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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 (24,206 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
fuboTV · Paramount+ · YouTube TV · Philo · Pluto TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

8.45 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 9.3 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 627 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 256 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 391 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 360 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 359 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 342 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 346 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 353 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 335 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 327 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 331 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 308 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 302 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 305 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 296 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 292 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 298 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 280 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 297 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 338 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 290 votesEp 22: 9.3 · 511 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Premiere8.5627
2Queer, There and Everywhere8.1256
3No Bris, No Shirt, No Service8.3391
4Ted's Not Dead8.3360
5Now Approaching... The Line8.4359
6The Art of Desperation8.4342
7Smells Like Codependence8.6346
8Babylon Boomerang8.6353
9Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)8.5335
10Queens of the Road8.4327
11Surprise!8.8331
12Move It or Lose It8.3308
13Very Stupid People8.2302
14A Change of Heart8.5305
15The Ties That Bind8.4296
16French Fried8.2292
17Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)8.3298
18Surprise Kill8.4280
19Good Grief!8.4297
20The King of Babylon8.7338
21Running to Stand Still8.4290
22Full Circle9.3511

Season 2 (2002)

8.30 avg 20 episodes 8.7 → 8.3 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 314 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 292 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 262 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 309 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 260 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 269 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 247 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 261 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 249 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 247 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 257 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 244 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 243 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 243 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 243 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 251 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 238 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 243 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 237 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 257 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Home Is Where the Ass Is8.7314
2All Better Now8.5292
3Hypocrisy: Don't Do It8.2262
4Pride8.9309
5...Wherever That Dream May Lead You8.5260
6Mixed Blessings8.6269
7The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)8.4247
8Love for Sale8.1261
9Accentuate the Positive8.3249
10Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)8.3247
11The Wedding8.3257
12One Degree of Brian Kinney8.0244
13It's Because I'm Gay, Right?8.1243
14The Dangers of Sex and Drugs8.3243
15Rage Against This Machine8.2243
16You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!8.0251
17You Can Leda Girl to Pussy8.0238
18Sick, Sick, Sick8.2243
19Bowling for Equality8.2237
20Out with a Whimper8.3257

Season 3 (2003)

8.19 avg 14 episodes 8.3 → 9.0 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 250 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 232 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 244 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 239 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 250 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 261 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 265 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 267 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 234 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 232 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 265 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 231 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 251 votesEp 14: 9.0 · 298 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mad Dog Kinney8.3250
2House Full of Children8.0232
3Doctors of Dickology7.9244
4Brat-Sitting8.2239
5There's Nothing Noble About Being Poor8.0250
6One Ring to Rule Them All7.7261
7Stop Hurting Us8.0265
8Hunt(Er) for Love8.3267
9Big Fucking Mouth8.2234
10Uncle Ben8.2232
11Poster May Lead to the Truth8.3265
12Drugs, Sex and Lies8.3231
13Tweaked-Out, Fucked-Out Crystal Queen8.2251
14The Election9.0298

Season 4 (2004)

8.20 avg 14 episodes 8.5 → 8.5 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 262 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 246 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 216 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 213 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 212 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 225 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 236 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 214 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 217 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 221 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 241 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 245 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 219 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 237 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Just a Little Help8.5262
2Stand Up for Ourselves7.9246
3Starting a Whole New Life7.9216
4Escalating Violence8.0213
5How Far You Can Go8.1212
6Death in the Family8.4225
7Preponderance of Death8.4236
8Two Kinds of Lies8.1214
9Have Some Balls8.2217
10The Snake in Paradise8.2221
11Gay or Straight? That's the Question8.1241
12Irritation and Separation8.1245
13Proposal of Two Kinds8.4219
14Liberty Ride8.5237

Season 5 (2005)

8.35 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 241 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 222 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 215 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 243 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 250 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 243 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 226 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 232 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 245 votesEp 10: 9.4 · 396 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 280 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 256 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 358 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Move and Leave8.0241
2Back in Business7.9222
3Fags Are No Different Than People8.1215
4Hard Decisions8.1243
5Excluding and Abstemiousness7.8250
6Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind7.9243
7Hope Against Hope8.3226
8Honest to Yourself8.2232
9Anything in Common8.5245
10I Love You9.4396
11Fuckin' Revenge8.8280
12Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise)8.6256
13We Will Survive!8.9358
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