Family Ties (1982)

Comedy · Drama

Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (22,385 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

7.18 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 6.5 27 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.2	377
2	Not with My Sister You Don't	7.2	293
3	I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend	6.7	254
4	Summer of '82	7.6	277
5	I Never Killed for My Father	7.4	245
6	Give Your Uncle Arthur a Kiss	7.6	262
7	Big Brother Is Watching	7.3	225
8	No Nukes Is Good Nukes	7.1	234
9	Death of a Grocer	7.4	234
10	Have Gun, Will Unravel	6.9	216
11	A Christmas Story	6.8	230
12	Oops	7.1	205
13	Sherry Baby	7.2	209
14	The Fugitive: Part 1	7.8	276
15	The Fugitive: Part 2	7.8	263
16	Margin of Error	7.4	206
17	French Lessons	7.0	204
18	I Gotta Be Ming	6.7	206
19	Suzanne Takes You Down	6.3	189
20	The Fifth Wheel	7.2	199
21	Stage Fright	7.7	220
22	Elyse D'Arc	6.5	175

Season 2 (1983)

7.27 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 6.7 27 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tender Is the Knight	7.2	216
2	The Homecoming	7.0	180
3	The Harder They Fall	8.1	229
4	This Year's Model	6.9	186
5	Not an Affair to Remember	7.6	199
6	Speed Trap	8.4	238
7	Sweet Lorraine	7.4	197
8	Batter Up	6.9	182
9	A Keaton Christmas Carol	7.1	227
10	To Snatch a Keith	7.0	176
11	Birthday Boy	7.7	227
12	Go Tigers	7.6	191
13	'M' Is for the Many Things	6.6	163
14	Say Uncle	8.0	243
15	Ladies' Man	7.1	182
16	Ready or Not	7.2	171
17	Double Date	7.6	206
18	Lady Sings the Blues	6.7	171
19	Baby Boy Doe	7.1	175
20	The Graduate	7.5	174
21	Diary of a Young Girl	6.5	162
22	Working at It	6.7	157

Season 3 (1984)

7.30 avg 23 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 26 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Gambler	7.0	168
2	Here We Go Again	7.3	165
3	Little Man on Campus	7.5	170
4	Love Thy Neighbor	7.3	165
5	Keaton and Son	7.3	154
6	Fabric Smarts	7.3	156
7	Hotline Fever	7.7	178
8	4 Rms Ocn Vu	8.5	252
9	Best Man	7.2	167
10	Lost Weekend	7.2	155
11	Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger	7.5	169
12	Help Wanted	7.7	183
13	Karen II, Alex 0	7.2	155
14	Oh, Donna	7.1	162
15	Auntie Up	7.2	169
16	Philadelphia Story	7.4	178
17	Birth of a Keaton: Part 1	7.3	155
18	Birth of a Keaton: Part 2	7.5	159
19	Cry Baby	6.7	143
20	Don't Know Much About History...	6.8	140
21	Bringing Up Baby	6.5	133
22	Cold Storage	7.0	147
23	Remembrances of Things Past	7.7	155

Season 4 (1985)

7.60 avg 24 episodes 8.7 → 7.6 28 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Real Thing: Part 1	8.7	258
2	The Real Thing: Part 2	8.8	224
3	Mr. Wrong	8.6	190
4	Designated Hitter	7.4	151
5	Don't Go Changing	7.9	155
6	The Old College Try	7.6	143
7	My Tutor	7.9	195
8	Mr. Right	8.0	152
9	Just One Look	7.2	141
10	How Do You Sleep?	7.5	154
11	You've Got a Friend	7.4	143
12	Nothing But a Man	7.6	135
13	The Disciple	7.6	134
14	Where's Poppa?	7.6	143
15	Fool for Love	7.2	133
16	Checkmate	7.5	153
17	Engine Trouble	7.2	131
18	A Word to the Wise	6.6	128
19	A Word to the Wise: Part 2	6.8	130
20	Art Lover	7.2	128
21	Teacher's Pet	7.7	129
22	My Buddy	7.4	135
23	Once in Love with Elyse	7.4	136
24	Paper Chase	7.6	139

Season 5 (1986)

7.29 avg 29 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 26 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Be True to Your Preschool	7.3	146
2	Starting Over	7.3	140
3	The Freshman and the Senior	7.4	130
4	My Back Pages	6.9	131
5	Beauty and the Bank	7.1	139
6	Mrs. Wrong: Part 1	7.7	126
7	Mrs. Wrong: Part 2	8.0	133
8	The Big Fix	7.2	130
9	My Brother's Keeper	7.6	125
10	High School Confidential	7.6	118
11	Paper Lion	7.2	129
12	My Mother, My Friend	7.3	125
13	O'Brother: Part 1	7.5	121
14	O'Brother: Part 2	7.3	125
15	Higher Love	7.1	124
16	Architect's Apprentice	7.0	121
17	A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1	7.2	126
18	A Tale of Two Cities: Part 2	7.2	122
19	Battle of the Sexes	6.7	111
20	Battle of the Sexes: Part 2	6.7	108
21	Band on the Run	6.6	159
22	Keaton vs. Keaton	7.8	130
23	A, My Name Is Alex	9.1	395
24	'D' Is for Date	7.1	124
25	Love Me Do	7.2	116
26	The Visit	7.2	122
27	Matchmaker	6.7	127
28	It's My Party: Part 1	7.0	144
29	It's My Party: Part 2	7.4	133

Season 6 (1987)

7.14 avg 27 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists	7.6	136
2	The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists: Part 2	7.5	126
3	Dear Mallory	7.0	129
4	The Other Woman	7.0	121
5	Dream Date	7.1	124
6	Super Mom	6.8	119
7	Walking on Air	7.0	113
8	Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers	7.4	122
9	The Way We Were	7.5	128
10	Mister Sister	6.9	117
11	Citizen Keaton	7.2	114
12	Father Time: Part 1	7.2	119
13	Father Time: Part 2	7.2	122
14	The American Family	7.1	109
15	Anniversary Waltz	6.6	115
16	Miracle in Columbus	7.7	153
17	The Play's the Thing	6.4	115
18	The Spirit of Columbus	6.5	115
19	The Blues Brother	7.2	125
20	Read It and Weep: Part 1	7.9	134
21	Read It and Weep: Part 2	8.1	137
22	Quittin' Time	6.7	118
23	Spring Reminds Me	7.0	124
24	The Boys Next Door	6.7	120
25	Sign of the Times	7.9	146
26	Return of the Native	6.3	110
27	Father, Can You Spare a Dime?	7.3	131

Season 7 (1988)

7.20 avg 25 episodes 7.4 → 8.4 27 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	It Happened One Night	7.4	126
2	Designing Woman	7.5	123
3	Truckers	7.2	118
4	Beyond Therapy	6.7	121
5	Heartstrings: Part 1	8.0	136
6	Heartstrings: Part 2	8.1	135
7	Heartstrings: Part 3	8.1	133
8	Basic Training	7.2	120
9	Deja Vu	7.0	120
10	Nick's Best Friend	7.5	130
11	Get Me to the Living Room on Time	7.1	118
12	The Job Not Taken	7.1	116
13	The Wrecker's Ball	6.6	118
14	My Best Friend's Girl	7.6	131
15	'Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away	6.7	118
16	Simon Says	6.9	129
17	All in the Neighborhood: Part 1	7.0	141
18	All in the Neighborhood: Part 2	6.9	137
19	They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 1	7.1	123
20	They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 2	7.5	129
21	Rain Forests Keep Fallin' on My Head	5.4	151
22	Wrap Around the Clock - Part 1	6.9	107
23	Wrap Around the Clock - Part 2	6.7	94
24	Mr. Keaton Takes a Vacation	7.5	109
25	Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore	8.4	200