The sixth season of the American comedy-drama television series Younger was ordered by TV Land in June 2018. It aired from June 12 to September 4, 2019, and revolves around the lead Liza Miller, who has to manage her career in the publishing industry having faked her identity as a younger woman to get her job, whereas her romantic and professional lives are marked by ups and comings. Sutton Foster stars as Miller, with Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella, Hilary Duff, Molly Bernard, Peter Hermann and Charles Michael Davis also returning from the fifth season. The season was produced by Darren Star Productions and Jax Media, with Star serving as showrunner. Younger was renewed for a seventh season on July 24, 2019, making it the longest running original series in the network's history.
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Season 6 | |
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No. of episodes | 12 |
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Original network | TV Land |
Original release | June 12 September 4, 2019 | –
Season chronology | |
Cast
Main
- Sutton Foster as Liza Miller
- Debi Mazar as Maggie Amato
- Miriam Shor as Diana Trout
- Nico Tortorella as Josh
- Hilary Duff as Kelsey Peters
- Molly Bernard as Lauren Heller
- Peter Hermann as Charles Brooks
- Charles Michael Davis as Zane Anders
Recurring
- Chris Tardio as Enzo De Luca
- Phoebe Dynevor as Clare
- Laura Benanti as Quinn Tyler
- Annaleigh Ashford as Shelly Rozansky
Guest
- Michael Urie as Redmond
- Grant Shaud as Bob Katz
- Willa Fitzgerald as Audrey Colbert
- Nicole Ari Parker as Beth
- Becky Ann Baker as Bronwyn Madigan
- Mark Deklin as Cameron Butler
- Cady Huffman as Nurse Maureen
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Travis Jason
- Teddy Coluca as Uncle Joe
- Stephanie DiMaggio as Valentina
- Heidi Armbruster as Michelle
- Maddie Corman as Julie
- Becca Lish as Mrs. Klepper
- Jennifer Westfeldt as Pauline Turner-Brooks
- Oded Fehr as Rafa
- Pat Kiernan as himself
- Delphina Belle as Nicole Brooks
- Jeté Laurence as Bianca Brooks
- Cliff Bemis as Ennis Jacobs
- William Ragsdale as Jeffrey Jacobs
- Carrie St. Louis as Alice Dwyer
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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61 | 1 | "Big Day" | Steven Tsuchida | Teleplay by : Dottie & Eric Zicklin Story by : Alison Greenberg & Dottie & Eric Zicklin | June 12, 2019 | 0.64[1] |
62 | 2 | "Flush With Love" | Steven Tsuchida | Don Roos | June 19, 2019 | 0.58[2] |
63 | 3 | "The Unusual Suspect" | Brennan Shroff | Grant Sloss | June 26, 2019 | 0.53[3] |
64 | 4 | "An Inside Glob" | Miriam Shor | Alison Brown | July 10, 2019 | 0.65[4] |
65 | 5 | "Stiff Competition" | Peter Lauer | Joe Murphy | July 17, 2019 | 0.63[5] |
66 | 6 | "Merger, She Wrote" | Peter Lauer | Ashley Skidmore | July 24, 2019 | 0.50[6] |
67 | 7 | "Friends with Benefits" | Todd Biermann | Darren Star | July 31, 2019 | 0.45[7] |
68 | 8 | "The Debu-taunt" | Todd Biermann | Sarah Choi | August 7, 2019 | 0.61[8] |
69 | 9 | "Millennial's Next Top Model" | Jennifer Arnold | Grant Sloss | August 14, 2019 | 0.55[9] |
70 | 10 | "It's All About the Money, Honey" | Jennifer Arnold | Alison Brown | August 21, 2019 | 0.64[10] |
71 | 11 | "Holding Out For A SHero" | Peter Lauer | Joe Murphy | August 28, 2019 | 0.55[11] |
72 | 12 | "Forever" | Peter Lauer | Don Roos | September 4, 2019 | 0.63[12] |
Production
TV Land renewed Younger for a sixth season in June 2018, ahead of the fifth season's premiere.[13] The first table-read took place on February 15, 2019,[14] whilst filming commenced in the following week.[15] Miriam Shor directed one episode of the season, summing two installments directed by her on Younger.[16] TV Land president Kevin Ray affirmed that the season would focus on the relationship between the characters of Liza and Charles.[17] In the season's first official trailer, series creator Darren Star revealed that it would also chronicle Empirical Press' workplace and inside relations.[16] Younger was renewed for a seventh season on July 24, 2019.[18]
Release
Broadcast
Younger's sixth season premiered on June 12, 2019, and concluded after twelve episodes on September 4.[19][20] In September 2018, it was announced that the series was moving from TV Land to Paramount Network, airing during Thursdays.[21] However, in April 2019, it was announced that it would stay on TV Land, airing on Wednesdays.[22][23]
Marketing
An official trailer for the sixth season was released on April 17, 2019.[24] On June 9, 2019, the season premiere was screened at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, followed by an interview with cast member Debi Mazar and writers Sarah Choi and Joe Murphy.[25][26]
Reception
Ratings
Upon its airing, the first episode became the series' highest-rated season premiere ever in the P25-54 and W25-54 demos. It scored a 1.21 rating and logged 457,000 viewers among women aging 25–54, up 30 percent from the fifth season's premiere. Among people aging 25–54, the episode was watched by 601,000 viewers, up 29 percent from the previous year. The season premiere drew 1.3 million total viewers, up 23 percent among total viewers from season five.[27]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Big Day" | June 12, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.64[1] |
2 | "Flush With Love" | June 19, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.58[2] |
3 | "The Unusual Suspect" | June 26, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.53[3] |
4 | "An Inside Glob" | July 10, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.65[4] |
5 | "Stiff Competition" | July 17, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.63[5] |
6 | "Merger, She Wrote" | July 24, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.50[6] |
7 | "Friends with Benefits" | July 31, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.45[7] |
8 | "The Debu-taunt" | August 7, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.61[8] |
9 | "Millennial's Next Top Model" | August 14, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.55[9] |
10 | "It's All About the Money, Honey" | August 21, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.64[10] |
11 | "Holding Out For A SHero" | August 28, 2019 | 0.1 | 0.55[11] |
12 | "Forever" | September 4, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.63[12] |
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 7.94/10, based on eight reviews.[28] While reviewing the first two episodes of the season, Jen Chaney from New York magazine's website Vulture.com praised Younger's consistency and ability to maintain its entertainment. The writer commented, "Six seasons in, Younger remains a fizzy New York fantasy that’s light without sacrificing its intelligence, a pleasure that comes with no residual guilt whatsoever."[29] Melanie McFarland from website Salon glorified the series' approach on ageism, writing, "There's a lot to appreciate about how accessible this series made its conversations about age discrimination in the workplace and society at large, and hopefully others will draw influence from its blend of intelligence and lightheartedness."[30] In a positive review, Christopher James from Awards Circuit singled out the series' approach of women in positions of power and ageism. He also lauded Duff's performance as Kelsey and the character story lines, as well as Shor's portrayal of Diana. Conversely, the author criticized the devaluation of the characters of Josh, Maggie, and Lauren. Overall, he wrote, "When the show concentrates on being a workplace comedy about the challenges of being a female executive, Younger truly excels."[31]
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