 2, 2014 6.1Nervous for her first real date with Mr. Chris, Fiona begs Dakota to accompany her as her safety net on the date. Will also finds himself ta
  8. S02E08About a Boy S02E08About a Christmas CarolDecember 9, 2014 5.4With Christmas celebrations in full swing, Will is in agony over the cheerfulness around his least favorite holiday and the constant playing
  9. S02E09About a Boy S02E09About a ManniversaryJanuary 6, 2015 5.6STARS-To celebrate a year of friendship, Marcus convinces Will to take him to the Golden Gate FemFest. Much to his chagrin, Will obliges and
  10. S02E10About a Boy S02E10About a Boy Becoming a ManJanuary 13, 2015 5.8When Will learns Andy scored an invite to music mogul Johnny Idalis' son's Bar Mitzah, he sees an opportunity to get his music noticed and f
  11. S02E11About a Boy S02E11About a HookJanuary 27, 2015 6.2With the help of Andy, Will gets music mogul Johnny Idalis to listen to a new song he wrote, however Johnny isn't impressed with the hook. M
  12. S02E12About a Boy S02E12About a ProstituteFebruary 3, 2015 6.4Looking to make some quick cash, Will decides to start teaching guitar lessons. However, after a fling with his student's mom, Emma, Andy sp
  13. S02E13About a Boy S02E13About a Cat PartyFebruary 10, 2015 6.3To Will and Fiona's surprise, Shea accepts Marcus' proposal to be his girlfriend. However, Shea's idea of a boyfriend translates closer to a
  14. S02E14About a Boy S02E14About a BoyfriendFebruary 17, 2015 5.8To Will and Fiona's surprise, Shea accepts Marcus' proposal to be his girlfriend. However, Shea's idea of a boyfriend translates closer to a
  15. S02E15About a TrunkJuly 20, 2015 5.7Will is convinced that Chris is cheating on Fiona so he follows Chris to a hotel, where Chris reveals he has accepted a job offer out of the
  16. S02E16About a Memory HoleJuly 20, 2015 6.7Will's new girlfriend Liz wants to hang out all day, the same day that Will volunteers to dig a hole for Fiona to throw all of her memories
  17. S02E17About a BabymoonJuly 20, 2015 6.7Andy and Laurie vacation apart, Fiona and Laurie have a Spa day staycation in San Francisco, while Will and Andy head to Las Vegas where And
  18. S02E18About Another BoyJuly 20, 2015 6.3Marcus feels betrayed after Will tries to impress Clay, his girlfriend Liz's son, Meanwhile Fiona is becoming a doula and trying to patch up
  19. S02E19About a Self DefenseJuly 20, 2015 6.8Clay is trying to steal Shea away from Marcus, Meanwhile Liz feels there may be something strange about the relationship between Will and Fi
  20. S02E20Season's bestAbout a Love in the AirJuly 20, 2015 7.3Will plays wing-man for Marcus, but Marcus wants to win Shea back at the school dance, Liz dumps Will after he defends Fiona, Marcus profess

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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