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 (784,226 votes)
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Hulu · USA Network
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

8.15 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.4	8,422
2	Purple Giraffe	8.0	6,525
3	The Sweet Taste of Liberty	8.0	6,203
4	Return of the Shirt	7.8	5,819
5	Okay Awesome	8.1	5,931
6	The Slutty Pumpkin	7.9	5,757
7	Matchmaker	7.5	5,438
8	The Duel	8.0	5,395
9	Belly Full of Turkey	7.9	5,373
10	The Pineapple Incident	9.1	7,997
11	The Limo	8.2	5,674
12	The Wedding	8.0	5,258
13	Drumroll, Please	8.7	5,990
14	Zip, Zip, Zip	8.1	5,158
15	Game Night	9.0	6,686
16	Cupcake	7.7	4,919
17	Life Among the Gorillas	7.5	4,875
18	Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM	8.3	5,396
19	Mary the Paralegal	8.7	5,695
20	Best Prom Ever	7.7	4,850
21	Milk	7.9	4,899
22	Come On	8.8	5,923

Season 2 (2006)

8.32 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Where Were We?	8.0	4,849
2	The Scorpion and the Toad	8.1	4,716
3	Brunch	8.4	4,923
4	Ted Mosby, Architect	8.7	5,428
5	World's Greatest Couple	8.7	5,260
6	Aldrin Justice	8.0	4,713
7	Swarley	8.9	6,295
8	Atlantic City	7.8	4,625
9	Slap Bet	9.4	9,215
10	Single Stamina	8.0	4,682
11	How Lily Stole Christmas	7.9	4,660
12	First Time in New York	8.0	4,721
13	Columns	7.7	4,393
14	Monday Night Football	8.3	4,726
15	Lucky Penny	8.3	4,638
16	Stuff	8.3	4,841
17	Arrivederci, Fiero	8.1	4,669
18	Moving Day	7.9	4,351
19	Bachelor Party	8.3	4,617
20	Showdown	8.8	5,057
21	Something Borrowed	8.7	4,818
22	Something Blue	8.7	4,909

Season 3 (2007)

8.15 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 22 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wait for It	8.1	4,713
2	We're Not from Here	7.5	4,264
3	Third Wheel	8.0	4,467
4	Little Boys	7.5	4,242
5	How I Met Everyone Else	8.9	5,770
6	I'm Not That Guy	7.9	4,196
7	Dowisetrepla	7.8	4,252
8	Spoiler Alert	9.0	5,909
9	Slapsgiving	8.9	5,523
10	The Yips	7.8	4,299
11	The Platinum Rule	8.4	4,485
12	No Tomorrow	8.0	4,325
13	Ten Sessions	8.7	5,079
14	The Bracket	8.6	4,576
15	The Chain of Screaming	7.8	4,150
16	Sandcastles in the Sand	8.1	4,539
17	The Goat	8.1	4,215
18	Rebound Bro	7.9	4,119
19	Everything Must Go	7.5	4,091
20	Miracles	8.5	4,528

Season 4 (2008)

8.13 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 28 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Do I Know You?	8.5	4,652
2	The Best Burger in New York	8.4	5,003
3	I Heart NJ	7.5	4,115
4	Intervention	8.7	4,881
5	Shelter Island	8.2	4,349
6	Happily Ever After	7.9	4,138
7	Not a Father's Day	7.6	4,023
8	Woooo!	7.9	4,248
9	The Naked Man	9.1	6,608
10	The Fight	8.2	4,274
11	Little Minnesota	8.0	4,198
12	Benefits	8.5	4,500
13	Three Days of Snow	8.4	4,465
14	The Possimpible	8.2	4,245
15	The Stinsons	8.2	4,363
16	Sorry, Bro	7.6	4,126
17	The Front Porch	8.2	4,328
18	Old King Clancy	7.4	3,946
19	Murtaugh	8.3	4,262
20	Mosbius Designs	7.4	3,985
21	The Three Days Rule	8.6	4,464
22	Right Place Right Time	8.1	4,131
23	As Fast as She Can	7.5	4,017
24	The Leap	8.6	4,655

Season 5 (2009)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.3 29 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Definitions	8.4	4,431
2	Double Date	8.0	4,068
3	Robin 101	8.2	4,227
4	The Sexless Innkeeper	7.8	4,262
5	Duel Citizenship	7.6	4,025
6	Bagpipes	7.6	3,885
7	The Rough Patch	7.6	4,094
8	The Playbook	9.3	8,172
9	Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap	7.8	4,219
10	The Window	8.0	4,127
11	Last Cigarette Ever	7.7	4,316
12	Girls vs. Suits	9.0	6,642
13	Jenkins	8.5	4,508
14	Perfect Week	8.7	4,858
15	Rabbit or Duck	7.9	4,023
16	Hooked	7.6	3,943
17	Of Course	8.2	4,395
18	Say Cheese	8.1	4,071
19	Zoo or False	7.4	3,939
20	Home Wreckers	7.7	3,947
21	Twin Beds	7.6	3,845
22	Robots vs. Wrestlers	8.1	4,080
23	The Wedding Bride	7.9	4,256
24	Doppelgangers	8.3	4,165

Season 6 (2010)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 27 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Big Days	8.0	4,182
2	Cleaning House	8.2	4,333
3	Unfinished	7.6	3,877
4	Subway Wars	8.5	4,557
5	Architect of Destruction	7.6	3,790
6	Baby Talk	7.5	3,806
7	Canning Randy	7.5	3,741
8	Natural History	8.0	3,944
9	Glitter	8.4	4,519
10	Blitzgiving	9.0	6,096
11	The Mermaid Theory	7.8	3,944
12	False Positive	8.1	3,963
13	Bad News	8.9	5,902
14	Last Words	8.6	4,818
15	Oh Honey	8.7	5,069
16	Desperation Day	7.9	3,826
17	Garbage Island	7.5	3,642
18	A Change of Heart	8.1	3,959
19	Legendaddy	8.2	4,245
20	The Exploding Meatball Sub	7.5	3,638
21	Hopeless	7.7	3,660
22	The Perfect Cocktail	7.7	3,697
23	Landmarks	7.6	3,612
24	Challenge Accepted	8.4	4,169

Season 7 (2011)

8.01 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 22 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Best Man	8.4	4,915
2	The Naked Truth	7.9	4,063
3	Ducky Tie	8.8	5,259
4	The Stinson Missile Crisis	7.9	3,910
5	Field Trip	7.3	3,717
6	Mystery vs. History	7.6	3,885
7	Noretta	7.6	3,869
8	The Slutty Pumpkin Returns	7.2	3,958
9	Disaster Averted	8.2	4,140
10	Tick Tick Tick	8.9	5,920
11	The Rebound Girl	7.8	3,930
12	Symphony of Illumination	8.7	5,219
13	Tailgate	7.7	3,926
14	46 Minutes	7.5	3,976
15	The Burning Beekeeper	7.3	4,290
16	The Drunk Train	7.9	3,989
17	No Pressure	8.3	4,271
18	Karma	7.8	3,787
19	The Broath	8.5	4,300
20	Trilogy Time	8.5	4,259
21	Now We're Even	7.8	3,638
22	Good Crazy	7.6	3,524
23	The Magician's Code: Part 1	8.4	4,186
24	The Magician's Code: Part 2	8.7	4,797

Season 8 (2012)

7.80 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 22 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Farhampton	8.4	5,797
2	The Pre-Nup	7.3	4,130
3	Nannies	7.2	3,847
4	Who Wants to Be a Godparent	7.4	4,017
5	The Autumn of Breakups	7.3	3,951
6	Splitsville	7.4	3,718
7	The Stamp Tramp	7.2	3,644
8	Twelve Horny Women	7.3	3,722
9	Lobster Crawl	7.3	3,665
10	The Over-Correction	7.9	3,844
11	The Final Page: Part One	8.4	4,513
12	The Final Page: Part Two	9.3	8,471
13	Band or DJ?	7.7	3,869
14	Ring Up!	7.7	3,836
15	P.S. I Love You	8.1	4,368
16	Bad Crazy	7.4	3,655
17	The Ashtray	7.7	3,776
18	Weekend at Barney's	7.9	3,978
19	The Fortress	7.8	3,704
20	The Time Travelers	8.4	6,156
21	Romeward Bound	7.2	3,588
22	The Bro Mitzvah	8.7	4,941
23	Something Old	7.4	3,830
24	Something New	8.7	5,251

Season 9 (2013)

7.47 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 5.5 22 min avg

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Locket	7.7	4,741
2	Coming Back	7.6	4,252
3	Last Time in New York	7.4	4,092
4	The Broken Code	7.2	3,992
5	The Poker Game	7.1	3,971
6	Knight Vision	7.3	3,942
7	No Questions Asked	7.2	3,984
8	The Lighthouse	7.1	4,009
9	Platonish	8.1	4,523
10	Mom and Dad	6.6	4,182
11	Bedtime Stories	5.8	6,678
12	The Rehearsal Dinner	7.6	4,384
13	Bass Player Wanted	8.1	4,443
14	Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra	6.0	6,557
15	Unpause	8.2	4,562
16	How Your Mother Met Me	9.5	12,171
17	Sunrise	8.1	4,868
18	Rally	7.9	4,032
19	Vesuvius	7.5	4,096
20	Daisy	8.3	4,551
21	Gary Blauman	8.1	4,631
22	The End of the Aisle	8.8	5,865
23	Last Forever: Part One	6.6	11,532
24	Last Forever: Part Two	5.5	22,025

How I Met Your Mother (2005)

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