The Detour (2016)

Adventure · Comedy

A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (8,196 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.81 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 21 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Pilot	8.0	369
2	The Hotel	7.9	300
3	The Tank	7.6	255
4	The Restaurant	8.0	287
5	The B&B	7.9	263
6	The Wedding	7.8	234
7	The Road	7.9	225
8	The Drop	7.5	214
9	The Track	7.6	204
10	The Beach	7.9	199

Season 2 (2017)

7.57 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The City	7.8	197
2	The Club	7.6	187
3	The Tub	7.8	195
4	The Court	7.7	168
5	The Birth	7.8	165
6	The Tournament	7.4	161
7	The Heat	7.4	159
8	The Job	7.5	148
9	The Dilemma	7.3	137
10	The Trip	7.6	140
11	The Mule	7.6	141
12	The Ass	7.4	140

Season 3 (2018)

7.54 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Run	7.9	161
2	The Stop	7.6	146
3	The Mark	7.3	142
4	The Goal	8.0	143
5	The Boat	7.2	139
6	The Vows	7.2	140
7	The Water	6.7	140
8	The Plane	7.3	133
9	The Funeral	7.8	129
10	The Escape	8.4	141

Season 4 (2019)

7.15 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 6.4 20 min avg

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Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Search	7.7	151
2	The Return	7.8	127
3	The Sister	7.9	134
4	The B.J.	8.1	126
5	The Year	6.9	131
6	The Game Show	5.8	181
7	The Entertainer	6.6	107
8	The Same	7.2	98
9	The Bride	7.1	95
10	The Groom	6.4	101

The Detour (2016)

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