Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)

Comedy · Romance · Short

A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (6,749 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.7 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

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.74 avg 20 episodes 7.1 → 8.0 20 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.1	371
2	Nigerians Don't Do Useless Things	7.4	251
3	A Bird May Love a Fish	7.1	226
4	Square Hamburger, Round Buns	7.6	207
5	Whacking the Mole	7.6	196
6	Ralph Lauren and Fish	7.9	194
7	Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine	7.8	180
8	Useless Potheads	7.8	167
9	We Were Beggars, Now We Are Choosers	8.0	175
10	Ice Cream for Breakfast	8.2	200
11	Splitting the Hairs	7.9	162
12	There's My Nigerians	7.8	159
13	The Canadians of Africa	8.0	159
14	Full-Frontal Dottie	7.3	152
15	Black Ice	7.8	147
16	Where's Your Other Wives, Tunde?	7.8	144
17	A Big, White Thumb	7.8	150
18	Sock Wife!	8.0	149
19	Angry, Happy, Same Face	7.9	131
20	Randy's a Wrangler	8.0	161

Season 2 (2020)

7.92 avg 18 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 19 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On a Dead Guy's Bench	8.0	163
2	Paris Is for Lovers, Not Mothers	7.9	132
3	Straight Outta Lagos	7.9	130
4	Camp Bananas	7.7	136
5	Sleeping Next to an Old Boat	7.9	126
6	A Tight Ass Is a Wonderful Thing	7.9	120
7	The Wrong Adebambo	7.8	129
8	Honest Yak Prices	8.0	145
9	Tunde the Boy King	8.1	142
10	The Cheerleader Leader	7.8	115
11	I Did Not Raise Him to Be a Teenager	7.7	121
12	We Don't Rat on Family	7.9	119
13	A Big African Bassoon	7.8	115
14	A Tough Old Bird	8.0	114
15	TLC: Tunde's Loving Care	8.0	121
16	Sights and Bites	8.1	113
17	The Devil's Taste Buds	8.0	108
18	God Accepts Venmo	8.0	118

Season 3 (2021)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.7 19 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Lagos	8.0	140
2	Bowango	8.2	153
3	Dud	7.3	143
4	Old Strokey	7.8	112
5	Greasy Badge of Honor	7.7	113
6	The Devil's Throuple	7.5	111
7	Fumble in the Dark	7.4	113
8	Light Duty	7.6	99
9	I'm Not Edsel	7.6	98
10	Tunde123	7.5	100
11	Cats in a Bathtub	7.6	109
12	Your Beans Are Flatlining	7.0	100
13	One Man, No Baby	7.5	93
14	Every Subpoena Is a Tiny Hug	7.9	98
15	Compress to Impress	8.0	115
16	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead	7.9	94
17	Inappropriate Nakedness	8.1	98
18	Greasy Underdog	7.4	95
19	Who Raised You	7.9	96
20	Wrangling a Greased Pig	7.8	91
21	A Little Slap and Tickle	8.0	91
22	Beard in Her Pulpit	7.7	88

Season 4 (2022)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 19 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Touched by a Holy Hand	7.7	104
2	Bibles to Brothels	7.9	120
3	Americans and Their Dreams	7.8	100
4	Inner Boss Bitch	7.7	101
5	Kicked Outta the Dele Club	7.8	106
6	Two Rusty Tractors	7.7	95
7	Your Father's Kingdom	7.8	95
8	Estée Lauder and Goat Meat	7.8	93
9	Idle Nigerians	7.7	94
10	An Afro and a Peugeot	7.7	98
11	Twerk O' Clock	7.1	110
12	My Successful Lawyer Son	7.7	90
13	Happy People Are Lazy	7.7	95
14	Put That Toe on Ice	7.7	88
15	Every Character Is the Villain	7.8	83
16	Mmm, Fresh Baked Sock!	7.9	93
17	I'll Never Play Banjo Again	7.8	87
18	A Hundred CCs of Handsome	8.0	89
19	Keep That Under Your Gele	7.6	86
20	The Genius Who Fell Out of My Womb	7.6	81
21	Take Two Yellows and Go to Bed	7.4	78
22	Uncharted Waters of Mediocrity	7.6	93

Season 5 (2024)

7.72 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.6

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Dead Eyes of a Respectful Son	7.5	97
2	Kill the Cat	7.5	82
3	The Devil's Hot Tub	7.5	81
4	The Heart Attack Boys	7.5	84
5	Tayo Time	7.2	86
6	A Tablespoon of Dad	7.6	80
7	Worth the Cooties	8.2	83
8	My Michelle Obama	7.3	86
9	Sad Cupcakes	8.0	83
10	Diamonds Are Made to Sparkle	7.9	79
11	These Giants Are Flexible	7.8	86
12	Olu! I Popped!	7.8	90
13	Find Your Bench	8.6	145