Suddenly Susan (1996)

Name: Suddenly Susan
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Brooke Shields, Nestor Carbonell, Kathy Griffin, Currie Graham, Sherri Shepherd

Comedy

Susan Keane is a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer beginning to adjust to being single, who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life.

IMDb rating: 5.9 (3,795 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 ↑ +1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

6.73 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 4.8 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Episode	6.8	43
2	Dr. No	7.0	37
3	The Best Laid Plans	7.0	34
4	Suddenly Susan Unplugged	7.1	34
5	Hoop Dreams	6.6	32
6	Lie! Lie! My Darling	6.5	29
7	Golden Girl Friday	8.2	43
8	Beauty and the Beasty Boy	6.6	29
9	Cold Turkey	7.2	37
10	Was It Something I Said?	7.0	31
11	The Walk-Out	6.7	31
12	The Me Nobody Nose	6.7	31
13	The Ways and Means	6.9	33
14	What a Card	6.7	31
15	Love and Divorce American Style: Part 1	6.4	29
16	Love and Divorce American Style: Part 2	6.7	29
17	Love and Divorce American Style: Part 3	6.4	28
18	With Friends Like These	6.8	30
19	Where the Wild Things Aren't	6.9	30
20	A Boy Like That	6.2	31
21	Family Affairs	6.8	27
22	I'll See That and Raise You Susan	4.8	70

Season 2 (1997)

6.78 avg 26 episodes 7.2 → 6.9 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Love You, I Think	7.2	23
2	Past Tense	7.2	23
3	Truth and Consequences	7.0	23
4	Next Stop, Heaven	6.5	18
5	Susan's Minor Complication	7.2	22
6	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Maddy World	7.1	23
7	It's My Nana and I'll Cry If I Want To	6.4	21
8	A Kiss Before Dying... on Stage	7.1	24
9	The Old and the Beautiful	7.1	25
10	I Didn't Write This	7.0	21
11	Yule Never Know	6.4	21
12	A Kiss Is Just Amiss	4.2	44
13	The Big Shalom	6.9	21
14	Matchmaker, Matchmaker	7.1	26
15	Car Trouble	6.5	22
16	Ready... Aim... Fong!	6.6	24
17	Daddy Piper	6.4	20
18	Not in This Life	7.1	23
19	Models and Strippers and Wasps, Oh My!	6.9	21
20	Poetry in Notion	7.0	21
21	Pucker Up	7.1	24
22	5,947 Miles	6.8	22
23	A Tale of Two Pants: Part 1	6.7	23
24	A Tale of Two Pants: Part 2	6.8	23
25	Oh, How They Danced: Part 1	7.1	22
26	Oh, How They Danced: Part 2	6.9	20

Season 3 (1998)

6.98 avg 23 episodes 6.9 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Some of These Do It	6.9	20
2	Feels Like the First Time	6.9	22
3	Don't Tell	6.9	22
4	Sleeping with the Enemy	7.2	24
5	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Susan's Party	6.7	23
6	War Games	6.9	21
7	Seems Like Old Times	6.9	20
8	Trash-Test Dummies	6.7	19
9	The Thanksgiving Episode	6.5	21
10	The Apartment Hunt	6.5	22
11	Merry Ex-Mas	6.5	19
12	Wedding Bell Blues	6.5	19
13	On a Clear Day You Can Hear Forever	7.1	25
14	One Man's Intervention Is Another Man's Tupperware Party	8.1	42
15	Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut	7.1	25
16	Ben Rubenstein, Meet Joe Black	6.9	22
17	The Song Remains Insane	7.1	23
18	Revenge of the Gophers	6.5	21
19	In This Corner... Susan Keane!: Part 1	7.4	28
20	In This Corner... Susan Keane!: Part 2	7.5	28
21	The First Picture Show	6.4	19
22	Bowled Over	7.1	24
23	A Day in the Life	8.2	56

Season 4 (1999)

7.05 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 6.6 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Gate	7.4	24
2	The Billboard	7.6	20
3	The Pushkin Letters	7.0	19
4	Vicki Moves In	7.1	19
5	Halloween	7.1	21
6	The Cheerleaders	7.3	22
7	The Wish List	7.4	23
8	First Date	7.5	19
9	The Gay Parade	6.6	22
10	The Birthday Party	7.2	21
11	Luis Gets His Groove Back	7.2	21
12	Susan's Ex	7.2	19
13	The Dinner Party	7.2	19
14	Stock Tip	7.1	21
15	I Love You	7.2	19
16	The Break Up	6.8	19
17	Girls Night Out	7.1	19
18	The Bird in the Wall	6.6	21
19	Susan and the Professor	6.8	23
20	The Reversal	6.6	21
21	Finale: Part 1	6.4	27
22	Finale: Part 2	6.6	30

Suddenly Susan (1996)

Cast

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