Consider it conscious uncoupling for the somewhat financially strapped set.

Best of all is [Jenna] Fischer, who was the normal soul of The Office and has a satisfying way of commanding attention without asking for it, of seeming not to act, which is of course ... acting.

Splitting Up Together allows itself to grow beyond the limited confines of the genre: It's not just about a couple, but two people trying to find themselves and at the same time raising their family in an unconventional way.

As Fischer ably proves, she's been long overdue her own spotlight, so she's gonna make the most of what she gets.

An unexpectedly mature delight.

Divorced but still loving family works to figure it out.

As good as she was a sitcom star, it's good to have Jenna Fischer back from the movies to star in a new network series.

ABC has far more family-driven sitcoms than any of its rivals. Splitting Up Together shows that the network is still finding new ways to make them work just fine.