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Santa Barbara (1984)

Drama · Romance

Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world and is best remembered for its witty dialogue and sometimes tongue-in-cheek situations that often seemed like an affectionate parody of the genre. The show won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and 18 Soap Opera Digest Awards among various other awards.

IMDb rating
5.7 (3,181 votes)
Episode average
6.5 ↑ +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

6.45 avg 193 episodes 7.1 → 6.1

Ep 1: 7.1 · 46 votesEp 2: 5.9 · 31 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 29 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 30 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 24 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 22 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 25 votesEp 9: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 10: 6.7 · 19 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 27 votesEp 12: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 13: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 14: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 15: 6.7 · 19 votesEp 16: 6.2 · 21 votesEp 17: 6.1 · 20 votesEp 18: 6.3 · 18 votesEp 19: 6.5 · 17 votesEp 20: 6.2 · 15 votesEp 21: 6.3 · 15 votesEp 22: 5.5 · 15 votesEp 23: 6.5 · 16 votesEp 24: 5.7 · 13 votesEp 25: 6.5 · 15 votesEp 26: 5.4 · 12 votesEp 27: 5.8 · 14 votesEp 28: 5.8 · 13 votesEp 29: 5.7 · 13 votesEp 30: 5.8 · 13 votesEp 31: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 32: 6.7 · 11 votesEp 33: 6.0 · 12 votesEp 34: 6.3 · 9 votesEp 35: 6.7 · 10 votesEp 36: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 37: 6.5 · 10 votesEp 38: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 39: 6.7 · 10 votesEp 40: 6.2 · 10 votesEp 41: 6.7 · 10 votesEp 42: 5.4 · 11 votesEp 43: 6.1 · 11 votesEp 44: 6.0 · 11 votesEp 45: 5.4 · 13 votesEp 46: 5.6 · 11 votesEp 47: 6.0 · 14 votesEp 48: 6.0 · 13 votesEp 49: 5.3 · 10 votesEp 50: 5.0 · 12 votesEp 51: 5.6 · 12 votesEp 52: 4.9 · 12 votesEp 53: 5.7 · 13 votesEp 54: 6.0 · 14 votesEp 55: 6.3 · 13 votesEp 56: 5.7 · 12 votesEp 57: 5.9 · 10 votesEp 58: 5.9 · 10 votesEp 59: 5.3 · 11 votesEp 60: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 61: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 62: 5.6 · 11 votesEp 63: 5.6 · 12 votesEp 64: 6.0 · 12 votesEp 65: 5.9 · 12 votesEp 66: 5.3 · 10 votesEp 67: 6.6 · 14 votesEp 68: 5.7 · 11 votesEp 69: 6.2 · 13 votesEp 70: 5.8 · 12 votesEp 71: 5.7 · 11 votesEp 72: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 73: 5.8 · 11 votesEp 74: 6.6 · 11 votesEp 75: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 76: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 77: 6.2 · 12 votesEp 78: 7.0 · 11 votesEp 79: 6.9 · 11 votesEp 80: 5.4 · 11 votesEp 81: 6.2 · 10 votesEp 82: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 83: 6.5 · 10 votesEp 84: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 85: 6.0 · 9 votesEp 86: 5.8 · 9 votesEp 87: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 88: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 89: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 90: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 91: 5.9 · 12 votesEp 92: 5.9 · 11 votesEp 93: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 94: 6.0 · 8 votesEp 95: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 96: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 97: 5.2 · 9 votesEp 98: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 99: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 100: 5.5 · 12 votesEp 101: 5.7 · 11 votesEp 102: 5.8 · 12 votesEp 103: 5.2 · 10 votesEp 104: 5.3 · 10 votesEp 105: 6.3 · 13 votesEp 106: 5.7 · 12 votesEp 107: 5.2 · 10 votesEp 108: 5.6 · 11 votesEp 109: 6.3 · 12 votesEp 110: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 111: 6.3 · 10 votesEp 112: 5.5 · 10 votesEp 113: 5.8 · 8 votesEp 114: 5.4 · 8 votesEp 115: 5.5 · 9 votesEp 116: 5.3 · 9 votesEp 117: 5.8 · 10 votesEp 118: 6.3 · 11 votesEp 119: 5.0 · 9 votesEp 120: 5.2 · 10 votesEp 121: 5.0 · 9 votesEp 122: 5.5 · 10 votesEp 124: 6.2 · 9 votesEp 125: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 126: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 127: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 128: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 129: 6.0 · 9 votesEp 130: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 131: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 132: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 133: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 134: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 135: 7.9 · 12 votesEp 137: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 139: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 140: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 142: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 143: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 144: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 145: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 148: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 149: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 150: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 151: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 152: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 154: 7.3 · 10 votesEp 156: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 158: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 159: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 162: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 164: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 166: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 168: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 169: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 170: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 172: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 174: 6.4 · 9 votesEp 175: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 208: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 209: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 222: 8.2 · 9 votesEp 230: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 231: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 235: 8.3 · 9 votesEp 240: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 241: 8.2 · 10 votesEp 242: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 293: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 295: 7.5 · 9 votesEp 296: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 313: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 319: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 337: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 345: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 346: 7.5 · 9 votesEp 358: 7.8 · 10 votesEp 359: 8.6 · 12 votesEp 360: 7.5 · 9 votesEp 363: 8.3 · 9 votesEp 376: 6.3 · 52 votesEp 377: 9.1 · 26 votesEp 405: 4.4 · 31 votesEp 489: 8.8 · 14 votesEp 740: 8.7 · 16 votesEp 1169: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 1281: 6.2 · 8 votesEp 1282: 6.8 · 8 votesEp 1283: 6.5 · 8 votesEp 1429: 5.9 · 10 votesEp 1472: 5.9 · 176 votesEp 2136: 6.2 · 8 votesEp 2137: 6.1 · 20 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.17.146
2Episode #1.25.931
3Episode #1.36.829
4Episode #1.47.030
5Episode #1.56.824
6Episode #1.66.722
7Episode #1.76.621
8Episode #1.86.525
9Episode #1.96.820
10Episode #1.106.719
11Episode #1.117.327
12Episode #1.126.621
13Episode #1.136.822
14Episode #1.146.720
15Episode #1.156.719
16Episode #1.166.221
17Episode #1.176.120
18Episode #1.186.318
19Episode #1.196.517
20Episode #1.206.215
21Episode #1.216.315
22Episode #1.225.515
23Episode #1.236.516
24Episode #1.245.713
25Episode #1.256.515
26Episode #1.265.412
27Episode #1.275.814
28Episode #1.285.813
29Episode #1.295.713
30Episode #1.305.813
31Episode #1.316.310
32Episode #1.326.711
33Episode #1.336.012
34Episode #1.346.39
35Episode #1.356.710
36Episode #1.367.010
37Episode #1.376.510
38Episode #1.386.310
39Episode #1.396.710
40Episode #1.406.210
41Episode #1.416.710
42Episode #1.425.411
43Episode #1.436.111
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45Episode #1.455.413
46Episode #1.465.611
47Episode #1.476.014
48Episode #1.486.013
49Episode #1.495.310
50Episode #1.505.012
51Episode #1.515.612
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57Episode #1.575.910
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86Episode #1.865.89
87Episode #1.876.29
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93Episode #1.936.411
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101Episode #1.1015.711
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108Episode #1.1085.611
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111Episode #1.1116.310
112Episode #1.1125.510
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114Episode #1.1145.48
115Episode #1.1155.59
116Episode #1.1165.39
117Episode #1.1175.810
118Episode #1.1186.311
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122Episode #1.1225.510
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133Episode #1.1336.68
134Episode #1.1346.912
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148Episode #1.1486.49
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151Episode #1.1517.710
152Episode #1.1526.89
154Episode #1.1547.310
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158Episode #1.1586.49
159Episode #1.1598.011
162Episode #1.1627.29
164Episode #1.1646.68
166Episode #1.1666.88
168Episode #1.1686.89
169Episode #1.1696.68
170Episode #1.1706.49
172Episode #1.1726.49
174Episode #1.1746.49
175Episode #1.1756.69
208Episode #1.2088.012
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222Episode #1.2228.29
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231Episode #1.2318.09
235Episode #1.2358.39
240Episode #1.2407.010
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293Episode #1.2937.68
295Episode #1.2957.59
296Episode #1.2967.48
313Episode #1.3138.08
319Episode #1.3198.08
337Episode #1.3378.09
345Episode #1.3456.89
346Episode #1.3467.59
358Episode #1.3587.810
359Episode #1.3598.612
360Episode #1.3607.59
363Episode #1.3638.39
376Episode #1.3766.352
377Episode #1.3779.126
405Episode #1.4054.431
489Episode #1.4898.814
740Episode #1.7408.716
1169Episode #1.11696.78
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1429Episode #1.14295.910
1472Episode #1.14725.9176
2136Episode #1.21366.28
2137Episode #1.21376.120

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