Pluto TV to Add All Five Seasons of 'My Wife and Kids' for Free Streaming on May 1
Pluto TV is adding over 100 titles to its free streaming library starting Friday, May 1, including several popular television series.
One of those series is My Wife and Kids, which aired on ABC from March 2001-May 2005. Come Friday, Pluto TV will be the only place fans can stream My Wife and Kids for free.
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Described by Pluto TV as a "beloved family sitcom starring Damon Wayans as a modern-day patriarch with a distinct parenting style," My Wife and Kids earned an ASCAP Film and Television Award for Top TV Series in 2003.
Wayans and co-star Tisha Campbell-Martin, who played husband and wife Michael Richard Kyle Sr. and Janet Marie "Jay" Kyle, also took home the awards for Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2004 BET Comedy Awards. Campbell-Martin earned the same honor at the 2003 NAACP Image Awards.
Besides Wayans and Campbell-Martin, My Wife and Kids also featured George O. Gore II, Jazz Raycole, Parker McKenna Posey, Jennifer Nicole Freeman, Meagan Good, Brooklyn Sudano and Noah Gray-Cabey in starring roles, with Phil Reeves, Steve Harvey and Damon Wayans Jr. among others with recurring parts.
The first season of My Wife and Kids has a 75% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the entire series holding a 7/10 mark on IMDB.
What other series are coming to Pluto TV?
In a news release earlier this month, Pluto TV, a free, ad-supported streaming service owned and operated by Paramount Skydance, said it would be adding the following TV shows in addition to My Wife and Kids.
- Hart of Dixie
- Arrow
- The 100
- Everwood
"Pluto TV is central to our direct-to-consumer strategy. Free streaming is expanding faster than any other segment of the market, and 18-34 year olds are our fastest growing audience,” said Cindy Holland, Chair of Direct to Consumer, Paramount Skydance. “We're building a more deliberate and curated experience for our consumers that delivers real value to our partners. Free streaming doesn't have to be a warehouse, it is a destination."