Husbands (2011)

Name: Husbands
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Brad Bell, Sean Hemeon, Alessandra Torresani

Comedy

Husbands is an American sitcom written and created by Brad Bell and Jane Espenson, which premiered September 13, 2011 via super syndication on platforms such as Blip, YouTube, and Roku. The series stars Brad Bell and Sean Hemeon as the newly married couple. Billed as the world's first marriage equality comedy, Husbands is a modern look on the classic premise of the newlywed sitcom. The second season premiered August 15, 2012. After producing two seasons independently, it was announced that CW Seed had made a six-episode order for a third season of Husbands, which aired on August 15, 2013.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (858 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.14 avg 11 episodes 7.8 → 7.4

U-shaped

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Waking Up in Vegas	7.8	16
2	We Can't Be Married	7.2	13
3	Being Britney	7.2	15
4	A Decent Proposal	7.2	12
5	IDEHTW	7.0	12
6	Haley, the Life Coach	6.9	12
7	Normal People	6.9	12
8	This Together Thing	7.2	12
9	Instant Love	6.7	12
10	Return of the Zebra	7.0	12
11	Winky Face	7.4	12

Season 2 (2012)

7.80 avg 3 episodes 8.3 → 7.6

U-shaped

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Appropriate Is Not the Word	8.3	25
2	The Straightening	7.5	18
3	A Better Movie of What We're Like	7.6	11

Husbands (2011)

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