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How I Met Your Mother (2005)

Comedy · Drama · Romance

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

IMDb rating
8.3 (782,086 votes)
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Hulu · USA Network
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

8.15 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 23 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.4 · 8,369 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 6,492 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 6,177 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 5,791 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 5,912 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 5,733 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 5,411 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 5,373 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 5,350 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 7,982 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 5,660 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 5,237 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 5,982 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 5,142 votesEp 15: 9.0 · 6,685 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 4,897 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 4,853 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 5,384 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 5,701 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 4,826 votesEp 21: 7.9 · 4,877 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 5,922 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.48,369
2Purple Giraffe8.06,492
3The Sweet Taste of Liberty8.06,177
4Return of the Shirt7.85,791
5Okay Awesome8.15,912
6The Slutty Pumpkin7.95,733
7Matchmaker7.55,411
8The Duel8.05,373
9Belly Full of Turkey7.95,350
10The Pineapple Incident9.17,982
11The Limo8.25,660
12The Wedding8.05,237
13Drumroll, Please8.75,982
14Zip, Zip, Zip8.15,142
15Game Night9.06,685
16Cupcake7.74,897
17Life Among the Gorillas7.54,853
18Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM8.35,384
19Mary the Paralegal8.75,701
20Best Prom Ever7.74,826
21Milk7.94,877
22Come On8.85,922

Season 2 (2006)

8.32 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 23 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 8.0 · 4,825 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 4,706 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 4,913 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 5,430 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 5,254 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 4,698 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 6,301 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 4,669 votesEp 9: 9.4 · 9,222 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 4,672 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 4,651 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 4,710 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 4,371 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 4,713 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 4,626 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 4,832 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 4,650 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,342 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 4,609 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 5,057 votesEp 21: 8.7 · 4,811 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 4,907 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Where Were We?8.04,825
2The Scorpion and the Toad8.14,706
3Brunch8.44,913
4Ted Mosby, Architect8.75,430
5World's Greatest Couple8.75,254
6Aldrin Justice8.04,698
7Swarley8.96,301
8Atlantic City7.84,669
9Slap Bet9.49,222
10Single Stamina8.04,672
11How Lily Stole Christmas7.94,651
12First Time in New York8.04,710
13Columns7.74,371
14Monday Night Football8.34,713
15Lucky Penny8.34,626
16Stuff8.34,832
17Arrivederci, Fiero8.14,650
18Moving Day7.94,342
19Bachelor Party8.34,609
20Showdown8.85,057
21Something Borrowed8.74,811
22Something Blue8.74,907

Season 3 (2007)

8.15 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 22 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.1 · 4,704 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 4,247 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 4,464 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 4,222 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 5,774 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 4,189 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 4,238 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 5,901 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 5,536 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 4,283 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 4,493 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 4,318 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 5,088 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 4,585 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 4,136 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 4,536 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 4,210 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,108 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 4,076 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 4,530 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wait for It8.14,704
2We're Not from Here7.54,247
3Third Wheel8.04,464
4Little Boys7.54,222
5How I Met Everyone Else8.95,774
6I'm Not That Guy7.94,189
7Dowisetrepla7.84,238
8Spoiler Alert9.05,901
9Slapsgiving8.95,536
10The Yips7.84,283
11The Platinum Rule8.44,493
12No Tomorrow8.04,318
13Ten Sessions8.75,088
14The Bracket8.64,585
15The Chain of Screaming7.84,136
16Sandcastles in the Sand8.14,536
17The Goat8.14,210
18Rebound Bro7.94,108
19Everything Must Go7.54,076
20Miracles8.54,530

Season 4 (2008)

8.13 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 28 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.5 · 4,662 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 4,992 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 4,102 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 4,889 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 4,343 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 4,129 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 4,011 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 4,251 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 6,616 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,277 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 4,193 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 4,509 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 4,471 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 4,248 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 4,362 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 4,118 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 4,328 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 3,934 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 4,269 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 3,974 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 4,465 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 4,126 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 4,004 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 4,664 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Do I Know You?8.54,662
2The Best Burger in New York8.44,992
3I Heart NJ7.54,102
4Intervention8.74,889
5Shelter Island8.24,343
6Happily Ever After7.94,129
7Not a Father's Day7.64,011
8Woooo!7.94,251
9The Naked Man9.16,616
10The Fight8.24,277
11Little Minnesota8.04,193
12Benefits8.54,509
13Three Days of Snow8.44,471
14The Possimpible8.24,248
15The Stinsons8.24,362
16Sorry, Bro7.64,118
17The Front Porch8.24,328
18Old King Clancy7.43,934
19Murtaugh8.34,269
20Mosbius Designs7.43,974
21The Three Days Rule8.64,465
22Right Place Right Time8.14,126
23As Fast as She Can7.54,004
24The Leap8.64,664

Season 5 (2009)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.3 29 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 8.4 · 4,435 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 4,058 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 4,228 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 4,247 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 4,010 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 3,868 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 4,077 votesEp 8: 9.3 · 8,188 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 4,208 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 4,116 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 4,301 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 6,650 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 4,518 votesEp 14: 8.7 · 4,875 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 4,015 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 3,933 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 4,384 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 4,067 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 3,930 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 3,930 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 3,832 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 4,066 votesEp 23: 7.9 · 4,246 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 4,164 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Definitions8.44,435
2Double Date8.04,058
3Robin 1018.24,228
4The Sexless Innkeeper7.84,247
5Duel Citizenship7.64,010
6Bagpipes7.63,868
7The Rough Patch7.64,077
8The Playbook9.38,188
9Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap7.84,208
10The Window8.04,116
11Last Cigarette Ever7.74,301
12Girls vs. Suits9.06,650
13Jenkins8.54,518
14Perfect Week8.74,875
15Rabbit or Duck7.94,015
16Hooked7.63,933
17Of Course8.24,384
18Say Cheese8.14,067
19Zoo or False7.43,930
20Home Wreckers7.73,930
21Twin Beds7.63,832
22Robots vs. Wrestlers8.14,066
23The Wedding Bride7.94,246
24Doppelgangers8.34,164

Season 6 (2010)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 27 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.0 · 4,175 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 4,320 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 3,866 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 4,556 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 3,780 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 3,798 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 3,734 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 3,935 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 4,520 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 6,098 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 3,933 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 3,954 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 5,894 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 4,805 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 5,075 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 3,818 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 3,630 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 3,958 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 4,231 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 3,627 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 3,648 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 3,684 votesEp 23: 7.6 · 3,593 votesEp 24: 8.4 · 4,165 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Big Days8.04,175
2Cleaning House8.24,320
3Unfinished7.63,866
4Subway Wars8.54,556
5Architect of Destruction7.63,780
6Baby Talk7.53,798
7Canning Randy7.53,734
8Natural History8.03,935
9Glitter8.44,520
10Blitzgiving9.06,098
11The Mermaid Theory7.83,933
12False Positive8.13,954
13Bad News8.95,894
14Last Words8.64,805
15Oh Honey8.75,075
16Desperation Day7.93,818
17Garbage Island7.53,630
18A Change of Heart8.13,958
19Legendaddy8.24,231
20The Exploding Meatball Sub7.53,627
21Hopeless7.73,648
22The Perfect Cocktail7.73,684
23Landmarks7.63,593
24Challenge Accepted8.44,165

Season 7 (2011)

8.01 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 22 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.4 · 4,916 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 4,055 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 5,270 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 3,924 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 3,704 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 3,872 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 3,855 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 3,944 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 4,126 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 5,926 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 3,915 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 5,226 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 3,911 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 3,965 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 4,276 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 3,980 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 4,268 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 3,773 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 4,303 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 4,257 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 3,625 votesEp 22: 7.6 · 3,512 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 4,199 votesEp 24: 8.7 · 4,801 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Best Man8.44,916
2The Naked Truth7.94,055
3Ducky Tie8.85,270
4The Stinson Missile Crisis7.93,924
5Field Trip7.33,704
6Mystery vs. History7.63,872
7Noretta7.63,855
8The Slutty Pumpkin Returns7.23,944
9Disaster Averted8.24,126
10Tick Tick Tick8.95,926
11The Rebound Girl7.83,915
12Symphony of Illumination8.75,226
13Tailgate7.73,911
1446 Minutes7.53,965
15The Burning Beekeeper7.34,276
16The Drunk Train7.93,980
17No Pressure8.34,268
18Karma7.83,773
19The Broath8.54,303
20Trilogy Time8.54,257
21Now We're Even7.83,625
22Good Crazy7.63,512
23The Magician's Code: Part 18.44,199
24The Magician's Code: Part 28.74,801

Season 8 (2012)

7.80 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 22 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.4 · 5,796 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 4,118 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 3,837 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 4,008 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 3,941 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 3,709 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 3,633 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 3,713 votesEp 9: 7.3 · 3,652 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 3,831 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 4,510 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 8,474 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 3,858 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 3,827 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 4,358 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 3,644 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 3,765 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 3,968 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 3,695 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 6,128 votesEp 21: 7.2 · 3,577 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 4,932 votesEp 23: 7.4 · 3,818 votesEp 24: 8.7 · 5,249 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Farhampton8.45,796
2The Pre-Nup7.34,118
3Nannies7.23,837
4Who Wants to Be a Godparent7.44,008
5The Autumn of Breakups7.33,941
6Splitsville7.43,709
7The Stamp Tramp7.23,633
8Twelve Horny Women7.33,713
9Lobster Crawl7.33,652
10The Over-Correction7.93,831
11The Final Page: Part One8.44,510
12The Final Page: Part Two9.38,474
13Band or DJ?7.73,858
14Ring Up!7.73,827
15P.S. I Love You8.14,358
16Bad Crazy7.43,644
17The Ashtray7.73,765
18Weekend at Barney's7.93,968
19The Fortress7.83,695
20The Time Travelers8.46,128
21Romeward Bound7.23,577
22The Bro Mitzvah8.74,932
23Something Old7.43,818
24Something New8.75,249

Season 9 (2013)

7.47 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 5.5 22 min avg

  • Bad finale
  • Rollercoaster
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.7 · 4,727 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 4,238 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 4,080 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 3,979 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 3,958 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 3,931 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 3,972 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 3,998 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 4,515 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 4,167 votesEp 11: 5.8 · 6,641 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 4,359 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 4,425 votesEp 14: 6.0 · 6,528 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 4,536 votesEp 16: 9.5 · 12,127 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 4,838 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,011 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 4,071 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 4,523 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 4,604 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 5,838 votesEp 23: 6.6 · 11,487 votesEp 24: 5.5 · 21,930 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Locket7.74,727
2Coming Back7.64,238
3Last Time in New York7.44,080
4The Broken Code7.23,979
5The Poker Game7.13,958
6Knight Vision7.33,931
7No Questions Asked7.23,972
8The Lighthouse7.13,998
9Platonish8.14,515
10Mom and Dad6.64,167
11Bedtime Stories5.86,641
12The Rehearsal Dinner7.64,359
13Bass Player Wanted8.14,425
14Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra6.06,528
15Unpause8.24,536
16How Your Mother Met Me9.512,127
17Sunrise8.14,838
18Rally7.94,011
19Vesuvius7.54,071
20Daisy8.34,523
21Gary Blauman8.14,604
22The End of the Aisle8.85,838
23Last Forever: Part One6.611,487
24Last Forever: Part Two5.521,930

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