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I Love Lucy (1951)

Comedy

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

IMDb rating
8.5 (31,225 votes)
Episode average
8.2 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Paramount+
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1951)

8.02 avg 35 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 697 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 589 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 604 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 678 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 609 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 510 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 571 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 523 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 515 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 460 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 488 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 481 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 437 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 480 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 496 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 440 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 432 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 477 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 489 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 470 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 495 votesEp 22: 8.0 · 513 votesEp 23: 7.9 · 437 votesEp 24: 8.5 · 481 votesEp 25: 8.6 · 527 votesEp 26: 7.7 · 439 votesEp 27: 8.0 · 476 votesEp 28: 7.5 · 419 votesEp 29: 9.0 · 565 votesEp 30: 9.5 · 1,164 votesEp 31: 7.6 · 418 votesEp 32: 8.2 · 420 votesEp 33: 8.5 · 479 votesEp 34: 8.2 · 469 votesEp 35: 8.4 · 441 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Girls Want to Go to the Nightclub7.8697
2Be a Pal8.0589
3The Diet8.1604
4Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her8.1678
5The Quiz Show8.0609
6The Audition7.7510
7The Seance8.1571
8Men Are Messy8.1523
9The Fur Coat8.1515
10Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer7.7460
11Drafted7.4488
12The Adagio7.3481
13The Benefit7.7437
14The Amateur Hour7.5480
15Lucy Plays Cupid7.4496
16Lucy Fakes Illness8.0440
17Lucy Writes a Play7.8432
18Breaking the Lease8.3477
19The Ballet8.2489
20The Young Fans7.6470
21New Neighbors8.1495
22Fred and Ethel Fight8.0513
23The Mustache7.9437
24The Gossip8.5481
25Pioneer Women8.6527
26The Marriage License7.7439
27The Kleptomaniac8.0476
28Cuban Pals7.5419
29The Freezer9.0565
30Lucy Does a TV Commercial9.51,164
31The Publicity Agent7.6418
32Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio8.2420
33Lucy's Schedule8.5479
34Ricky Thinks He's Getting Bald8.2469
35Ricky Asks for a Raise8.4441

Season 2 (1952)

8.21 avg 31 episodes 9.3 → 8.4 30 min avg

Ep 1: 9.3 · 1,653 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 401 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 393 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 432 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 500 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 412 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 418 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 423 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 385 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 554 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 376 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 379 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 408 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 372 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 380 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 508 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 392 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 339 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 346 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 387 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 386 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 371 votesEp 23: 7.9 · 363 votesEp 24: 7.5 · 376 votesEp 25: 8.0 · 390 votesEp 26: 8.2 · 372 votesEp 27: 8.3 · 362 votesEp 28: 8.4 · 373 votesEp 29: 8.6 · 392 votesEp 30: 8.7 · 403 votesEp 31: 8.4 · 386 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Job Switching9.31,653
2The Saxophone8.1401
3The Anniversary Present8.2393
4The Handcuffs8.6432
5The Operetta8.2500
6Vacation from Marriage8.1412
7The Courtroom8.2418
8Redecorating8.3423
9Ricky Loses His Voice7.8385
10Lucy Is Enceinte8.9554
11Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable7.8376
12Lucy's Show-Biz Swan Song7.6379
13Lucy Hires an English Tutor8.0408
14Ricky has Labor Pains7.7372
15Lucy Becomes a Sculptress8.2380
16Lucy Goes to the Hospital8.7508
17Sales Resistance8.2392
18The Inferiority Complex7.5339
19The Club Election8.1346
20The Black Eye8.3387
21Lucy Changes Her Mind8.4386
22No Children Allowed8.3371
23Lucy Hires a Maid7.9363
24The Indian Show7.5376
25Lucy's Last Birthday8.0390
26The Ricardos Change Apartments8.2372
27Lucy Is a Matchmaker8.3362
28Lucy Wants New Furniture8.4373
29The Camping Trip8.6392
30Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans8.7403
31Never Do Business with Friends8.4386

Season 3 (1953)

8.16 avg 31 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 339 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 379 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 374 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 399 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 335 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 434 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 318 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 353 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 381 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 329 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 355 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 361 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 394 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 345 votesEp 15: 8.5 · 399 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 342 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 337 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 340 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 343 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 360 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 350 votesEp 22: 8.0 · 309 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 367 votesEp 24: 8.2 · 339 votesEp 25: 8.1 · 308 votesEp 26: 8.1 · 353 votesEp 27: 8.4 · 380 votesEp 28: 7.8 · 374 votesEp 29: 7.8 · 345 votesEp 30: 8.6 · 374 votesEp 31: 8.2 · 330 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Ricky's Life Story7.8339
2The Girls Go Into Business8.0379
3Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress8.3374
4Equal Rights8.5399
5Baby Pictures7.8335
6Lucy Tells the Truth8.8434
7The French Revue7.7318
8Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment8.2353
9Too Many Crooks8.4381
10Changing the Boys' Wardrobe8.1329
11Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined8.1355
12Ricky's Old Girlfriend7.7361
13The Million Dollar Idea8.5394
14Ricky Minds the Baby8.2345
15The Charm School8.5399
16Sentimental Anniversary8.4342
17Fan Magazine Interview8.0337
18Oil Wells7.7340
19Ricky Loses His Temper8.3343
20Home Movies8.3360
21Bonus Bucks8.3350
22Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation8.0309
23Lucy Is Envious8.2367
24Lucy Writes a Novel8.2339
25Lucy's Club Dance8.1308
26The Black Wig8.1353
27The Diner8.4380
28Tennessee Ernie Visits7.8374
29Tennessee Ernie Hangs On7.8345
30The Golf Game8.6374
31The Sublease8.2330

Season 4 (1954)

8.39 avg 30 episodes 8.6 → 8.6 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 357 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 369 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 359 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 316 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 331 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 337 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 342 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 347 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 387 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 305 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 320 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 380 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 392 votesEp 14: 8.8 · 487 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 419 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 461 votesEp 17: 9.5 · 720 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 347 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 387 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 421 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 340 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 347 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 328 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 325 votesEp 25: 8.5 · 362 votesEp 26: 8.2 · 358 votesEp 27: 8.5 · 346 votesEp 28: 9.0 · 545 votesEp 29: 8.3 · 337 votesEp 30: 8.6 · 382 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Business Manager8.6357
2Mertz and Kurtz7.7369
3Lucy Cries Wolf8.2359
4The Matchmaker7.8316
5Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Show8.4331
6Ricky's Movie Offer8.3337
7Ricky's Screen Test8.2342
8Lucy's Mother-in-Law8.3347
9Ethel's Birthday8.6387
10Ricky's Contract8.2305
11Getting Ready8.4320
12Lucy Learns to Drive8.6380
13California, Here We Come!8.7392
14First Stop8.8487
15Tennessee Bound8.1419
16Ethel's Hometown8.7461
17L.A. at Last!9.5720
18Don Juan and the Starlets8.0347
19Lucy Gets Into Pictures8.4387
20The Fashion Show8.5421
21The Hedda Hopper Story8.1340
22Don Juan Is Shelved8.3347
23Bullfight Dance8.0328
24Hollywood Anniversary8.1325
25The Star Upstairs8.5362
26In Palm Springs8.2358
27The Dancing Star8.5346
28Harpo Marx9.0545
29Ricky Needs an Agent8.3337
30The Tour8.6382

Season 5 (1955)

8.35 avg 26 episodes 8.6 → 9.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 407 votesEp 2: 9.1 · 521 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 325 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 319 votesEp 5: 9.1 · 495 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 318 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 292 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 287 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 307 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 300 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 360 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 338 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 363 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 312 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 325 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 321 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 401 votesEp 18: 8.8 · 362 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 340 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 378 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 341 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 345 votesEp 23: 9.2 · 549 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 340 votesEp 25: 8.5 · 321 votesEp 26: 9.0 · 392 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Lucy Visits Grauman's8.6407
2Lucy and John Wayne9.1521
3Lucy and the Dummy7.9325
4Ricky Sells the Car8.1319
5The Great Train Robbery9.1495
6The Homecoming8.0318
7The Ricardos Are Interviewed8.1292
8Lucy Goes to the Rodeo7.4287
9Nursery School8.0307
10Ricky's European Booking8.3300
11The Passports8.6360
12Staten Island Ferry8.7338
13Bon Voyage8.6363
14Second Honeymoon8.2312
15Lucy Meets the Queen8.0325
16The Fox Hunt7.6321
17Lucy Goes to Scotland7.1401
18Paris at Last8.8362
19Lucy Meets Charles Boyer8.5340
20Lucy Gets a Paris Gown8.8378
21Lucy in the Swiss Alps8.3341
22Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy8.1345
23Lucy's Italian Movie9.2549
24Lucy's Bicycle Trip8.6340
25Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo8.5321
26Return Home from Europe9.0392

Season 6 (1956)

8.35 avg 27 episodes 8.5 → 7.9 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 375 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 317 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 352 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 290 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 307 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 407 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 350 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 319 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 315 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 303 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 568 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 335 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 482 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 312 votesEp 15: 8.5 · 330 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 315 votesEp 17: 8.7 · 330 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 307 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 354 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 355 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 282 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 316 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 315 votesEp 24: 8.8 · 364 votesEp 25: 8.5 · 361 votesEp 26: 8.6 · 340 votesEp 27: 7.9 · 338 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Lucy and Bob Hope8.5375
2Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums7.9317
3Lucy Meets Orson Welles8.2352
4Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright8.0290
5Visitor from Italy8.2307
6Off to Florida8.7407
7Deep Sea Fishing8.6350
8Desert Island8.3319
9The Ricardos Visit Cuba8.2315
10Little Ricky's School Pageant7.9303
11The I Love Lucy Christmas Show8.1568
12Lucy and the Loving Cup8.5335
13Lucy and Superman8.8482
14Little Ricky Gets a Dog8.3312
15Lucy Wants to Move to the Country8.5330
16Lucy Hates to Leave8.2315
17Lucy Misses the Mertzes8.7330
18Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors8.4307
19Lucy Raises Chickens8.6354
20Lucy Does the Tango8.7355
21Ragtime Band7.7282
22Lucy's Night in Town8.4316
23Housewarming8.2315
24Building a Bar-B-Q8.8364
25Country Club Dance8.5361
26Lucy Raises Tulips8.6340
27The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue7.9338
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