Popular (1999)

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Brooke McQueen, a popular cheerleader at Jacqueline Kennedy High School, and Sam McPherson, the editor of the school paper, are polar opposites. When their single parents unexpectedly meet and get engaged, Brooke and Sam have to deal with their new situation on top of regular teenage girl problems.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (7,305 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

Declining trajectory: each season no better than the last. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well. See every Declining show in the explorer →

Browse all Declining shows in the explorer → Open in Rising Shows app → View on IMDb

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

7.91 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 45 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Phantom Menace	8.0	96
2	Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems	8.0	84
3	Under Siege	7.8	81
4	Windstruck	7.8	75
5	Slumber Party Massacre	7.8	83
6	Truth or Consequences	7.9	75
7	Queen B.	8.0	74
8	Tonight's the Night	8.0	75
9	Wild, Wild Mess	7.9	71
10	Fall on Your Knees	8.5	100
11	Ex, Lies and Videotape	8.1	72
12	The Trial of Emory Dick	7.9	71
13	Hope in a Jar	8.1	77
14	Caged!	8.6	96
15	Booty Camp	7.8	80
16	All About Adam	8.0	81
17	Lord of the Files	7.5	64
18	Ch-Ch-Changes	7.9	91
19	Hard on the Outside, Soft in the Middle	8.0	72
20	We Are Family	7.5	63
21	What Makes Sammy Run	7.7	66
22	Two Weddings and a Funeral	7.3	78

Season 2 (2000)

7.73 avg 21 episodes 7.4 → 8.3 45 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Timber!	7.4	63
2	Baby, Don't Do It!	7.7	59
3	Citizen Shame	7.6	57
4	The Sweetest Taboo	7.4	56
5	Joe Loves Mary Cherry	8.1	61
6	Style and Substance Abuse	7.7	58
7	Ur-ine Trouble	8.3	57
8	Misery Loathes Company	7.5	70
9	Are You There God? It's Me Ann-Margret	7.8	63
10	The Consequences of Falling	8.1	65
11	Fire in the Hole	7.9	54
12	The Shocking Possession of Harrison John	7.3	55
13	Mary Charity	7.5	54
14	The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated	8.5	66
15	It's Greek to Me	7.8	56
16	Fag	6.4	83
17	Coup	7.7	52
18	The Brain Game	7.6	58
19	I Know What You Did Last Spring Break	7.9	65
20	Don't Tug on Superman's Cape...	7.9	56
21	Promblems	8.3	71

Popular (1999)

Cast

Seasons

Shows like this