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Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad (2019)

Adventure · Reality-TV

Actor Bradley Walsh and his 20-year-old son Barney are hitting the road together, travelling over 2000 miles from Los Angeles to New Orleans.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (217 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

6.98 avg 4 episodes 6.7 → 7.3 22 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	LA	6.7	18
2	Arizona	6.6	18
3	Texas	7.3	17
4	New Orleans	7.3	18

Season 2 (2020)

7.10 avg 7 episodes 7.5 → 6.8 26 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Florida	7.5	15
2	Smokey Mountains	7.2	12
3	Kentucky	7.2	11
4	Ohio	7.4	11
5	Vermont	6.6	12
6	Maine	7.0	12
7	The Unseen Show	6.8	5

Season 3 (2021)

6.86 avg 7 episodes 6.7 → 7.0 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Netherlands	6.7	12
2	Germany	6.7	11
3	Switzerland	7.0	11
4	Slovenia	6.7	12
5	Italy - Part One	6.5	11
6	Italy - Part Two	7.4	10
7	... At Christmas	7.0	9

Season 4 (2022)

6.73 avg 6 episodes 6.3 → 7.5 28 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Croatia	6.3	10
2	Hungary	6.5	10
3	Poland	6.6	10
4	Denmark	6.4	9
5	Sweden	7.1	10
6	Norway	7.5	8

Season 5 (2023)

7.03 avg 7 episodes 7.1 → 6.7 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mexico - Part 1	7.1	8
2	Mexico - Part 2	7.0	8
3	Guatemala	7.2	8
4	Nicaragua	7.1	8
5	Costa Rica: Part 1	6.9	8
6	Costa Rica: Part 2	7.2	8
7	Panama	6.7	7

Season 6 (2025)

7.12 avg 6 episodes 7.3 → 6.9 24 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Japan (Tokyo)	7.3	12
2	Japan (Tokyo to Gifu)	7.1	9
3	Japan (Osaka)	7.2	8
4	Thailand (Southern Thailand)	7.0	6
5	Thailand (Bangkok)	7.2	6
6	Thailand (Chiang Mai)	6.9	9

Season 7 (2026)

6.92 avg 5 episodes 6.3 → 8.0 22 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sydney	6.3	7
2	Into the Country	5.7	8
3	Gold Coast	7.2	5
5	The Outback & Whitsundays	7.4	5
6	Cairns	8.0	7