Children Ruin Everything/Season Two

Season Two
Children Ruin Everything
Season Premiere	September 19, 2022
Season Finale	February 20, 2023
Episode Count	16
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Season Two of Children Ruin Everything premiered on September 19, 2022.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
9	1	Sleep	Kurt Smeaton	Melanie Orr	September 19, 2022	227k(US)	0.05%	402170-9
After a bout of sleepless nights with their new baby, Astrid and James are at their wits' end. They brave sleep training or the even more daunting challenge, finding the space to give the baby his own room.
10	2	Friends	Jessica Meya	Melanie Orr	September 26, 2022	156k(US)	0.03%	402170-12
With James planning to meet friends to do their yearly fantasy baseball draft, Astrid cannot shake the feeling that parental duties have eaten away at her old friendships and jumps at the chance for adult interaction.
11	3	Dignity	Kathleen Phillips & Nadine Bhabha	Melanie Orr	October 3, 2022	155k(US)	0.03%	402170-11
Following embarrassing run-ins with her boss and co-workers, Astrid feels on the back foot and disconnected from her younger co-workers. Astrid realizes her best move might be to attend a drink night with the rest of her team.
12	4	Screen Time	Andrew De Angelis	Melanie Orr	October 10, 2022	156k(US)	0.03%	402170-14
Astrid and James enact a weekend screen ban. With new work assignments, they soon learn leading by example is more complicated than they originally thought. Without the hypnotic power of electronics, they're in for an uphill battle.
13	5	Privacy	Andrew De Angelis & Rob Michaels	Peter Huang	October 17, 2022	192k(US)	0.03%	402170-3 402170-10
Astrid and her sister suspect their mom is hiding something from them. They begin snooping around. Their mother appears to be dating someone new. A request to launch a new product at work leads James to agree to meet with Ennis' cousin.
14	6	Fairness	Shebli Zarghami	Peter Huang	October 24, 2022	187k(US)	0.02%	402170-17
Between Astrid and her sister Dawn's kids, their mother Nisha is feeling burnt out on babysitting duties. When she announces her retirement from free childcare, it falls to Astrid and Dawn to try and get her back on board for watching their kids.
15	7	Identity	Anita Kapila	Peter Huang	November 7, 2022	183k(US)	0.03%	402170-16
Astrid and James struggle to hold onto their identities while raising their two young children in the city.
16	8	Each Other	Kathleen Phillips	Melanie Orr	November 14, 2022	160k(US)	0.02%	402170-15
When their son Felix's best friend moves away, Astrid and James try and help Felix make a new friend, but a sleepover soon has them questioning if Felix's potential new bestie might be a bad influence on their son.
17	9	Teamwork	Andrew De Angelis	Peter Wellington	November 28, 2022	225k(US)	0.03%	402170-19
As Astrid and James prepare to celebrate a special occasion, their 'hook-up-aversary', all that stands between them and a much-needed night together is getting their kids to bed.
18	10	Me Time	Kathleen Phillips	Melanie Orr	December 5, 2022	234k(US)	0.07%	402170-18
Astrid wants some time to herself as James struggles to catch up on weeks' worth of laundry. With Astrid's sister's family on vacation, the vacant house looks like both the escape Astrid needs and the place where James can get chores done.
19	11	Money	Jessica Meya	Melanie Orr	January 9, 2023	196k(US)	0.03%	402170-20
With saving for retirement at the top of her mind, Astrid proposes to James that they try to get through the last few days of the month without dipping beyond their monthly budget just once. The Berney's find creative ways to stay on target.
20	12	Weekends	Shebli Zarghami	Melanie Orr	January 23, 2023	205k(US)	0.04%	402170-22
With long days at the office, Astrid cannot shake the feeling that she is missing out on key moments with their kids. Astrid convinces James that what the family needs is an adventure together.
21	13	Arguments	Kurt Smeaton	Peter Huang	January 30, 2023	258k(US)	0.03%	402170-24
After James fails to answer a call during a family crisis, he and Astrid find themselves at a boiling point with a growing list of frustrations toward one another.
22	14	Expectations	Kurt Smeaton	Peter Wellington	February 6, 2023	212k(US)	0.03%	402170-23
With a move out of the city and their home of a decade looming, Astrid and James look back on when they first moved in. With Astrid set to give birth to her first child, her mother and sister do not see eye to eye on Astrid's birth plan.
23	15	Momentum	Rob Michaels	Peter Wellington	February 13, 2023	205k(US)	0.02%	402170-21
With potential buyers coming to look at their house sooner than they expected, Astrid and James try to rally the kids to clean and get out to the park before their open house begins, but their daughter Viv takes a vow to not ever leave their home.
24	16	Parenting	Kathleen Phillips & Shebli Zarghami	Peter Wellington	February 20, 2023	204k(US)	0.03%	402170-13
Astrid and James are forced to examine their differing parenting approaches to dealing with their daughter's behavior issues.