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Roc (1991)

Comedy · Drama

Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.

IMDb rating
7.5 (2,280 votes)
Episode average
8.3 ↑ +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

8.09 avg 25 episodes 8.3 → 8.1 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 40 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 26 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 23 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 23 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 27 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 14 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 16 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 21 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 20: 9.0 · 17 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 24 votesEp 23: 8.8 · 19 votesEp 24: 8.8 · 17 votesEp 25: 8.1 · 14 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.340
2Son of Another Gun7.826
3Let's Tryst Again7.223
4For He's Not a Jolly Good Fellow7.523
5Musician, Heal Thyself7.122
6Hearts and Diamonds6.627
7How to Succeed at Garbage7.819
8Can't Help Loving That Man8.220
9He's Gotta Have It8.514
10Requiem for a Garbage Man7.615
11A Home, a Loan8.117
12Rock-A-Bye Baby: Part 18.415
13Rock-A-Bye Baby: Part 28.015
14Daddy's Girl8.318
15What's Up, Roc?8.016
16No Notes Is Good Notes8.215
17The Stan Who Came to Dinner7.817
18The Hand That Rocs the Cradle8.421
19Roc Strikes Out8.117
20A Piece of the Roc9.017
21The Lady Killer8.617
22Nightmare on Emerson Street9.124
23All That Jazz8.819
24Rock According to Roc8.817
25The Roc That Dreams Are Made Of8.114

Season 2 (1992)

8.44 avg 25 episodes 9.0 → 9.0 22 min avg

Ep 1: 9.0 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 16 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 19 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 20 votesEp 11: 9.3 · 17 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 14 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 16: 8.8 · 15 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 18: 8.9 · 17 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 18 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 22: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 23: 8.6 · 14 votesEp 24: 9.1 · 19 votesEp 25: 9.0 · 18 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Roc Throws Joey Out9.019
2Car Wars8.016
3Roc's Secret Past8.816
4Roc Works for Joey8.420
5Andrew Dates Matty8.515
6Choosing Your Friends8.216
7The Artificial Insemination Story8.617
8Joey Messes Up7.917
91992 Presidential Election8.819
10Roc and the Actor8.320
11The Car Accident from Heaven9.317
12The Poker Game8.614
13Joey's First Fan8.416
14Dear Landlord7.417
15Second Time Around7.416
16Up in the Attic8.815
17The Millionaire Brother8.216
18The Parent Thing8.917
19Joey in Love8.314
20Ebony and Ivory8.718
21You Don't Send Me No Flowers8.415
22The Love Bug Bites Back7.416
23Time to Move On8.614
24To Love and Die on Emerson Street: Part 19.119
25To Love and Die on Emerson Street: Part 29.018

Season 3 (1993)

8.27 avg 22 episodes 6.3 → 9.4 22 min avg

Ep 1: 6.3 · 19 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 14 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 12 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 13 votesEp 9: 6.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 15 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 14: 9.3 · 31 votesEp 15: 9.0 · 15 votesEp 16: 9.0 · 15 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 18: 9.2 · 14 votesEp 19: 8.9 · 15 votesEp 20: 8.6 · 12 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 14 votesEp 22: 9.4 · 19 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Sheila in the House6.319
2Garbage Man's Apprentice7.219
3The Poker Hand That Rocks the Cradle8.414
4Joey the Bartender8.812
5Crime and Punishment7.812
6Labor Intensive7.913
7Unforgiven8.412
8R.E.S.P.E.C.T.8.213
9The Graduate6.915
10Final Analysis7.713
11He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father7.615
12God Bless the Child8.915
13Shove It Up Your Asprin7.814
14Terence Got His Gun9.331
15Citizen Roc: Part 19.015
16Citizen Roc: Part 29.015
17No Place Like Home8.212
18The Concert9.214
19The Last Temptation of Roc8.915
20Brothers8.612
21Emerson vs. Emerson8.414
22You Shouldn't Have to Lie9.419
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