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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 (1,562 votes)
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Pluto TV · Tubi TV · Fawesome
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1980)

7.42 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 8.0 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 70 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 57 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 40 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 39 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 37 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 37 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 35 votesEp 8: 6.9 · 42 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 34 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 34 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 38 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 37 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 35 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.270
2The Intruder8.057
3Roomies7.740
4Fallen Idol7.439
5The Lois Affair7.237
6Super-Mom7.037
7Cassie's Punctured Romance7.135
8Up on the Roof6.942
9Making the Grade7.234
10Our Man Barry7.534
11R-E-S-P-E-C-T7.938
12Kids7.337
13You're Not Old, You're Fired8.035

Season 2 (1981)

7.25 avg 14 episodes 6.6 → 7.3 21 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 39 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 33 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 36 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 36 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 34 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 32 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 31 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 30 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 31 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 32 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 32 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 32 votesEp 14: 7.3 · 32 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Boys of Summer6.639
2All My Son6.833
3Of Mace and Men7.336
4The Wedding6.936
5Second Time Around, Almost7.234
6Off the Top8.032
7Mann Is Mann7.331
8Jealousy or Mildred Fierce7.230
9Young Love7.831
10The Garden of Countess Natasha7.329
11Falling in Love Again7.432
12Horsing Around7.032
13Strange Bedfellows7.432
14A Farewell to Arm7.332

Season 3 (1985)

7.23 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 6.6 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 34 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 32 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 32 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 34 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 30 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 30 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 30 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 27 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 36 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 29 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 31 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 34 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 29 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 32 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 28 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 27 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 28 votesEp 21: 7.0 · 28 votesEp 22: 6.6 · 27 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Harassed7.134
2Cassie's Cowboy7.232
3Amy Big Girl Now6.732
4Desperate Hours7.434
5I Write the Songs7.329
6Jan's Engagement7.329
7From Russia with Love7.430
8The Prom Show7.430
9The Wedding Show7.430
10Hail to the Chef7.327
11Eleven Angry Men and Dot7.736
12Gender Gap6.929
13Jealous Wife7.631
14The Doctor Danny Show7.634
15Jewel Heist7.229
16The Jerks7.332
17Oddest Couple7.728
18Dot's Puppy7.025
19Dinner with Deedee7.427
20Jump6.628
21America's Sweetheart7.028
22Mann Act6.627

Season 4 (1986)

7.01 avg 25 episodes 7.1 → 6.5

Ep 1: 7.1 · 29 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 27 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 23 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 31 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 24 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 27 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 26 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 21 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 27 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 26 votesEp 17: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 19: 6.4 · 22 votesEp 20: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 21: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 22: 6.3 · 22 votesEp 23: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 24: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 25: 6.5 · 23 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Roof Show7.129
2The Bar7.329
3The Reunion Show7.126
4Surprise6.927
5Nancy's Sister7.523
6Night at the Iguana7.631
7Family Feud7.124
8The Dot and Howard Show7.227
9Farewell, My Sonny7.426
10Critic's Choice7.122
11Richie's Sculpture7.222
12Sonny's Oil6.920
13Nancy's Birthday Party7.321
14The Evictables7.227
15Ginger's Baby6.820
16Bachelor Party7.226
17Amy's Rusty6.421
18Dot's Priest7.019
19The Dickie Doodle Show6.422
20The Howie Show7.222
21The Dot Quits Show6.421
22The Two Guys Show6.322
23A Romantic Comedy6.822
24Manhandling7.420
25Nancy's Shrink6.523

Season 5 (1987)

6.80 avg 26 episodes 7.3 → 6.4

Ep 1: 7.3 · 22 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 24 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 25 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 7: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 21 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 24 votesEp 10: 6.2 · 24 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 21 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 13: 6.4 · 24 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 15: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 23 votesEp 18: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 19: 6.7 · 26 votesEp 20: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 21: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 22: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 23: 6.2 · 20 votesEp 24: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 25: 5.1 · 21 votesEp 26: 6.4 · 20 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Till Death Do Us Part7.322
2Her Back to the Future6.624
3No, My Darling Daughter7.220
4Sweet Charity6.325
5Killing of Sister Dot6.921
6The Date Show7.423
7Search and Strike6.821
8The Vegas Show: Part 17.321
9The Vegas Show: Part 27.024
10The Sonny's Mother Show6.224
11Strictly Personal7.321
12A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts7.222
13Twelve Angry Women6.424
14Skin Deep7.612
15Everyone's a Critic7.120
16Take Back Your Mink7.020
17The One About the Tattooed Lady7.123
18Daddy's Little Girl6.821
19Ginger's Grandmother Show6.726
20Dot's Hope6.421
21The Amy and Louie Show6.920
22Ginger and the Senator6.821
23Healings, Nothing More Than Healings6.220
24The No Guys Show6.819
25The Waiting Game5.121
26Tune In, Tune Out6.420

Season 6 (1988)

6.44 avg 20 episodes 6.3 → 6.1

Ep 1: 6.3 · 23 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 21 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 23 votesEp 7: 5.6 · 20 votesEp 8: 5.8 · 21 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 10: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 11: 6.3 · 13 votesEp 12: 6.5 · 24 votesEp 13: 6.3 · 23 votesEp 14: 6.3 · 21 votesEp 15: 6.6 · 19 votesEp 16: 6.9 · 20 votesEp 17: 6.3 · 21 votesEp 18: 6.2 · 23 votesEp 19: 6.8 · 23 votesEp 20: 6.1 · 22 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pistol Packin' Mama6.323
2The Nancy and Roscoe Show7.121
3The Jan's Pregnant Show6.919
4Never Trust Anyone Under 406.321
5The New Guy Show6.421
6Rear Window7.023
7You Do Voodoo5.620
8The Amy and Bobby Show5.821
9Dot Casts Off6.720
10A Very Scary It's a Living6.421
11The Ginger's Mother Show6.313
12Mike Fright6.524
13He Never Sang for His Father6.323
14Just Say Yes6.321
15Wedding, Wedding6.619
16The Dark at the Top of the Top6.920
17My Little Red Book6.321
18Matchmaker, Matchmaker6.223
19A Very Special It's a Living6.823
20The Sonny and Dot Show6.122
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