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Mad Men (2007)

Drama

Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.

IMDb rating
8.7 (295,003 votes)
Episode average
8.4 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

8.14 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 9.0 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 7,089 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 5,338 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 4,943 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 4,702 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 4,609 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 4,520 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 4,322 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 4,461 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 4,277 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,159 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 3,948 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 4,863 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 5,055 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Smoke Gets in Your Eyes8.17,089
2Ladies Room7.55,338
3Marriage of Figaro7.64,943
4New Amsterdam7.94,702
55G8.14,609
6Babylon7.84,520
7Red in the Face8.04,322
8The Hobo Code8.34,461
9Shoot8.24,277
10Long Weekend8.24,159
11Indian Summer8.13,948
12Nixon vs. Kennedy9.04,863
13The Wheel9.05,055

Season 2 (2008)

8.18 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.9 49 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 3,675 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 3,564 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 3,502 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 3,500 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 3,555 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 3,384 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 3,489 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 3,419 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 3,502 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 3,270 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 3,603 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 3,500 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 3,804 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1For Those Who Think Young7.63,675
2Flight 17.83,564
3The Benefactor7.83,502
4Three Sundays8.13,500
5The New Girl8.33,555
6Maidenform7.93,384
7The Gold Violin8.43,489
8A Night to Remember8.33,419
9Six Month Leave8.53,502
10The Inheritance7.93,270
11The Jet Set8.33,603
12The Mountain King8.53,500
13Meditations in an Emergency8.93,804

Season 3 (2009)

8.41 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 9.6 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 3,352 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 3,132 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 3,336 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 3,129 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 3,161 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 4,241 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 3,225 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 3,095 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 3,053 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 3,123 votesEp 11: 9.2 · 4,245 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 3,597 votesEp 13: 9.6 · 7,174 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Out of Town8.13,352
2Love Among the Ruins7.73,132
3My Old Kentucky Home8.03,336
4The Arrangements8.03,129
5The Fog8.03,161
6Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency9.14,241
7Seven Twenty Three8.43,225
8Souvenir7.93,095
9Wee Small Hours8.13,053
10The Color Blue8.33,123
11The Gypsy and the Hobo9.24,245
12The Grown-Ups8.93,597
13Shut the Door. Have a Seat9.67,174

Season 4 (2010)

8.67 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 9.0 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 3,390 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 3,101 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 3,419 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 3,056 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 3,202 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 3,238 votesEp 7: 9.7 · 8,233 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 3,354 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 3,379 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 3,095 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 2,892 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 3,162 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 3,613 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Public Relations8.53,390
2Christmas Comes But Once a Year8.23,101
3The Good News8.73,419
4The Rejected8.23,056
5The Chrysanthemum and the Sword8.63,202
6Waldorf Stories8.63,238
7The Suitcase9.78,233
8The Summer Man8.63,354
9The Beautiful Girls8.83,379
10Hands and Knees8.73,095
11Chinese Wall8.32,892
12Blowing Smoke8.83,162
13Tomorrowland9.03,613

Season 5 (2012)

8.62 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 3,437 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 3,110 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 2,985 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 3,249 votesEp 5: 9.1 · 3,959 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 4,304 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 3,284 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 2,987 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 2,827 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 2,955 votesEp 11: 9.4 · 4,568 votesEp 12: 9.4 · 4,410 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 3,252 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Little Kiss, Part 18.53,437
2A Little Kiss, Part 28.43,110
3Tea Leaves7.82,985
4Mystery Date8.63,249
5Signal 309.13,959
6Far Away Places9.14,304
7At the Codfish Ball8.73,284
8Lady Lazarus8.22,987
9Dark Shadows8.02,827
10Christmas Waltz8.22,955
11The Other Woman9.44,568
12Commissions and Fees9.44,410
13The Phantom8.63,252

Season 6 (2013)

8.25 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 9.1 48 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 3,090 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 2,897 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 2,829 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,793 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 2,933 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 3,334 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 2,796 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 3,679 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 2,866 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 2,705 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 3,052 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 2,747 votesEp 13: 9.1 · 3,529 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Doorway, Part 17.53,090
2The Doorway, Part 27.62,897
3Collaborators7.82,829
4To Have and to Hold8.02,793
5The Flood8.22,933
6For Immediate Release8.83,334
7Man with a Plan7.92,796
8The Crash8.73,679
9The Better Half8.32,866
10A Tale of Two Cities8.12,705
11Favors8.83,052
12The Quality of Mercy8.52,747
13In Care Of9.13,529

Season 7 (2014)

8.61 avg 14 episodes 7.9 → 9.3 48 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 3,003 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 2,888 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 2,987 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 2,854 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 2,899 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 3,329 votesEp 7: 9.5 · 4,711 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 2,972 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 2,829 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 2,825 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 3,083 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 3,322 votesEp 13: 9.1 · 3,627 votesEp 14: 9.3 · 5,976 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Time Zones7.93,003
2A Day's Work8.32,888
3Field Trip8.52,987
4The Monolith8.52,854
5The Runaways8.52,899
6The Strategy8.93,329
7Waterloo9.54,711
8Severance8.12,972
9New Business7.82,829
10The Forecast8.22,825
11Time & Life8.93,083
12Lost Horizon9.03,322
13The Milk and Honey Route9.13,627
14Person to Person9.35,976
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