The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

Name: The Bill Cosby Show
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Bill Cosby

Comedy

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.

IMDb rating: 6.1 (1,065 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Bill Cosby Chet Kincaid

Seasons

Season 1 (1969)

7.37 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 6.9 28 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fatal Phone Call	7.6	46
2	Lullaby and Goodnight	6.5	33
3	The Best Hook Shot in the World	6.4	34
4	A Girl Named Punkin	7.0	25
5	Rules Is Rules	7.9	29
6	Let X Equal a Lousy Weekend	7.8	30
7	To Kincaid, with Love	7.2	21
8	The Killer Instinct	7.3	23
9	The Substitute	7.4	27
10	Brotherly Love	7.7	25
11	Going the Route	7.0	22
12	A Word from Our Sponsor	7.3	21
13	A Christmas Ballad	7.9	25
14	Home Remedy	7.2	20
15	Growing, Growing, Grown	7.1	23
16	The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore	8.5	35
17	Lover's Quarrel	7.8	26
18	The Worst Crook That Ever Lived	7.4	21
19	The Gumball Incident	7.3	19
20	Goodbye, Cruel World	7.5	21
21	Driven to Distraction	6.7	18
22	Blind Date	8.1	27
23	How You Play the Game	7.5	20
24	The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson	6.9	20
25	This Mouth Is Rated X	7.8	22
26	Really Cool	6.9	17

Season 2 (1970)

7.27 avg 26 episodes 7.1 → 6.6 26 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Any Time You're Ready, CK	7.1	18
2	Open House	6.9	19
3	Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?	7.7	20
4	There Must Be a Party	7.1	16
5	The Old Man of 4-C	7.0	20
6	The Lincoln Letter	7.6	17
7	The Runaways	7.1	16
8	The Artist	8.3	16
9	The March of the Antelopes	6.7	15
10	The Deluge: Part 1	7.6	19
11	The Deluge: Part 2	7.2	16
12	Swann's Way	7.4	19
13	The Poet	7.9	25
14	Teacher of the Year	7.0	14
15	To Each According to His Appetite	7.1	15
16	Viva Ortega	6.3	17
17	The Miraculous Martin	7.8	16
18	The Sesame Street Rumble	7.8	19
19	The Generation Gap	7.3	15
20	Tobacco Road	7.1	16
21	A Dirty Business	7.1	15
22	The Barber Shop	8.6	25
23	The Power of a Tree	7.3	18
24	The Green-Eyed Monster	6.4	15
25	The Long Road Back	7.0	15
26	The Saturday Game	6.6	18

The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

Cast

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