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The Best Years (2007)

Drama

The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama series set in Boston, Massachusetts. The series was created by producer and writer of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aaron Martin. The first season was shown on Global in Canada and The N in the United States. The second season was shown in the U.S. on The N and in Canada on E!, CanWest's secondary network.

IMDb rating
7.3 (1,154 votes)
Episode average
7.6 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.64 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 7.7 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 19 votesEp 2: 3.0 · 41 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 12 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 9 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 6 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 10 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 9 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 10 votesEp 10: 5.8 · 16 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 7 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Vertigo8.519
2Notorious3.041
3It Should Happen to You8.612
4From Here to Eternity7.612
5Secrets and Lies8.09
6Girl Interupted8.56
7Shadow of a Doubt9.010
8All That Heaven Allows8.29
9It Happened One Night8.310
10Cruising5.816
11Guess Who's Coming to Dinner8.113
12Five Easy Pieces8.07
13Mommie Dearest7.713

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