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Queer as Folk (2000)

Drama · Romance

Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.

IMDb rating
8.5 (24,293 votes)
Episode average
8.3 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Paramount+
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

8.46 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 9.3 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 637 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 264 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 399 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 368 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 365 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 346 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 350 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 357 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 338 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 331 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 335 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 315 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 308 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 311 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 302 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 298 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 304 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 286 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 303 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 344 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 296 votesEp 22: 9.3 · 518 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Premiere8.5637
2Queer, There and Everywhere8.2264
3No Bris, No Shirt, No Service8.3399
4Ted's Not Dead8.3368
5Now Approaching... The Line8.4365
6The Art of Desperation8.4346
7Smells Like Codependence8.6350
8Babylon Boomerang8.6357
9Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)8.5338
10Queens of the Road8.4331
11Surprise!8.8335
12Move It or Lose It8.3315
13Very Stupid People8.2308
14A Change of Heart8.5311
15The Ties That Bind8.4302
16French Fried8.3298
17Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)8.3304
18Surprise Kill8.4286
19Good Grief!8.4303
20The King of Babylon8.7344
21Running to Stand Still8.4296
22Full Circle9.3518

Season 2 (2002)

8.31 avg 20 episodes 8.7 → 8.3 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 319 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 297 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 267 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 315 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 265 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 274 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 252 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 266 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 254 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 251 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 262 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 248 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 247 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 247 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 247 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 256 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 243 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 248 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 242 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 262 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Home Is Where the Ass Is8.7319
2All Better Now8.5297
3Hypocrisy: Don't Do It8.3267
4Pride8.9315
5...Wherever That Dream May Lead You8.5265
6Mixed Blessings8.6274
7The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)8.4252
8Love for Sale8.1266
9Accentuate the Positive8.3254
10Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)8.3251
11The Wedding8.3262
12One Degree of Brian Kinney8.0248
13It's Because I'm Gay, Right?8.1247
14The Dangers of Sex and Drugs8.3247
15Rage Against This Machine8.3247
16You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!8.0256
17You Can Leda Girl to Pussy8.0243
18Sick, Sick, Sick8.2248
19Bowling for Equality8.2242
20Out with a Whimper8.3262

Season 3 (2003)

8.19 avg 14 episodes 8.3 → 9.0 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 254 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 236 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 248 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 243 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 254 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 265 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 270 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 271 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 238 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 237 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 269 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 236 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 256 votesEp 14: 9.0 · 304 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mad Dog Kinney8.3254
2House Full of Children8.0236
3Doctors of Dickology7.9248
4Brat-Sitting8.3243
5There's Nothing Noble About Being Poor8.0254
6One Ring to Rule Them All7.7265
7Stop Hurting Us8.0270
8Hunt(Er) for Love8.3271
9Big Fucking Mouth8.2238
10Uncle Ben8.2237
11Poster May Lead to the Truth8.3269
12Drugs, Sex and Lies8.3236
13Tweaked-Out, Fucked-Out Crystal Queen8.2256
14The Election9.0304

Season 4 (2004)

8.21 avg 14 episodes 8.5 → 8.5 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 266 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 249 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 221 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 218 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 218 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 231 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 241 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 219 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 222 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 226 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 246 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 250 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 224 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 241 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Just a Little Help8.5266
2Stand Up for Ourselves8.0249
3Starting a Whole New Life7.9221
4Escalating Violence8.0218
5How Far You Can Go8.1218
6Death in the Family8.4231
7Preponderance of Death8.4241
8Two Kinds of Lies8.1219
9Have Some Balls8.2222
10The Snake in Paradise8.2226
11Gay or Straight? That's the Question8.1246
12Irritation and Separation8.2250
13Proposal of Two Kinds8.4224
14Liberty Ride8.5241

Season 5 (2005)

8.36 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 246 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 227 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 220 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 248 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 255 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 248 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 231 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 237 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 249 votesEp 10: 9.4 · 400 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 284 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 261 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 363 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Move and Leave8.0246
2Back in Business7.9227
3Fags Are No Different Than People8.1220
4Hard Decisions8.1248
5Excluding and Abstemiousness7.9255
6Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind8.0248
7Hope Against Hope8.3231
8Honest to Yourself8.2237
9Anything in Common8.5249
10I Love You9.4400
11Fuckin' Revenge8.8284
12Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise)8.6261
13We Will Survive!8.9363
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