The Bernie Mac Show (2001)

Comedy · Drama · Family

The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (9,405 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Netflix · Hulu · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

7.37 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 22 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	162
2	Now You Got It	7.4	101
3	The Main Event	7.5	92
4	Bernie Mac, Ladies Man	7.7	85
5	Saving Bernie Mac	7.5	78
6	Here to Stay	7.4	73
7	A Christmas Story	7.5	83
8	Starting School	7.1	70
9	Hot, Hot, Hot	7.4	66
10	Wanda's Week Off	7.4	72
11	The King and I	7.6	76
12	Hall of Fame	7.4	63
13	Handle Your Business	7.4	69
14	Back in the Day	7.3	68
15	Lock Down	7.2	70
16	Mac 101	7.2	60
17	If I Were N-Riched Man	7.7	79
18	Stop Having Sex	7.0	72
19	Secrets and Lies	7.1	63
20	Kelly's Heroes	7.4	66
21	Sweet Home Chicago: Part 1	6.8	57
22	Sweet Home Chicago: Part 2	7.7	79

Season 2 (2002)

6.86 avg 22 episodes 7.2 → 7.1 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Keep It on the Short Grass	7.2	80
2	Goodbye Dolly	6.7	59
3	Carfool	6.9	56
4	Mac Local 137	6.8	55
5	Welcome to the Jungle	6.8	51
6	Bernie Mac Dance Party	6.8	54
7	Tryptophan-tasy	6.3	52
8	The United Front	6.6	48
9	The Sweet Life	6.9	57
10	Sin Cup	6.8	56
11	Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope	7.2	57
12	Magic Jordan	6.5	55
13	Raging Election	7.3	58
14	Leaving Los Angeles	7.1	47
15	Pink Gold	7.0	53
16	Chess Wars	6.8	49
17	The Incredible Bulk	6.9	47
18	Maid Man	6.9	50
19	Nut Job	7.2	56
20	The Other Sister	6.8	52
21	Meet the Grandparents	6.3	46
22	For a Few Dollars More	7.1	53

Season 3 (2003)

6.61 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 6.3 22 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Eye of the Tiger	7.1	61
2	Love Thy Nephew	6.9	49
3	Road to Tradition	6.9	52
4	Laughing Matters	6.6	50
5	Hair Jordan	6.7	53
6	Love Bug	6.8	49
7	It's a Wonderful Wife	6.9	53
8	Family Reunion	7.3	54
9	Droobie or Not Droobie	6.7	52
10	J-O-R-D-A-N Spells Funny	6.8	50
11	Make Room for Caddy	6.7	50
12	Saving Sergeant Tompkins	6.7	46
13	It's Mac-ademic	6.3	47
14	The Getaway	6.6	45
15	Easy Rider	6.2	53
16	Who's That Lady?	6.0	55
17	Mac-Inations	6.1	68
18	That Old Mac Magic	6.7	47
19	The Talk	6.3	55
20	Five Stages of Bryana	6.3	51
21	Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday	6.6	48
22	Thanksgiving	6.3	50

Season 4 (2004)

6.58 avg 16 episodes 7.0 → 6.1 22 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Big Brother	7.0	53
2	Stiff Upper Lip	6.7	48
3	Being Bernie Mac	7.1	53
4	Mac Overdrive	6.4	45
5	My Privacy	6.3	44
6	Who Gives This Bride	6.7	50
7	Nerdy Mac	6.5	45
8	Stone Nuts	6.4	46
9	Jack & Jacqueline	6.1	49
10	Manchild in Vanessa Land	6.9	47
11	You Don't Know Squad	6.4	45
12	You Got Served	6.6	45
13	I Don't Wanna Be a Playa No More	6.5	45
14	The Big Picture	6.8	55
15	The Music Mac	6.8	54
16	Walk Like a Man	6.1	43

Season 5 (2005)

6.63 avg 22 episodes 6.3 → 7.3 22 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Father Knows Best	6.3	52
2	Wrestling with a Sticky Situation	6.2	49
3	Marathon Mac	6.3	46
4	The Big Payback	6.7	48
5	Car Wars	6.9	53
6	Night of Terror	6.4	47
7	For Whom the Belt Tolls	6.5	47
8	Pop Pop Goes the Weasel	6.3	43
9	Prison Break	6.8	49
10	Some Church Bull	6.0	41
11	Sorely Missed	6.8	46
12	Fumes of Detente	6.4	43
13	Exercise in Fertility: Part 1	6.7	44
14	Exercise in Fertility: Part 2	6.7	43
15	Fantasy Football	6.6	43
16	Bar Mitzvah Crashers	7.4	63
17	Who's Your Mama?	6.8	48
18	What Would Jason Do?	6.7	49
19	It's Never as Bad as the First Time	6.6	46
20	Spinning Wheels	6.9	47
21	Growing Pains	6.5	42
22	Bernie's Angels	7.3	61