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Northern Exposure (1990)

Comedy · Drama

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

IMDb rating
8.4 (25,093 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

7.86 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.8 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 845 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 650 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 589 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 527 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 580 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 498 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 486 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 646 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.0845
2Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence8.0650
3Soapy Sanderson7.6589
4Dreams, Schemes and Putting Greens7.4527
5Russian Flu8.0580
6Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes7.5498
7A Kodiak Moment7.6486
8Aurora Borealis8.8646

Season 2 (1991)

8.27 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 453 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 481 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 453 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 417 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 539 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 468 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 453 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Goodbye to All That8.0453
2The Big Kiss8.4481
3All Is Vanity8.3453
4What I Did for Love8.0417
5Spring Break8.8539
6War and Peace8.0468
7Slow Dance8.4453

Season 3 (1991)

8.12 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 421 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 403 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 387 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 388 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 407 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 390 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 369 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 378 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 373 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 438 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 347 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 352 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 360 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 392 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 365 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 428 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 340 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 321 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 362 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 349 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 339 votesEp 22: 8.2 · 318 votesEp 23: 9.0 · 597 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Bumpy Road to Love8.2421
2Only You8.0403
3Oy, Wilderness7.9387
4Animals R Us8.0388
5Jules et Joel7.6407
6The Body in Question8.1390
7Roots8.2369
8A-Hunting We Will Go8.3378
9Get Real7.9373
10Seoul Mates8.5438
11Dateline: Cicely7.9347
12Our Tribe7.9352
13Things Become Extinct8.2360
14Burning Down the House8.5392
15Democracy in America8.0365
16The Three Amigos8.5428
17Lost and Found8.1340
18My Mother, My Sister7.4321
19Wake Up Call8.1362
20The Final Frontier8.3349
21It Happened in Juneau8.0339
22Our Wedding8.2318
23Cicely9.0597

Season 4 (1992)

8.01 avg 25 episodes 8.4 → 7.4 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 360 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 334 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 321 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 325 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 305 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 321 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 290 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 320 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 281 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 326 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 312 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 293 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 295 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 302 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 300 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 303 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 277 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 313 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 264 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 278 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 308 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 302 votesEp 23: 7.7 · 244 votesEp 24: 7.7 · 254 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 300 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Northwest Passages8.4360
2Midnight Sun8.4334
3Nothing's Perfect8.1321
4Heroes7.5325
5Blowing Bubbles7.7305
6On Your Own8.0321
7The Bad Seed7.5290
8Thanksgiving8.1320
9Do the Right Thing7.6281
10Crime and Punishment8.5326
11Survival of the Species7.2312
12Revelations8.1293
13Duets8.3295
14Grosse Pointe, 482308.0302
15Learning Curve8.3300
16Ill Wind8.5303
17Love's Labour Mislaid8.1277
18Northern Lights8.4313
19Family Feud7.9264
20Homesick7.7278
21The Big Feast8.6308
22Kaddish, for Uncle Manny8.6302
23Mud and Blood7.7244
24Sleeping with the Enemy7.7254
25Old Tree7.4300

Season 5 (1993)

7.70 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 255 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 248 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 240 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 230 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 250 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 254 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 256 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 257 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 225 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 276 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 250 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 268 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 247 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 240 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 281 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 247 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 254 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 253 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 243 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 234 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 236 votesEp 22: 6.4 · 242 votesEp 23: 7.6 · 220 votesEp 24: 7.8 · 224 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Three Doctors8.0255
2The Mystery of the Old Curio Shop7.6248
3Jaws of Life7.5240
4Altered Egos7.4230
5A River Doesn't Run Through It7.3250
6Birds of a Feather7.7254
7Rosebud7.8256
8Heal Thyself8.0257
9A Cup of Joe7.6225
10First Snow8.4276
11Baby Blues7.4250
12Mr. Sandman8.3268
13Mite Makes Right8.0247
14A Bolt from the Blue7.6240
15Hello, I Love You8.1281
16Northern Hospitality7.6247
17Una Volta in L'Inverno8.0254
18Fish Story7.6253
19The Gift of the Maggie7.8243
20A Wing and a Prayer7.6234
21I Feel the Earth Move7.6236
22Grand Prix6.4242
23Blood Ties7.6220
24Lovers and Madmen7.8224

Season 6 (1994)

7.27 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 7.2 46 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 263 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 217 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 242 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 223 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 233 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 247 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 230 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 272 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 223 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 224 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 224 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 227 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 229 votesEp 14: 7.1 · 208 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 340 votesEp 16: 6.8 · 213 votesEp 17: 7.3 · 218 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 229 votesEp 19: 7.1 · 218 votesEp 20: 6.8 · 214 votesEp 21: 6.5 · 210 votesEp 22: 6.5 · 213 votesEp 23: 7.2 · 273 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dinner at Seven Thirty7.9263
2Eye of the Beholder7.3217
3Shofar, So Good7.7242
4The Letter7.6223
5The Robe7.1233
6Zarya6.7247
7Full Upright Position7.2230
8Up River8.4272
9Sons of the Tundra7.2223
10Realpolitik7.0224
11The Great Mushroom7.6224
12Mi Casa, Su Casa7.6227
13Horns7.5229
14The Mommy's Curse7.1208
15The Quest8.4340
16Lucky People6.8213
17The Graduate7.3218
18Little Italy6.7229
19Balls7.1218
20Buss Stop6.8214
21Ursa Minor6.5210
22Let's Dance6.5213
23Tranquility Base7.2273
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