document_title: Billboard 200

question_text: who has the most billboard number one albums

text: Billboard 200

text: History

text: Billboard began an album chart in 1945. Initially only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, sometimes three to seven weeks passing before it was updated. A biweekly (though with a few gaps), 15-position Best-Selling Popular Albums chart appeared in 1955. With the increase in album sales as the early 1950s format wars stabilized into market dominance by 45 RPM singles and long-playing twelve-inch albums, with 78 RPM record and long-playing ten-inch album sales decreasing dramatically, Billboard premiered a weekly Best-Selling Popular Albums chart on March 24, 1956. The position count varied anywhere from 10 to 30 albums. The first number-one album on the new weekly list was Belafonte by Harry Belafonte. The chart was renamed to Best-Selling Pop Albums later in 1956, and then to Best-Selling Pop LPs in 1957.

text: Beginning on May 25, 1959, Billboard split the ranking into two charts Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs for stereo albums (30 positions) and Best-Selling Monophonic LPs for mono albums (50 positions). These were renamed to Stereo Action Charts (30 positions) and Mono Action Charts (40 positions) in 1960. In January 1961, they became Action Albums—Stereophonic (15 positions) and Action Albums—Monophonic (25 positions). Three months later, they became Top LPs—Stereo (50 positions) and Top LPs—Monaural (150 positions).

text: On August 17, 1963 the stereo and mono charts were combined into a 150-position chart called Top LPs. On April 1, 1967, the chart was expanded to 175 positions, then finally to 200 positions on May 13, 1967. In February 1972, the album chart's title was changed to Top LPs & Tape; in 1984, it was retitled Top 200 Albums; in 1985, it was retitled again to Top Pop Albums; in 1991, it became The Billboard 200 Top Albums; and it was given its current title of The Billboard 200 on March 14, 1992.

text: Catalog albums

text: In 1960, Billboard began concurrently publishing album charts which ranked sales of older or mid-priced titles. These Essential Inventory charts were divided by stereo and mono albums, and featured titles that had already appeared on the main stereo and mono album charts. Mono albums were moved to the Essential Inventory—Mono chart (25 positions) after spending 40 weeks on the Mono Action Chart, and stereo albums were moved to the Essential Inventory—Stereo chart (20 positions) after 20 weeks on the Stereo Action Chart.

text: In January 1961, the Action Charts became Action Albums—Monophonic (24 positions), and Action Albums—Stereophonic (15 positions). Albums appeared on either chart for up to nine weeks, then were moved to an Essential Inventory list of approximately 200 titles, with no numerical ranking. This list continued to be published until the consolidated Top LPs chart debuted in 1963.

text: In 1982, Billboard began publishing a Midline Albums chart (alternatively titled Midline LPs) which ranked older or mid-priced titles. The chart held 50 positions and was published on a bi-weekly (and later tri-weekly) basis.

text: On May 25, 1991, Billboard premiered the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. The criteria for this chart were albums that were more than 18 months old and had fallen below position 100 on the Billboard 200.[6] An album needed not have charted on the Billboard 200 at all to qualify for catalog status.

text: Starting with the issue dated December 5, 2009, however, the catalog limitations which removed albums over 18 months old, that have dropped below position 100 and have no currently-running single, from the Billboard 200 was lifted, turning the chart into an all-inclusive list of the 200 highest-selling albums in the country (essentially changing Top Comprehensive Albums into the Billboard 200). A new chart that keeps the previous criteria for the Billboard 200 (dubbed Top Current Albums) was also introduced in the same issue.[7]

text: Holiday albums

text: Billboard has adjusted its policies for Christmas[8] and holiday[8] albums several times. The albums were eligible for the main album charts until 1963, when a Christmas Albums list was created. Albums appearing here were not listed on the Top LPs chart. In 1974, this rule was reverted and holiday albums again appeared within the main list.

text: In 1983, the Christmas Albums chart was resurrected, but a title's appearance here did not disqualify it from appearing on the Top Pop Albums chart. In 1994 the chart was retitled Top Holiday Albums. As of 2009 the chart holds 50 positions and is run for several weeks during the end-of-calendar-year holiday season. Its current policy allows holiday albums to concurrently chart on the Top Holiday Albums list and the Billboard 200.

text: Nielsen SoundScan

text: Since May 25, 1991, the Billboard 200's positions have been derived from Nielsen SoundScan sales data, as of 2008[update] contributed by approximately 14,000 music sellers. Because these numbers are supplied by a subset of sellers rather than record labels, it is common for these numbers to be substantially lower than those reported by the Recording Industry Association of America when Gold, Platinum and Diamond album awards are announced (RIAA awards reflect wholesale shipments, not retail sales).

text: Incorporation of streaming data and track sales

text: Beginning with the December 13, 2014 issue, Billboard updated the methodology of its album chart again, changing from a "pure sales-based ranking" to one measuring "multi-metric consumption".[4] With this overhaul, the Billboard 200 includes on-demand streaming and digital track sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan) by way of a new algorithm, utilizing data from all of the major on-demand audio subscription services including Spotify, Beats Music, Google Play and Xbox Music. Under the new methodology, ten track sales or 1,500 song streams from an album are treated as equivalent to one purchase of the album. Billboard will continue to publish a pure album sales chart, called Top Album Sales, that maintains the traditional Billboard 200 methodology, based exclusively on SoundScan's sales data.[4]

text: Year-end charts

text: Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November. This altered calendar allows for Billboard to calculate year-end charts and release them in time for its final print issue in the last week of December. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, year-end charts were calculated by an inverse-point system based solely on an album's performance on the Billboard 200 (for example, an album would be given one point for a week spent at position 200, two points for a week spent at position 199... up to 200 points for each week spent at number one). Other factors including the total weeks on the chart and at its peak position were calculated into an album's year-end total.

text: After Billboard began obtaining sales information from Nielsen SoundScan, the year-end charts are now calculated by a very straightforward cumulative total of yearlong sales. This gives a more accurate picture of any given year's best-selling albums, as a title that hypothetically spent nine weeks at number one in March could possibly have sold fewer copies than one spending six weeks at number three in January. Albums at the peak of their popularity at the time of the November/December chart-year cutoff many times end up ranked lower than one would expect on a year-end tally, yet are ranked on the following year's chart as well, as their cumulative points are split between the two chart-years.

text: Uses

text: The Billboard 200 can be helpful to radio stations as an indication of the types of music listeners are interested in hearing. Retailers can also find it useful as a way to determine which recordings should be given the most prominent display in a store. Other outlets, such as airline music services, also employ the Billboard charts to determine their programming.

text: All-Time Billboard 200 achievements (1963–2015)

text: In 2015, Billboard magazine compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing albums on the chart over the 52 years, along with the best-performing artists.[9] Shown below are the top 10 albums and top 10 artists over the 52-year period of the Billboard 200, through October 2015. Also shown are the artists placing the most albums on the overall "all-time" top 100 album list.

text: Top 10 albums of All-Time (1963–2015)

text:
Rank
Album
Year released
Artist(s)
Peak and duration

1
21

2011

Adele
#1 for 24 weeks

2
The Sound of Music

1965

Soundtrack
#1 for 2 weeks

3
Thriller

1983

Michael Jackson
#1 for 37 weeks

4
Fearless

2008

Taylor Swift
#1 for 11 weeks

5
Born in the U.S.A.

1984

Bruce Springsteen
#1 for 7 weeks

6
Ropin' the Wind

1991

Garth Brooks
#1 for 18 weeks

7
Jagged Little Pill

1995

Alanis Morissette
#1 for 12 weeks

8
Doctor Zhivago

1966

Soundtrack
#1 for 1 week

9
All the Right Reasons

2005

Nickelback
#1 for 1 week

10
Tapestry

1971

Carole King
#1 for 15 weeks

text: Top 10 albums artists of All-Time (1963–2015)

text:
Rank
Artist

1
The Beatles

2
The Rolling Stones

3
Barbra Streisand

4
Garth Brooks

5
Elton John

6
Mariah Carey

7
Herb Alpert

8
Taylor Swift

9
Chicago

10
Michael Jackson

text: Artists with the most albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums of All-Time (1963–2015)

text:
Number of
albums
Artist
Albums (ranking)

5

Taylor Swift
Fearless (4), Taylor Swift (18), 1989 (64), Red (140), Reputation (177)

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (54), A Hard Day's Night (105), 1 (131), Abbey Road (135), Meet the Beatles! (187)

4

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II (146), Houses of the Holy (185), Led Zeppelin IV (194), In Through the Out Door (198)

3

Michael Jackson
Thriller (3), Bad (138), Off the Wall (149)

Nickelback
All the Right Reasons (9), Silver Side Up (162), Dark Horse (182)

Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston (11), The Bodyguard (23), Whitney (159)

Herb Alpert
Whipped Cream & Other Delights (13), Going Places (44), What Now My Love (170)

Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (39), Honky Château (145), Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (175)

Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (50), The Emancipation of Mimi (52), Music Box (87)

Janet Jackson
Control (72), Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (94), Janet (119)

2

Garth Brooks
Ropin' the Wind (6), No Fences (29)

Fleetwood Mac
Rumours (15), Fleetwood Mac (74)

Celine Dion
Falling into You (21), Let's Talk About Love (164)

Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon (31), The Wall (92)

Creed
Human Clay (34), Weathered (181)

Santana
Supernatural (36), Abraxas (114)

Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (42), Millennium (70)

Eminem
The Eminem Show (56), Recovery (93)

Boyz II Men
II (61), Cooleyhighharmony (129)

Green Day
American Idiot (73), Dookie (172)

Nelly
Country Grammar (85), Nellyville (174)

John Denver
John Denver's Greatest Hits (86), Back Home Again (193)

Chicago
Chicago II (89), Chicago V (165)

The Black Eyed Peas
The E.N.D (96), Monkey Business (134)

Justin Timberlake
FutureSex/LoveSounds (97), The 20/20 Experience (200)

Mumford & Sons
Sigh No More (106), Babel (116)

Alicia Keys
Songs in A Minor (107), As I Am (128)

NSYNC
No Strings Attached (111), NSYNC (137)

The Monkees
The Monkees (132), More of the Monkees (156)

Eagles
The Long Run (148), One of These Nights (155)

Billy Joel
Glass Houses (168), 52nd Street (191)

text: Artist milestones

text: Most number-one albums

text:
Albums
Artist
Source

19
The Beatles
[12]

14
Jay-Z
[12]

11
Barbra Streisand
[12]

Bruce Springsteen
[12]

10
Elvis Presley
[12]

text: Most number-one albums in a calendar year

text:
Albums
Artist
Year
Source

4
The Monkees
1967
[13]

3
The Beatles
1964
[14]

Glee Cast
2010
[15]

text: Most consecutive number-one studio albums

text:
Number
Act
Source

11
Jay-Z
[16]

8
The Beatles
[17]

The Rolling Stones
[17]

7
Eminem
[17]

Kanye West
[18]

Elton John
[19]

Dave Matthews Band
[20]

text: Most consecutive studio albums to debut at number-one

text:
Number
Act
Source

11
Jay-Z
[16]

7
Eminem
[18]

Kanye West
[21][18]

Dave Matthews Band
[20]

6
Metallica
[22]

Beyoncé
[23]

text: Most cumulative weeks at number one

text: List of the ten acts with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Aug. 17, 1963.

text:
The Beatles (132)
Garth Brooks (52)
Michael Jackson (51)
Whitney Houston (46)
Elton John (39) (tie)
Taylor Swift (39) (tie)
Fleetwood Mac (38) (tie)
The Rolling Stones (38) (tie)
The Monkees (37)
Prince (34) (tie)
Adele (34) (tie)

text: Most top-ten albums

text: The following artists are the only ones with 30 or more top-ten albums:[26]

text:
The Rolling Stones (37)
Barbra Streisand (34)
Frank Sinatra (32) (tie)
The Beatles (32) (tie)

text: Most albums in the top 10 simultaneously

text:
Prince (5) 2016[27]
The Kingston Trio (4 for 5 consecutive weeks) 1959 [28][29][30][31][32]
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) 1966[33]
Peter, Paul & Mary (3) 1963[34]
Whitney Houston (3) 2012[35]
Led Zeppelin (3) 2014[36]

text: Most albums in the Top 200 simultaneously

text:
Prince (19) 2016[27]
The Beatles (13) 2014[37]
Whitney Houston (10) 2012[37]
David Bowie (10) 2016[37]
Led Zeppelin (9) 1979[38]
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (8) 1971[39]
Linkin Park (8) 2017[40]
The Monkees (7) 1986[41]
Pearl Jam (7) 2001[42]

text: Album milestones

text: Most weeks at number one

text:
Weeks
Album
Artist
Year(s)
Source

54
West Side Story†
Soundtrack
1962-63
[43]

37
Thriller
Michael Jackson
1983–84
[44]

31
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
1977–78
[44]

South Pacific‡
Soundtrack
1958–59
[43]

Calypso
Harry Belafonte
1956–57
[43]

24
21
Adele
2011–12
[44]

Purple Rain
Prince and the Revolution/Soundtrack
1984–85
[44]

Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
Bee Gees/Soundtrack
1978
[44]

21
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
MC Hammer
1990
[44]

20
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston/Soundtrack
1992–93
[44]

Blue Hawaiiɤ
Elvis Presley/Soundtrack
1961–62
[43]

text: † The West Side Story Soundtrack ran for 53 weeks at number one on the stereo album chart; it was number one for twelve weeks on the mono album chart.

text: ‡ The South Pacific Soundtrack ran for 28 weeks at number one on the stereo album chart; it was number one for three weeks on the mono album chart.

text: ɤ This is the Blue Hawaii album's run on the mono album chart; it was number one for four weeks on the stereo album chart.

text: Most weeks on the chart

text:
Weeks
Artist
Album
Source

937
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
[45]

526
Legend
Bob Marley and the Wailers
[46]

516
Journey's Greatest Hits
Journey
[47]

490†
Johnny's Greatest Hits
Johnny Mathis
[48]

487
Metallica
Metallica
[49]

480†
My Fair Lady
Original Cast Recording
[48]

439
Greatest Hits
Guns N' Roses
[50]

399
Nevermind
Nirvana
[51]

397
Curtain Call: The Hits
Eminem
[52]

379
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
[53]

373
21
Adele
[54]

371
Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Creedence Clearwater Revival
[55]

354
The Eminem Show
Eminem
[56]

333
Thriller
Michael Jackson
[57]

331
Highlights from the Phantom of the Opera
Original Cast Recording
[48]

321
1
The Beatles
[58]

318
Tapestry
Carole King
[59]

312
Recovery
Eminem
[60]

Back in Black
AC/DC
[61]

311
Born to Die
Lana Del Rey
[62]

text: † Pre-Billboard 200 and Billboard 200

text: Largest jumps to number one

text:
(176–1) Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G.[63] (April 12, 1997)
(173–1) Vitalogy – Pearl Jam[64] (December 24, 1994)
(156–1) In Rainbows – Radiohead[65] (January 19, 2008)
(137–1) Ghetto D – Master P[66] (September 20, 1997)
(122–1) More of The Monkees – The Monkees[67] (February 11, 1967)
(112–1) MP da Last Don – Master P[68] (June 20, 1998)
(98–1) Beatles '65 – The Beatles[69] (January 9, 1965)
(61–1) Help! – The Beatles[70] (September 11, 1965)
(60–1) Rubber Soul – The Beatles[71] (January 8, 1966)
(53–1) Ballad of the Green Berets – Barry Sadler[72] (March 12, 1966)

text: Largest drops from number one

text:
(1–169) This House Is Not for Sale – Bon Jovi[73] (March 17, 2018)
(1–97) Science Fiction – Brand New[74] (September 16, 2017)
(1–62) Boarding House Reach – Jack White[75] (April 14, 2018)
(1–59) Wonderful Wonderful – The Killers[76] (October 21, 2017)
(1–56) American Dream – LCD Soundsystem[77] (September 30, 2017)
(1–43) This House Is Not for Sale – Bon Jovi[78] (December 3, 2016)
(1–41) A Pentatonix Christmas – Pentatonix[79] (January 21, 2017)
(1–38) Everything Now – Arcade Fire[80] (August 26, 2017)
(1–37) Light Grenades – Incubus[81] (December 23, 2006)
(1–30) One More Light – Linkin Park[82] (June 17, 2017); Mania – Fall Out Boy[83] (February 10, 2018)

text: Longest climbs to number one in the SoundScan era

text:
Weeks to No. 1
Artist
Album
Date Reached No. 1

63
Various
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
March 23, 2002

52
Live
Throwing Copper
May 6, 1995

49
No Doubt
Tragic Kingdom
Dec. 21, 1996

46
Norah Jones
Come Away with Me
Jan. 25, 2003

44
Hootie & The Blowfish
Cracked Rear View
May 27, 1995

40
Prince
The Very Best of Prince
May 7, 2016

31
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Feb. 26, 1994

28
Celine Dion
Falling into You
Oct. 5, 1996

27
Eric Clapton
Unplugged
March 13, 1993

26
Shaggy
Hotshot
Feb. 17, 2001

text: Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul spent 64 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 before hitting number one in 1989, making it the longest time for an album to reach the number-one spot.[85]

text: Albums to crown the Billboard 200 by artists who have never appeared on the Hot 100

text:
Artist
Album
Year
Source

Van Cliburn
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
1958
[86]

Bob Newhart
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
1960
[86]

Bob Newhart
The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!
1961
[86]

Judy Garland
Judy at Carnegie Hall
1961
[86]

Vaughn Meader
The First Family
1962
[86]

Frank Fontaine
Songs I Sing on the Jackie Gleason Show
1963
[86]

Blind Faith
Blind Faith
1969
[86]

Pantera
Far Beyond Driven
1994
[86]

Bob Carlisle
Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
1997
[86]

Il Divo
Ancora
2006
[86]

Slipknot
All Hope Is Gone
2008
[86]

Vampire Weekend
Contra
2010
[86]

The Decemberists
The King Is Dead
2011
[86]

Amos Lee
Mission Bell
2011
[86]

Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City
2013
[87]

Lecrae
Anomaly
2014
[88]

Slipknot
.5: The Gray Chapter
2014
[89]

Brand New
Science Fiction
2017
[90]

LCD Soundsystem
American Dream
2017
[91]

text: Note: Newhart, Meader, and Fontaine's albums were all #1 on the mono chart, but not on the stereo chart.

text: Additional milestones

text: This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

text:
Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in 6 decades. Her first was the 1964 album People and her most recent was the 2016 album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, with a few weeks shy of 52 years between the two hitting number 1.[92]
The first album to debut at number one was Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John.[93] John repeated the same feat with the album Rock of the Westies – the second album to debut at number one – making John the first artist to have two consecutive studio albums debut at number one.[93] Whitney Houston's second album Whitney was the first album by a female artist to debut at number one.[94]
In the early 1960s, Bob Newhart had the accomplishment of having the number-one and number-two albums simultaneously on the Billboard albums chart, with The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart and The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! This feat was equaled by The Beatles multiple times. They did this twice in 1964 with Meet The Beatles! and Introducing... The Beatles, and then with A Hard Day's Night and Something New, followed in 1969 with the album The Beatles (commonly known as The White Album) and the soundtrack for the film Yellow Submarine. In 1991, Guns N' Roses held the top two with Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, in 2004, Nelly's Suit and Sweat and in 2017, Future's Future and HNDRXX.[95]
As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 25. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles (referenced earlier in this article), 2 solo albums, and 4 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings.[96][97] John Lennon is in second place with 22, including 19 albums with The Beatles, 2 solo albums, and 1 album credited to him and his wife Yoko Ono.[98] George Harrison had 19 number-one albums with The Beatles and 2 as a solo artist.[99]
McCartney also has the most top 10 albums, with 50. This includes 32 with The Beatles (referenced earlier in this article), 7 albums with the group Wings, 1 album credited to him and his first wife Linda McCartney, and 10 solo albums.[96][97]
The Sound of Music set the record of 109 consecutive weeks in the top 10 from May 1, 1965 to July 16, 1966, but only spent 2 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200.[100]
As of 2008, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon has been on the charts for over 1,630 weeks, or approximately 31 years. The album spent a record 937 weeks on the Billboard 200. The other weeks were spent on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. Its closest rival is Bob Marley's Legend, checking in at over 975 weeks (Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog Albums combined).[citation needed]
Tapestry by Carole King holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 for any one album by a female solo artist with 15 weeks.[101]
The only EPs to reach number one on the chart are Alice in Chains's Jar of Flies in 1994, Linkin Park and Jay-Z's collaboration EP, Collision Course in 2004, the cast of the television series Glee with Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna and Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals in 2010, and Bad Meets Evil's Hell: The Sequel in 2011.[citation needed]
In 2001, Britney Spears became the first female artist in the chart's history to have her first three albums debut at number one. She broke this record two years later with a fourth number-one debut.[102] With the number-one debut of her Circus album in 2008, Spears also became the youngest female artist in history to have five number-one albums.[103] She later beat the record when her 7th studio album, Femme Fatale debuted at number one on April, 2011.
The first UK solo artist to debut at number one with a debut album is Leona Lewis on April 26, 2008 with the album Spirit.[104] The first UK group to debut at number one with a debut album is One Direction on March 31, 2012 with the album Up All Night.[105]
Oldest male to debut at number one: Tony Bennett on October 8, 2011 (85 years, 66 days old) with the album Duets II. He was born August 3, 1926. Later, he surpassed his own record when his collaborative album with Lady Gaga, Cheek to Cheek debuted at number one on October 11, 2014 (88 years, 69 days old).[106]
Oldest female to debut at number one: Barbra Streisand on September 17, 2016 (74 years, 146 days old) with the album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. She was born April 24, 1942.[citation needed]
The issue dated July 11, 2009 was the first time any catalog album outsold the number-one album on the Billboard 200. Three of Michael Jackson's albums (Number Ones, The Essential Michael Jackson and Thriller) claimed positions 1-3 respectively on Top Pop Catalog Albums and Top Comprehensive Albums in the week following Jackson's death.[107][108]
In 2012, Adam Lambert became the first openly gay musician to debut at No. 1 with his album Trespassing.[109]
There have been 23 albums released on an independent label to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[110]
Jackie Gleason, at least for a time, held the record for the most albums to top the Billboard 200 without charting any songs in the top 40 of the Hot 100; three of Gleason's mood music albums topped the Billboard 200 in the mid-1950s.[111]
As of December 18, 2013, Beyoncé became the only female artist to have her first 5 studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, following the release of her self-titled album Beyoncé.[112]
One Direction became the first group in history to debut at No. 1 with its first three albums when Midnight Memories debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 dated December 14, 2013. They later became the first group to debut at No. 1 with their first four albums when Four debuted atop the chart on November 26, 2014.[113]
Led Zeppelin hold the record for the longest gap between an album returning to the Top 10. Led Zeppelin first hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Top LP's chart for the week ending May 17, 1969[114] and returned 45 years and 35 days later at No. 7, on the Billboard 200, for the week ending June 21, 2014.[115]
On May 1, 2016, Beyoncé broke the record she previously set in 2013, by becoming the only female artist to have her first 6 studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, following the release of her sixth studio album Lemonade. Beyoncé also becomes the first and only artist in Billboard chart history to have all of her studio albums debut at No. 1, breaking a tied record with DMX.[23]
On May 22, 2016, Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper became the first streaming-only album to chart on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 8, with the album being streamed 57.3 million times in its first week, which was equivalent to 38,000 units sold.[116]
On March 18, 2017, Future made history by achieving back-to-back No. 1 album debuts in successive weeks with Future and HNDRXX for the first time in the chart's history.[95]
On June 2, 2018, BTS became the first Korean artist to reach No. 1 with their album Love Yourself: Tear.[117]


document_title: Puppy Dog Pals

question_text: who plays bingo and rolly in puppy dog pals

root

text: Puppy Dog Pals

text: Plot[edit]

text: Puppy Dog Pals is about brothers[1] Bingo and Rolly, two pug puppies who have fun travelling around their neighborhood when their owner Bob leaves home. They also have a cat sister named Hissy, and a robot dog named ARF.

tag: p

text: Characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Bingo (voiced by Issac Ryan Brown) is a black dog with a blue collar. He is the leader of the two and is Rolly's older brother.
Rolly (voiced by Sam Lavagnino) is a light brown pup with a red collar. He isn't as smart as Bingo, and is very silly. He is Bingo's younger brother. In "Bob Loves Mona", he starts a bad habit of chewing everything he can find.
Bob (voiced by Harland Williams) is the owner of Bingo, Rolly, Hissy, and A.R.F. He works as an inventor.
Hissy (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a sarcastic purple cat. In some episodes, she ends up going along with Bingo and Rolly on their missions. These episodes are: "A Pyramaid Scheme", "Hissy's Big Day", "Bob Loves Mona, "Puzzling Pugs", "A Seat at the Theatre", and "Return to the Pumpkin Patch", but only Collared up on Puzzling Pugs and Return to the Pumpkin Patch. She is the first and currently only female character to sing.
A.R.F. (fully known as Auto-Doggy Robotic Friend; voiced by Tom Kenny) is a robotic dog that Bob invented. He first appears in the episode "A.R.F.". Later in the series, he is updated by Bob in "Go, Dog, Go!"

tag: ul

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Cupcake (voiced by Jill Talley) is a pink puppy who does not like Bingo and Rolly. She is the main antagonist of the series.
Rufus (voiced by Leslie David Baker) is the bulldog with a black collar who is always with Cupcake. He cannot speak much except growl and mutter. He has been known to chase Bingo and Rolly multiple times, but in "Haunted Howl-O-Ween", he helped them instead.
Baseball Announcer (voiced by Bob Uecker) is the announcer at the baseball game in the episode "Take Me to The Pug Game".
Captain Dog (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is the star of the pups' favorite television show.
Frank Exposition (voiced by Leslie David Baker) is a man that is usually seen vacationing with his wife during Bingo and Rolly's missions. In "A Pyramid Scheme" he gets tangled in ribbons, which leads to Bingo and Rolly mistaking him for a mummy.
Esther Exposition (voiced by Cheri Oteri) is Frank's wife. In "Hissy's Big Day", she is shown to have a pet iguana named Iggy.
Daisy (voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown) is a kind German Shepherd. She first appeared in "History Mystery". She appeared again in "A Very Pug Christmas".
Bulworth (voiced by Huey Lewis) is the junkyard dog.
Hedgie the Hedgehog (voiced by Jack McBrayer) is a hedgehog who first appeared in “Winter Wonder Pug”.
The Go-Long Retriever (Voiced by Harland Williams) is the toy stick and one of Bob's inventions that Bingo and Rolly tried to get rid of. Its only phrase is "Play fetch with me!"
Johnathan (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Bingo and Rolly's wisecracking seagull friend.
Cagey (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Bingo and Rolly's guinea pig friend who used to live at the Pet Store, but is now Chloe’s pet.
Crumpet (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is the royal dog.
Whaley (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is the whale that Bingo and Rolly helped jump over the other side of the wall.
Dallie (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a dalmatian.
Jackie (voiced by Jill Talley) is an orange collie with a magenta bandanna.
Nelly (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a bluebird who appears in "Polly Wants A Pug". She appears again in "Winter Wonder-Pug".
Snowflake (meows provided by Alanna Ubach) is a kitten who becomes friends with Hissy.
Miss Mudge (voiced by Alanna Ubach) is Snowflake's owner.
Guard Dog (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a Doberman who is friends with Bulworth.
Chloe (voiced by Emma Shannon) is a little girl who is Bob's neighbor.
Chloe's Mom (voiced by Tara Strong) is Chloe's mom.
Bob's Mom (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is an old lady who appears in two episodes: "Special Delivery" and "Your Royal Pug-Ness".
Bizzy the Beaver (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a beaver who lives in the forest.
Strider the Sheepdog (voiced by Mo Collins) is a fast-talking sheep herder who appears in the episodes, "Counting Sheep" and "Rhapsody in Pug".
Shockero (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a lavender Scotty dog.
Bark Knight (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams) is Captain Dog's sidekick.
Titus (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a leopard who now owns Hissy's squeaky toy.
Harriet (voiced by Mo Collins) is a smart African elephant.
Barry (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a giraffe who let Bingo, Rolly, and Hissy ride on his head.
Quinty Mcsquinty (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is an old basset hound who told Bingo and Rolly the legend of Ol' Snapper.
Ol' Snapper (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a turtle mistaken as a monster.
Baby (barks provided by Jessica DiCocco) is a huge Great Dane puppy.
Queen Kazoo (voiced by Alanna Ubach) is the star of Bob's favorite play.
Baboo (voiced by Gary Anothony Williams) is Queen Kazoo's dog.
Charlie (voiced by Jackson Dollinger) is an official-unofficial pumpkin patch crow.
Orby (voiced by Jet Jurgensmeyer) is a chameleon who Bingo and Rolly thought was an alien.
Daisy's Puppies (Voiced by Serenity Brown and Ryder Cohen) are the puppies who now play with Daisy's old toy. Their names are Dash & Duke. They appeared in "History Mystery" and "A Very Pug Christmas".
Scooter (Voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a dog who kinda looks like Daisy.
Newf (voiced by Mo Collins) is a big gentle dog.
Todd (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is Orby's owner.
Funny (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a brown bunny who tells funny jokes.
Single Squirrel (Voiced by Tom Green) is a Squirrel who Bingo & Rolly bury nuts for winter.
Olivia is Bob’s pet fish. Her first appearance was in "A Very Pug Christmas".
Santa Claus (voiced by Henry Winkler)

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Storyboards by
Original air date
Prod.
code [4]
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1a
"Hawaii Pug-Oh[5]"
Scott Bern
Harland Williams
Paul Cohen
April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
101
1.39[6]

When Bob says he'd love to feel the sand on his toes, pug puppy brothers Bingo and Rolly go on a mission to Hawaii.

1b
"A.R.F.[5]"
Trevor Wall
Bob Smiley
James Gibson
April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
101
1.39[6]

Bob introduces the pups to A.R.F., a robotic dog that is programmed to clean up their messes.

2a
"The French Toast Connection[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Brendan Duffy
Kris Wimberly
April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
TBA
1.36[6]

Bingo and Rolly travel to France to get Bob some french toast.

2b
"Take Me Out to the Pug Game[5]"
Scott Bern
Sean Coyle
Doris Umschaden
April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
TBA
1.36[6]

The pugs chase Bob's prized baseball across the city.

3a
"The Go-Long Retriever[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Jessica Carleton
Kris Wimberly
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
TBA
0.99[7]

Bingo and Rolly try to get away from a self-fetching stick that begins chasing them.

3b
"Pot O' Pugs[5]"
Scott Bern
Bob Smiley
Doris Umschaden
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
TBA
0.99[7]

After Bob says he needs a pot of gold, the pups search for one at the end of a rainbow.

4a
"A Pyramid Scheme[5]"
Trevor Wall
Jeff Rothpan
Julia Briemle
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
TBA
1.05[7]

Bongo and Rolly travel to Egypt to find the Great Pyramids.

4b
"Special Delivery[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Bob Smiley
Otis Brayboy
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
TBA
1.05[7]

The pugs try to deliver a Mother's Day card for Bob.

5a
"Design-A-Dog[5]"
Scott Bern
Jessica Carleton
Paul Cohen
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
TBA
0.91[8]

Bingo and Rolly accidentally chew Bob's childhood toy.

5b
"Ice, Ice Puggy[5]"
Trevor Wall
Darrin Rose
James Gibson
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
TBA
0.91[8]

When Bob's ice maker breaks, the pugs go to Antarctica to get him ice.

6a
"Free Whaley[5]"
Trevor Wall
Sean Tweedley
Julia Briemle
May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
106
1.05[9]

Bingo and Rolly help a baby whale that has been separated from her family.

6b
"Putting It Together[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Brendan Duffy
Otis Brayboy
May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
106
1.05[9]

The pugs retrace their steps to remember where they buried Bob's unicycle.

7a
"Hissy's Big Day[5]"
Trevor Wall
Bill Fuller
Julia Briemle
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
107
1.05[10]

After Hissy has had a bad morning, Bingo and Rolly try to make her feel better by taking her to their favorite places.

7b
"Go, Dog. Go![5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Bob Smiley
Otis Brayboy
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
107
1.05[10]

The reprogrammed A.R.F. takes the pugs where they want to go but the pugs learn that the robotic dog isn't programmed to bring them back.

8a
"Pigs and Pugs[5]"
Trevor Wall
Jessica Carleton
Bill Breneisen & Alfred Gimeno
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
108
1.04[11]

Bob mistakes a mud-covered pig for Rolly and accidentally leaves him behind on the farm.

8b
"Bob Loves Mona[5]"
Scott Bern
Joe Ansolabehere (story)
Jessica Carleton
Rudi Bloss
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
108
1.04[11]

The pugs travel to the Great Wall of China to search for the missing Mona Lisa.

9a
"Don't Rain on my Pug-rade[5]"
Trevor Wall
Bob Smiley
Arthur Valencia
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
109
1.59[12]

When Bob can't leave his house to watch a parade, the pups enlist a family of ducks to march past the house.

9b
"Their Royal Pug-ness[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Bob Smiley
Otis Brayboy
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
109
1.59[12]

Bingo and Rolly head to England to learn how to treat a queen.

10a
"Scuba-Doggies[5]"
Scott Bern
Jessica Carleton (story)
Bob Smiley
Rudi Bloss
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
110
1.25[13]

An underwater adventure to get a package.

10b
"Walking the Bob[5]"
Trevor Wall
Bob Smiley
Bill Breneisen
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
110
1.25 [13]

The Pups lead a blurry-visioned Bob home.

11a
"Hissy's Kitty[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Jessica Carleton
Kris Wimberly
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
111
1.21[14]

When Bob brings home a lost kitty, Bingo and Rolly try find her a home.

11b
"Polly Wants a Pug[5]"
Scott Bern
Michael Olson & Bob Smiley
Julia Briemle & Doris Umschaden
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
111
1.21[14]

While in Florida, Bingo and Rolly search for an old friend of Bob's.

12a
"Leave it to Beavers[5]"
Trevor Wall
Jessica Carleton
Julia Briemle
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
112
1.35[15]

Bingo and Rolly try to build a dam to protect their doghouse from a rainstorm.

12b
"Counting Sheep[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Jessica Carleton
Otis Brayboy
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
112
1.35[15]

When Bob says he'll count sheep to sleep, the pugs herd a flock of sheep into the backyard to help.

13a
"Captain Rolly[5]"
Scott Bern
Brian Hall
Rudi Bloss
July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
113
1.20[16]

The pugs attend the Captain Dog fan party.

13b
"The Coolest Dogs in Town[5]"
Trevor Wall
Brian Hall
Bill Breneisen
July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
113
1.20[16]

A.R.F takes Bingo and Rolly places to get cool.

14a
"Puzzling Pugs[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Harland Williams & Michael Olson (story)
Ashley Lenz
August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
TBA
1.25[17]

Bingo, Rolly, and Hissy find a leopard for Bob's puzzle after A.R.F tears it up.

14b
"Rhapsody in Pug[5]"
Scott Bern
Amy Van Curen
Doris Umschaden
August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
TBA
1.25[17]

Bingo and Rolly go to a concert.

15a
"The Legend of Ol' Snapper[5]"
Trevor Wall
Sean Coyle
Julia Briemle
August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
TBA
0.84[18]

Bob's fishing pole is stolen by a legendary creature.

15b
"Adventures in Puppy-Sitting[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Jessica Carleton
Otis Brayboy
August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
TBA
0.84[18]

The pugs are tasked to babysit a big dog that causes trouble around the town.

16a
"Bye Bye, Butterfly[5]"
Trevor Wall
Jessica Carleton & Harland Williams
Ed Baker
September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
TBA
0.63[19]

Bingo and Rolly help a butterfly find a way back to her family.

16b
"A Seat at the Theatre[5]"
Scott Bern
Jessica Carleton
Rudi Bloss
September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
TBA
0.63[19]

Bingo and Rolly try to take a seat to Bob's favorite play and try not to wake up Hissy at the same time.

17a
"Return to the Pumpkin Patch [5]"
Scott Bern
Bob Smiley (story)
Amy Van Curen
Doris Umschaden
October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
TBA
0.97[20]

Bingo, Rolly and Hissy go to a pumpkin patch to find Bingo's collar after he loses it in the maze.

17b
"Haunted Howl-oween [5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Amy Van Curen (story)
Jessica Carleton
Ashley Lenz
October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
TBA
0.97[20]

Bingo and Rolly go on a mission to find Chloe's Halloween Costume.

18a
"Close Encounters of a Pug Kind[5]"
Trevor Wall
Brian Hall
Bill Breneisen
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
TBA
0.84[21]

The pups go to a gathering of UFO enthusiasts to find someone from space and mistake a lost Chameleon for an alien.

18b
"History Mystery[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Amy Van Curen
Otis Brayboy
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
TBA
0.84[21]

When the pups find a doggie toy that isn't theirs, they go on a mission to find its original owner.

19a
"Art for Pug's Sake[5]"
Stephanie Arnett
Bob Smiley
Kris Wimberly
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
TBA
0.94[22]

The pugs try to hang something of Bob's at a famous Italian art museum.

19b
"Winter Wonderpug[5]"
Scott Bern
Bob Smiley
Doris Umschaden
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
TBA
0.94[22]

Bingo and Rolly look for the first snowflake of the season while helping other animals prepare for winter.

20a
"A Very Pug Christmas[5]"
Scott Bern
Jessica Carleton & Brian Hall (story)
Roger Dondis
December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)
TBA
1.03[23]

On Christmas Eve, Bingo and Rolly help Santa search for Bob's Christmas present when it goes missing in the sleigh.

20b
"The Latke Kerfuffle[5]"
Trevor Wall
Jessica Carleton
Bill Breneisen
December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)
TBA
1.03[23]

Bingo and Rolly help Bob make latkes for the neighbor's Hanukkah party.

tag: table


document_title: Diversity Immigrant Visa

question_text: who signed the diversity visa lottery program into law

text: Diversity Immigrant Visa

text: History

text: Legislative and administrative history

text: Starting in 1986, the United States established several temporary immigrant visa programs outside of the usual immigration preferences (family members or by employment). The first program was NP-5, run from 1987-89, where a limited number of visas was issued on a first-come, first-served basis. The second program was OP-1, run through a lottery from 1989-91 and available for natives of countries with low levels of recent immigration to the United States.[1][2] The third program, AA-1, from 1992-94, was available for natives from a select group of countries that had been "adversely affected" by earlier immigration laws. Intentionally and in practice, people from Ireland and Northern Ireland benefited disproportionately from these programs. They were also known as the Donnelly, Berman and Morrison visas, respectively, after the sponsoring congressmen.[3] The Government of Ireland has actively supported the various lottery bills and similar legislation since their inception.[4]

text: The Donnelly visa benefited "several thousand Irish" (almost 4,000) and the Berman visa had some 500 Irish beneficiaries.[5] Under the three-year Morrison program (1992-94), by far the largest in size, those born in Ireland or Northern Ireland received a set-aside of 40% of all diversity visas, for a total of 48,000 set aside visas out of 120,000. Natives or citizens of Poland, via the sheer volume of applicants, received the second largest number of visas. The United Kingdom came in a distant third with some 6,000 visas in the Morrison program, the last in which natives of the United Kingdom or its territories (except Hong Kong and Northern Ireland) were eligible to participate.[6][7][8][9]

text: The Immigration Act of 1990 was passed with bipartisan support and signed by President George H. W. Bush.[10] The legislation established the current and permanent Diversity Visa (DV) program, where 55,000 immigrant visas (later reduced to 50,000) are available in an annual lottery. The lottery aims to diversify the immigrant population in the United States, by selecting applicants mostly from countries with low numbers of immigrants to the United States in the previous five years.[9] Starting in fiscal year 1999, 5,000 of the visas from the DV program are reserved for use by the NACARA program, so the number of immigrant visas available in the lottery was reduced to 50,000.[11]

text: The first DV lottery, for fiscal year 1995, was named DV-1.[12] For fiscal years 1996 to 1999, the name was in the format DV-YY, where YY was the last two digits of the year.[13][14][15][16] Since fiscal year 2000 the lotteries have been named in the format DV-YYYY, with the full year number.[17] The year in the name refers to the fiscal year when the immigrant visas will be given, which starts in October of the previous calendar year, and the entry period for the lottery occurs almost a year earlier. Therefore, there is a two-year difference between the lottery name and its entry period. For example, for DV-2017 (fiscal year starting in October 2016), the entry period was in 2015.[18]

text: Initially, the DV lottery was administered entirely by mail, and only winners were notified. The entry form moved to an online system starting in DV-2005, but still only winners were notified, by mail.[6] Starting in DV-2010, all applicants are able to verify online whether they were selected.[19] Notification of winners also by mail continued until DV-2011, but since DV-2012 it is done exclusively online.[20]

text: Criticism and repeal efforts

text: Criticism of the program has focused on instances of fraud, racism[21] and the random nature of the lottery, as well as criminal or terrorist actions perpetrated by certain lottery winners.[22][23]

text: In 2002, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, an Egyptian immigrant who maintained residency in United States through his wife's diversity visa,[24] killed two people and injured four others at Los Angeles International Airport.[25][26][27] This led to criticism of the lottery as a security threat.[28][29]

text: Several attempts have been made to eliminate the lottery. In December 2005, the United States House of Representatives voted 273–148 to add an amendment to the border enforcement bill H.R. 4437 abolishing the DV. Opponents of the lottery said it was susceptible to fraud and was a way for terrorists to enter the country. The Senate never passed the bill. In March 2007, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced H.R. 1430, which would eliminate the Diversity Visa program. In June 2007, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2764 to eliminate funding for the program, and the Senate did likewise in September.[30]

text: However, the final version of this bill with amendments, signed into law on December 26, 2007, did not include the removal of funds for the program. Although H.R. 2764 was an appropriation bill and could only cut funds for the lottery during one fiscal year, this was the first time that both the House and the Senate passed a bill to halt the Diversity Visa program.H.R. 2764

text: Rep. Goodlatte reintroduced his Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act (formerly H.R. 1430, now H.R. 2305) on May 7, 2009. The bill would have amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program completely, but did not pass. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) introduced the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 (H.R. 264) on January 7, 2009. The bill would have doubled the number of diversity visas available to 110,000 yearly. This bill did not pass.[31] Had it passed, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 would have abolished the program in fiscal year 2015.[clarification needed] A comprehensive analysis of DV lottery issues was prepared in 2011 by Congressional Research Service.[32]

text: In 2013, the so-called "Gang of Eight" - a bi-partisan group of eight United States Senators - introduced a bill that would have comprehensively reformed the immigration system. The bill would have repealed the Diversity Immigrant Visa program.[10][33] The legislation passed the Senate, but was defeated in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives amid Republican opposition.[10]

text: In 2017, Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov, who had immigrated from Uzbekistan on a diversity visa in 2010, killed eight and injured eleven when he drove his truck down a bike path in Lower Manhattan.[34][35] In response, President Donald Trump, who had earlier called for a return to a "merit-based" immigration system,[36][37] called for an end to the program.[38][39] Following Trump's call to end the program, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, indicated that diversity visa lottery recipients lack thorough vetting, something Politifact rated as false, noting that all recipients of the visa undergo background checks, security screenings, and interviews by consular officers before arrival in the U.S.[40]

text: The uncle of Akayed Ullah, the man who set off a dud bomb on a New York City subway platform in 2017, won a diversity lottery, which enabled him to bring his nephew to the United States under the family reunification provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.[41]

text: Process

text: Requirements

text: To enter the lottery, applicants must have been born in an eligible country. If selected, to qualify for the immigrant visa, they must have completed at least a high school education or at least two years of work experience in an occupation which requires at least two other years of training or experience.[18] They must also satisfy general immigration requirements, such as means of support, no criminal background, and good health.

text: Eligibility is determined by the applicant's country of birth, with two exceptions: the applicant may claim the spouse's country of birth instead if desired, or a parent's country of birth if neither parent was born in the applicant's country of birth and did not legally reside there when the applicant was born. The applicant's country of residence or nationality is irrelevant to the lottery.[18]

text: Each year, the Department of State publishes new instructions for applicants.[42][43]

text: Geographical distribution

text: The visas are distributed among six regions: Africa, Asia, Europe (Turkey, Cyprus and all countries in the former Soviet Union are allocated to Europe, even though some of them are geographically entirely in Asia), Latin America (Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America), North America (consisting only of Canada and the Bahamas), and Oceania.[18][44]

text: Dependent territories are treated as part of their respective sovereign countries, and disputed territories are allocated as recognized by the United States. For example, Bermuda is treated as part of the United Kingdom under Europe, the Gaza Strip is considered part of Egypt under Africa, and the West Bank is considered part of Jordan under Asia. However, there are some exceptions: Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Taiwan are treated as separate countries, and Macau is considered part of Portugal under Europe (even after its sovereignty returned to China in 1999).[18]

text: Each region that sent more than one sixth of the total number of immigrants to the United States in the previous five years is considered a "high-admission region" (currently Latin America and Asia), and each region that sent less than one sixth is a "low-admission region" (currently North America, Europe, Africa and Oceania). The proportion of diversity visas given to the low-admission group is set as the proportion of recent immigrants from the high-admission group (currently about 80%),[45] and vice versa. Among regions of the same group, the diversity visas are allocated proportionally to their population, excluding ineligible countries (those that sent more than 50,000 immigrants in the previous five years).[44]

text: Within each region, the visas are not allocated among individual countries. All applicants from the same region are selected randomly as a whole, for the number of visas allocated for that region, but with the limitation that no single country may receive more than 7% of the total diversity visas (3,500).[18]

text: Although only 50,000 diversity visas are available each year, the lottery selects about 100,000 applicants. The reason for the larger selection is to ensure that all 50,000 diversity visas are eventually given each year, as some applicants are expected to fail general immigration requirements or may decide to withdraw and not to continue the process. As a result, some lottery winners who have received notifications might not obtain visas.[46]

text: It is also possible that some visas remain available after all initially selected applicants are reviewed. In this case, additional applicants are selected later. For this reason, applicants who were not initially selected in the lottery should keep checking their status online periodically, until the end of the respective fiscal year.[47]

text: Ineligible countries

text: Those born in any territory that has sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years are not eligible to receive a diversity visa. For DV-2019 (the most recent lottery, with entry period in 2017), natives of the following nations are ineligible: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom and its dependent territories (except Northern Ireland), and Vietnam.[48]

text: Exemptions

text: The term 50,000 "immigrants" refers only to people who immigrated via the family-sponsored, employment, or immediate relatives of U.S. citizen categories, and does not include other categories such as refugees, asylum seekers, NACARA beneficiaries, or previous diversity immigrants. For this reason that Cuba, Iraq, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Guatemala, Egypt and Ecuador are not on the ineligible list as of 2017, despite sending over 50,000 immigrants in the previous five years.[49] Northern Ireland, due to lobbying by Irish Americans, has a special exemption, as does Hong Kong, with those born in either jurisdiction being eligible to enter the lottery despite both China and the United Kingdom being ineligible.

text: Changes

text: The first program was in fiscal year 1995, and the following 12 countries were ineligible from the start: Canada, China (mainland), Dominican Republic, El Salvador, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom and its dependent territories (except Northern Ireland and Hong Kong), and Vietnam.[50] Since then, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Nigeria, Pakistan and Peru have been added to the ineligible list and are currently on it, Taiwan has been removed from it, and Ecuador, Guatemala, Poland and Russia have all been both on and off the ineligible list, reflecting shifting levels of immigration from these countries.

text: Macau was ineligible as part of China only for DV-2002, whose entry period (October 2000) was after the transfer of sovereignty of Macau from Portugal to China (December 1999) but before enactment of the Macau Policy Act (December 2000), which specified that U.S. law would treat Macau as it did before the transfer.[51]

text: Of the eight most populous countries in the world, all are ineligible except Indonesia. Of the next 11 most populous countries, eight are eligible, of which six are among the heaviest users of the lottery (Russia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran and Turkey); each of these countries was assigned close to the maximum possible ~4,500 openings for DV-2018 (along with Albania, Nepal, Ukraine and Uzbekistan).[46]

text:
Historical eligibility for the Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery

Country
Fiscal year

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

 Bangladesh
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Brazil
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Canada
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 China
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Colombia
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Dominican Republic
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Ecuador
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

 El Salvador
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Guatemala
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

 Haiti
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 India
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Jamaica
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Mexico
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Nigeria
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No

 Pakistan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Peru
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Philippines
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Poland
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

 Russia
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

 South Korea
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Taiwan
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

 United Kingdom
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

 Vietnam
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Others
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

text: Statistics

text:
Applicants (including dependents)[52][53][54][46]

Region
DV-2007
DV-2008
DV-2009
DV-2010
DV-2011
DV-2012
DV-2013
DV-2014
DV-2015
DV-2016
DV-2017
DV-2018

Africa
3,901,066
4,150,726
4,372,522
5,105,274
5,812,139
6,304,186
6,783,699
7,500,487
6,586,260
N/A
N/A
N/A

Asia
2,732,805
3,506,073
6,401,172
6,175,452
7,870,896
10,102,185
1,863,169
2,384,168
2,720,578
N/A
N/A
N/A

Europe
1,910,410
2,120,916
2,174,715
2,154,567
2,593,074
3,022,506
3,512,521
4,434,266
4,731,913
N/A
N/A
N/A

Latin America
489,144
243,694
192,447
126,168
193,932
200,712
377,386
266,272
315,667
N/A
N/A
N/A

North America
1,968
2,647
3,193
2,624
3,793
3,717
3,356
3,657
3,585
N/A
N/A
N/A

Oceania
34,834
40,260
40,964
33,743
37,674
38,962
37,224
45,120
39,884
N/A
N/A
N/A

Total
9,070,227
10,064,316
13,185,013
13,597,828
16,511,508
19,672,268
12,577,355
14,633,970
14,397,887
17,573,350
19,344,586
23,088,613

text:
Selected applicants (including dependents)[52][53][54]

Region
DV-2007
DV-2008
DV-2009
DV-2010
DV-2011
DV-2012
DV-2013
DV-2014
DV-2015
DV-2016
DV-2017
DV-2018

Africa
43,998
52,823
53,979
54,003
51,004
50,000
52,080
61,942
58,000
45,034
38,500
49,392

Asia
11,929
14,142
14,002
15,001
14,999
15,002
16,045
23,270
20,002
15,002
13,499
15,997

Europe
21,939
26,150
27,921
29,803
30,999
31,001
33,088
46,589
40,000
27,011
28,500
41,706

Latin America
3,097
1,845
1,893
1,982
2,001
2,002
2,206
4,620
3,999
3,000
1,951
4,995

North America
12
17
12
18
18
15
16
23
14
16
10
15

Oceania
1,398
1,713
1,801
1,803
1,600
2,001
2,193
4,215
3,499
1,500
1,450
3,863

Total
82,373
96,690
99,608
102,610
100,621
100,021
105,628
140,659
125,514
91,563
83,910
115,968

text:
Proportion of applicants who were selected

Region
DV-2007
DV-2008
DV-2009
DV-2010
DV-2011
DV-2012
DV-2013
DV-2014
DV-2015
DV-2016
DV-2017
DV-2018

Africa
1.13%
1.27%
1.23%
1.06%
0.88%
0.79%
0.77%
0.83%
0.88%
N/A
N/A
N/A

Asia
0.44%
0.40%
0.22%
0.24%
0.19%
0.15%
0.86%
0.98%
0.74%
N/A
N/A
N/A

Europe
1.15%
1.23%
1.28%
1.38%
1.20%
1.03%
0.94%
1.05%
0.85%
N/A
N/A
N/A

Latin America
0.63%
0.76%
0.98%
1.57%
1.03%
1.00%
0.58%
1.74%
1.27%
N/A
N/A
N/A

North America
0.61%
0.64%
0.38%
0.69%
0.47%
0.40%
0.48%
0.63%
0.39%
N/A
N/A
N/A

Oceania
4.01%
4.25%
4.40%
5.34%
4.25%
5.14%
5.89%
9.34%
8.77%
N/A
N/A
N/A

Total
0.91%
0.96%
0.76%
0.75%
0.61%
0.51%
0.84%
0.96%
0.87%
0.52%
0.43%
0.50%

text: Fraud

text: There is no charge to enter the Diversity Visa lottery, and the only way to do so is by completing and sending the electronic form available at the U.S. Department of State website during the registration period. However, there are numerous companies and websites that charge a fee in order to complete the form for the applicant. The Department of State and the Federal Trade Commission have warned that some of these businesses falsely claim to increase someone's chances of winning the lottery, or that they are affiliated with the U.S. government.[55]

text: There have also been numerous cases of fraudulent emails and letters which falsely claim to have been sent by the Department of State and that the recipient has been granted a Permanent Resident Card. These messages prompt the recipients to transfer a "visa processing fee" as a prerequisite for obtaining a "guaranteed" green card. The messages are sometimes sent to people who never participated in the lottery and can look trustworthy as they contain the recipient's exact name and contact details and what appears to be a legal notice.

text: The Department of State has issued a warning against the scammers. It notes that any email claiming the recipient to be a winner of the lottery is fake because the Department has never notified and will not notify winners by email. The Department has urged recipients of such messages to notify the Internet Crime Complaint Center about the scam.[56]

text: The office of inspector general has identified multiple problems with DV lottery in several countries, including Ukraine, Ghana, Albania in embassy inspection reports.[57][58][59]

text: According to testimony from Stephen A. Edson before the House Judiciary Committee, "in Bangladesh, for example, one agent is reported to have enrolled an entire phone book so that he could then either extort money from winning applicants who had never entered the program to begin with or sell their winning slots to others."[60]

text: Impact

text: Economic

text: According to Dartmouth economist Ethan Lewis, ending the diversity lottery program would likely have an adverse economic impact on Americans.[why?][61]

text: There is no support in the economics for the assertion that immigrants suppress wages and take jobs from Americans; to the contrary, research by Lewis and several other economists of migration shows that diverse and low-skilled immigrants lift the wages of native-born workers, as those immigrants are less substitutable to native-born workers.[61] Charles Kenny, an economist at the Center for Global Development, noted that research by Harvard economist Alberto Alesina found that countries with a higher share of foreign-born populations tended to have more innovation and higher incomes.[62]

text: Security

text: In 2004, the State Department’s deputy inspector general warned that there were security risks to granting visas to winners from countries with ties to terrorism.[63] A 2007 Government Accountability Office report however found no evidence that recipients of diversity visas posed a threat.[63]

text: According to PolitiFact, "there is at least one documented example of an individual who migrated through the diversity visa system and was later arrested on terrorism-related charges. But it is unclear that the diversity lottery has historically been used as a strategic entry point for terrorists."[64]

text: Experts on immigration note that the chances of winning the lottery are low and those who do win the lottery still have to undergo background checks and vetting, which makes the diversity lottery program a poor choice for immigrants considering launching terrorist attacks in the United States.[64]

text: According to the Cato Institute, immigrants from the countries with the highest percentage of diversity visas have vastly lower incarceration rates than native-born Americans.[65]


document_title: Man with a Plan (TV series)

question_text: who is adam's mom on man with a plan

question_tokens: who is adam 's mom on man with a plan

text: Man with a Plan (TV series)

text: Plot[edit]

text: An old-school father encounters the modern challenges of parenting three school-aged children, marriage and running a contracting business with his brother after his supportive wife returns to work. He also has to deal with his overbearing parents.[8] The series is set in suburban Pittsburgh.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Matt LeBlanc as Adam Burns:
The patriarch of the Burns household. Along with his brother, Don, he owns Burns Brothers Construction.
Liza Snyder as Andi Burns:
The matriarch of the Burns household. As the series started, Andi went back to work as a medical lab technician.
Grace Kaufman as Kate Burns:
The eldest Burns child. At the start of the series, Kate is 13-years-old. She is the sassy, rebellious child, who is often embarrassed by her parents. She’s now 15 in season 2.
Hala Finley as Emme Burns:
The youngest child in the Burns family, who is 5-years-old at the start of the series. Emme is the younger, innocent child, who often knows her parents will never let her get away with a lot. She is 6-years old as of season 2.
Matthew McCann as Teddy Burns:
The middle child in the Burns family, who is 12-years-old at the start of the series. Teddy is a very dimwitted child, whose intelligence is often ridiculed by the other characters, including his parents. Adam states that Teddy has his Uncle Don’s intelligence.
Jessica Chaffin as Marie Faldonado (episodes 1–13):
One of Adam's fellow room parents, who is a promiscuous divorcee with children in both Emme and Kate's classes. After episode thirteen, Marie is never seen or mentioned again.
Matt Cook as Lowell:
The other room parent and the Burns' friend. Lowell is a stay-at-home dad who relies on statistics and experts to help parent his children. In "The Three Amigos", he begins working with Adam and Don as their tech specialist after helping them land a lucrative job with a video presentation he created.
Diana-Maria Riva as Mrs. Rodriguez (season 1):
Emme's kindergarten teacher and Adam's enemy.
Kevin Nealon as Don Burns:
Adam's older brother, who co-owns Burns Brothers Construction alongside Adam. It is mentioned in "The Three Amigos" that Don handles sales for the business. He is very dim-witted like his nephew Teddy. He is married to Marcy, and together they have a son, Mikey, who is an ex-convict.
Stacy Keach as Joe Burns (season 2–present; recurring season 1):
Adam and Don's father, who moved his camper into Adam and Andi's driveway.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Kali Rocha as Marcy Burns, Don's wife.
Swoosie Kurtz as Beverly Burns, Adam and Don's mother.
Sherri Shepherd as Joy, the Burns' neighbor who is also the building inspector on Adam's job site.
Tim Meadows as Rudy, the Burns' neighbor and Joy's husband.

text: Production[edit]

text: Casting[edit]

text: On May 13, 2016, it was reported that Jenna Fischer, who was originally cast to play the female lead opposite LeBlanc in the series, had exited and her role would be recast.[9] On August 1, it was announced Liza Snyder would replace Fischer in the role.[10]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
22
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)

2
21[11]
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
TBA

text: Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
James Burrows
Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)
7.42[12]

When her youngest child Emme starts kindergarten, Andi Burns goes back to work, forcing Adam, her contractor husband, to spend more time at home taking care of their three kids. Adam is clearly out of his element, while the kids want their mom back after spending only one day with their father.

2
2
"Two Tickets to Paradise"
James Burrows
Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo
October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
5.95[13]

When a vendor gives Adam two tickets to a Pittsburgh Steelers game, he offers to take his brother and business partner Don as a thank-you for Don covering him at work while he tends to the kids. Andi later sees the tickets and assumes Adam is taking her to celebrate the anniversary of their first date, which was also at a Steelers game, causing Adam to have to decide whom to disappoint.

3
3
"The Puppet Theater"
James Burrows
Alex Herschlag
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
6.26[14]

When Mrs. Rodriguez accuses Adam of slacking in his role as Room Parent because he doesn't have time to make puppets for Teacher Appreciation Day, Adam threatens to transfer Emme into the other kindergarten class. This doesn't sit well with Andi, who considers Mrs. Rodriguez a superior teacher and says she had to do a lot of "butt kissing" to get Emme into her class.

4
4
"Un-Dressed"
Pamela Fryman
Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey
November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
6.18[15]

After repeatedly being forced out of the house by Andi and the kids, Adam and Don want to turn the garage into a "man cave", but there's a problem – boxes and boxes of junk that Andi refuses to get rid of because they represent family memories.

5
5
"Thanksgiving"
James Burrows
Mark Gross
November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)
5.98[16]

Adam brings Emme's lunch to school and catches Andi secretly meeting with Mrs. Rodriguez about an upcoming Thanksgiving meal for 30 at the school. Andi tells Adam she didn't think he could handle this task, which hurts Adam enough that he wants to prove her wrong.

6
6
"Holey War"
James Burrows
Tommy Johnagin
December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)
6.18[17]

When the kids put a hole in the wall with their rowdy play, Adam's and Andi's different approaches to parenting are put to the test. Each tries to get the kids to turn on each other and identify the culprit, but the resolve of their children is surprisingly strong.

7
7
"Winter Has Come"
James Burrows
Farhan Arshad
December 12, 2016 (2016-12-12)
6.62[18]

To get out of his usual Christmas chores, Adam convinces Andi's parents to host a family Christmas at their home in Virginia Beach. He orders all of the kids' gifts online and has them delivered to Virginia Beach, but his plan backfires when they get snowed in on the day of their trip. Forced to improvise, Adam has to pull off a "Christmas miracle" to avoid disappointing the kids and angering Andi.

8
8
"Adam Steps Up"
Pamela Fryman
Gregg Mettler
December 19, 2016 (2016-12-19)
6.17[19]

Andi tries to take Emme and Teddy to the zoo, but gets stuck in traffic for hours. This causes Adam to have to deal with Kate getting her first period without Andi's help.

9
9
"What About Bob?"
Pamela Fryman
Tommy Johnagin
January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
6.55[20]

After Andi confesses that one of her new work friends is a man named Bob (Gary Anthony Williams), she is surprised and a little hurt when Adam doesn't exhibit his usual jealousy. She then tells fake stories to enhance Bob's charm and talents, not knowing that Adam was jealous all along and was just trying to hide it.

10
10
"A Dinner Gone Wrong"
Pamela Fryman
Mark Gross
January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
7.70[21]

The Burns' plans for a couples trip to Las Vegas with Don and Marcy are put in jeopardy when Andi realizes that Marcy is the girl who teased her and gave her an unflattering nickname back in high school. Meanwhile, Teddy stops hanging out with the few friends he has in school to spend all of his free time with his online gaming buddies, making his parents concerned.

11
11
"The Talk"
Pamela Fryman
Alex Herschlag
January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
7.69[22]

When Andi and Adam find a topless woman's photo on Teddy's tablet, Andi makes Adam have "the talk" with his son, saying she took care of it with Kate. After an uncomfortable talk that shocks Teddy, Adam learns that the newly body-conscious Kate was the one looking at the topless photo out of curiosity, and that Kate learned about sex from a school health class, not from Andi.

12
12
"The Three Amigos"
Phill Lewis
Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey
February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
7.25[23]

Adam is less than thrilled when Andi invites Lowell over to watch the hockey game with him and Don, but Adam's attitude changes when he learns Lowell can make a killer multimedia presentation for a construction client the Burns Brothers are trying to woo. Don takes this as a slap in the face, given that he's always handled sales his own way. Elsewhere, Mrs. Rodriguez confesses to Andi that she had an erotic dream about Adam.

13
13
"Valentine's Day"
James Burrows
Gregg Mettler
February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
7.20[24]

Adam has every detail for a fancy Valentine's Day dinner with Andi planned out, except getting a babysitter. After striking out with Marie and Lowell, Kate reminds her dad that she's 13 and can babysit. This pleases Adam, but Andi isn't so sure that Kate is ready. After Andi reluctantly agrees, she and Adam go to the restaurant and find that Don has stolen Adam's reservation.

14
14
"Kate's First Date"
Pamela Fryman
Farhan Arshad
February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
6.75[25]

Kate is excited about going on her first date with a classmate named Royce, something that Andi approved without consulting Adam. After Adam checks Royce's Instagram page and sees that he may be a bit of a "player", he tries to scare the boy away. Meanwhile, Don can't think of a good gift for Marcy's birthday, so he seeks help from Lowell.

15
15
"Assisted Living"
Pamela Fryman
Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
6.61[26]

Adam's parents, Joe (Stacy Keach) and Bev (Swoosie Kurtz), stop by in their motor home for a visit. After Joe learns that Adam is now taking care of the kids, he and Bev propose they stay to help, and they begin to live in the Burns' driveway.

16
16
"The A Team"
Pamela Fryman
Alex Herschlag
March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
6.34[27]

Andi and Adam have Lowell and his wife Jen over for dinner, fully expecting Jen to be as lame as Lowell is, but Jen (Jenna Dewan Tatum) turns out to be pretty and interesting. Later, after Jen and Lowell appear to make up an excuse to leave, Andi and Adam start to think it is themselves who have become the lame couple.

17
17
"Doctor No"
Pamela Fryman
Gregg Mettler
March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
5.32[28]

When Adam discovers that Joe hasn't been to the doctor in almost ten years, he urges his father to make an appointment. Andi soon also discovers that the doctor Adam says he's been going to annually retired five years ago. Joe, Adam and Don all get checkups with a new doctor, and the result is that Joe needs a colonoscopy. Meanwhile, Bev takes advantage of Lowell's kind nature by asking him to drive her everywhere.

18
18
"The Blame Game"
James Burrows
Tommy Johnagin
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
5.33[29]

Adam and Don learn their wives don't get as mad at their screw-ups if they simply blame them on each other. Things take a turn for the worse for Adam when Andi finds out their scheme, especially because it dredges up baggage from their past.

19
19
"Spring Fling"
Pamela Fryman
Story by: Mark Gross
April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)
5.42[30]

A problem arises when Lisa (Christine Woods), the mall construction client, tells Adam that Don isn't professional enough to attend an upcoming meeting with HR and executives, causing Adam to try to find a way to let his brother down easy. With Adam busy, Andi offers to take some time off and be room parent for a while, mainly because she wants to schmooze Mrs. Rodriguez into recommending Emme for the "good" first grade class. Andi regrets this when Mrs. Rodriguez asks her to organize the entire Spring Fling for the kindergarteners.

20
20
"Dirty Money"
James Burrows
Story by: Farhan Arshad
Teleplay by: Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
5.36[31]

Adam and Andi regret accepting a loan from Joe after he uses it as an excuse to insert himself into their lives. Bev and Marcy battle over who should host Don's birthday party. Meanwhile, Don panics when he learns from Lowell that Marcy donated his old laptop to the library.

21
21
"Operation False Freedom"
Gail Mancuso
Story by: Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
5.16[32]

Convinced that Kate lied to them about going to the library, but unable to prove it, Adam and Andi activate the GPS tracker on her phone. Kate discovers their ploy and throws them off her trail by planting the phone in Don's pocket. Andi and Adam find Kate innocently hanging out with friends at a coffee shop. While still mad that she deceived them, the two agree that Kate should have more freedom now that she's turned 14.

22
22
"Buzzer Beater"
Gail Mancuso
Story by: Gregg Mettler
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
5.73[33]

Upon seeing Don and Marcy with their new granddaughter, Andi gets the itch to have another child. Adam insists they are too old, but after Emme refuses to kiss him when he drops her off at kindergarten, he also gets on board. When they later see Don and Marcy completely frazzled from spending a couple days with an infant, Adam and Andi regret their decision and have to sweat out the results of a pregnancy test.

text: Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

23
1
"The Silver Fox"
Andy Cadiff
Mark Gross
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
5.38[34]

To give Kate a break from babysitting, Andi hires a young volunteer from her hospital named Sophia (Victoria Justice) to watch the kids. While Adam worries that Sophia will become attracted to a "silver fox" like himself, Andi is more jealous that Kate goes to Sophia for advice. Sophia later tells Adam she has the hots for him, but when he tells Andi, she doesn't believe him.

24
2
"Andi's Boyfriend"
Andy Cadiff
Tommy Johnagin
November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)
5.44[35]

Adam gets a visit from Pastor Carl (Jonathan Adams), who is making amends for a past gambling addiction. Pastor Carl says he gambled away money that he was supposed to use to renew his license to wed people, meaning Adam and Andi are not legally married. Making matters worse, Pastor Carl was not Andi's first choice, but the frugal Adam hired him because he was cheaper. Adam tries to set up a renewal of vows with a licensed official, without telling Andi about Carl.

25
3
"The Parents Strike Back"
Andy Cadiff
Rob Des Hotel
November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)
5.70[36]

Frustrated by the messes in their kids' bedrooms, Adam and Andi decide to withhold allowances until the rooms are cleaner. Kate convinces her younger siblings they can break their parents by just letting the filth build up even more, so the kids tell mom and dad they are on strike. Taking a tip from Joe, Adam and Andi decide to retaliate by making things as miserable as possible for their children.

26
4
"Into the Weeds"
Gail Mancuso
Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo
December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)
6.42[37]

When Adam finds out that a boy Kate is dating was caught by his mother possessing marijuana, he wants to be strict with Kate while Andi opts for a more relaxed approach. Adam learns that Joe, who was always strict with him and Don about drugs, has a pot prescription for his arthritis. Things get interesting when Adam unknowingly eats some of Joe's "special" gummy candy.

27
5
"Battle of the Sexists"
Andy Cadiff
Ethan Sandler & Adrian Wenner
December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)
5.70[38]

Andi accuses Adam and Don of being sexist when they only interview male candidates for a shop foreman position on the mall project. Adam soon hires a female named Zara (Lilah Richcreek), partly to please Andi but also because she is the most qualified for the job. Andi regrets her accusation against Adam when Don recognizes the pretty new shop foreman as a former dancer at a strip club. Meanwhile, Adam and Andi fight the school to allow Kate to play on the boys soccer team.

28
6
"Adam Gets Neighborly"
Victor Gonzalez
Tommy Johnagin & Farhan Arshad
December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
5.61[39]

After Adam has alienated most of the neighbors, Andi suggests they start fresh with new neighbors Joy (Sherri Shepherd) and Rudy (Tim Meadows), who have just moved in. But there's a problem: Adam has already gotten on the bad side of Joy, a building inspector, when she visited his job site.

29
7
"We Can Be Heroes"
Victor Gonzalez
Gregg Mettler
January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)
6.68[40]

Adam and Andi experience money problems with Teddy needing glasses and Kate needing braces. The two make a budget and decide to give up some luxuries, mainly Adam's cable sports subscription, which has Don, Joe and Lowell upset because they are always at the house watching games. Adam later forces Andi to give up her expensive hairdresser, after Joe discovers she had it listed as a necessity, not a luxury.

30
8
"Lice Lice Baby"
Gail Mancuso
Farhan Arshad
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)
6.74[41]

Adam worries about how Lisa, his boss at the mall job site, will react when he has to bring Teddy and Emme to work. He gets even more worried when the Burns kids are diagnosed with lice, and he later sees Lisa scratching her head at an awards banquet. Meanwhile, Andi realizes how distant she's become from her kids when she is the only family member to not catch lice from them.

31
9
"The Gunfight"
Andy Cardiff
Gregg Mettler
January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)
6.64[42]

Joe and Beverly prepare to watch the kids for a few days so that Adam and Andi can take a much-needed trip to Las Vegas. Andi worries a bit when Joe says he plans to teach Teddy to shoot Adam's old BB gun, then wants to pull the plug on the vacation when she learns that Joe also has real guns in the house. Joe and Adam take Andi to a shooting range to show her that guns are okay in responsible hands, but then it's Adam who worries when he sees Joe mistake his gun for his cellphone. Elsewhere, Don brings the BB gun to Lowell's house to help eradicate the woodchuck that is eating Lowell's tomatoes, but he ends up shooting Lowell.

32
10
"Adam's Turtle-y Awesome Valentine's Day"
Gail Mancuso
Jessica Runck
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)
6.46[43]

When Andi convinces Adam that she does not want to exchange gifts for Valentine’s Day, Adam takes the gold necklace with pictures of their three children that he’d already bought for Andi and gives it to Beverly. Unknown to Adam, Andi had just discovered the hidden necklace moments before Adam’s decision, and she is now looking forward to receiving it. Beverly is so giddy about the necklace that Adam is stuck with a difficult decision.

33
11
"Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner"
Victor Gonzalez
Ethan Sandler & Adrian Wenner
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)
5.92[44]

When Adam gets tired of constantly having to accompany Beverly at bingo, he suggests to Andi that she get his mom a job as a hospital volunteer. Beverly loves the job, only to make Joe feel lonely. To compensate for his loneliness, Joe starts spending his time with Adam and Andi and expects them to wait on him like Beverly used to do.

34
12
"Everybody's a Winner"
Joanna Kerns
Mark Gross
March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)
5.90[45]

When a senior asks Kate to the spring dance at school, Adam is staunchly against it while Andi says Kate is mature enough to let her go. While discussing the issue with Joe, Lowell and Don, Adam learns Joe's "silent negotiation" technique. Adam tries it on Andi and, sure enough, she talks herself into realizing it's a bad idea to let Kate go on the date. But neighbor Joy soon tips off Andi to what Adam did, because her husband uses it on her, and she gives Andi a way to fight back.

35
13
"The Party Planner"
Ben Weiss
Rob DesHotel
March 12, 2018 (2018-03-12)
6.35[46]

Following several years of failed, uninspired gifts for Andi's birthday, Adam decides to throw her a party with their family members, as well as Lowell and his wife Jen. When Don and Marcy pass on the party because of Marcy's previous engagement, Adam replaces them with Joy and Rudy, despite Andi's protest that they should reschedule. While Adam insists that he can handle planning the party, Don and Marcy meet Joy and Rudy at a grocery store, throwing a wrench into Adam's scheme.

36
14
"March Madness"
Victor Gonzalez
Tommy Johnagin
March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)
5.45[47]

When their schedules don't line up and they realize the kids will be alone for two hours after school, Adam and Andi hire Rudy to install security cameras inside and outside the house. Adam and Andi inadvertently make a sex tape, which inspires them to make another. The two then go on a wild chase for the tablet that has the footage when Beverly borrows it because hers broke down, then gives it to Don to give back to Adam. The tablet is subsequently picked up by Lowell, who mistook it for his own when he was at Don's house.

37
15
"Out With The In-Laws"
Victor Gonzalez
Jackie Filgo & Jeff Filgo
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
5.44[48]

Adam and Andi think they can finally be happily alone for a holiday when their feuding parents each back out of coming to the house on Easter Sunday because the other set of parents will be there. But the plans are threatened when Joe and Bev scheme to take the kids to Disney World for the holiday, while Andi's parents (Dan Lauria and Nancy Lenehan) arrive a day early to claim "Easter Eve" for themselves.

38
16
"April Fools"[49]
Pamela Fryman
Ethan Sandler & Adrian Wenner
April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)
TBD

39
17
"King for a Day"[50]
TBA
TBA
April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
TBD

text: Reception[edit]

text: Man with a Plan has received generally negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 21%, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Man with a Plan's flawed, unimaginative writing fails to properly showcase the charm of its unfortunately underperforming lead."[51] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 36 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[52]

text: Seasonal ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
Monday 8:30 pm
22
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)
7.42[12]
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
5.73[33]
2016–17
47
7.41
1.5[53]

2
21
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
5.38[34]
TBA
TBD
2017–18
TBD
TBD
TBD

text: Ratings[edit]

text: Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)

1
"Pilot"
October 24, 2016
1.6/5
7.42[12]

2
"Two Tickets to Paradise"
October 31, 2016
1.3/5
5.95[13]

3
"The Puppet Theatre"
November 7, 2016
1.4/4
6.26[14]

4
"Un-Dressed"
November 14, 2016
1.3/5
5.18[15]

5
"Thanksgiving"
November 21, 2016
1.3/5
5.98[16]

6
"Holey War"
December 5, 2016
1.2/4
6.18[17]

7
"Winter Has Come"
December 12, 2016
1.2/4
6.62[18]

8
"Adam Steps Up"
December 19, 2016
1.1/4
6.17[19]

9
"What About Bob?"
January 2, 2017
1.2/4
6.55[20]

10
"A Dinner Gone Wrong"
January 16, 2017
1.5/5
7.70[21]

11
"The Talk"
January 23, 2017
1.6/5
7.69[22]

12
"The Three Amigos"
February 6, 2017
1.4/5
7.25[23]

13
"Valentine's Day"
February 13, 2017
1.4/5
7.20[24]

14
"Kate's First Date"
February 20, 2017
1.3/5
6.75[25]

15
"Assisted Living"
February 27, 2017
1.2/4
6.62[26]

16
"The A Team"
March 13, 2017
1.1/4
6.34[27]

17
"Doctor No"
March 20, 2017
1.0/4
5.32[28]

18
"The Blame Game"
April 10, 2017
1.0/4
5.33[29]

19
"Spring Fling"
April 17, 2017
1.0/4
5.42[30]

20
"Dirty Money"
May 1, 2017
1.0/4
5.36[31]

21
"Operation False Freedom"
May 8, 2017
1.0/4
5.16[32]

22
"Buzzer Beater"
May 15, 2017
1.1/4
5.73[33]

text: Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)

1
"The Silver Fox"
November 13, 2017
1.0/4
5.38[34]

2
"Andi's Boyfriend"
November 20, 2017
1.0/4
5.44[35]

3
"The Parents Strike Back"
November 27, 2017
1.1/4
5.70[36]

4
"Into the Weeds"
December 4, 2017
1.1/4
6.42[37]

5
"Battle of the Sexists"
December 11, 2017
1.0/4
5.70[38]

6
"Adam Gets Neighborly"
December 18, 2017
0.9/3
5.61[39]

7
"We Can Be Heroes"
January 15, 2018
1.2/5
6.68[40]

8
"Lice Lice Baby"
January 22, 2018
1.2/4
6.74[41]

9
"The Gunfight"
January 29, 2018
1.1/4
6.64[42]

10
"Adam's Turtle-y Awesome Valentine's Day"
February 5, 2018
1.1/4
6.46[43]

11
"Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner"
February 26, 2018
1.0/4
5.92[44]

12
"Everybody's a Winner"
March 5, 2018
1.0/4
5.90[45]

13
"The Party Planner"
March 12, 2018
1.0/4
6.35[46]

14
"March Madness"
March 19, 2018
0.9/4
5.45[47]

15
"Out With the In-Laws"
March 26, 2018
0.9/4
5.44[48]