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The Fosters (2013)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie, a hardened teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef welcome Callie and her brother, Jude, into their home thinking it's just for a few weeks, until a more permanent placement can be found. But life has something else in store for the Fosters.

IMDb rating
7.9 (32,906 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.15 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 603 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 442 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 405 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 416 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 397 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 369 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 372 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 364 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 381 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 470 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 371 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 361 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 331 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 321 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 381 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 298 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 302 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 304 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 300 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 311 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 321 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.0603
2Consequently7.9442
3Hostile Acts8.1405
4Quinceañera8.2416
5The Morning After8.2397
6Saturday8.0369
7The Fallout8.2372
8Clean8.1364
9Vigil8.5381
10I Do8.7470
11The Honeymoon8.1371
12House and Home8.4361
13Things Unsaid8.1331
14Family Day8.1321
15Padre8.7381
16Us Against the World7.8298
17Kids in the Hall7.9302
18Escapes and Reversals7.8304
19Don't Let Go7.9300
20Metropolis8.1311
21Adoption Day8.4321

Season 2 (2014)

8.04 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 309 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 292 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 296 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 278 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 276 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 295 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 280 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 269 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 282 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 303 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 277 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 274 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 257 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 284 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 271 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 273 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 280 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 322 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 276 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 287 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 325 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Things Unknown8.0309
2Take Me Out8.0292
3Play8.2296
4Say Something7.8278
5Truth Be Told7.9276
6Mother8.2295
7The Longest Day7.8280
8Girls Reunited7.8269
9Leaky Faucets7.7282
10Someone's Little Sister8.3303
11Christmas Past7.8277
12Over/Under8.2274
13Stay7.7257
14Mother Nature8.2284
15Light of Day8.1271
16If You Only Knew7.7273
17The Silence She Keeps8.1280
18Now Hear This8.4322
19Justify the Means8.1276
20Not That Kind of Girl8.3287
21The End of the Beginning8.5325

Season 3 (2015)

7.68 avg 20 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 320 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 302 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 276 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 296 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 288 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 265 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 277 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 277 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 326 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 307 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 263 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 232 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 234 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 234 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 229 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 229 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 213 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 227 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 435 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 250 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wreckage7.6320
2Father's Day8.1302
3Déjà Vu7.7276
4More Than Words8.0296
5Going South7.5288
6It's My Party7.5265
7Faith, Hope, Love7.2277
8Daughters8.1277
9Idyllwild8.3326
10Lucky8.1307
11First Impressions7.2263
12Mixed Messages7.1232
13If and When7.3234
14Under Water7.5234
15Minor Offenses7.2229
16EQ7.5229
17Sixteen7.7213
18Rehearsal7.6227
19The Show8.5435
20Kingdom Come7.8250

Season 4 (2016)

7.55 avg 20 episodes 8.5 → 8.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 378 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 279 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 237 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 241 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 236 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 227 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 222 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 207 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 217 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 256 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 207 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 199 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 185 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 178 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 192 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 186 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 178 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 167 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 163 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 198 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Potential Energy8.5378
2Safe7.6279
3Trust7.3237
4Now for Then7.3241
5Forty7.6236
6Justify7.4227
7Highs & Lows7.2222
8Girl Code7.2207
9New York7.7217
10Collateral Damage8.2256
11Insult To Injury7.6207
12Dream a Little Dream7.0199
13Cruel and Unusual7.4185
14Doors and Windows7.2178
15Sex Ed7.4192
16The Long Haul7.6186
17Diamond in the Rough7.4178
18Dirty Laundry7.5167
19Who Knows7.5163
20Until Tomorrow8.3198

Season 5 (2017)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 208 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 174 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 166 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 164 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 166 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 164 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 161 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 164 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 200 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 179 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 152 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 183 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 154 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 151 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 184 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 143 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 157 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 162 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 258 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 170 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 165 votesEp 22: 8.5 · 220 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Resist8.0208
2Exterminate Her7.4174
3Contact7.4166
4Too Fast, Too Furious7.3164
5Telling7.4166
6Welcome to the Jungler7.4164
7Chasing Waterfalls7.4161
8Engaged7.7164
9Prom8.2200
10Sanctuary7.5179
11Invisible7.5152
12#IWasMadeInAmerica8.2183
13Line in the Sand7.6154
14Scars7.4151
15Mother's Day8.2184
16Giving Up the Ghost7.2143
17Makeover7.6157
18Just Say Yes7.9162
19Many Roads8.7258
20Meet the Fosters7.4170
21Turks & Caicos7.6165
22Where the Heart Is8.5220

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