Better Things

Better Things

Family gets real.

Ended First aired 08/Sep/2016 United States English 5 season(s) 52 episode(s)

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 5 · Season 5

10 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Feb/2022

Season Overview

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S5E10

We Are Not Alone

Air date: 25/Apr/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 43 min

Summary

Sam and their village.

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S5E9

England

Air date: 18/Apr/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min

Summary

Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.

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S5E8

Jesus Saves

Air date: 11/Apr/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 32 min

Summary

Sam deals with anxiety.

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S5E7

Family Meeting

Air date: 04/Apr/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 37 min

Summary

Sam fights zombies and Frankie dresses up.

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S5E6

San Francisco

Air date: 28/Mar/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 26 min

Summary

Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

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S5E5

The World Is Mean Right Now

Air date: 21/Mar/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 36 min

Summary

Sam makes borscht.

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S5E4

Ephemera

Air date: 14/Mar/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 33 min

Summary

Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

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S5E3

Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her

Air date: 07/Mar/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 29 min

Summary

Sam volunteers.

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S5E2

Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

Air date: 28/Feb/2022 · Time: 22:47 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam makes a choice.

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S5E1

F*ck Anatoly's Mom

Air date: 28/Feb/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 33 min

Summary

Sam learns some things about her family.

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Season 4 · Season 4

10 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Mar/2020

Season Overview

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S4E10

Listen to the Roosters

Air date: 29/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min

Summary

Sam and her girls live in the City of Angels.

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S4E9

Batceañera

Air date: 23/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 31 min

Summary

Family and friends gather at the Fox household to celebrate Frankie's 15th birthday.

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S4E8

Father's Day

Air date: 16/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 27 min

Summary

Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

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S4E7

High Man. Bye Man.

Air date: 09/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

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S4E6

New Orleans

Air date: 02/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 34 min

Summary

Sam goes to a wedding.

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S4E5

Carbonara

Air date: 26/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 26 min

Summary

Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

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S4E4

DNA

Air date: 19/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.

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S4E3

Escape Drill

Air date: 12/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 25 min

Summary

Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

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S4E2

She's Fifty

Air date: 05/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 27 min

Summary

Sam embraces her life.

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S4E1

Steady Rain

Air date: 05/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 25 min

Summary

Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

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Season 3 · Season 3

12 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Feb/2019

Season Overview

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S3E12

Shake the Cocktail

Air date: 16/May/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 25 min

Summary

Sam searches and takes a breath.

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S3E11

Get Lit

Air date: 09/May/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 22 min

Summary

Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

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S3E10

Show Me the Magic

Air date: 02/May/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 25 min

Summary

Sam winds down and reminisces.

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S3E9

The Unknown

Air date: 25/Apr/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam gets theatrical.

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S3E8

Easter

Air date: 18/Apr/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam helps Max and bakes for Phil.

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S3E7

Toilet

Air date: 11/Apr/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam preps.

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S3E6

What Is Jeopardy?

Air date: 04/Apr/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 26 min

Summary

Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

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S3E5

No Limit

Air date: 28/Mar/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam unleashes.

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S3E4

Monsters in the Moonlight

Air date: 21/Mar/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam deals with monsters.

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S3E3

Nesting

Air date: 14/Mar/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

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S3E2

Holding

Air date: 07/Mar/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam copes with stuff.

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S3E1

Chicago

Air date: 28/Feb/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 26 min

Summary

Sam and Max go on a trip.

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Season 2 · Season 2

10 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Sep/2017

Season Overview

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S2E10

Graduation

Air date: 16/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 27 min

Summary

Sam negotiates the graduation party.

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S2E9

White Rock

Air date: 09/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 29 min

Summary

Sam and the girls go on a trip.

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S2E8

Arnold Hall

Air date: 02/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 20 min

Summary

Sam gets confronted.

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S2E7

Blackout

Air date: 26/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 21 min

Summary

Sam does hard things.

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S2E6

Eulogy

Air date: 19/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam demands satisfaction.

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S2E5

Phil

Air date: 12/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

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S2E4

Sick

Air date: 05/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 19 min

Summary

Sam is sick.

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S2E3

Robin

Air date: 28/Sep/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam gets a new friend.

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S2E2

Rising

Air date: 21/Sep/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 23 min

Summary

Sam clears her head.

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S2E1

September

Air date: 14/Sep/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam has people over.

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Season 1 · Season 1

10 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Sep/2016

Season Overview

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S1E10

Only Women Bleed

Air date: 10/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 25 min

Summary

Only women bleed.

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S1E9

Hair of the Dog

Air date: 03/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 25 min

Summary

Sam makes moves.

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S1E8

Scary Fun

Air date: 27/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 22 min

Summary

Sam makes a point.

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S1E7

Duke's Chorus

Air date: 20/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 22 min

Summary

Sam and fam go- to-meeting.

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S1E6

Alarms

Air date: 13/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 24 min

Summary

Sam deals with some situations.

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S1E5

Future Fever

Air date: 06/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 20 min

Summary

Sam has snack and Max thinks about things.

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S1E4

Woman Is the Something of the Something

Air date: 29/Sep/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 20 min

Summary

Sam gets really looked at.

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S1E3

Brown

Air date: 22/Sep/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 19 min

Summary

Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

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S1E2

Period

Air date: 15/Sep/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 22 min

Summary

Sam deals with lady things.

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S1E1

Sam/Pilot

Air date: 08/Sep/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 22 min

Summary

Meet Sam Fox.

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Cast

Main cast members.

Pamela Adlon

Celia Imrie

Mikey Madison

Hannah Riley

Olivia Edward

Cree Summer

Kevin Pollak

Zach Woods

Ilea Alfaro

Rebecca Metz

Jennifer Blakeslee

Hana Mae Lee

Sahba Keihani

Artemis Pebdani

Artemis Pebdani

Devin Crittenden

Devin Crittenden

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

David Duchovny

David Duchovny / Teak

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Lance Bangs

Louis C.K.

Director, Writer

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Quick Facts

Seasons 5

Episodes 52

Year 2016

Status Ended

Runtime 23 min

Language English

Country United States

Release Info

Schedule Mondays at 10:00 PM (23 min)

Timezone America/New_York

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Network United States FX (2016 - 2022)

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Schedule Mondays at 10:00 PM (23 min)

Timezone America/New_York

Network United States FX (2016 - 2022)

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