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Parks and Recreation

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Parks and Recreation (also known as Parks and Rec) is an American political satire mockumentary television sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 episodes, over seven seasons. A special reunion episode aired on April 30, 2020. The series stars Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a perky, mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks Department of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The ensemble and supporting cast features Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Paul Schneider as Mark Brendanawicz, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger, Jim O'Heir as Garry "Jerry" Gergich, Retta as Donna Meagle, and Billy Eichner as Craig Middlebrooks. The writers researched local California politics for the series and consulted with urban planners and elected officials. Leslie Knope underwent major changes after the first season, in response to audience feedback that the character seemed unintelligent and "ditzy". The writing staff incorporated current events into the episodes, such as a government shutdown in Pawnee inspired by the 2008 financial crisis. Real-life political figures, including John McCain, Michelle Obama, Newt Gingrich, and Joe Biden, have cameos in later episodes. Parks and Recreation was part of NBC's "Comedy Night Done Right" programming during its Thursday night prime-time block. The series received mixed reviews during its first season (including comparisons to The Office, a sitcom also produced by Daniels and Schur), but, after a re-approach to its tone and format, the second and subsequent seasons were widely acclaimed. Parks and Recreation received several awards and nominations, including 14 Primetime Emmy Award nominations (two for Outstanding Comedy Series), a Golden Globe Award win for Poehler's performance and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and a Peabody Award. In Time's 2012 year-end lists issue, Parks and Recreation was named the number one television series of that year. In 2013, after receiving four consecutive nominations in the category, Parks and Recreation won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

Infobox

Also known as
Parks and Rec
Genre
mw- Sitcom Mockumentary Political satire Workplace comedy Cringe comedy
Created by
Greg Daniels Michael Schur
Showrunner
Michael Schur
Starring
Amy Poehler Rashida Jones Paul Schneider Aziz Ansari Nick Offerman Aubrey Plaza Chris Pratt Adam Scott Rob Lowe Jim O'Heir Retta Billy Eichner
Theme music composer
Gaby Moreno Vincent Jones
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
126 (list of episodes)
Executive producers
Greg Daniels Michael Schur Howard Klein David Miner Morgan Sackett Dean Holland Dan Goor
Producer
Amy Poehler
Camera setup
Single camera
Running time
22–42 minutes
Production companies
Open 4 Business Productions Deedle-Dee Productions Fremulon 3 Arts Entertainment Universal Television
Network
NBC
Release
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30) (special)

Tables

mw- Seasons of Parks and Recreation
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
6
Episodes
April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09)
Originally released
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
Originally released
5.97
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
24
Episodes
September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)
Originally released
May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
Originally released
4.60
3
3
Season
3
Episodes
16
Episodes
January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
Originally released
May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
Originally released
5.10
4
4
Season
4
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)
Originally released
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
Originally released
4.40
5
5
Season
5
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
Originally released
May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
Originally released
4.06
6
6
Season
6
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
Originally released
April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
Originally released
3.76
7
7
Season
7
Episodes
13
Episodes
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
Originally released
February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
Originally released
4.60
Special
Special
Season
Special
Episodes
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)
Episodes
3.64
Season
Episodes
Originally released
Viewers(millions)
First released
Last released
1
6
April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09)
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
5.97
2
24
September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)
May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
4.60
3
16
January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
5.10
4
22
September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
4.40
5
22
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
4.06
6
22
September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
3.76
7
13
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
4.60
Special
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)
3.64
Critical response of Parks and Recreation · Reception › Critical response
1
1
Season
1
Rotten Tomatoes
68% (37 reviews)
Metacritic
58 (25 reviews)
2
2
Season
2
Rotten Tomatoes
96% (23 reviews)
Metacritic
71 (7 reviews)
3
3
Season
3
Rotten Tomatoes
100% (23 reviews)
Metacritic
83 (7 reviews)
4
4
Season
4
Rotten Tomatoes
100% (20 reviews)
Metacritic
—
5
5
Season
5
Rotten Tomatoes
96% (24 reviews)
Metacritic
—
6
6
Season
6
Rotten Tomatoes
96% (23 reviews)
Metacritic
—
7
7
Season
7
Rotten Tomatoes
89% (27 reviews)
Metacritic
—
Special
Special
Season
Special
Rotten Tomatoes
100% (26 reviews)
Metacritic
89 (14 reviews)
Season
Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic
1
68% (37 reviews)
58 (25 reviews)
2
96% (23 reviews)
71 (7 reviews)
3
100% (23 reviews)
83 (7 reviews)
4
100% (20 reviews)
—
5
96% (24 reviews)
—
6
96% (23 reviews)
—
7
89% (27 reviews)
—
Special
100% (26 reviews)
89 (14 reviews)
Viewership and ratings per season of Parks and Recreation · Reception › Ratings
Date
Date
Season
Date
Timeslot (ET)
Viewers(millions)
Episodes
Date
First aired
Viewers(millions)
1
1
Season
1
Timeslot (ET)
Thursday 8:30 pm
Episodes
6
First aired
April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09)
First aired
6.88
Last aired
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
Last aired
4.29
TV season
2008–09
Viewershiprank
96
Avg. viewers(millions)
6.0
2
2
Season
2
Timeslot (ET)
24
Episodes
September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)
First aired
4.89
First aired
May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
Last aired
4.58
Last aired
2009–10
TV season
108
Viewershiprank
4.6
3
3
Season
3
Timeslot (ET)
Thursday 9:30 pm
Episodes
16
First aired
January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
First aired
6.14
Last aired
May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
Last aired
3.72
TV season
2010–11
Viewershiprank
116
Avg. viewers(millions)
5.1
4
4
Season
4
Timeslot (ET)
Thursday 8:30 pm (1–10)Thursday 9:30 pm (11–22)
Episodes
22
First aired
September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)
First aired
4.11
Last aired
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
Last aired
3.42
TV season
2011–12
Viewershiprank
134
Avg. viewers(millions)
4.4
5
5
Season
5
Timeslot (ET)
Thursday 9:30 pm (1–9)Thursday 8:30 pm (10–22)
Episodes
22
First aired
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
First aired
3.50
Last aired
May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
Last aired
2.99
TV season
2012–13
Viewershiprank
111
Avg. viewers(millions)
4.06
6
6
Season
6
Timeslot (ET)
Thursday 8:00 pm (1–9)Thursday 8:30 pm (10–22)
Episodes
22
First aired
September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
First aired
3.27
Last aired
April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
Last aired
2.71
TV season
2013–14
Viewershiprank
115
Avg. viewers(millions)
3.76
7
7
Season
7
Timeslot (ET)
Tuesday 8:00 pm & 8:30 pm
Episodes
13
First aired
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
First aired
3.75
Last aired
February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
Last aired
4.15
TV season
2014–15
Viewershiprank
119
Avg. viewers(millions)
4.57
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Viewershiprank
Avg. viewers(millions)
Date
Viewers(millions)
Date
Viewers(millions)
1
Thursday 8:30 pm
6
April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09)
6.88
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
4.29
2008–09
96
6.0
2
24
September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)
4.89
May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
4.58
2009–10
108
4.6
3
Thursday 9:30 pm
16
January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
6.14
May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
3.72
2010–11
116
5.1
4
Thursday 8:30 pm (1–10)Thursday 9:30 pm (11–22)
22
September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)
4.11
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
3.42
2011–12
134
4.4
5
Thursday 9:30 pm (1–9)Thursday 8:30 pm (10–22)
22
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
3.50
May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
2.99
2012–13
111
4.06
6
Thursday 8:00 pm (1–9)Thursday 8:30 pm (10–22)
22
September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
3.27
April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
2.71
2013–14
115
3.76
7
Tuesday 8:00 pm & 8:30 pm
13
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
3.75
February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
4.15
2014–15
119
4.57
1
1
Season
1
Season
2
Episode number
3
Episode number
4
Episode number
5
Episode number
6
Episode number
7
Episode number
8
Episode number
9
Episode number
10
Episode number
11
Episode number
12
Episode number
13
Episode number
14
Episode number
15
Episode number
16
Episode number
17
Episode number
18
Episode number
19
Episode number
20
Episode number
21
Episode number
22
Episode number
23
Episode number
24
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
6.88
6.02
5.26
5.07
4.73
4.29
–
2
4.89
4.09
4.67
4.75
4.53
4.92
4.80
4.91
4.58
4.55
4.80
4.90
4.63
4.36
4.88
4.98
4.61
4.55
4.63
4.47
4.03
4.03
4.28
4.58
3
6.14
5.83
4.95
5.03
4.33
4.59
4.08
5.15
5.16
4.88
4.71
5.06
4.55
3.54
4.27
3.72
–
4
4.11
4.33
4.15
3.99
3.90
4.00
3.66
3.68
3.69
3.64
4.09
4.25
3.49
3.60
3.45
3.43
3.77
3.66
3.46
3.17
3.26
3.42
–
1
1
Season
1
Season
2
Episode number
3
Episode number
4
Episode number
5
Episode number
6
Episode number
7
Episode number
8
Episode number
9
Episode number
10
Episode number
11
Episode number
12
Episode number
13
Episode number
14
Episode number
15
Episode number
16
Episode number
17
Episode number
18
Episode number
19
Episode number
20
Episode number
21
Episode number
22
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
5
3.50
3.27
3.53
3.46
3.34
3.46
3.52
2.99
3.27
3.92
3.94
3.76
3.18
3.07
2.95
3.00
2.93
3.15
3.35
3.34
2.59
2.99
6
3.27
3.27
3.14
3.23
3.27
3.03
3.03
2.81
2.81
3.43
3.05
2.98
3.03
2.52
2.95
2.72
3.05
2.67
2.56
2.39
2.71
2.71
7
3.75
3.25
3.87
3.30
3.48
2.97
3.45
3.06
2.47
2.94
2.47
4.15
4.15
–
Special
3.64
–

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  2. For the first season, see Episode one: Episode two: Episode three: Episode four: Episode five: Episode six:
  3. For the second season see Episode one: Episode two: Episode three: Episode four: Episode five: Episode six: Episod
  4. For the third season, see Episode one: Episode two: Episode three: Episode four: Episode five: Episode six: Episo
  5. For the fourth season, see
  6. For the fifth season, see
  7. For the sixth season, see
  8. For the seventh season, see
  9. For the special, see
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