Rickey Smiley for Real: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rickey Smiley for Real is the brand-new unscripted series that takes a humorous look at the hectic life of a nationally-syndicated radio host, stand-up comedian, actor, TV personality and businessman as he tries to juggle his career as with his personal life where he is the single father to five children. Rickey strives to be a mega media mogul but is constantly being torn between his work and family demands, which frequently results in interesting and often funny moments as he constantly plays catch up. A notoriously picky bachelor with a habit of picking the wrong women, or ending relationships for the smallest of reasons, Rickey is a complete mess in the romance department.

Who rounds out Rickey's family?Miss Pat, the live-in assistant who manages Rickey's Birmingham home, Brandon, his oldest son who always has a get rich quick scheme with bad results, Malik a sweet knucklehead who is trying to come into his own, D'Essence an adopted daughter who is taking full advantage of her newfound freedom, Aaryn,who has just started cheerleading and dealing with the attention of boys, Craig, a teenager being raised by Rickey and Miss Pat. Of course more shenanigans ensue with his work family too.

Series details

• Title: Rickey Smiley for Real
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-11-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV One
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8052
• TVDB ID: 303027

Cast and credited roles

• Rickey Smiley — Rickey Smiley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-11-10; final listed air date 2016-01-12.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-05-10; final listed air date 2016-07-19; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-11-15; final listed air date 2017-01-24; episode order: 11.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-06-13; final listed air date 2018-12-18; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rickey Smiley for Real on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.