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The Fosters (2013)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie, a hardened teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef welcome Callie and her brother, Jude, into their home thinking it's just for a few weeks, until a more permanent placement can be found. But life has something else in store for the Fosters.

IMDb rating
7.9 (32,586 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Hulu · fuboTV · YouTube TV · Freeform
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.17 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 593 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 439 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 402 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 414 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 393 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 365 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 370 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 361 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 380 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 475 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 364 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 351 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 322 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 312 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 372 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 289 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 293 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 295 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 291 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 302 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 310 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.0593
2Consequently7.9439
3Hostile Acts8.1402
4Quinceañera8.2414
5The Morning After8.2393
6Saturday8.0365
7The Fallout8.2370
8Clean8.1361
9Vigil8.5380
10I Do8.8475
11The Honeymoon8.1364
12House and Home8.4351
13Things Unsaid8.1322
14Family Day8.2312
15Padre8.7372
16Us Against the World7.8289
17Kids in the Hall7.9293
18Escapes and Reversals7.8295
19Don't Let Go7.9291
20Metropolis8.2302
21Adoption Day8.5310

Season 2 (2014)

8.04 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 43 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.0 · 302 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 283 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 288 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 270 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 268 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 288 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 273 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 261 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 274 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 295 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 269 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 267 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 250 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 277 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 264 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 266 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 273 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 314 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 270 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 280 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 318 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Things Unknown8.0302
2Take Me Out8.0283
3Play8.2288
4Say Something7.8270
5Truth Be Told7.9268
6Mother8.2288
7The Longest Day7.8273
8Girls Reunited7.8261
9Leaky Faucets7.7274
10Someone's Little Sister8.3295
11Christmas Past7.8269
12Over/Under8.2267
13Stay7.7250
14Mother Nature8.2277
15Light of Day8.1264
16If You Only Knew7.7266
17The Silence She Keeps8.1273
18Now Hear This8.4314
19Justify the Means8.1270
20Not That Kind of Girl8.3280
21The End of the Beginning8.5318

Season 3 (2015)

7.68 avg 20 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 42 min avg

  • Rebound
Ep 1: 7.6 · 313 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 294 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 269 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 289 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 283 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 260 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 272 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 272 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 322 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 301 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 257 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 227 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 229 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 228 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 224 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 224 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 207 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 222 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 427 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 245 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wreckage7.6313
2Father's Day8.1294
3Déjà Vu7.7269
4More Than Words8.0289
5Going South7.5283
6It's My Party7.5260
7Faith, Hope, Love7.2272
8Daughters8.1272
9Idyllwild8.3322
10Lucky8.1301
11First Impressions7.2257
12Mixed Messages7.1227
13If and When7.3229
14Under Water7.5228
15Minor Offenses7.2224
16EQ7.5224
17Sixteen7.7207
18Rehearsal7.6222
19The Show8.6427
20Kingdom Come7.8245

Season 4 (2016)

7.54 avg 20 episodes 8.5 → 8.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 372 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 273 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 232 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 236 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 231 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 222 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 217 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 202 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 212 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 251 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 202 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 194 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 180 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 173 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 187 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 181 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 172 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 162 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 158 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 193 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Potential Energy8.5372
2Safe7.6273
3Trust7.3232
4Now for Then7.3236
5Forty7.5231
6Justify7.4222
7Highs & Lows7.1217
8Girl Code7.2202
9New York7.7212
10Collateral Damage8.2251
11Insult To Injury7.6202
12Dream a Little Dream7.0194
13Cruel and Unusual7.4180
14Doors and Windows7.2173
15Sex Ed7.4187
16The Long Haul7.6181
17Diamond in the Rough7.4172
18Dirty Laundry7.5162
19Who Knows7.5158
20Until Tomorrow8.3193

Season 5 (2017)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 42 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.0 · 201 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 168 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 160 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 158 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 160 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 158 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 155 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 158 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 194 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 172 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 146 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 176 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 148 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 145 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 177 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 137 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 151 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 156 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 252 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 163 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 159 votesEp 22: 8.5 · 213 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Resist8.0201
2Exterminate Her7.4168
3Contact7.4160
4Too Fast, Too Furious7.3158
5Telling7.4160
6Welcome to the Jungler7.4158
7Chasing Waterfalls7.3155
8Engaged7.7158
9Prom8.2194
10Sanctuary7.5172
11Invisible7.5146
12#IWasMadeInAmerica8.2176
13Line in the Sand7.5148
14Scars7.5145
15Mother's Day8.1177
16Giving Up the Ghost7.2137
17Makeover7.6151
18Just Say Yes7.9156
19Many Roads8.7252
20Meet the Fosters7.4163
21Turks & Caicos7.6159
22Where the Heart Is8.5213

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