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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 (24,103 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
fuboTV · Paramount+ · Philo · Pluto TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 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 · 622 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 251 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 388 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 358 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 358 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 340 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 343 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 351 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 333 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 325 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 327 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 307 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 301 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 305 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 296 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 292 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 297 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 280 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 297 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 338 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 289 votesEp 22: 9.3 · 508 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Premiere8.5622
2Queer, There and Everywhere8.1251
3No Bris, No Shirt, No Service8.3388
4Ted's Not Dead8.3358
5Now Approaching... The Line8.4358
6The Art of Desperation8.4340
7Smells Like Codependence8.6343
8Babylon Boomerang8.6351
9Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)8.5333
10Queens of the Road8.4325
11Surprise!8.8327
12Move It or Lose It8.3307
13Very Stupid People8.2301
14A Change of Heart8.5305
15The Ties That Bind8.4296
16French Fried8.3292
17Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)8.3297
18Surprise Kill8.4280
19Good Grief!8.4297
20The King of Babylon8.7338
21Running to Stand Still8.4289
22Full Circle9.3508

Season 2 (2002)

8.30 avg 20 episodes 8.7 → 8.3 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 312 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 291 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 261 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 308 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 258 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 268 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 246 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 259 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 248 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 245 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 256 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 242 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 241 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 240 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 240 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 250 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 237 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 241 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 236 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 256 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Home Is Where the Ass Is8.7312
2All Better Now8.5291
3Hypocrisy: Don't Do It8.2261
4Pride8.9308
5...Wherever That Dream May Lead You8.5258
6Mixed Blessings8.6268
7The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)8.4246
8Love for Sale8.1259
9Accentuate the Positive8.3248
10Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)8.3245
11The Wedding8.3256
12One Degree of Brian Kinney8.0242
13It's Because I'm Gay, Right?8.1241
14The Dangers of Sex and Drugs8.3240
15Rage Against This Machine8.2240
16You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!8.0250
17You Can Leda Girl to Pussy8.0237
18Sick, Sick, Sick8.2241
19Bowling for Equality8.2236
20Out with a Whimper8.3256

Season 3 (2003)

8.18 avg 14 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 247 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 229 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 241 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 237 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 248 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 258 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 264 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 266 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 233 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 Kinney8.2247
2House Full of Children8.0229
3Doctors of Dickology7.9241
4Brat-Sitting8.2237
5There's Nothing Noble About Being Poor8.0248
6One Ring to Rule Them All7.7258
7Stop Hurting Us8.0264
8Hunt(Er) for Love8.3266
9Big Fucking Mouth8.2233
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 · 261 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 244 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 215 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 212 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 212 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 224 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 235 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 Help8.5261
2Stand Up for Ourselves7.9244
3Starting a Whole New Life7.9215
4Escalating Violence8.0212
5How Far You Can Go8.1212
6Death in the Family8.4224
7Preponderance of Death8.4235
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)

8.36 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 239 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 222 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 214 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 241 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 249 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 241 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 226 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 232 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 245 votesEp 10: 9.4 · 395 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 278 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 254 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 356 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Move and Leave8.0239
2Back in Business7.9222
3Fags Are No Different Than People8.1214
4Hard Decisions8.1241
5Excluding and Abstemiousness7.9249
6Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind8.0241
7Hope Against Hope8.3226
8Honest to Yourself8.2232
9Anything in Common8.5245
10I Love You9.4395
11Fuckin' Revenge8.8278
12Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise)8.6254
13We Will Survive!8.9356
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