On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of Baby Daddy holds an approval rating of 33% based on 12 reviews, with critics saying the show is moderately well-executed but can't overcome its stale premise and shortage of laughs.

On Metacritic, the first season received a score of 51 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'.

Melissa Peterman, who plays Bonnie, previously starred alongside Reba McEntire on the sitcom Reba; McEntire later made a guest appearance in Baby Daddy as Bonnie's friend Charlotte, reuniting the two actresses.

Bonnie is such a big fan of Bon Jovi that she named her second son 'Benjamin Bon Jovi Wheeler', giving the main character his unusual middle names.

The role of Ben's daughter Emma was played by different sets of twin actresses as the character aged: Ali Louise and Susanne Allan Hartman in season 1, Mila and Zoey Beske in season 2, Ember and Harper Husak in season 3, and Sura and Kayleigh Harris in seasons 4 through 6.

The series ran for six seasons, producing 100 episodes in total, with the finale airing on May 22, 2017, nearly five years after the show's premiere on June 20, 2012.