
The Real O'Neals
Not streaming in your region — see every region's options
The Real O'Neals is a fresh take on a seemingly perfect Catholic family whose lives take an unexpected turn when surprising truths are revealed. Instead of ruining their family, the honesty triggers a new, messier chapter where everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
The Real HalloweenWhen Halloween arrives, or what Kenny refers to as "the gay Super Bowl," he plans to go to Boystown to watch the festive costume parade. In an effort to prevent Kenny from attending, Eileen agrees to let him throw his own Halloween party at home. Eileen's tolerance is ultimately tested when Kenny recruits Stuart and his gay friends to join the big party, and he makes a BIG costume change. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Shannon plan to pull off an epic Halloween prank. - 02
The Real Mr. Nice GuyWhen Kenny convinces VP Murray to hire a gay teacher, Kenny's loyalties are tested when the teacher starts to make Jimmy's life miserable. Meanwhile, when Pat's courteous nature robs him of a winning lottery ticket, he decides to stop being such a nice guy with Shannon's help, which doesn't bode well for Eileen, who needs Pat's help hosting a dinner for the Bishop. - 03
The Real DatesWe step into the O'Neals' messy dating lives as Eileen and VP Murray's secret dating life is about to be unraveled, Kenny jumps into the world of gay dating apps but feels discouraged after not getting enough swipes to the right, and Jimmy goes too far to declare his love for Lacey. Meanwhile, Aunt Jodi meddles with Shannon's love life after mistakenly thinking she needed her help.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Season's bestPilotMarch 2, 2016Based in Chicago, the O'Neals appear to be a seemingly picture perfect family, but their lives soon take an unexpected turn when surprising - S01E02
The Real PapayaMarch 2, 2016Following the "coming out" confessions made by everyone in the O'Neal family, Eileen is desperate to control the situation and tries to make - S01E03
The Real LentMarch 8, 2016Eileen reminds her family that it's Lent and asks them to give up things they really love, which in turn proves to be quite a daunting task. - S01E04
The Real F WordMarch 15, 2016It's Kenny's first day back at school since coming out, and he uses a certain "F word" to describe himself, which then backfires. Meanwhile, - S01E05
The Real Spring FeverMarch 22, 2016On the first warm day of spring following an endless Chicago winter, Eileen decides it's time to get a fresh start in her life by applying f - S01E06
The Real ManMarch 29, 2016When Pat plans a camping trip to enjoy some father-and-son bonding time with Jimmy, Kenny also joins them to prove that even though he's gay - S01E07
The Real GrandmaApril 5, 2016When Eileen's strict, Catholic-abiding mother, Grandma Agnes, arrives unannounced at the O'Neals' home, Eileen has her family cover up both - S01E08
The Real Book ClubApril 19, 2016Eileen faces her book club for the first time after her family's "outing," but things take a surprising turn when instead of shunning her th - S01E09
The Real WeddingApril 26, 2016When Kenny decides to audition for the school play, "Zombie Romeo and Juliet," Eileen volunteers to help out. Kenny receives the role of Rom - S01E10
The Real RetreatMay 3, 2016When Jimmy is unexpectedly named Faith Leader for the weekend at the Catholic Youth Retreat, a jealous Kenny decides to take on his older br - S01E11
The Real Other WomanMay 10, 2016When Eileen pushes Kenny to get a job, she starts to feel jealous when he starts to work as a tutor and instantly starts to bond with the st - S01E12
The Real RulesMay 17, 2016After realizing Pat left his police badge at home, Jimmy convinces Kenny and Shannon that he should use Pat's badge to pretend he's a police - S01E13
The Real PromMay 24, 2016As the school prom approaches, Kenny tries to think of who the best guy would be to ask as his date. With time running out, Kenny and Jimmy
Season02Best season
- S02E01
The Real ThangOctober 11, 2016When Kenny, Jimmy and Shannon head back to school, Kenny decides to start the first LGBT club at St. Barklay's in honor of National Coming O - S02E02
The Real DatesOctober 18, 2016We step into the O'Neals' messy dating lives as Eileen and VP Murray's secret dating life is about to be unraveled, Kenny jumps into the wor - S02E03
Season's bestThe Real HalloweenOctober 25, 2016When Halloween arrives, or what Kenny refers to as "the gay Super Bowl," he plans to go to Boystown to watch the festive costume parade. In - S02E04
The Real MoveNovember 1, 2016When VP Murray starts spending time around the house, Pat realizes it's time to move out. Meanwhile, Eileen starts her new job at Aunt Jodi' - S02E05
The Real TraditionNovember 15, 2016The O'Neals deal with a change to their Thanksgiving tradition when Pat and Eileen invite Gloria and VP Murray to dinner as their dates. Mea - S02E06
The Real FitNovember 29, 2016Pat's brother Dwayne comes to town to help Pat build his new "tiny house" in the garage. Shannon realizes Jodi and Dwayne still have chemist - S02E07
The Real MatchDecember 6, 2016When Jimmy recruits a reluctant Kenny to join his wrestling team for a one-time match, a surprise victory gives him the confidence to join t - S02E08
The Real ChristmasDecember 13, 2016Eileen will stop at nothing to win the Christmas choir competition and gives the coveted Christmas choir solo to their newest member, Brett, - S02E09
The Real SinJanuary 3, 2017Eileen and Pat's divorce papers come through, and Eileen realizes she is free to be with VP Murray, but their attempts are plagued with obst - S02E10
The Real AcceptanceJanuary 17, 2017After Kenny and Brett officially become a couple, Kenny starts to think of plan on how he should break the news to his parents. Meanwhile, J - S02E11
The Real Third WheelFebruary 7, 2017Kenny's jealousy over Brett's relationship with his best girl friend leads Kenny to realize he's been a bad friend to Allison. Jimmy and Sha - S02E12
The Real Brother's KeeperFebruary 14, 2017Kenny learns about drinking from Jimmy, who views himself as an alcohol tutor for his brother, but Jimmy's teaching plans go awry when Brett - S02E13
The Real ConfirmationFebruary 21, 2017When Shannon asks VP Murray to be her godfather leading up to her confirmation, Eileen fears her own relationship with him might be moving t - S02E14
The Real HeartbreakFebruary 28, 2017Devastated by his break-up with Brett, Kenny tags along with Pat and Jimmy to a Lonely Hearts happy hour, but when they try to use Kenny's s - S02E15
The Real Mr. Nice GuyMarch 7, 2017When Kenny convinces VP Murray to hire a gay teacher, Kenny's loyalties are tested when the teacher starts to make Jimmy's life miserable. M - S02E16
The Real SecretsMarch 14, 2017VP Murray is nervous to tell Pat about his plans to ask Eileen to marry him and is relieved to receive Pat's blessing to do so. Meanwhile, E
Shows like The Real O'Neals all similar shows
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Comedy·FamilyThe Simpsons1989–present·FOX
The Simpsons is the longest running scripted show in US television history.Compare - 02Comedy·FamilyFamily Guy1999–present·FOX
Family Guy follows Peter Griffin the endearingly ignorant dad, and his hilariously offbeat family of middle-class New Englanders in Quahog, RI.Compare - 03Comedy·FamilyAmerican Dad!2005–present·FOX
In American Dad!, Stan Smith leads the all-American family in this animated sitcom filled with wild and crazy extremes.Compare - 04Comedy·FamilyModern Family2009–2020Same network — ABC·
Compare - 05Comedy·FamilyBob's Burgers2011–present·FOX
The series follows Bob who runs Bob's Burgers, with the help of his wife and their three kids.Compare - 06Comedy·FamilyMom2013–2021·CBS
Christy is a single mom who, after years of questionable choices, is now sober and trying to get her life on track.Compare
Head-to-head pick any opponent
Stack The Real O'Neals's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.
Keep exploring top shows
Short on time? The pilot-to-finale shortcut, only the episodes that matter.
MatchupCompare with another showTwo shows' episode ratings on one chart — settle it.
NetworkBest ABC showsMore from the same network, ranked by rating.
GenreBest comedy shows & filmsThe top of the comedy pile, across both mediums.
GenreBest family shows & filmsThe top of the family pile, across both mediums.











