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Masters of Sex (2013)

Drama · Romance

William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.

IMDb rating
7.9 (40,493 votes)
Episode average
8.0 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.15 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 1,345 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 978 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 896 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 853 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 976 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 822 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 768 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 751 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 716 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 731 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 691 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 803 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.01,345
2Race to Space7.7978
3Standard Deviation7.9896
4Thank You for Coming8.0853
5Catherine8.6976
6Brave New World8.3822
7All Together Now8.2768
8Love and Marriage8.0751
9Involuntary8.1716
10Fallout8.1731
11Phallic Victories8.2691
12Manhigh8.7803

Season 2 (2014)

8.07 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 58 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 668 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 564 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 996 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 542 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 529 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 562 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 517 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 488 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 467 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 485 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 509 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 504 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Parallax7.9668
2Kyrie Eleison7.8564
3Fight8.7996
4Dirty Jobs7.9542
5Giants8.1529
6Blackbird8.3562
7Asterion7.9517
8Mirror, Mirror7.7488
9Story of My Life7.9467
10Below the Belt8.0485
11One for the Money, Two for the Show8.3509
12The Revolution Will Not Be Televised8.3504

Season 3 (2015)

7.79 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 465 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 419 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 401 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 387 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 394 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 374 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 374 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 373 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 363 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 369 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 415 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 419 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Parliament of Owls8.0465
2Three's a Crowd7.6419
3The Excitement of Release7.6401
4Undue Influence7.7387
5Matters of Gravity8.2394
6Two Scents7.8374
7Monkey Business7.1374
8Surrogates7.6373
9High Anxiety7.4363
10Through a Glass, Darkly7.8369
11Party of Four8.4415
12Full Ten Count8.3419

Season 4 (2016)

8.03 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 57 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 353 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 322 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 311 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 452 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 334 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 339 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 294 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 313 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 302 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 337 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Freefall7.7353
2Inventory7.7322
3The Pleasure Protocol7.7311
4Coats or Keys8.8452
5Outliers8.1334
6Family Only8.4339
7In to Me You See7.7294
8Topeka8.2313
9Night and Day8.0302
10The Eyes of God8.0337

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