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Cake Boss (2009)

Family · Reality-TV

Follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone. The show focuses on how they make their cakes, and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.

IMDb rating
6.6 (3,530 votes)
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
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Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.30 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 6.6 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 32 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 17 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 16 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 15 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Bride, a Boat & Bamboozled8.232
2A Fire, a Fashionista & Family7.719
3Bunny, Birthday & Burnt Food7.219
4Weddings, Water & Whacked!7.319
5Biplane, Bridezella & Busting Buddy7.924
6Undead, Unclothed & Unhappy Mama7.221
7Doves, Ducks & Delicacies6.917
8Museum, Mistakes & Mother Mary6.819
9Soldier, Sand & Salads8.216
10Chinese, Culture & Cannolis7.315
11A Blindfold, a Bikini & Breathing Fire6.416
12Leaning, Lobsters & Lectures7.216
13Fireworks, Falling Fondant & Fathers6.615

Season 2 (2009)

6.95 avg 19 episodes 7.8 → 7.0 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 10 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 6: 6.3 · 9 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 8: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 9: 6.1 · 9 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 11: 5.4 · 7 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 13: 6.7 · 9 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 10 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 7 votesEp 19: 7.0 · 7 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Plants, Pranks & A Proposal7.814
2Candy, Crash & Crisis7.012
3Painters, Pool & Pink7.310
4Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives6.69
5A Battleship, Ballet & Burning!7.78
6Children, a Cage and a Challenge6.39
7Pizza, Poochies & Pop-in-Law6.78
8Golf Greens & Gravity6.49
9Freaks, Fast Food & Frightened Frankie6.19
10Colorful Characters & Christmas Costumes7.69
11Motorcycles, Manhattanites & Misbehaving5.47
12Blushing Brides & Busy Bakers7.38
13Apples, Arguments and Animal Prints6.79
14Sizing, Sleeping Stretch and Sesame Street7.27
15Chimps, Cinema and Crumb Cake7.910
16Cars, Collapse & Couture7.39
17Aquarium Adventures & an Announcement6.78
18Castles, Cannolis & Cartoon Characters7.07
19Best of Cake Boss7.07

Season 3 (2010)

6.87 avg 18 episodes 6.8 → 7.4 23 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 7 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 7 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 7 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 8 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 17: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 18: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 20: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 21: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 22: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 24: 7.4 · 11 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Governor, Giant Lisa & Good-bye Mama6.87
2Peppermint & a Polar Bear Plunge7.07
3Roses, Romance & a Romeo7.67
4Tournament of Knights & a Tasty Tiramisu6.87
5Hieroglyphics, Hearse & Happy Parents6.67
7Magazines, a Mega Screen & Maurizio6.67
8A Princess, a Pirate and a Perplexing Arch6.87
10Color, Camouflage and Cupcake Day6.67
11Key to the City and a Key-tar Cake6.47
12Barbers & Bulls6.87
15Strawberries, Sinatra, and Sick Ovens7.28
16Famiglia, Fishing, & Family History7.68
17Frescos, Fountains & Family Wishes6.88
18Cassata, Cheesecakes & Crates of Wine6.87
20Pipes, a Phoenix, & a Problematic Kitchen6.78
21Snooki, Super Anthony & a Ship6.67
22Sweet Sixteen, Stars & a Saber Sword6.67
24Santa, Sunrise & Smowmen Cupcakes7.411

Season 4 (2011)

7.57 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 29 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 10 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 7 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 11 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 8 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 8 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Circus, Celebrity Chef, & Surprise!7.510
2Shark Cake, Scooter, & Smelly Fish7.08
3Hot Air Balloon Cake & Happy Little Bakers8.08
5Ships, Sonograms, & Sister Drama7.07
7Baby Special8.811
8Pucks, Pastries & Pushy Grace6.88
9Staten Island Chuck, Strange Oddities & Sal7.58
10Punches, Psychics & Piping7.27
13Second Anniversary: Surgery & St. Patty's7.47
14Space Shuttle, Stepping Up & Surprise!8.58

Season 5 (2012)

8.31 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.8 22 min avg

Ep 2: 7.8 · 8 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 10 votesEp 7: 9.2 · 8 votesEp 14: 9.0 · 8 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 7 votesEp 24: 9.0 · 8 votesEp 28: 8.8 · 12 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Trash, Twirls & Tough Love7.88
6Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!6.410
7Beer, Buttercups & Bumbling9.28
14New Deli, New Design9.08
16A Bittersweet Homecoming8.07
24Twirls, Whirls and Crashes9.08
28A Cowboy in Hoboken8.812

Season 6 (2013)

7.10 avg 3 episodes 7.6 → 6.5 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 7 votesEp 12: 6.5 · 8 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hurricane Sandy Strikes7.610
3Cake Smash7.27
12Fire and Ice6.58
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