The Bear (TV series)

The Bear is an American psychological comedy-drama television series created by Christopher Storer for FX on Hulu. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the chaotic kitchen at his deceased brother's Italian Beef sandwich shop. The supporting cast includes Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Matty Matheson.^[1]

The Bear
Genre	Comedy-drama Psychological drama
Created by	Christopher Storer
Showrunners	Christopher Storer Joanna Calo
Starring	Jeremy Allen White Ebon Moss-Bachrach Ayo Edebiri Lionel Boyce Liza Colón-Zayas Abby Elliott Matty Matheson
Composers	Jeffrey Qaiyum Johnny Iguana
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producers	Joanna Calo Josh Senior Christopher Storer Hiro Murai Nate Matteson Matty Matheson
Producer	Tyson Bidner
Cinematography	Andrew Wehde
Running time	20–66 minutes
Production company	FXP
Original release
Network	FX on Hulu
Release	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) – present (present)

All episodes of the first season were released on FX on Hulu on June 23, 2022; the second season was released in its entirety on June 22, 2023. In November 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which was released on June 26, 2024.^[2] Ahead of the third-season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season.^[3]

The series has received critical acclaim, particularly for its tension, writing and directing, acting performances, technical quality, and production values. Its realistic, accurate portrayal of restaurant and character development have been singled out by critics and the restaurant industry, as well as its approach to themes such as suicide and trauma, among others.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

The series has won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards including 1 win for Outstanding Comedy Series, twice direction win for Storer, two acting wins for White and Moss-Bachrach, and single acting wins for Edebiri and Colón-Zayas.^[9] The Bear has also won four Golden Globe Awards, with acting wins for White and Edebiri and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2024.^[10][11]

Premise

A talented young chef named Carmen "Carmy" Anthony Berzatto inherits his family's Italian beef sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, Michael. He comes home to Chicago to run it, leaving behind his world of working in Michelin-starred restaurants. He is left to deal with his brother's unresolved debts, a rundown kitchen, and an unruly staff, while dealing with his own pain and family trauma.

Cast and characters

Main

• Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael's failing restaurant, The Beef.
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich, Michael's best friend, the de facto manager of the restaurant.
• Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu, a talented young chef who joins The Beef as its new sous-chef under Carmy.
• Lionel Boyce as Marcus Brooks, The Beef's bread-baker-turned-pastry-chef, spurred on by Carmy's mentoring.
• Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina Marrero, an acerbic and stubborn line cook who embraces the opportunity to train professionally.
• Abby Elliott as Natalie "Sugar" Berzatto, Carmy and Michael's sister, the reluctant co-owner of The Beef.
• Matty Matheson as Neil Fak (season 2–present, recurring season 1), a childhood friend of the Berzattos, and sometimes-handyman for the restaurant.

Recurring

• Jon Bernthal as Michael "Mikey" Berzatto, Carmy and Natalie's late brother, who struggled with drug addiction before dying by suicide four months before the events of the series.
• Joel McHale as David Fields, Carmy's abusive executive chef in New York City.
• Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim, a Somali veteran line cook at The Beef who is close with Tina.
• Corey Hendrix as Gary "Sweeps" Woods, a former minor-league baseball player who works as a runner, and later a sommelier, at the restaurant.
• Oliver Platt as Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski, the best friend of the Berzatto siblings' father, whom everyone affectionately refers to as "Uncle", and the restaurant's key investor.
• José Cervantes as Angel, a dishwasher at The Beef.
• Richard Esteras as Manny, a dishwasher at The Beef.
• Chris Witaske as Pete, Natalie's earnest and buoyant husband.
• Molly Gordon as Claire Dunlap (season 2–present), a childhood friend of the Berzattos, on whom Carmy harbored a crush as a teenager.
• Robert Townsend as Emmanuel Adamu (recurring season 2, guest season 3), Sydney's loving and supportive father who nevertheless has trouble accepting Sydney's choice to follow an inherently risky culinary career.
• Alex Moffat as Josh (season 2), a line cook hired by The Bear.
• Ricky Staffieri as Theodore "Teddy" Fak (season 2–present), Neil's brother.
• Adam Shapiro as Adam Shapiro (recurring season 3, guest season 2), the chef de cuisine at Ever.
• Christopher Zucchero as "Chi-Chi" (recurring season 3, guest season 1^[a]), a former employee at the Original Beef while it was owned by Mikey, who is rehired to help run The Bear's sandwich window. Zucchero is the real-life owner of Mr. Beef.

Guest

• Carmen Christopher as Chester, the roommate and close friend of Marcus who often visits the restaurant.
• Gillian Jacobs as Tiffany "Tiff" Jerimovich (season 2–present, uncredited guest season 1^[b]), Richie's ex-wife with whom he shares a daughter, Eva.
• Amy Morton as Nancy Chore (season 1), a scrupulous health inspector.
• Molly Ringwald as the meeting leader at the Al-Anon meetings that Carmy attends. (season 1)
• Mitra Jouhari as Kelly (season 2–present), Claire's friend.
• Will Poulter as Luca (season 2–present), a pastry chef who trains Marcus while he is in Copenhagen.^[13]
• Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna Berzatto (season 2–present), the troubled mother of the Berzatto siblings.
• Olivia Colman as Chef Andrea Terry (season 2–present), the British executive chef at Ever, the fine dining restaurant where Richie stages.
• Sarah Ramos as Jessica (season 2–present), the maître d'hôtel at Ever.
• Andrew Lopez as Garrett (season 2–present), Richie's supervisor at Ever.
• Rene Gube as the unnamed general manager of Ever. (season 2–present)
• Maura Kidwell as Carol (season 2), Cicero's partner.
• Bob Odenkirk as "Uncle" Lee Lane (season 2), Donna's scheming on-and-off boyfriend and business partner of Cicero.^[14]
• Sarah Paulson as Michelle Berzatto (season 2), cousin of Michael, Carmy and Natalie.
• John Mulaney as Stevie (season 2–present), Michelle's partner.
• David Zayas as David (season 3), Tina's husband.
• John Cena as Sammy Fak (season 3), Neil and Teddy's brother.
• Brian Koppelman as Nicholas "The Computer" Marshall (season 3), a family friend of the Berzattos brought in to help The Bear cut costs
• Josh Hartnett as Frank (season 3), Tiff's wealthy and charismatic fiancée.
• Daniel Boulud as himself (season 3)
• René Redzepi as himself (season 3)
• Thomas Keller as himself (season 3)

Chefs and restaurateurs Grant Achatz, Christina Tosi, Kevin Boehm, Wylie Dufresne, Will Guidara, Genie Kwon, Malcolm Livingston II, Anna Posey, and Rosio Sanchez appear as themselves in season 3.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	8		June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
2	10		June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
3	10		June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)

Season 1 (2022)

Main article: The Bear season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"System"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
2	2	"Hands"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
3	3	"Brigade"	Joanna Calo	Christopher Storer	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
4	4	"Dogs"	Christopher Storer	Sofya Levitsky-Weitz	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
5	5	"Sheridan"	Joanna Calo	Karen Joseph Adcock	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
6	6	"Ceres"	Joanna Calo	Catherine Schetina & Rene Gube	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
7	7	"Review"	Christopher Storer	Joanna Calo	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
8	8	"Braciole"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)

Season 2 (2023)

Main article: The Bear season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
9	1	"Beef"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
10	2	"Pasta"	Christopher Storer	Joanna Calo	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
11	3	"Sundae"	Joanna Calo	Karen Joseph Adcock & Catherine Schetina	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
12	4	"Honeydew"	Ramy Youssef	Stacy Osei-Kuffour	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
13	5	"Pop"	Joanna Calo	Sofya Levitsky-Weitz	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
14	6	"Fishes"	Christopher Storer	Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
15	7	"Forks"	Christopher Storer	Alex Russell	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
16	8	"Bolognese"	Christopher Storer	Rene Gube	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
17	9	"Omelette"	Christopher Storer	Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
18	10	"The Bear"	Christopher Storer	Kelly Galuska	June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)

Season 3 (2024)

Main article: The Bear season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
19	1	"Tomorrow"	Christopher Storer	Story by : Christopher Storer & Matty Matheson Teleplay by : Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
20	2	"Next"	Christopher Storer	Story by : Christopher Storer & Courtney Storer Teleplay by : Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
21	3	"Doors"	Duccio Fabbri	Story by : Christopher Storer & Will Guidara Teleplay by : Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
22	4	"Violet"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
23	5	"Children"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
24	6	"Napkins"	Ayo Edebiri	Catherine Schetina	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
25	7	"Legacy"	Joanna Calo	Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
26	8	"Ice Chips"	Christopher Storer	Joanna Calo	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
27	9	"Apologies"	Christopher Storer	Alex Russell	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
28	10	"Forever"	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)

Season 4

Main article: The Bear season 4

Production

Development

The logo used for the first season.

FX ordered a pilot for The Bear in March 2021, to be written and directed by series creator Christopher Storer.^[15] FX then greenlit the series in October 2021 for a 2022 premiere date.^[16] The sandwich shop interior is copied from the Chicago shop Mr. Beef on Orleans Street, in River North. Storer was a frequent patron and a friend of the owner's son.^[17]

In July 2022, the series was renewed for a ten-episode second season.^[18] In November 2023, it was renewed for a third season.^[19] In March 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season.^[20] Parts of the fourth season were filmed during filming for the third season, with production set to restart in 2025.^[21][22]

Music

The Bear has a soundtrack of 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s alternative and mainstream rock classics, chosen by Storer and executive producer Josh Senior. Some of the songs featured on the show include Chicago-based Wilco with "Spiders (Kidsmoke)", "Impossible Germany", "Via Chicago", and "Handshake Drugs", Radiohead's "Let Down", Van Morrison's "Saint Dominic's Preview", Pearl Jam's "Animal" and "Come Back", Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago", John Mayer's "Last Train Home", Refused's "New Noise", The Breeders' "Saints", Erasure's "A Little Respect", The Replacements' "Bastards of Young", Counting Crows' "Have You Seen Me Lately?", Genesis' "In Too Deep", Nine Inch Nails' "The Day the World Went Away", John Mellencamp's "Check It Out", R.E.M.'s "Oh My Heart" and "Strange Currencies", Weezer's "The Christmas Song", The Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm", and Taylor Swift's "Love Story".^[23][24][25]

Release

The Bear premiered on FX on Hulu in the United States on June 23, 2022,^[26] and became available internationally in the Star hub on Disney+.^[27] The 10-episode second season was released on June 22, 2023.^[28] Along with other Hulu content, The Bear became available to stream on Disney+ in the United States via the Hulu hub on December 6, 2023.^[29] The third season was released on June 26, 2024.^[2]

Reception

Critical response

Critical response of The Bear

Season	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1	100% (80 reviews)[30]	88 (24 reviews)[31]
2	99% (111 reviews)[32]	92 (43 reviews)[33]
3	89% (101 reviews)[34]	80 (45 reviews)[35]

The Bear has received critical acclaim.^[c] On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the overall series holds a 96% rating.^[44] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the overall series has received a score of 86 out of 100.^[45]

Season 1

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 8.7/10, based on 80 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Like an expertly confected sandwich, The Bear assembles a perfect melange of ingredients and stacks them for optimal satisfaction—and thankfully keeps the crust-iness for extra flavor."^[30] Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 24 critic reviews.^[31]

The American Film Institute named it one of the ten best television programs of the year.^[46] The Guardian named it number one of the best 100 TV shows of 2022 and described it as "the best workplace drama since Mad Men".^[47][48] The Bear appeared in the top ten on numerous publications' "Best of 2022" lists, including first for The A.V. Club, BBC, People, and TVLine, among others.^[49]

Season 2

On Rotten Tomatoes, 99% of 111 critic reviews are positive for the second season, and the average rating is 9.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Instead of reinventing the menu, The Bear's second season wisely opts to toss its lovable characters into another frying pan of adversity, lets 'em cook, and serves up yet another supremely satisfying dish."^[32] Metacritic assigned it a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 43 critic reviews.^[33]

For the second year in a row, the American Film Institute named The Bear one of the ten best television programs of the year.^[50] The Bear appeared on many publications' lists of the best TV shows of 2023, including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and People, among others.^{[51][52][53][54]}

Season 3

On Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 101 critics gave the third season a positive review, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critics consensus states. "Having set an exceedingly high standard of excellence for itself, The Bear spends its third season simmering, stewing, and giving off an aroma that whets the appetite."^[34] The website also reported that the season was "as audacious as ever" and it "still seems to continue delivering compelling and often intense television with performances that are so dependably brilliant that they're not even mentioned in most of the reviews. Instead, at this point in a show's life, it's easier to find faults in its sameness or changes, or in its attempts to repeat or outdo itself."^[36] Metacritic assigned it a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 45 critic reviews.^[35]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	American Film Institute Awards	Top 10 Programs of the Year	The Bear	Won[d]	[46]
	Gotham Awards	Outstanding Performance in a New Series	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated	[55]
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Bingeworthy Show of 2022	The Bear	Nominated	[56]
2023	AACTA International Awards	Best Drama Series	The Bear	Nominated	[57]
		Best Actor in a Series	Jeremy Allen White	Nominated
	American Film Institute Awards	Top 10 Television Programs	The Bear	Won[d]	[58]
	Astra TV Awards	Best Streaming Series, Comedy	The Bear	Nominated	[59] [60]
		Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Jeremy Allen White	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Ayo Edebiri	Won[e]
		Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Christopher Storer (for "Review")	Nominated
		Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Christopher Storer (for "System")	Won
	Astra Creative Arts TV Awards	Best Casting in a Comedy Series	The Bear	Nominated
		Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Jon Bernthal	Nominated
	Black Reel Television Awards	Outstanding Supporting Performance, Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated	[61]
	British Academy Television Awards	Best International Programme	The Bear	Nominated	[62]
	Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – Half Hour	Scott D. Smith, Steve Giammaria, Patrick Christensen, Ryan Collison, Connor Nagy (for "Review")	Nominated	[63]
	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Comedy Series	The Bear	Nominated	[64]
		Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Jeremy Allen White	Won
		Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series	Christopher Storer (for "Review")	Nominated	[65]
	Dorian TV Awards	Best TV Comedy	The Bear	Nominated	[66] [67]
		Best Supporting TV Performance – Comedy	Ayo Edebiri	Won
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	The Bear	Nominated	[10]
		Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Jeremy Allen White	Won
	Golden Reel Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form	Steve "Major" Giammaria, Jonathan Fuhrer, Evan Benjamin, Annie Taylor, Leslie Bloome (for "Review")	Won	[68]
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best New Scripted Series	The Bear	Won	[69]
		Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series	Ayo Edebiri	Won
			Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Bear	Won	[9] [70]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Jeremy Allen White (for "Braciole")	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Ebon Moss-Bachrach (for "Ceres")	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri (for "Review")	Won
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Christopher Storer (for "Review")	Won
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Christopher Storer (for "System")	Won
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Jon Bernthal (for "Braciole")	Nominated
			Oliver Platt (for "Dogs")	Nominated
		Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)	Sam Lisenco, Eric Dean, and Emily Carte (for "System")	Nominated
		Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Jeanie Bacharach, Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal, AJ Links	Won
		Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series	Joanna Naugle (for "System")	Won
		Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation	Steve "Major" Giammaria, Evan Benjamin, Jonathan Fuhrer, Annie Taylor, Chris White, Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (for "Review")	Won
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation	Steve "Major" Giammaria, Scott D. Smith (for "Review")	Won
	Producers Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy	The Bear	Won	[71]
	Satellite Awards	Best Drama Series	The Bear	Nominated	[72]
		Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series	Jeremy Allen White	Nominated
	Set Decorators Society of America Awards	Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series	Eric Frankel, Merje Veski	Nominated	[73]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliott, Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Jeremy Allen White	Nominated	[74]
		Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series	Jeremy Allen White	Won	[75]
	Television Critics Association Awards	Program of the Year	The Bear	Nominated	[76]
		Outstanding New Program		Won
		Outstanding Achievement in Comedy		Won
		Individual Achievement in Comedy	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated
			Jeremy Allen White	Nominated
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Comedy Series	Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O'Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer	Won	[77]
		New Series		Nominated
		Episodic Comedy	Joanna Calo and Christopher Storer (for "Braciole")	Nominated
2024	AACTA International Awards	Best Comedy Series	The Bear	Won	[78]
		Best Actor in a Series	Jeremy Allen White	Won
	AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best Actor	Oliver Platt	Nominated	[79] [80]
	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Pilot or First Season	Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke, AJ Links	Won	[81]
	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited Single Camera Comedy Series	Joanna Naugle (for "Fishes")	Won	[82]
			Adam Epstein (for "Forks")	Nominated	[83]
	American Society of Cinematographers Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Half Hour Series for Television	Andrew Wehde (for "The Bear")	Nominated	[84]
	Art Directors Guild Awards	Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series	Merje Veski (for "Omelette")	Nominated	[85]
	Astra TV Awards	Best Streaming Series, Comedy	The Bear	Pending	[86]
		Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Jeremy Allan White	Pending
		Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Ayo Edebiri	Pending
		Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Pending
			Matty Matheson	Pending
			Oliver Platt	Pending
		Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Abby Elliott	Pending
			Liza Colón-Zayas	Pending
		Best Guest Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Bob Odenkirk	Pending
			Jon Bernthal	Pending
		Best Guest Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Jamie Lee Curtis	Pending
			Olivia Colman	Pending
			Sarah Paulson	Pending
		Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Christopher Storer (for "Fishes")	Pending
		Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy		Pending
	Black Reel Awards	Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri	Won	[87]
		Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series	Lionel Boyce	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy Series	Robert Townsend	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Stacy Osei-Kuffour (for "Honeydew")	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Best International Programme	The Bear	Nominated	[88]
	Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – Half Hour	Scott D. Smith, Steve "Major" Giammaria, Patrick Christensen, Ryan Collison (for "Forks")	Won	[89]
	Costume Designers Guild Awards	Excellence in Contemporary Television	Courtney Wheeler (for "Fishes")	Nominated	[90]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Comedy Series	The Bear	Won	[91]
		Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Jeremy Allen White	Won
		Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Won
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series	Christopher Storer (for "Fishes")	Won	[92]
			Ramy Youssef (for "Honeydew")	Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	The Bear	Won	[11]
		Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Jeremy Allen White	Won
		Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Ayo Edebiri	Won
		Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Abby Elliott	Nominated
	Golden Reel Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form	Steve "Major" Giammaria, Andrea Bella, Matt Snedecor, Evan Benjamin, John Werner, John Bowen, Annie Taylor, Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (for "Fishes")	Nominated	[93]
		Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form	Jason Lingle, Jeff Lingle (for "Fishes")	Nominated
	Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards	Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Television Series, Limited, Miniseries, or Movie for Television	Ignacia Soto-Aguilar, Nicole Rogers	Nominated	[94]
		Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Television Series, Limited, Miniseries, or Movie for Television	Ally Vickers, Angela Brasington, Melanie Shaw	Nominated
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri	Won	[95]
	People's Choice Awards	The Show of the Year	The Bear	Nominated	[96]
		The Comedy Show of the Year		Nominated
		The Male TV Star of the Year	Jeremy Allen White	Nominated
		The Comedy TV Star of the Year		Won
		The TV Performance of the Year	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Bear	Nominated	[97][98]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Jeremy Allen White (for "The Bear")	Won
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri (for "Sundae")	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Lionel Boyce (for “Honeydew”)	Nominated
			Ebon Moss-Bachrach (for “Forks”)	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Liza Colón-Zayas (for “Pop”)	Won
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Christopher Storer (for "Fishes")	Won
			Ramy Youssef (for "Honeydew")	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo (for "Fishes")	Nominated
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Jon Bernthal (for "Fishes")	Won
			Bob Odenkirk (for "Fishes")	Nominated
			Will Poulter (for "Honeydew")	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Olivia Colman (for "Forks")	Nominated
Jamie Lee Curtis (for "Fishes")			Won
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)		Eric Frankel, Lisa Korpan, and Merje Veski (for "Omelette")	Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series		Jeanie Bacharach, Maggie Bacharach, Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal, AJ Links	Won
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)		Andrew Wehde (for "Forks")	Won
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series		Steven "Rage" Rehage, Lariana Santiago, Courtney Wheeler (for "Fishes")	Nominated
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling		Angela Brasington, Melanie Shaw, Ally Vickers (for "Fishes")	Nominated
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)		Justine Losoya, Zsofia Otvos, Nicole Rogers, Ignacia Soto-Aguilar (for "Fishes")	Nominated
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series		Joanna Naugle (for "Fishes")	Won
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation		Steve "Major" Giammaria, Andrea Bella, Evan Benjamin, Jonathan Fuhrer, Annie Taylor, Jason Lingle, Jeff Lingle, Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (for "Forks")	Won
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation		Steve "Major" Giammaria, Scott D. Smith, Patrick Christensen, Ryan Collison (for "Forks")	Won
Producers Guild of America Awards	Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy	The Bear	Won	[99]
Satellite Awards	Best Comedy or Musical Series	The Bear	Nominated	[100]
	Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Series	Jeremy Allen White	Won	[101]
	Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Series	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated	[100]
Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Lionel Boyce, Jose Cervantes Jr, Liza Colón-Zayas, Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliott, Richard Esteras, Edwin Lee Gibson, Molly Gordon, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Oliver Platt and Jeremy Allen White	Won	[102]
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series	Jeremy Allen White	Won
		Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Ayo Edebiri	Won
Television Critics Association Awards	Program of the Year	The Bear	Nominated	[103]
	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy		Nominated
	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Ayo Edebiri	Nominated
		Jeremy Allen White	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards	Comedy Series	Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Kelly Galuska, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer	Won	[104]
	Episodic Comedy	Joanna Calo and Christopher Storer (for "Fishes")	Nominated	[105]
		Alex Russell (for "Forks")	Nominated
2025	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Series	Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke, AJ Links, Kaitlin Shaw	Pending	[106]

Genre classification

The classification of The Bear as a comedy in certain award ceremonies, specifically the Primetime Emmys, has attracted media attention, given its dramatic style and focus on heavy topics.^{[107][108][4]} Proponents of the series' categorization as "comedy" argue that the show unfolds as a dark comedy marked by ridiculous situations^[109] and comedic timing,^[110] relies on the comedic effect inherent to chaos,^[109] is a comedy of errors^[111] and is heavily characterized by back-and-forth banter^[110] or snark.^[111]

In 2024, the series became the most-nominated series in comedy categories at the Emmys with 23 nominations, surpassing 30 Rock which had 22 nominations in 2009.^[112] However, it went on to lose the award for Outstanding Comedy Series, which it had been heavily favored to win, to Hacks, with The Hollywood Reporter suggesting that there was an insult among voters over its continued classification as a comedy.^[113]

Audience viewership

Season 1

According to the streaming aggregator Reelgood, The Bear was the second-most-watched program across all platforms during the week of July 13, 2022,^[114] the most watched program during the week of July 22, 2022,^[115][116] and the seventh-most-watched program during the week of July 27, 2022.^[117] According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, The Bear was the second most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States during the week ending July 3, 2022,^[118] the second during the week ending July 17, 2022,^[119] According to FX, the first season was the most-watched comedy series in the network's history.^{[120][121][122]}

Season 2

According to the streaming aggregator Reelgood, The Bear was the second most watched program across all platforms in the United States during the week of June 22, 2023,^{[123][124][125]} and the most during the week of June 29, 2023.^[126] According to JustWatch, The Bear was the most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States during the week ending June 25, 2023.^[127] According to FX, the second season was the most-watched season premiere in the network's history.^[128][129] According to Whip Media's viewership tracking app TV Time, The Bear was the eighth most-watched streaming original television series of 2023.^[130][131]

Notes

1. Zucchero is credited in season 1's "Hands" and "Brigade" but does not appear in those episodes.
2. Though uncredited, Jacobs also provided Tiffany's voice when Richie reaches her voicemail in season 1's "Braciole".^[12]
3. Multiple references, including:^{[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]}
4. This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple programs.
5. Tied with Christina Ricci for Wednesday.

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External links

• The Bear at FX
• The Bear at Hulu
• The Bear at IMDb