CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

Action · Adventure · Comedy

CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (154 votes)
Episode average: 5.6 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

5.59 avg 11 episodes 6.2 → 5.0 41 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Saint in Manhattan	6.2	26
2	Kung Fu: The Next Generation	5.7	89
3	Changing Patterns	4.9	11
4	Mickey and Nora	4.9	11
5	Puppetman	5.7	23
6	Sawdust	4.5	12
8	Doctors Wilde	8.2	8
9	Mabel and Max	5.7	11
10	King of the Building	4.2	8
12	Infiltrator	6.5	32
18	Kingpins	5.0	7

Season 2 (1988)

5.90 avg 4 episodes 6.1 → 5.3 40 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
7	The Johnsons Are Home	6.1	12
9	Silent Whisper	6.4	9
12	Sniff	5.8	9
17	Tickets, Please	5.3	12

Season 3 (1989)

5.43 avg 9 episodes 3.7 → 5.9 63 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Microcops	3.7	10
2	B-Men	5.8	10
3	Coming to America	3.9	38
4	Shivers	4.8	8
5	Elysian Fields	3.8	14
6	American Nuclear	5.0	30
7	Curse of the Corn People	8.3	21
8	The Heat	7.7	12
10	Outpost	5.9	10