Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

Drama · Family · Western

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (15,357 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

7.78 avg 17 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 54 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	7.9	668
1	Epidemic	7.9	246
2	The Visitor	8.0	242
3	Law of the Land	7.8	220
4	The Healing	7.8	203
5	Father's Day	7.5	202
6	Bad Water	7.8	203
7	The Great American Medicine Show	7.5	184
8	A Cowboy's Lullaby	7.5	231
9	Running Ghost	7.6	188
10	The Prisoner	7.6	172
11	Happy Birthday	8.1	195
12	Rite of Passage	7.5	176
13	Heroes	7.3	177
14	The Operation	8.2	186
15	The Secret	7.9	192
16	Portraits	8.3	193

Season 2 (1993)

7.73 avg 27 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 53 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Race	7.7	178
2	Sanctuary	7.7	170
3	Halloween	7.6	180
4	The Incident	7.7	160
5	Saving Souls	7.5	171
6	Where the Heart Is: Part 1	8.3	192
7	Where the Heart Is: Part 2	8.3	196
8	Giving Thanks	7.8	151
9	Best Friends	7.6	154
10	Sully's Choice	7.7	155
11	Mike's Dream: A Christmas Tale	7.6	177
12	Crossing the Line	7.6	150
13	The Offering	7.8	154
14	The Circus	7.3	180
15	Another Woman	7.2	163
16	Orphan Train	7.2	156
17	Buffalo Soldiers	7.4	148
18	Luck of the Draw	7.5	151
19	Life and Death	7.9	149
20	The First Circle	8.3	194
21	Just One Lullaby	7.6	154
22	The Abduction: Part 1	7.9	165
23	The Abduction: Part 2	8.2	170
24	The Campaign	7.5	140
25	The Man in the Moon	7.8	143
26	Return Engagement: Part 1	7.9	153
27	Return Engagement: Part 2	8.0	143

Season 3 (1994)

7.70 avg 29 episodes 7.7 → 8.6 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Train	7.7	152
2	Fathers and Sons	7.9	145
3	Cattle Drive: Part 1	7.7	170
4	Cattle Drive: Part 2	7.8	166
5	The Library	7.9	145
6	Halloween II	7.6	158
7	The Washington Affair: Part 1	7.6	152
8	The Washington Affair: Part 2	7.6	145
9	Money Trouble	7.6	135
10	Thanksgiving	7.9	150
11	Ladies' Night: Part 1	7.7	144
12	Ladies' Night: Part 2	7.9	149
13	A First Christmas	7.6	151
14	Indian Agent	7.8	144
15	The End of the World	7.8	144
16	Pike's Peace	7.7	147
17	Cooper vs. Quinn: Part 1	7.7	130
18	Cooper vs. Quinn: Part 2	8.0	137
19	What Is Love?	7.7	136
20	Things My Father Never Taught Me	7.6	135
21	Baby Outlaws	6.9	141
22	Bone of Contention	7.0	148
23	Permanence of Change	7.2	140
24	Washita: Part 1	8.1	151
25	Washita: Part 2	8.4	154
26	Sully's Recovery	7.3	132
27	Ready or Not	7.1	134
28	For Better or Worse: Part 1	8.0	160
29	For Better or Worse: Part 2	8.6	174

Season 4 (1995)

7.80 avg 28 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 51 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A New Life	7.5	137
2	Traveling All-Stars	7.9	141
3	Mothers and Daughters	7.4	132
4	Brother's Keeper	8.5	148
5	Halloween III	7.3	137
6	Dorothy's Book	7.2	131
7	Promises, Promises	7.9	122
8	The Expedition: Part 1	7.7	125
9	The Expedition: Part 2	7.4	132
10	One Touch of Nature	7.6	133
11	Hell on Wheels	7.7	131
12	Fifi's First Christmas	7.3	135
13	Change of Heart	8.0	119
14	Tin Star	7.4	130
15	If You Love Someone...	7.4	126
16	The Iceman Cometh	8.2	125
17	Dead or Alive: Part 1	7.6	130
18	Dead or Alive: Part 2	7.9	130
19	Deal with the Devil	8.1	126
20	Eye for an Eye	8.2	124
21	Hearts and Minds	8.0	116
22	Reunion	8.1	117
23	Woman of the Year	7.9	127
24	Last Chance	7.9	120
25	Fear Itself	8.1	121
26	One Nation	8.1	114
27	When a Child Is Born: Part 1	8.0	133
28	When a Child Is Born: Part 2	8.2	149

Season 5 (1996)

7.80 avg 26 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 49 min avg

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Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Runaway Train	7.7	126
2	Having It All	7.8	128
3	Malpractice	7.7	129
4	All That Glitters...	7.3	133
5	Los Americanos	7.3	126
6	Last Dance	7.6	130
7	Right or Wrong	8.2	120
8	Remember Me	8.4	122
9	Legend	7.7	125
10	The Tempest	7.8	129
11	Separate But Equal	8.1	117
12	A Place to Die	7.8	127
13	Season of Miracles	7.7	124
14	The Dam	7.8	119
15	Farewell Appearance	8.1	121
16	The Most Fatal Disease	7.7	132
17	Colleen's Paper	7.2	128
18	Between Friends/A House Divided: Part 1	7.5	156
19	Between Friends/A House Divided: Part 2	7.6	151
20	Hostage	7.5	135
21	The Body Electric	7.6	130
22	Before the Dawn	8.2	118
23	Starting Over	8.2	120
24	His Father's Son	8.0	120
25	Moment of Truth: Part 1	7.9	128
26	Moment of Truth: Part 2	8.3	124

Season 6 (1997)

7.72 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 48 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reason to Believe	8.0	158
2	All That Matters	7.8	132
3	A Matter of Conscience	7.7	131
4	The Comfort of Friends	7.6	135
5	Wave Goodbye	7.2	128
6	A Place Called Home	8.4	143
7	Lead Me Not	7.6	128
8	A Time to Heal: Part 1	7.9	136
9	A Time to Heal: Part 2	7.9	137
10	Civil Wars	7.8	130
11	Safe Passage	7.9	151
12	Homecoming	7.5	142
13	Point Blank	7.8	143
14	Seeds of Doubt	7.5	130
15	Seven Kinds of Lonely	8.1	122
16	Life in the Balance	7.5	130
17	Happily Ever After	7.8	137
18	Birdman	7.1	128
19	Legend II: Vengeance	7.6	125
20	To Have and to Hold	7.1	124
21	The Fight	7.9	123
22	A New Beginning	8.1	164

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

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