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Six Feet Under (2001)

Comedy · Drama

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

IMDb rating
8.7 (171,028 votes)
Episode average
8.4 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

8.35 avg 13 episodes 8.7 → 8.7 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 6,302 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 4,294 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 4,086 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 3,952 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 3,737 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 3,899 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 3,472 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 3,355 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 3,502 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 3,268 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 3,247 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 3,687 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 3,523 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.76,302
2The Will8.04,294
3The Foot8.34,086
4Familia8.23,952
5An Open Book8.23,737
6The Room8.63,899
7Brotherhood7.93,472
8Crossroads8.03,355
9Life's Too Short8.53,502
10The New Person8.33,268
11The Trip8.33,247
12A Private Life8.93,687
13Knock, Knock8.73,523

Season 2 (2002)

8.38 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 9.2 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 3,137 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 2,884 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,815 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 2,873 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 2,820 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 2,673 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,715 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 3,389 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 2,653 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 2,628 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 2,612 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 3,217 votesEp 13: 9.2 · 3,509 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1In the Game8.33,137
2Out, Out, Brief Candle8.22,884
3The Plan8.22,815
4Driving Mr. Mossback8.42,873
5The Invisible Woman8.42,820
6In Place of Anger8.12,673
7Back to the Garden8.02,715
8It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year9.03,389
9Someone Else's Eyes7.82,653
10The Secret8.12,628
11The Liar and the Whore8.32,612
12I'll Take You9.03,217
13The Last Time9.23,509

Season 3 (2003)

8.22 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,927 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 2,508 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 2,480 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 2,845 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 2,446 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 2,545 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,452 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 2,470 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 2,383 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 2,517 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 2,835 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 2,561 votesEp 13: 9.2 · 3,633 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Perfect Circles8.22,927
2You Never Know7.82,508
3The Eye Inside7.72,480
4Nobody Sleeps8.62,845
5The Trap7.82,446
6Making Love Work7.92,545
7Timing & Space8.02,452
8Tears, Bones and Desire7.82,470
9The Opening8.02,383
10Everyone Leaves8.42,517
11Death Works Overtime8.92,835
12Twilight8.52,561
13I'm Sorry, I'm Lost9.23,633

Season 4 (2004)

8.14 avg 12 episodes 9.1 → 9.1 54 min avg

Ep 1: 9.1 · 3,590 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 2,368 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 2,441 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 2,321 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 3,942 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 2,440 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 2,323 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 2,310 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 2,313 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 2,260 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 2,296 votesEp 12: 9.1 · 3,332 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Falling into Place9.13,590
2In Case of Rapture7.72,368
3Parallel Play8.02,441
4Can I Come Up Now?7.72,321
5That's My Dog8.83,942
6Terror Starts at Home8.32,440
7The Dare7.92,323
8Coming and Going7.92,310
9Grinding the Corn7.62,313
10The Black Forest7.62,260
11Bomb Shelter8.02,296
12Untitled9.13,332

Season 5 (2005)

8.74 avg 12 episodes 8.5 → 9.9 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 2,691 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 2,488 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,408 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 2,811 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 2,381 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 2,570 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,407 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 2,733 votesEp 9: 9.6 · 5,007 votesEp 10: 9.7 · 7,062 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 3,924 votesEp 12: 9.9 · 20,074 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Coat of White Primer8.52,691
2Dancing for Me7.92,488
3Hold My Hand8.22,408
4Time Flies8.72,811
5Eat a Peach8.12,381
6The Rainbow of Her Reasons8.52,570
7The Silence8.02,407
8Singing for Our Lives8.72,733
9Ecotone9.65,007
10All Alone9.77,062
11Static9.13,924
12Everyone's Waiting9.920,074
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