| Based On: | The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs |
| Developer: | Patrick Walsh |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Network: | CBS |
Living Biblically is an American television sitcom created by Patrick Walsh and executive produced by Walsh and Johnny Galecki, with co-executive producers Andrew Haas, Spencer Medof, and director Andy Ackerman. The series was based on A. J. Jacobs' best-selling book, The Year of Living Biblically. The Warner Bros. Television-produced series began airing on CBS on February 26, 2018.[1] The running time was 22 minutes per episode[2] and included a laugh track.[3] On May 11, 2018, CBS canceled the series after only eight of the thirteen first season episodes had aired.[4] [5] The network aired the remaining episodes from July 7 until July 21, 2018.
The series chronicles a married film critic and expectant father's decision to improve his life by living according to the Bible, literally, after the death of his best friend.
On May 12, 2017, the show was ordered to series under the title By the Book.[6] On November 21, 2017, it was announced that the series, now titled Living Biblically,[7] would premiere in the spring of 2018 and air on Mondays at 9:30 P.M. The series premiered February 26, 2018, on CBS and was given a thirteen episode order. On April 19, 2018, CBS pulled the series from the schedule after eight low-rated episodes, leaving five episodes unaired, and announced that the series will remain in production for all thirteen episodes and would return to the schedule at a later date.[8] On May 11, 2018, Living Biblically was cancelled after one season.[9] On June 7, 2018, it was announced that the show would return to the schedule on July 7, 2018 and the remaining five episodes would air over a three-week period.[10] The final episode aired on July 21, 2018.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 18% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 4.26/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Living Biblically commits the cardinal TV sin of wasting the outline of a refreshingly unusual premise on broad, hammy acting and stock sitcom laughs."[11] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]