The series has been praised for addressing themes of real-life issues such as alcoholism, drug addiction, teen pregnancy, gambling addiction, homelessness, relapse, domestic violence, drug overdose, rape, obesity and stroke while maintaining a deft balance between the humorous and darker aspects of these issues.
Mom has consistently received high ratings, with an average viewership of 11.79 million, making it the third highest rated comedy on broadcast television in the US. It is among the top 5 comedies in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
All of the court cases (Pierson v. Post, Sullivan v. O'Connor etc) are real cases that first year law students study & discuss in class. The text books are actual first year texts as well.