The new CBS sitcom 'United States of Al,' from Chuck Lorre Productions, centers an Afghan translator living in Ohio — or does it?

CBS canceled the Chuck Lorre-produced "United States of Al," about a Marine combat veteran and his Afghan interpreter after two seasons.

This is a fair ask, and one that I took up in good faith. But four episodes in, “United States of Al” didn’t warm my heart as much as it deeply bummed me out.

Yet it’s possible to come away thinking “United States of Al” has its heart in the right place, and still conclude, strictly in TV terms, that it simply isn’t very good.

If you stay with United States of Al through three episodes, you’ll see that it’s in many ways aspiring to be a (less funny) version of Parker Young’s still-much-loved Fox series Enlisted ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Chuck Lorre-produced sophomore CBS comedy series United States of Al will not return for a third season. I hear the network made the calls to inform the series' auspices this evening.

When “United States of Al” debuts its second season on CBS on Oct. 7, it will tell a story that mimics its production staff’s experience in scrambling to help those who had loved ones in ...

In it, Garrett, who said he had watched and enjoyed four “Al” episodes, praised the sitcom. “This is a show that will matter,” the journalist said at the start of the March 19 episode of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Azita Ghanizada will return for season 2 of United States of Al and has been upped to recurring. “Roht/Sweet Bread” — Al meets Ariana (Azita Ghanizada), an Afghan woman he wants ...

But in its early episodes, United States of Al 's humor feels cheap and half-hearted, and its attempts at being a feel-good buddy comedy miss the mark. TV Guide rating: 2/5 ...

“A story about Al [Kalyan] getting a dog was fine for February, but it’s not fine for now,” she said. United States of Al begins its second season Oct. 7 on CBS.