Becker (1998)

Comedy

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is extremely dedicated to his medical practice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he always goes the extra mile to help those in need. But Dr. John Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, full of incongruities and just plain wrong thinking. And he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind – anything.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (15,675 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.61 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 22 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.6	267
2	Take These Pills and Shove 'Em	7.4	210
3	Sex in the Inner City	7.5	202
4	Tell Me Lies	7.5	193
5	My Dinner with Becker	7.6	186
6	Man Plans, God Laughs	7.8	195
7	City Lights	7.6	174
8	Physician, Heal Thyself	7.5	172
9	Choose Me	7.8	168
10	P.C. World	8.3	190
11	Scriptus Interruptus	7.5	156
12	Love! Lies! Bleeding!	7.6	158
13	Becker the Elder	7.7	180
14	Larry Spoke	7.7	172
15	Activate Your Choices	7.3	156
16	Limits & Boundaries	7.8	164
17	Partial Law	7.4	162
18	Saving Harvey Cohen	7.6	156
19	Truth and Consequences	7.3	149
20	Drive, They Said	7.5	179
21	Lucky Day	7.9	149
22	Regarding Reggie	7.6	158

Season 2 (1999)

7.63 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Point of Contact	7.7	154
2	Imm-Oral Fixations	7.6	156
3	Cyrano De-Beckerac	7.7	151
4	Linda Quits	7.6	144
5	My Boyfriend's Back	7.4	137
6	Shovel Off to Buffalo	7.5	139
7	He Said, She Said	7.5	156
8	Stumble in the Bronx	7.9	154
9	Hate Thy Neighbor	7.7	158
10	Pain in the Aspirin	7.5	139
11	Blind Curve	7.6	143
12	Santa on Ice	7.6	147
13	The Hypocratic Oath	7.8	158
14	The Rumor	7.6	137
15	All the Rage	7.5	152
16	Old Yeller	7.8	140
17	The Roast That Ruined Them	7.5	143
18	For Whom the Toll Calls	7.6	147
19	The Bearer of Bad Tidings	7.5	133
20	One Angry Man	8.0	136
21	Sight Unseen	7.5	137
22	Crosstalk	7.8	138
23	Cooked	7.4	126
24	Panic on the 86th	7.9	140

Season 3 (2000)

7.58 avg 24 episodes 7.2 → 8.1 22 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Film Critic	7.2	138
2	SuperBob	7.7	131
3	One Wong Move	7.7	133
4	What Indifference a Day Makes	7.5	127
5	The Usual Suspects	7.6	138
6	The Wrong Man	7.4	130
7	Beckerethics	7.4	135
8	Smoke 'em If You Got 'Em	7.9	131
9	Dr. Angry Head	7.5	137
10	Margaret's Dream	7.5	138
11	Heart Breaker	7.6	140
12	The Trouble with Harry	7.6	127
13	The Princess Cruise	8.3	169
14	Pretty Poison	7.4	140
15	2001 1/2: A Graduation Odyssey	7.3	131
16	Elder Hostile	7.3	125
17	The Ugly Truth	7.7	142
18	The More You Know	7.9	140
19	You Say Gay Son I Say Godson	7.3	138
20	Nocturnal Omissions	7.6	136
21	The TorMentor	7.5	138
22	Small Wonder	7.4	137
23	Sue You	7.5	129
24	Trials and Defibrillations	8.1	142

Season 4 (2001)

7.65 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 22 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Psycho Therapy	7.9	140
2	Breakfast of Chumpions	7.5	139
3	Jake's Jaunt	7.3	133
4	Dog Days	7.6	124
5	Really Good Advice	7.4	114
6	Get Me Out of Here	7.4	121
7	Hanging with Jake	7.6	127
8	Dinner and a Showdown	7.7	126
9	The Buddy System	7.4	126
10	The Ghost of Christmas Presents	7.5	138
11	Another Tricky Day	7.8	129
12	The Ex-Files	7.5	133
13	Barter Sauce	7.8	117
14	V-Day	7.7	125
15	It Had to Be Ew	7.9	124
16	Let's Talk About Sex	8.1	146
17	Picture Imperfect	7.8	123
18	Talking Points	7.7	133
19	Too Much, Too Late	7.7	127
20	Piece Talks	7.6	127
21	Parannoyed	7.6	130
22	MisSteaks	7.4	130
23	Much Ado About Nothing	7.5	130
24	Everybody Loves Becker	8.1	140

Season 5 (2002)

7.42 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 7.3 22 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Someone's in the Kitchen with Reggie?	7.8	154
2	Do the Right Thing	7.0	127
3	L.A. Woman	7.1	123
4	And the Heartbeat Goes On	7.4	124
5	The Grand Gesture	7.0	122
6	The 100th	7.1	125
7	Papa Does Preach	7.6	118
8	Atlas Shirked	7.4	109
9	Blind Injustice	7.5	115
10	Chris-Mess	7.2	130
11	Once Upon a Time	8.0	123
12	Bad to the Bone	7.5	124
13	But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet	7.7	134
14	The Pain in the Neck	7.4	111
15	Nightmare on Becker Street	7.4	126
16	The Job	7.6	125
17	Thank You for Not Smoking	7.4	117
18	Amanda Moves Out	7.5	112
19	Ms. Fortune	7.5	123
20	Mr. and Ms. Conception	7.5	125
21	Chris' Ex	7.3	123
22	Daytime Believer	7.3	117

Season 6 (2003)

7.43 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 22 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	What's Love Got to Do with It?	7.3	125
2	Dates & Nuts	7.1	115
3	A Little Ho-mance	7.1	112
4	Spontaneous Combustion	7.5	120
5	The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking	7.2	114
6	Afterglow	7.2	114
7	Sister Spoils the Turkey	7.4	127
8	Chock Full O'Nuts	7.2	119
9	A First Class Flight	7.6	128
10	Margaret Sings the Blues	7.6	118
11	Snow Means Snow	7.3	115
12	Subway Story	8.3	219
13	DNR	7.8	191