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How I Met Your Mother (2005)

Comedy · Drama · Romance

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

IMDb rating
8.3 (790,615 votes)
Episode average
8.0 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

8.15 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 8,665 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 6,711 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 6,366 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 5,976 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 6,085 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 5,911 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 5,583 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 5,539 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 5,513 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 8,182 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 5,827 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 5,396 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 6,140 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 5,289 votesEp 15: 9.0 · 6,845 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 5,051 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 5,012 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 5,534 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 5,830 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 4,969 votesEp 21: 7.9 · 5,024 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 6,077 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.48,665
2Purple Giraffe8.06,711
3The Sweet Taste of Liberty8.06,366
4Return of the Shirt7.85,976
5Okay Awesome8.16,085
6The Slutty Pumpkin7.95,911
7Matchmaker7.55,583
8The Duel8.05,539
9Belly Full of Turkey7.95,513
10The Pineapple Incident9.18,182
11The Limo8.25,827
12The Wedding8.05,396
13Drumroll, Please8.76,140
14Zip, Zip, Zip8.15,289
15Game Night9.06,845
16Cupcake7.75,051
17Life Among the Gorillas7.55,012
18Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM8.35,534
19Mary the Paralegal8.75,830
20Best Prom Ever7.74,969
21Milk7.95,024
22Come On8.86,077

Season 2 (2006)

8.32 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 4,974 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 4,831 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 5,038 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 5,553 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 5,382 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 4,827 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 6,422 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 4,737 votesEp 9: 9.4 · 9,372 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 4,794 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 4,770 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 4,829 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 4,495 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 4,838 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 4,745 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 4,948 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 4,775 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,449 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 4,716 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 5,167 votesEp 21: 8.7 · 4,919 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 5,009 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Where Were We?8.04,974
2The Scorpion and the Toad8.14,831
3Brunch8.45,038
4Ted Mosby, Architect8.75,553
5World's Greatest Couple8.75,382
6Aldrin Justice8.04,827
7Swarley8.96,422
8Atlantic City7.84,737
9Slap Bet9.49,372
10Single Stamina8.04,794
11How Lily Stole Christmas7.94,770
12First Time in New York8.04,829
13Columns7.74,495
14Monday Night Football8.34,838
15Lucky Penny8.34,745
16Stuff8.34,948
17Arrivederci, Fiero8.14,775
18Moving Day7.94,449
19Bachelor Party8.34,716
20Showdown8.85,167
21Something Borrowed8.74,919
22Something Blue8.75,009

Season 3 (2007)

8.15 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 4,814 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 4,352 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 4,554 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 4,325 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 5,879 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 4,282 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 4,339 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 6,013 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 5,628 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 4,385 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 4,577 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 4,416 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 5,181 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 4,672 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 4,237 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 4,631 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 4,302 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,205 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 4,177 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 4,618 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wait for It8.14,814
2We're Not from Here7.44,352
3Third Wheel8.04,554
4Little Boys7.54,325
5How I Met Everyone Else8.95,879
6I'm Not That Guy7.94,282
7Dowisetrepla7.84,339
8Spoiler Alert9.06,013
9Slapsgiving8.95,628
10The Yips7.84,385
11The Platinum Rule8.44,577
12No Tomorrow8.04,416
13Ten Sessions8.75,181
14The Bracket8.64,672
15The Chain of Screaming7.84,237
16Sandcastles in the Sand8.14,631
17The Goat8.14,302
18Rebound Bro7.94,205
19Everything Must Go7.54,177
20Miracles8.54,618

Season 4 (2008)

8.12 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 28 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 4,738 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 5,094 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 4,198 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 4,974 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 4,431 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 4,224 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 4,106 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 4,335 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 6,718 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,360 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 4,286 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 4,591 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 4,551 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 4,330 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 4,454 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 4,207 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 4,413 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 4,031 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 4,341 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 4,065 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 4,551 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 4,211 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 4,096 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 4,742 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Do I Know You?8.54,738
2The Best Burger in New York8.45,094
3I Heart NJ7.54,198
4Intervention8.74,974
5Shelter Island8.24,431
6Happily Ever After7.94,224
7Not a Father's Day7.64,106
8Woooo!7.94,335
9The Naked Man9.16,718
10The Fight8.24,360
11Little Minnesota8.04,286
12Benefits8.54,591
13Three Days of Snow8.44,551
14The Possimpible8.24,330
15The Stinsons8.24,454
16Sorry, Bro7.64,207
17The Front Porch8.24,413
18Old King Clancy7.44,031
19Murtaugh8.24,341
20Mosbius Designs7.44,065
21The Three Days Rule8.64,551
22Right Place Right Time8.14,211
23As Fast as She Can7.54,096
24The Leap8.64,742

Season 5 (2009)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.3 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 4,515 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 4,149 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 4,315 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 4,351 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 4,107 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 3,963 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 4,172 votesEp 8: 9.3 · 8,295 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 4,306 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 4,216 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 4,406 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 6,757 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 4,604 votesEp 14: 8.7 · 4,955 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 4,107 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 4,027 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 4,484 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 4,154 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 4,025 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 4,032 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 3,928 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 4,166 votesEp 23: 7.9 · 4,345 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 4,253 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Definitions8.44,515
2Double Date8.04,149
3Robin 1018.24,315
4The Sexless Innkeeper7.84,351
5Duel Citizenship7.64,107
6Bagpipes7.63,963
7The Rough Patch7.64,172
8The Playbook9.38,295
9Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap7.84,306
10The Window8.04,216
11Last Cigarette Ever7.74,406
12Girls vs. Suits9.06,757
13Jenkins8.54,604
14Perfect Week8.74,955
15Rabbit or Duck7.94,107
16Hooked7.64,027
17Of Course8.24,484
18Say Cheese8.14,154
19Zoo or False7.44,025
20Home Wreckers7.74,032
21Twin Beds7.63,928
22Robots vs. Wrestlers8.14,166
23The Wedding Bride7.94,345
24Doppelgangers8.34,253

Season 6 (2010)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 27 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 4,265 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 4,418 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 3,958 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 4,646 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 3,870 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 3,883 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 3,817 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 4,019 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 4,600 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 6,197 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 4,020 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 4,044 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 6,022 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 4,917 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 5,157 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 3,906 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 3,716 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 4,040 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 4,342 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 3,717 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 3,745 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 3,779 votesEp 23: 7.6 · 3,694 votesEp 24: 8.4 · 4,251 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Big Days8.04,265
2Cleaning House8.24,418
3Unfinished7.63,958
4Subway Wars8.54,646
5Architect of Destruction7.63,870
6Baby Talk7.53,883
7Canning Randy7.53,817
8Natural History8.04,019
9Glitter8.44,600
10Blitzgiving9.06,197
11The Mermaid Theory7.84,020
12False Positive8.14,044
13Bad News8.96,022
14Last Words8.64,917
15Oh Honey8.75,157
16Desperation Day7.93,906
17Garbage Island7.53,716
18A Change of Heart8.14,040
19Legendaddy8.24,342
20The Exploding Meatball Sub7.53,717
21Hopeless7.73,745
22The Perfect Cocktail7.73,779
23Landmarks7.63,694
24Challenge Accepted8.44,251

Season 7 (2011)

8.01 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 5,007 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 4,139 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 5,354 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 3,982 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 3,788 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 3,958 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 3,942 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 4,029 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 4,216 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 6,024 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 3,999 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 5,310 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 3,996 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 4,045 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 4,362 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 4,059 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 4,347 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 3,857 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 4,373 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 4,339 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 3,701 votesEp 22: 7.6 · 3,591 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 4,261 votesEp 24: 8.7 · 4,879 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Best Man8.45,007
2The Naked Truth7.94,139
3Ducky Tie8.85,354
4The Stinson Missile Crisis7.93,982
5Field Trip7.33,788
6Mystery vs. History7.63,958
7Noretta7.63,942
8The Slutty Pumpkin Returns7.24,029
9Disaster Averted8.24,216
10Tick Tick Tick8.96,024
11The Rebound Girl7.83,999
12Symphony of Illumination8.75,310
13Tailgate7.73,996
1446 Minutes7.54,045
15The Burning Beekeeper7.34,362
16The Drunk Train7.94,059
17No Pressure8.34,347
18Karma7.83,857
19The Broath8.54,373
20Trilogy Time8.54,339
21Now We're Even7.83,701
22Good Crazy7.63,591
23The Magician's Code: Part 18.44,261
24The Magician's Code: Part 28.74,879

Season 8 (2012)

7.80 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 5,873 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 4,193 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 3,910 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 4,080 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 4,016 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 3,783 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 3,705 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 3,786 votesEp 9: 7.3 · 3,726 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 3,910 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 4,581 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 8,594 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 3,932 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 3,900 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 4,438 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 3,721 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 3,842 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,047 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 3,768 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 6,264 votesEp 21: 7.2 · 3,651 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 5,033 votesEp 23: 7.4 · 3,897 votesEp 24: 8.7 · 5,325 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Farhampton8.45,873
2The Pre-Nup7.34,193
3Nannies7.23,910
4Who Wants to Be a Godparent7.44,080
5The Autumn of Breakups7.34,016
6Splitsville7.43,783
7The Stamp Tramp7.23,705
8Twelve Horny Women7.33,786
9Lobster Crawl7.33,726
10The Over-Correction7.93,910
11The Final Page: Part One8.44,581
12The Final Page: Part Two9.38,594
13Band or DJ?7.73,932
14Ring Up!7.73,900
15P.S. I Love You8.14,438
16Bad Crazy7.43,721
17The Ashtray7.73,842
18Weekend at Barney's7.94,047
19The Fortress7.83,768
20The Time Travelers8.46,264
21Romeward Bound7.23,651
22The Bro Mitzvah8.75,033
23Something Old7.43,897
24Something New8.75,325

Season 9 (2013)

7.47 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 5.5 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 4,816 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 4,323 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 4,155 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 4,060 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 4,036 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 4,008 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 4,051 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 4,075 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 4,592 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 4,249 votesEp 11: 5.8 · 6,764 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 4,454 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 4,515 votesEp 14: 6.0 · 6,640 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 4,634 votesEp 16: 9.5 · 12,311 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 4,950 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 4,103 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 4,168 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 4,627 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 4,719 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 5,960 votesEp 23: 6.6 · 11,650 votesEp 24: 5.5 · 22,255 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Locket7.74,816
2Coming Back7.54,323
3Last Time in New York7.44,155
4The Broken Code7.24,060
5The Poker Game7.14,036
6Knight Vision7.34,008
7No Questions Asked7.24,051
8The Lighthouse7.14,075
9Platonish8.14,592
10Mom and Dad6.64,249
11Bedtime Stories5.86,764
12The Rehearsal Dinner7.64,454
13Bass Player Wanted8.14,515
14Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra6.06,640
15Unpause8.24,634
16How Your Mother Met Me9.512,311
17Sunrise8.14,950
18Rally7.94,103
19Vesuvius7.54,168
20Daisy8.34,627
21Gary Blauman8.14,719
22The End of the Aisle8.85,960
23Last Forever: Part One6.611,650
24Last Forever: Part Two5.522,255
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