Night Court (1984)

Name: Night Court
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll

Comedy

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (19,899 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

7.42 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 7.4 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	All You Need Is Love	7.5	452
2	Santa Goes Downtown	7.7	450
3	The Former Harry Stone	7.5	336
4	Welcome Back, Momma	7.4	309
5	The Eye of the Beholder	7.2	290
6	Death Threat	7.1	283
7	Once in Love with Harry	7.4	268
8	Quadrangle of Love	7.3	269
9	Wonder Drugs	7.3	277
10	Some Like It Hot	7.7	270
11	Harry and the Rock Star	7.4	285
12	Bull's Baby	7.6	268
13	Hi Honey, I'm Home	7.4	266

Season 2 (1984)

7.41 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.0 27 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Nun	7.5	279
2	Daddy for the Defense	7.7	252
3	Billie and the Cat	7.3	250
4	Pick a Number	7.4	236
5	The Computer Kid	6.7	241
6	Bull Gets a Kid	7.6	246
7	Harry on Trial	8.0	247
8	Harry and the Madam	7.3	244
9	Inside Harry Stone	7.6	232
10	The Blizzard	7.7	240
11	Take My Wife, Please	7.4	230
12	The Birthday Visitor	7.4	225
13	Dan's Parents	8.1	264
14	Nuts About Harry	7.6	262
15	An Old Flame	7.2	220
16	The Gypsy	7.2	217
17	Battling Bailiff	7.1	224
18	Billie's Valentine	6.9	213
19	Married Alive	7.7	219
20	Mac and Quon Le: Together Again	7.3	207
21	World War III	7.4	218
22	Walk, Don't Wheel	7.0	226

Season 3 (1985)

7.55 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 27 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hello, Goodbye	8.1	252
2	The Hostage	7.3	211
3	Dad's First Date	7.4	208
4	Mac and Quon Le: No Reservations	7.5	203
5	Halloween Too	7.4	234
6	Best of Friends	7.4	250
7	Dan's Boss	7.8	231
8	Up on the Roof	7.3	211
9	Wheels of Justice: Part 1	8.0	218
10	Wheels of Justice: Part 2	7.9	208
11	Walk Away, Renee	7.5	203
12	Dan's Escort	7.3	196
13	The Night Off	7.5	205
14	Harry and Leon	7.4	202
15	The Apartment	7.8	201
16	Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye	7.6	201
17	The Mugger	7.3	186
18	Could This Be Magic?	7.0	184
19	Monkey Business	7.2	190
20	The Retirement	7.5	182
21	Hurricane: Part 1	7.9	218
22	Hurricane: Part 2	8.0	224

Season 4 (1986)

7.51 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 29 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Next Voice You Hear...	8.2	218
2	Giving Thanks	7.9	214
3	Author, Author	7.3	189
4	Halloween II: The Return of Leon	7.0	180
5	Dan's Operation: Part 1	7.5	192
6	Dan's Operation: Part 2	7.7	191
7	The New Judge	7.3	186
8	Contempt of Courting	7.3	195
9	Earthquake	7.6	191
10	Prince of a Guy	7.2	204
11	New Year's Leave	7.5	189
12	Murder	7.7	190
13	Baby Talk	7.0	177
14	The Modest Proposal	6.9	174
15	A Day in the Life	8.6	248
16	Rabid	7.3	174
17	Christine's Friend	7.4	181
18	Caught Red Handed	7.4	178
19	Paternity	7.7	175
20	Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson	7.3	180
21	Her Honor: Part 1	7.7	177
22	Her Honor: Part 2	7.8	171

Season 5 (1987)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.7 29 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Her Honor: Part 3	7.9	176
2	Her Honor: Part 4	7.8	176
3	Death of a Bailiff	8.1	172
4	Ladies Night	7.7	168
5	Safe	7.6	173
6	Mac's Dilemma	7.8	181
7	Who Was That Mashed Man?	8.4	219
8	No Hard Feelings	7.5	185
9	The Constitution: Part 1	7.6	179
10	The Constitution: Part 2	7.7	174
11	Let It Snow	7.8	183
12	Dan, the Walking Time Bomb	7.3	165
13	Hit the Road, Jack	7.1	155
14	I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic	8.1	187
15	Chrizzi's Honor	7.4	166
16	Another Day in the Life	8.4	210
17	Heart of Stone	7.8	163
18	Russkie Business	7.2	166
19	Jung and the Restless	7.7	169
20	Top Judge	7.5	168
21	Mac's Millions	7.3	163
22	Danny Got His Gun: Part 1	7.7	170

Season 6 (1988)

7.48 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 29 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Danny Got His Gun: Part 2	7.7	178
2	Danny Got His Gun: Part 3	7.8	176
3	Fire	7.2	157
4	Harry and the Tramp	7.7	165
5	Educating Rhoda	7.7	180
6	The Last Temptation of Mac	7.4	169
7	The Law Club	7.8	148
8	Night Court of the Living Dead	7.3	154
9	The Night Court Before Christmas	7.9	173
10	Mental Giant	7.5	156
11	Rock-a-Bye Baby	6.9	145
12	Clip Show: Part 1	7.1	145
13	Clip Show: Part 2	7.1	147
14	The Trouble Is Not in Your Set	7.6	152
15	The Game Show	7.5	155
16	This Old Man	7.0	141
17	Strange Bedfellows	7.5	156
18	From Snoop to Nuts: Part 1	7.6	153
19	From Snoop to Nuts: Part 2	7.8	154
20	Pen Pal	7.3	155
21	Not My Type	6.9	147
22	Yet Another Day in the Life	8.2	200

Season 7 (1989)

7.36 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 7.7 30 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Life with Buddy	7.3	156
2	If I Were a Rich Man	7.3	148
3	The Cop and the Lady	7.2	152
4	Come Back to the Five and Dime, Stephen King, Stephen King	7.6	160
5	Blue Suede Bull	7.3	144
6	For Love or Money	7.7	151
7	Auntie Maim	7.0	157
8	Attack of the Mac Snacks	7.5	155
9	Branded: Part 1	7.4	142
10	Branded: Part 2	7.5	142
11	Passion Plundered	7.4	144
12	Amore or Less	7.1	141
13	Razing Bull	7.1	148
14	Futureman	7.2	144
15	Wedding Bell Blues: Part 1	7.1	131
16	Wedding Bell Blues: Part 2	7.5	129
17	The Talk Show	7.2	139
18	Melvin and Harold	7.5	143
19	The Glasnost Menagerie	7.1	142
20	I Said Dance!	6.9	134
21	My Three Dads	7.8	149
22	Still Another Day in the Life	7.7	145
23	A Closer Look	7.6	137
24	The Blues of the Birth	7.7	145

Season 8 (1990)

7.32 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 30 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Family Affair: Part 1	7.5	141
2	A Family Affair: Part 2	7.5	127
3	When Harry Met Margaret	7.2	137
4	Can't Buy Me Love	7.1	133
5	Death Takes a Halloween	8.1	160
6	Crossroads: Part 1	7.3	128
7	Crossroads: Part 2	7.5	127
8	Day Court	7.7	136
9	A Night Court at the Opera	7.4	139
10	Nobody Says Rat Fink Anymore	7.2	139
11	Jail Bait	7.0	143
12	It's Just a Joke	6.3	157
13	Bringing Down Baby	6.8	138
14	Presumed Insolvent	7.8	136
15	Mama Was a Rollin' Stone	7.2	134
16	Attachments Included	7.3	131
17	Alone Again, Naturally	7.5	130
18	Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud--It Is a Wonderful Life... Sorta	7.6	145
19	To Sleep, No More	7.6	136
20	With a Little Help from My Friends	6.9	135
21	Mac Takes a Vocation	7.0	137
22	Harry's Fifteen Minutes	7.2	123
23	Where There's a Will, There's a Tony: Part 1	7.6	129
24	Where There's a Will, There's a Tony: Part 2	7.5	127

Season 9 (1991)

7.04 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 6.9 29 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Guy Named Phantom: Part 1	7.2	146
2	A Guy Named Phantom: Part 2	7.2	136
3	My Life as a Dog Lawyer	7.2	139
4	Puppy Love	7.3	138
5	Pop Goes the Question	6.9	130
6	Guess Who's Listening to Dinner?	7.2	134
7	Looking for Mr. Shannon	7.3	128
8	Teacher's Pet	6.7	129
9	The System Works	6.7	130
10	Get Me to the Roof on Time	7.4	146
11	Santa on the Lam	7.0	141
12	Shave and a Haircut	6.7	131
13	A New York Story	7.2	131
14	Undressed for Success	7.0	122
15	Poker? I Hardly Know Her	6.9	120
16	Party Girl: Part 1	6.9	133
17	Party Girl: Part 2	7.1	133
18	To Sir with... Ah, What the Heck... Love	6.9	125
19	P.S. Do I Know You?	7.5	121
20	Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 1	6.8	140
21	Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 2	6.8	149
22	The 1992 Boat Show	6.9	156