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Big Love (2006)

Drama

The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.

IMDb rating
7.7 (24,809 votes)
Episode average
7.8 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2006)

7.67 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 8.2 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 423 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 315 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 280 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 269 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 269 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 264 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 256 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 258 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 251 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 250 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 249 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 261 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.4423
2Viagra Blue7.6315
3Home Invasion7.5280
4Eclipse7.5269
5Affair7.8269
6Roberta's Funeral7.6264
7Eviction7.6256
8Easter7.6258
9A Barbecue for Betty7.7251
10The Baptism7.8250
11Where There's a Will7.7249
12The Ceremony8.2261

Season 2 (2007)

7.93 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 255 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 230 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 236 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 329 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 217 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 213 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 225 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 218 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 214 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 218 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 210 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 224 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Damage Control7.8255
2The Writing on the Wall7.7230
3Reunion8.1236
4Rock and a Hard Place8.2329
5Vision Thing7.7217
6Dating Game7.8213
7Good Guys and Bad Guys7.8225
8Kingdom Come8.2218
9Circle the Wagons7.8214
10The Happiest Girl7.9218
11Take Me as I Am8.0210
12Oh, Pioneers8.2224

Season 3 (2009)

8.00 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 54 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 238 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 212 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 217 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 198 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 190 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 262 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 199 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 204 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 204 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 216 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Block Party7.8238
2Empire7.5212
3Prom Queen7.9217
4On Trial8.1198
5For Better or for Worse7.5190
6Come, Ye Saints8.7262
7Fight or Flight7.9199
8Rough Edges8.2204
9Outer Darkness8.0204
10Sacrament8.4216

Season 4 (2010)

7.81 avg 9 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 57 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 189 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 185 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 189 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 183 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 191 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 178 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 181 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 171 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 184 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Free at Last7.7189
2The Greater Good7.7185
3Strange Bedfellows7.7189
4The Mighty and Strong7.8183
5Sins of the Father8.0191
6Under One Roof7.9178
7Blood Atonement7.6181
8Next Ticket Out7.7171
9End of Days8.2184

Season 5 (2011)

7.75 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 59 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 182 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 173 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 169 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 165 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 158 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 163 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 154 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 159 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 154 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 252 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Winter7.7182
2A Seat at the Table7.4173
3Certain Poor Shepherds7.6169
4The Oath7.4165
5The Special Relationship7.5158
6D.I.V.O.R.C.E.7.6163
7Til Death Do Us Part7.8154
8The Noose Tightens8.0159
9Exorcism8.1154
10Where Men and Mountains Meet8.4252

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