▁and , ▁from ▁mid - series , ▁ro omm ate . ▁ ▁Lor etta ▁Dev ine ▁as ▁C yn th ia ▁Car m ich ael , ▁Joe ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Jer rod ▁and ▁Bobby . ▁▁ ▁David ▁Alan ▁G rier ▁as ▁Joe ▁Car m ich ael , ▁C yn th ia ' s ▁husband ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Jer rod ▁and ▁Bobby . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁film ing ▁Car m ich ael ▁began ▁developing ▁and ▁executive ▁producing ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁based ▁upon ▁his ▁real ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁stand ▁up ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁series ▁changed ▁from ▁U nt itled ▁to ▁Go ▁Jer rod , ▁Go . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁N BC ▁ordered ▁the ▁pilot ▁to ▁series ▁under ▁the ▁final ▁title ▁The ▁Car m ich ael ▁Show ▁with ▁restrictions ▁such ▁as ▁ordering ▁six ▁episodes ▁to ▁air ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁renew ed ▁by ▁N BC ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁March ▁ 9 ▁with ▁a ▁s ne ak ▁preview ▁episode ▁after ▁The ▁Vo ice . ▁ ▁It ▁then ▁premier ed ▁in ▁its ▁regular ▁times lot ▁Sunday , ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁