Ben and Kate (2012)

Name: Ben and Kate
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Nat Faxon, Dakota Johnson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lucy Punch, Echo Kellum

Comedy

Ben and Kate are a pair of odd-couple siblings - one, a responsible single mom; the other, an exuberant dreamer - who reunite to help raise Kate's daughter.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (5,416 votes)
Episode average: 5.9 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

5.90 avg 16 episodes 6.8 → 5.1 22 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	6.8	168
2	Bad Cop/Bad Cop	7.3	117
3	The Fox Hunt	6.1	108
4	21st Birthday	6.3	106
5	Emergency Kit	6.1	91
6	Scaredy Kate	6.0	97
7	Career Day	6.1	87
8	Reunion	6.0	86
9	Guitar Face	5.7	80
10	The Trip	5.7	80
11	B-Squad	6.0	77
12	Girl Problems	5.5	72
13	Bake Off	5.4	71
14	Gone Fishin'	5.5	68
15	Father-Daughter Dance	4.8	59
16	Ethics 101	5.1	68