The Big C is a Showtime original television series created by Darlene Hunt which premiered on August 16, 2010. It drew the largest audience for a Showtime original series premiere in eight years. The second season premiered on June 27, 2011. On September 2, 2011, The Big C was renewed for a third season which began airing April 8, 2012. The show follows Cathy Jamison, a reserved suburban wife and mother who is diagnosed with melanoma. The realization of this forces her to really begin to live for the first time in her adult life. At first she chooses to keep her diagnosis from her family,... behaving in ways they find puzzling and increasingly bizarre. She finds new freedom to express herself. As the show progresses, Cathy allows her family and some new friends to support her as she copes with her terminal diagnosis, and finds both humor and pathos in the many idiosyncratic relationships in her life. The Big C's pilot episode was received positively, while subsequent episodes received mixed reviews. Season One received an overall score of 66 on Metacritic.
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| On the air: | August 16, 2010 |
| Number of seasons: | 2 |
| Network: | Showtime |
| Producer: | Laura Linney, Jenny Bicks, Neal H. Moritz |