Quantum Leap (1989)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (39,928 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.62 avg 9 episodes 7.8 → 7.2 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Genesis: Part 1 - September 13, 1956	7.8	4,322
2	Genesis: Part 2 - September 13, 1956	7.8	962
3	Star-Crossed - June 15, 1972	7.5	915
4	The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974	7.1	855
5	How the Tess Was Won - August 5, 1956	7.2	788
6	Double Identity - November 8, 1965	7.4	763
7	The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955	8.5	886
8	Camikazi Kid - June 6, 1961	8.1	824
9	Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953	7.2	747

Season 2 (1989)

7.59 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.9 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Honeymoon Express - April 27, 1960	7.5	677
2	Disco Inferno - April 1, 1976	7.4	644
3	The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953	7.9	678
4	What Price Gloria? - October 16, 1961	7.7	686
5	Blind Faith - February 6, 1964	7.4	635
6	Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959	8.2	705
7	Thou Shalt Not... - February 2, 1974	7.2	585
8	Jimmy - October 14, 1964	8.5	767
9	So Help Me God - July 29, 1957	8.0	632
10	Catch a Falling Star - May 21, 1979	7.7	736
11	A Portrait for Troian - February 7, 1971	6.9	583
12	Animal Frat - October 19, 1967	7.2	554
13	Another Mother - September 30, 1981	8.0	643
14	All-Americans - November 6, 1962	7.2	525
15	Her Charm - September 26, 1973	7.1	522
16	Freedom - November 22, 1970	7.5	548
17	Good Night, Dear Heart - November 9, 1957	7.7	553
18	Pool Hall Blues - September 4, 1954	7.7	540
19	Leaping in Without a Net - November 18, 1958	7.1	516
20	Maybe Baby - March 11, 1963	7.1	505
21	Sea Bride - June 3, 1954	7.1	509
22	M.I.A. - April 1, 1969	8.9	803

Season 3 (1990)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 9.2 → 8.8 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969	9.2	978
2	The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) - April 7, 1970	9.1	904
3	Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963	7.2	495
4	One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965	7.0	484
5	The Boogieman - October 31, 1964	8.0	673
6	Miss Deep South - June 7, 1958	7.4	513
7	Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965	7.8	569
8	The Great Spontini - May 9, 1974	7.2	486
9	Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958	7.2	500
10	A Little Miracle - December 24, 1962	7.9	553
11	Runaway - July 4, 1964	7.5	480
12	8½ Months - November 15, 1955	7.3	504
13	Future Boy - October 6, 1957	8.1	532
14	Private Dancer - October 6, 1979	7.8	533
15	Piano Man - November 10, 1985	7.1	493
16	Southern Comforts - August 4, 1961	7.2	465
17	Glitter Rock - April 12, 1974	7.6	540
18	A Hunting Will We Go - June 18, 1976	7.4	483
19	Last Dance Before an Execution - May 12, 1971	8.1	475
20	Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955	7.0	435
21	Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962	7.6	457
22	Shock Theater - October 3, 1954	8.8	613

Season 4 (1991)

7.55 avg 22 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 49 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Leap Back - June 15, 1945	8.8	682
2	Play Ball - August 6, 1961	7.4	448
3	Hurricane - August 17, 1969	7.2	450
4	Justice - May 11, 1965	8.2	486
5	Permanent Wave - June 2, 1983	7.3	454
6	Raped - June 20, 1980	8.2	510
7	The Wrong Stuff - January 24, 1961	7.6	481
8	Dreams - February 28, 1979	7.1	453
9	A Single Drop of Rain - September 7, 1953	7.5	435
10	Unchained - November 2, 1956	7.3	434
11	The Play's the Thing - September 9, 1969	6.9	427
12	Running for Honor - June 11, 1964	7.8	481
13	Temptation Eyes - February 1, 1985	7.8	477
14	The Last Gunfighter - November 28, 1957	7.0	416
15	A Song for the Soul - April 7, 1963	7.1	444
16	Ghost Ship - August 13, 1956	7.7	457
17	Roberto! - January 27, 1982	7.4	419
18	It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958	8.3	500
19	Moments to Live - May 4, 1985	6.8	421
20	The Curse of Ptah-Hotep - March 2, 1957	7.4	444
21	Stand Up - April 30, 1959	6.7	440
22	A Leap for Lisa - June 25, 1957	8.5	537

Season 5 (1992)

7.52 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 9.1 48 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lee Harvey Oswald: Part 1 - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963	7.3	536
2	Lee Harvey Oswald: Part 2 - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963	7.6	499
3	Leaping of the Shrew - September 27, 1956	7.3	481
4	Nowhere to Run - August 10, 1968	8.0	471
5	Killin' Time - June 18, 1958	8.0	458
6	Star Light, Star Bright - May 21, 1966	7.3	420
7	Deliver Us from Evil - March 19, 1966	8.0	496
8	Trilogy: Part 1 - August 8, 1955	7.8	454
9	Trilogy: Part 2 - June 14, 1966	7.8	466
10	Trilogy: Part 3 - July 28, 1978	8.0	469
11	Promised Land - December 22, 1971	7.5	389
12	A Tale of Two Sweeties - February 25, 1958	6.9	397
13	Liberation - October 16, 1968	6.8	394
14	Dr. Ruth - April 25, 1985	6.9	412
15	Blood Moon - March 10, 1975	6.1	433
16	Return of the Evil Leaper - October 8, 1956	7.5	425
17	Revenge of the Evil Leaper - September 16, 1987	7.4	411
18	Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960	7.5	451
19	The Beast Within - November 6, 1972	7.0	365
20	The Leap Between the States - September 20, 1862	8.2	444
21	Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954	7.5	418
22	Mirror Image - August 8, 1953	9.1	974