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Melissa & Joey (2010)

Comedy · Romance

Mel is a local politician from a political family. When a family scandal leaves her niece, Lennox, and nephew, Ryder, without their parents, Mel takes them in. She hires Joe to become the family's male nanny, or "manny," after a Ponzi scheme leaves him broke.

IMDb rating
7.0 (20,614 votes)
Episode average
7.6 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.26 avg 30 episodes 6.8 → 7.8 22 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 250 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 203 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 194 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 185 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 183 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 176 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 170 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 187 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 166 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 169 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 172 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 164 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 173 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 162 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 159 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 153 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 163 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 149 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 148 votesEp 20: 7.3 · 148 votesEp 21: 7.4 · 151 votesEp 22: 7.3 · 150 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 149 votesEp 24: 7.1 · 137 votesEp 25: 7.6 · 162 votesEp 26: 7.5 · 153 votesEp 27: 7.2 · 149 votesEp 28: 7.2 · 154 votesEp 29: 7.6 · 154 votesEp 30: 7.8 · 156 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot6.8250
2Moving On6.9203
3Nanny Love7.1194
4Boy Toys 'R' Us6.8185
5The Perfect Storm7.2183
6Spies & Lies7.0176
7Up Close & Personal7.2170
8Dancing with the Stars of Toledo7.7187
9Seoul Man7.2166
10In Lennox We Trust7.1169
11A Fright in the Attic7.3172
12Joe Knows7.1164
13Enemies with Benefits7.2173
14Don't Train on My Parade7.2162
15Lost in Translation7.3159
16Joe Versus the Reunion7.4153
17Toledo's Next Top Model7.1163
18The Mel Word7.5149
19Auction Hero7.3148
20Waiting for Mr. Right7.3148
21Young Love7.4151
22Mel and Joe's Anniversary7.3150
23Going the Distance?7.5149
24All Politics is Local7.1137
25The Other Longo7.6162
26Teacher/Teacher7.5153
27Play Ball7.2149
28A House Divided7.2154
29Do as I Say, Not as I Did7.6154
30The Settlement7.8156

Season 2 (2012)

7.41 avg 15 episodes 7.4 → 7.4 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 158 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 151 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 160 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 151 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 140 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 148 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 146 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 153 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 143 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 126 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 135 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 126 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 130 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 133 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 154 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1I Can Manage7.4158
2If You Can't Stand the Heat7.4151
3Good to Go7.6160
4All Up in My Business7.6151
5The Knockout7.4140
6Breaking Up Is Hard to Do7.3148
7Mixed Doubles7.1146
8The Donor7.7153
9Eat, Pray, Date7.5143
10Pretty Big Liars7.3126
11A Pair of Sneakers7.5135
12Mother of All Problems7.2126
13Wherefore Art Thou Lennox7.3130
14From Russia with Love7.4133
15Mel Marries Joe7.4154

Season 3 (2013)

7.81 avg 37 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 162 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 142 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 139 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 132 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 134 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 135 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 134 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 132 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 134 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 141 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 135 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 126 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 127 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 150 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 157 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 139 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 139 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 123 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 121 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 122 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 131 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 119 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 125 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 110 votesEp 25: 8.0 · 111 votesEp 26: 7.9 · 123 votesEp 27: 7.8 · 119 votesEp 28: 7.8 · 117 votesEp 29: 8.0 · 110 votesEp 30: 8.1 · 114 votesEp 31: 8.7 · 157 votesEp 32: 8.4 · 124 votesEp 33: 7.7 · 112 votesEp 34: 8.1 · 115 votesEp 35: 8.3 · 116 votesEp 36: 8.1 · 120 votesEp 37: 8.0 · 128 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Works for Me7.5162
2Toxic Parents7.6142
3Inside Job7.5139
4Can't Hardly Wait7.5132
5Oh Brother7.5134
6The Truth Hurts7.5135
7The Unkindest Cut7.5134
8The Unfriending7.5132
9Something Happened7.4134
10Family Feud8.0141
11Fast Times7.4135
12Bad Influence7.6126
13Teach Your Children7.2127
14What Happens in Jersey...: Part 18.0150
15What Happens in Jersey...: Part 28.2157
16A New Kind of Family Christmas7.7139
17A Decent Proposal8.1139
18Independence Day7.9123
19The New Deal7.9121
20Feel the Burn7.5122
21Plus One7.8131
22House Broken7.7119
23Couples Therapy7.5125
24To Tell the Truth8.0110
25My Roof, My Rules8.0111
26The Chaperones7.9123
27I'll Cut You7.8119
28Catch & Release7.8117
29Born to Run8.0110
30More Than Roommates8.1114
31Accidents Will Happen8.7157
32Right Time, Right Place8.4124
33Don't Look Back in Anger7.7112
34Uninvited8.1115
35You're the One That I Want8.3116
36Maybe I'm Amazed8.1120
37At Last8.0128

Season 4 (2014)

7.71 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 8.4 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 180 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 131 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 125 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 122 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 84 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 120 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 126 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 118 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 117 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 114 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 113 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 110 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 114 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 112 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 110 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 105 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 111 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 130 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 106 votesEp 20: 8.0 · 107 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 108 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 143 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Witch Came First7.3180
2A Melanie & Josiah Christmas6.7131
3The Honeymooners7.5125
4The Day After7.2122
5Let's Get It Started8.084
6Failure to Communicate7.2120
7Thanks But No Thanks7.4126
8Face the Music7.1118
9Being There7.2117
10Parental Guidance7.7114
11Gone Girl7.7113
12You Say You Want an Ovulation8.1110
13Call of Duty8.5114
14You Little Devil7.9112
15The Book Club8.2110
16The Early Shift8.1105
17The Parent Trap8.3111
18Melissa & Joey's Frozen7.0130
19Put a Ring on It7.9106
20Game Night8.0107
21Be the Bigger Person8.2108
22Double Happiness8.4143

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