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 (787,663 votes)
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Hulu · YouTube TV · USA Network
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 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	8,549
2	Purple Giraffe	8.0	6,624
3	The Sweet Taste of Liberty	8.0	6,289
4	Return of the Shirt	7.8	5,907
5	Okay Awesome	8.1	6,016
6	The Slutty Pumpkin	7.9	5,847
7	Matchmaker	7.5	5,523
8	The Duel	8.0	5,480
9	Belly Full of Turkey	7.9	5,459
10	The Pineapple Incident	9.1	8,104
11	The Limo	8.2	5,760
12	The Wedding	8.0	5,338
13	Drumroll, Please	8.7	6,077
14	Zip, Zip, Zip	8.1	5,233
15	Game Night	9.0	6,774
16	Cupcake	7.7	4,994
17	Life Among the Gorillas	7.5	4,954
18	Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM	8.3	5,479
19	Mary the Paralegal	8.7	5,771
20	Best Prom Ever	7.7	4,916
21	Milk	7.9	4,968
22	Come On	8.8	6,011

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	4,923
2	The Scorpion and the Toad	8.1	4,783
3	Brunch	8.4	4,992
4	Ted Mosby, Architect	8.7	5,501
5	World's Greatest Couple	8.7	5,328
6	Aldrin Justice	8.0	4,779
7	Swarley	8.9	6,364
8	Atlantic City	7.8	4,692
9	Slap Bet	9.4	9,308
10	Single Stamina	8.0	4,747
11	How Lily Stole Christmas	7.9	4,726
12	First Time in New York	8.0	4,784
13	Columns	7.7	4,449
14	Monday Night Football	8.3	4,787
15	Lucky Penny	8.3	4,698
16	Stuff	8.3	4,902
17	Arrivederci, Fiero	8.1	4,729
18	Moving Day	7.9	4,407
19	Bachelor Party	8.3	4,670
20	Showdown	8.8	5,119
21	Something Borrowed	8.7	4,874
22	Something Blue	8.7	4,963

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	4,771
2	We're Not from Here	7.5	4,318
3	Third Wheel	8.0	4,519
4	Little Boys	7.5	4,291
5	How I Met Everyone Else	8.9	5,831
6	I'm Not That Guy	7.9	4,246
7	Dowisetrepla	7.8	4,300
8	Spoiler Alert	9.0	5,965
9	Slapsgiving	8.9	5,582
10	The Yips	7.8	4,348
11	The Platinum Rule	8.4	4,535
12	No Tomorrow	8.0	4,376
13	Ten Sessions	8.7	5,132
14	The Bracket	8.6	4,629
15	The Chain of Screaming	7.8	4,196
16	Sandcastles in the Sand	8.1	4,588
17	The Goat	8.1	4,262
18	Rebound Bro	7.9	4,165
19	Everything Must Go	7.5	4,139
20	Miracles	8.5	4,577

Season 4 (2008)

8.12 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	4,697
2	The Best Burger in New York	8.4	5,054
3	I Heart NJ	7.5	4,155
4	Intervention	8.7	4,928
5	Shelter Island	8.2	4,390
6	Happily Ever After	7.9	4,182
7	Not a Father's Day	7.6	4,064
8	Woooo!	7.9	4,290
9	The Naked Man	9.1	6,659
10	The Fight	8.2	4,315
11	Little Minnesota	8.0	4,242
12	Benefits	8.5	4,542
13	Three Days of Snow	8.4	4,507
14	The Possimpible	8.2	4,284
15	The Stinsons	8.2	4,409
16	Sorry, Bro	7.6	4,161
17	The Front Porch	8.2	4,366
18	Old King Clancy	7.4	3,987
19	Murtaugh	8.2	4,299
20	Mosbius Designs	7.4	4,025
21	The Three Days Rule	8.6	4,508
22	Right Place Right Time	8.1	4,170
23	As Fast as She Can	7.5	4,054
24	The Leap	8.6	4,696

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	4,472
2	Double Date	8.0	4,109
3	Robin 101	8.2	4,272
4	The Sexless Innkeeper	7.8	4,309
5	Duel Citizenship	7.6	4,067
6	Bagpipes	7.6	3,922
7	The Rough Patch	7.6	4,134
8	The Playbook	9.3	8,234
9	Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap	7.8	4,259
10	The Window	8.0	4,171
11	Last Cigarette Ever	7.7	4,357
12	Girls vs. Suits	9.0	6,697
13	Jenkins	8.5	4,555
14	Perfect Week	8.7	4,904
15	Rabbit or Duck	7.9	4,061
16	Hooked	7.6	3,984
17	Of Course	8.2	4,441
18	Say Cheese	8.1	4,110
19	Zoo or False	7.4	3,977
20	Home Wreckers	7.7	3,987
21	Twin Beds	7.6	3,886
22	Robots vs. Wrestlers	8.1	4,117
23	The Wedding Bride	7.9	4,297
24	Doppelgangers	8.3	4,204

Season 6 (2010)

8.05 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 27 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Big Days	8.0	4,217
2	Cleaning House	8.2	4,369
3	Unfinished	7.6	3,910
4	Subway Wars	8.5	4,599
5	Architect of Destruction	7.6	3,827
6	Baby Talk	7.5	3,843
7	Canning Randy	7.5	3,778
8	Natural History	8.0	3,980
9	Glitter	8.4	4,555
10	Blitzgiving	9.0	6,145
11	The Mermaid Theory	7.8	3,978
12	False Positive	8.1	4,003
13	Bad News	8.9	5,962
14	Last Words	8.6	4,872
15	Oh Honey	8.7	5,114
16	Desperation Day	7.9	3,869
17	Garbage Island	7.5	3,678
18	A Change of Heart	8.1	3,998
19	Legendaddy	8.2	4,291
20	The Exploding Meatball Sub	7.5	3,676
21	Hopeless	7.8	3,699
22	The Perfect Cocktail	7.7	3,735
23	Landmarks	7.6	3,649
24	Challenge Accepted	8.4	4,203

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	4,956
2	The Naked Truth	7.9	4,099
3	Ducky Tie	8.8	5,302
4	The Stinson Missile Crisis	7.9	3,942
5	Field Trip	7.3	3,747
6	Mystery vs. History	7.6	3,916
7	Noretta	7.6	3,900
8	The Slutty Pumpkin Returns	7.2	3,992
9	Disaster Averted	8.2	4,180
10	Tick Tick Tick	8.9	5,972
11	The Rebound Girl	7.8	3,965
12	Symphony of Illumination	8.7	5,267
13	Tailgate	7.7	3,963
14	46 Minutes	7.5	4,011
15	The Burning Beekeeper	7.3	4,329
16	The Drunk Train	7.9	4,027
17	No Pressure	8.3	4,313
18	Karma	7.8	3,824
19	The Broath	8.5	4,341
20	Trilogy Time	8.5	4,301
21	Now We're Even	7.8	3,672
22	Good Crazy	7.6	3,560
23	The Magician's Code: Part 1	8.4	4,225
24	The Magician's Code: Part 2	8.7	4,842

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	5,843
2	The Pre-Nup	7.3	4,166
3	Nannies	7.2	3,883
4	Who Wants to Be a Godparent	7.4	4,053
5	The Autumn of Breakups	7.3	3,987
6	Splitsville	7.4	3,754
7	The Stamp Tramp	7.2	3,678
8	Twelve Horny Women	7.3	3,759
9	Lobster Crawl	7.3	3,699
10	The Over-Correction	7.9	3,880
11	The Final Page: Part One	8.4	4,554
12	The Final Page: Part Two	9.3	8,544
13	Band or DJ?	7.7	3,906
14	Ring Up!	7.7	3,872
15	P.S. I Love You	8.1	4,411
16	Bad Crazy	7.4	3,692
17	The Ashtray	7.7	3,814
18	Weekend at Barney's	7.9	4,016
19	The Fortress	7.8	3,740
20	The Time Travelers	8.4	6,212
21	Romeward Bound	7.2	3,623
22	The Bro Mitzvah	8.7	4,991
23	Something Old	7.4	3,866
24	Something New	8.7	5,292

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	4,780
2	Coming Back	7.6	4,290
3	Last Time in New York	7.4	4,127
4	The Broken Code	7.2	4,028
5	The Poker Game	7.1	4,006
6	Knight Vision	7.3	3,977
7	No Questions Asked	7.2	4,019
8	The Lighthouse	7.1	4,046
9	Platonish	8.1	4,562
10	Mom and Dad	6.6	4,218
11	Bedtime Stories	5.8	6,719
12	The Rehearsal Dinner	7.6	4,418
13	Bass Player Wanted	8.1	4,476
14	Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra	6.0	6,593
15	Unpause	8.2	4,597
16	How Your Mother Met Me	9.5	12,226
17	Sunrise	8.1	4,907
18	Rally	7.9	4,067
19	Vesuvius	7.5	4,129
20	Daisy	8.3	4,590
21	Gary Blauman	8.1	4,673
22	The End of the Aisle	8.8	5,913
23	Last Forever: Part One	6.6	11,584
24	Last Forever: Part Two	5.5	22,126

How I Met Your Mother (2005)

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