announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and we are back with that breaking news just in to cnn. actor matthew perry has died at the age of 54. the los angeles times, quoting law enforcement sources is reporting the friends star was found dead about 4:00 p.m. this afternoon in a hot tub at his los angeles home. daily times reports that sources speaking on the condition of anonymity did not cite the cause of death. the paper reports there was no sign of foul play but robbery, homicide detectives from the los angeles police department are investigating the death as would be routine in a situation like this. as you probably know, perry appeared in countless other tv shows but he is best known for his role of chandler bing in friends. the sitcom ran for ten seasons. so many of us learned with his memoir that in many episodes he was struggling with addiction. his battle with alcohol and drugs, specifically painkillers, was well known. he wrote about that addiction in his memo
Mom: Is there a season 8 episode 19? Finale explained
Is there a Mom season 8 episode 19? Let’s get the series finale explained and consider whether fans can expect more episodes.
What is your favourite show to emerge from the 2010s?
There were so many gems to surface from all genres, but for sitcom fanatics, arguably few new titles hit the spot quite like Mom.
Created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, the American series premiered on CBS back in 2013 and swiftly earned a very loyal following, which has stuck with it through some unfortunate news.
It was confirmed earlier this year that season 8 would be the final season of Mom and audiences were invited to tuck into the final batch of episodes from November 2020.
Mom Series Finale: Will Anna Faris Appear in the Final Episode?
On 5/13/21 at 7:38 AM EDT
Mom Season 8, Episode 18 is airing Thursday on CBS. As well as bringing the first season of the show without Anna Faris to an end, the episode will also be the last-ever installment of the show, having been canceled back in February 2021.
With Faris being such an integral part of the CBS comedy for over 150 episodes, fans are hoping that Christy will make an appearance to mark the show ending, similar to the return recently made by America Ferrera for the end of
Mom?
All signs point to no, Anna Faris will not return.
Mom is signing off.
The CBS sitcom closes its doors one last time with an emotional wrap-up as audiences prepare to say goodbye to Bonnie (Allison Janney) and her friends. On Thursday s series finale, titled My Kinda People and the Big To-Do, Bonnie gains a new outlook on her sobriety after receiving difficult news. Executive producer/showrunner Gemma Baker opened up about the challenging task of finishing out the long-running series amid a pandemic and without a full season to properly arc out a natural end point. When we found out that we weren t coming back, it honestly was a big surprise, Baker tells ET. We put our focus into what is the best way to bring this home. Given what the show is about, which is really showing up for life on life s terms, we never would have wrapped it up in a tidy bow. Because that s not how life is and not how recovery is, so that was really important to us. It was important to show that these stories are all going to continue.