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Party Down (2009)

Comedy · Drama

A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'

IMDb rating
8.2 (39,948 votes)
Episode average
8.1 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Netflix · Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.88 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 28 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 915 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 780 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 709 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 650 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 672 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 634 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 581 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 657 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 629 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 585 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party7.3915
2California College Conservative Union Caucus7.6780
3Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar8.0709
4Investors Dinner7.8650
5Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty7.9672
6Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen8.0634
7Brandix Corporate Retreat7.5581
8Celebrate Ricky Sargulesh8.3657
9James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion8.3629
10Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception8.1585

Season 2 (2010)

8.27 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 8.7 28 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 612 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 516 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 536 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 524 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 671 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 521 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 514 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 470 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 501 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 537 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Jackal Onassis Backstage Party8.3612
2Precious Lights Pre-School Auction7.8516
3Nick DiCintio's Orgy Night8.0536
4James Ellison Funeral8.3524
5Steve Guttenberg's Birthday8.8671
6Not on Your Wife Opening Night8.1521
7Party Down Company Picnic8.3514
8Joel Munt's Big Deal Party7.9470
9Cole Landry's Draft Day Party8.5501
10Constance Carmell Wedding8.7537

Season 3 (2023)

8.03 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 32 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 499 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 394 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 436 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 450 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 378 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 369 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Kyle Bradway Is Nitromancer8.0499
2Jack Botty's Delayed Post-Pandemic Surprise Party7.8394
3First Annual PI2A Symposium8.0436
4KSGY-95 Prizewinner's Luau8.5450
5Once Upon a Time 'Proms Away' Prom-otional Event7.9378
6Sepulveda Basin High School Spring Play Opening Night8.0369

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