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It's a Living (1980)

Comedy

It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.

IMDb rating
7.0 (1,544 votes)
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Pluto TV · Tubi TV · Fawesome
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1980)

7.42 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 8.1 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 67 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 55 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 39 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 38 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 36 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 36 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 34 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 41 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 33 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 33 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 37 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 36 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 34 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.267
2The Intruder8.055
3Roomies7.639
4Fallen Idol7.338
5The Lois Affair7.236
6Super-Mom7.036
7Cassie's Punctured Romance7.134
8Up on the Roof6.941
9Making the Grade7.233
10Our Man Barry7.633
11R-E-S-P-E-C-T7.937
12Kids7.336
13You're Not Old, You're Fired8.134

Season 2 (1981)

7.24 avg 14 episodes 6.6 → 7.3 21 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 38 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 32 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 36 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 35 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 33 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 31 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 30 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 29 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 30 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 28 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 31 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 31 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 31 votesEp 14: 7.3 · 31 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Boys of Summer6.638
2All My Son6.832
3Of Mace and Men7.336
4The Wedding6.935
5Second Time Around, Almost7.133
6Off the Top8.031
7Mann Is Mann7.330
8Jealousy or Mildred Fierce7.229
9Young Love7.830
10The Garden of Countess Natasha7.328
11Falling in Love Again7.431
12Horsing Around7.031
13Strange Bedfellows7.431
14A Farewell to Arm7.331

Season 3 (1985)

7.23 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 6.7 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 33 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 31 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 31 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 33 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 28 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 28 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 26 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 34 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 27 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 29 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 32 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 27 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 30 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 27 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 24 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 26 votesEp 20: 6.5 · 27 votesEp 21: 7.0 · 27 votesEp 22: 6.7 · 26 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Harassed7.033
2Cassie's Cowboy7.231
3Amy Big Girl Now6.731
4Desperate Hours7.433
5I Write the Songs7.328
6Jan's Engagement7.328
7From Russia with Love7.329
8The Prom Show7.429
9The Wedding Show7.429
10Hail to the Chef7.326
11Eleven Angry Men and Dot7.734
12Gender Gap6.827
13Jealous Wife7.729
14The Doctor Danny Show7.732
15Jewel Heist7.327
16The Jerks7.330
17Oddest Couple7.727
18Dot's Puppy7.024
19Dinner with Deedee7.426
20Jump6.527
21America's Sweetheart7.027
22Mann Act6.726

Season 4 (1986)

7.02 avg 25 episodes 7.1 → 6.5

Ep 1: 7.1 · 28 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 28 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 26 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 30 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 23 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 25 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 25 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 25 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 25 votesEp 17: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 18: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 19: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 20: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 21: 6.5 · 20 votesEp 22: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 23: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 24: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 25: 6.5 · 22 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Roof Show7.128
2The Bar7.328
3The Reunion Show7.025
4Surprise6.926
5Nancy's Sister7.422
6Night at the Iguana7.630
7Family Feud7.123
8The Dot and Howard Show7.425
9Farewell, My Sonny7.525
10Critic's Choice7.121
11Richie's Sculpture7.121
12Sonny's Oil6.919
13Nancy's Birthday Party7.320
14The Evictables7.225
15Ginger's Baby6.819
16Bachelor Party7.225
17Amy's Rusty6.420
18Dot's Priest7.118
19The Dickie Doodle Show6.421
20The Howie Show7.221
21The Dot Quits Show6.520
22The Two Guys Show6.421
23A Romantic Comedy6.821
24Manhandling7.419
25Nancy's Shrink6.522

Season 5 (1987)

6.84 avg 26 episodes 7.4 → 6.4

Ep 1: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 24 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 7: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 23 votesEp 10: 6.2 · 23 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 13: 6.5 · 23 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 15: 7.1 · 19 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 18: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 19: 6.7 · 25 votesEp 20: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 21: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 22: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 23: 6.2 · 19 votesEp 24: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 25: 5.2 · 20 votesEp 26: 6.4 · 19 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Till Death Do Us Part7.421
2Her Back to the Future6.623
3No, My Darling Daughter7.219
4Sweet Charity6.324
5Killing of Sister Dot7.020
6The Date Show7.422
7Search and Strike6.820
8The Vegas Show: Part 17.420
9The Vegas Show: Part 27.223
10The Sonny's Mother Show6.223
11Strictly Personal7.220
12A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts7.221
13Twelve Angry Women6.523
14Skin Deep7.811
15Everyone's a Critic7.119
16Take Back Your Mink7.019
17The One About the Tattooed Lady7.122
18Daddy's Little Girl6.920
19Ginger's Grandmother Show6.725
20Dot's Hope6.420
21The Amy and Louie Show6.919
22Ginger and the Senator6.920
23Healings, Nothing More Than Healings6.219
24The No Guys Show6.818
25The Waiting Game5.220
26Tune In, Tune Out6.419

Season 6 (1988)

6.50 avg 20 episodes 6.5 → 6.0

Ep 1: 6.5 · 22 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 20 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 7: 5.6 · 19 votesEp 8: 5.9 · 20 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 19 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 11: 6.3 · 12 votesEp 12: 6.4 · 23 votesEp 13: 6.3 · 21 votesEp 14: 6.3 · 20 votesEp 15: 6.6 · 18 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 19 votesEp 18: 6.2 · 22 votesEp 19: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 20: 6.0 · 20 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pistol Packin' Mama6.522
2The Nancy and Roscoe Show7.120
3The Jan's Pregnant Show6.918
4Never Trust Anyone Under 406.320
5The New Guy Show6.420
6Rear Window7.122
7You Do Voodoo5.619
8The Amy and Bobby Show5.920
9Dot Casts Off6.719
10A Very Scary It's a Living6.819
11The Ginger's Mother Show6.312
12Mike Fright6.423
13He Never Sang for His Father6.321
14Just Say Yes6.320
15Wedding, Wedding6.618
16The Dark at the Top of the Top7.019
17My Little Red Book6.719
18Matchmaker, Matchmaker6.222
19A Very Special It's a Living6.822
20The Sonny and Dot Show6.020
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