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Adam is now a senior at [[William Penn Charter School|William Penn]] and is still dating Brea Bee, but their teenage relationship will have its ups and downs, and with the always-interfering Beverly wanting to spend even more time with him, she takes a job at the school as the semi-retired and outdated "Quaker Warden". Barry's relationship with Ren comes to an end but he finds new love unexpectedly with Geoff's sister Joanne after a relationship that started out as a joke became serious. Erica returns to college and decides to pursue a career in law while going through some rough patches with Geoff, |
Adam is now a senior at [[William Penn Charter School|William Penn]] and is still dating Brea Bee, but their teenage relationship will have its ups and downs, and with the always-interfering Beverly wanting to spend even more time with him, she takes a job at the school as the semi-retired and outdated "Quaker Warden". Barry's relationship with Ren comes to an end but he finds new love unexpectedly with Geoff's sister Joanne after a relationship that started out as a joke became serious. Erica returns to college and decides to pursue a career in law while going through some rough patches with Geoff, who is now a college freshman after reconsidering his career path. The two break up for a while and Erica considers a move to Los Angeles to reunite with Lainey before ultimately deciding to get back together with Geoff instead, and the season ends with Geoff proposing to Erica at the Goldberg family's Jersey shore house. |
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Revision as of 06:18, 5 May 2023
| The Goldbergs | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | October 21, 2020 – May 19, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
The eighth season of the American television comedy series The Goldbergs premiered with two back-to-back episodes on October 21, 2020.[1] This is the final season with George Segal, who died on March 23, 2021.
In May 2021, the series was renewed for a ninth season.[2]
Plot
Adam is now a senior at William Penn and is still dating Brea Bee, but their teenage relationship will have its ups and downs, and with the always-interfering Beverly wanting to spend even more time with him, she takes a job at the school as the semi-retired and outdated "Quaker Warden". Barry's relationship with Ren comes to an end but he finds new love unexpectedly with Geoff's sister Joanne after a relationship that started out as a joke became serious. Erica returns to college and decides to pursue a career in law while going through some rough patches with Geoff, who is now a college freshman after reconsidering his career path. The two break up for a while and Erica considers a move to Los Angeles to reunite with Lainey before ultimately deciding to get back together with Geoff instead, and the season ends with Geoff proposing to Erica at the Goldberg family's Jersey shore house.
Cast
Main cast
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg
- Sean Giambrone as Adam Goldberg
- Troy Gentile as Barry Goldberg
- Hayley Orrantia as Erica Goldberg
- Sam Lerner as Geoff Schwartz
- George Segal as Albert "Pops" Solomon
- Jeff Garlin as Murray Goldberg
Recurring cast
- Carrie Wampler as Ren[3]
- Matt Bush as Andy Cogan
- Noah Munck as Naked Rob
- Shayne Topp as Matt Bradley
- Sadie Stanley as Brea Bee
- David Koechner as Bill Lewis
- Jessica St. Clair as Dolores
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Principal Earl Ball
- Dan Bakkedahl as Mr. Woodburn
- Steve Guttenberg as Dr. Katman
- Jennifer Irwin as Virginia "Ginzy" Kremp
- Mindy Sterling as Linda Schwartz
- Stephanie Courtney as Essie Karp
- Erinn Hayes as Jane Bales
- Judd Hirsch as Ben "Pop Pop" Goldberg
- Richard Kind as Michael "Formica Mike" Mikowitz
- Cedric Yarbrough as Vic
- Beth Triffon as Joanne Schwartz
Special guest stars
- AJ Michalka as Lainey Lewis
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by [5] | Original release date [4] | Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | 1 | "Airplane!" | Eric Dean Seaton | David Guarascio | October 21, 2020 | 801 | 4.12[6] |
| 165 | 2 | "The Prettiest Boy in School" | Lew Schneider | Matt Roller | October 21, 2020 | 802 | 4.12[6] |
| 166 | 3 | "It's All About Comptrol" | Lew Schneider | Mike Sikowitz | October 28, 2020 | 803 | 3.66[7] |
| 167 | 4 | "Bill's Wedding" | Christine Lakin | Teleplay by : Alex Barnow & Chris Bishop Story by : Mike Sikowitz | November 4, 2020 | 804 | 3.78[8] |
| 168 | 5 | "Dee-Vorced" | Lew Schneider | Teleplay by : Bill Callahan Story by : Bill Callahan & Adam F. Goldberg | November 18, 2020 | 805 | 3.72[9] |
| 169 | 6 | "Eracism" | Eric Dean Seaton | Peter Dirksen & Jonathan Howard | November 25, 2020 | 807 | 3.67[10] |
| 170 | 7 | "Hanukkah on the Seas" | Jason Blount | Annie Mebane | December 2, 2020 | 806 | 3.94[11] |
| 171 | 8 | "Bevy's Big Murder Mystery Party" | Lew Schneider | Aaron Kaczander | January 13, 2021 | 808 | 3.83[12] |
| 172 | 9 | "Cocoon" | Christine Lakin | Elizabeth Beckwith | January 27, 2021 | 809 | 3.37[13] |
| 173 | 10 | "Geoff's New Hat" | Lew Schneider | Langan Kingsley | February 3, 2021 | 810 | 3.24[14] |
| 174 | 11 | "Quaker Warden" | Vern Davidson | Erik Weiner | February 10, 2021 | 811 | 3.31[15] |
| 175 | 12 | "The Lasagna You Deserve" | Eric Dean Seaton | Mike Sikowitz | February 24, 2021 | 812 | 3.72[16] |
| 176 | 13 | "Mr. Ships Ahoy" | Lew Schneider | Matt Roller | March 3, 2021 | 813 | 3.50[17] |
| 177 | 14 | "Love Triangle" | Jay Chandrasekhar | David Guarascio | March 24, 2021 | 814 | 3.42[18] |
| 178 | 15 | "Bever-lé" | Lew Schneider | Bill Callahan | March 31, 2021 | 815 | 3.20[19] |
| 179 | 16 | "Couple Off" | Lea Thompson | Annie Mebane | April 7, 2021 | 816 | 3.37[20] |
| 180 | 17 | "Who's Afraid of Brea Bee?" | Lew Schneider | Peter Dirksen & Jonathan Howard | April 14, 2021 | 817 | 3.28[21] |
| 181 | 18 | "The Dating Game" | Ryan Krayser | Vicky Castro | April 21, 2021 | 818 | 3.30[22] |
| 182 | 19 | "Daddy Daughter Day 2" | Mary Lambert | Aaron Kaczander & Erik Weiner | April 28, 2021 | 819 | 3.12[23] |
| 183 | 20 | "Poker Night" | Lew Schneider | Langan Kingsley & Elizabeth Beckwith | May 5, 2021 | 820 | 2.85[24] |
| 184 | 21 | "Alligator Schwartz" | Nicole Treston Abranian | Dan Bailey | May 12, 2021 | 821 | 3.02[25] |
| 185 | 22 | "The Proposal" | Lew Schneider | Alex Barnow & Chris Bishop | May 19, 2021 | 822 | 3.07[26] |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Airplane!" | October 21, 2020 | 0.8 | 4.12[6] | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | "The Prettiest Boy in School" | October 21, 2020 | 0.8 | 4.12[6] | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | "It's All About Comptrol" | October 28, 2020 | 0.7 | 3.66[7] | 0.3 | 0.96 | 1.0 | 4.65[27] |
| 4 | "Bill's Wedding" | November 4, 2020 | 0.8 | 3.78[8] | 0.3 | 0.94 | 1.1 | 4.72[28] |
| 5 | "Dee-Vorced" | November 18, 2020 | 0.7 | 3.72[9] | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | "Eracism" | November 25, 2020 | 0.7 | 3.67[10] | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | "Hanukkah On the Seas" | December 2, 2020 | 0.7 | 3.94[11] | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | "Bevy's Big Murder Mystery Party" | January 13, 2021 | 0.7 | 3.83[12] | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Cocoon" | January 27, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.37[13] | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | "Geoff's New Hat" | February 3, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.24[14] | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | "Quaker Warden" | February 10, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.31[15] | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | "The Lasagna You Deserve" | February 24, 2021 | 0.7 | 3.72[16] | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | "Mr. Ships Ahoy" | March 3, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.50[17] | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | "Love Triangle" | March 24, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.42[18] | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | "Bever-lé" | March 31, 2021 | 0.5 | 3.20[19] | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | "Couple Off" | April 7, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.37[20] | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | "Who's Afraid of Brea Bee?" | April 14, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.28[21] | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | "The Dating Game" | April 21, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.30[22] | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | "Daddy Daughter Day 2" | April 28, 2021 | 0.5 | 3.12[23] | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | "Poker Night" | May 5, 2021 | 0.5 | 2.85[24] | 0.2 | 0.70 | 0.7 | 3.54[29] |
| 21 | "Alligator Schwartz" | May 12, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.02[25] | 0.2 | 0.72 | 0.8 | 3.74[25] |
| 22 | "The Proposal" | May 19, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.07[26] | 0.2 | 0.74 | 0.8 | 3.80[26] |
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