The Jeffersons (1975)

Name: The Jeffersons
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Paul Benedict

Comedy

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (12,096 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 11
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 11 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

7.42 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Friend in Need	7.8	263
2	George's Family Tree	7.3	178
3	The Good Life Is Bad for Louise	7.3	165
4	Lionel the Playboy	7.0	165
5	Mr. Piano Man	7.5	171
6	George's Skeleton	7.4	163
7	Lionel Cries Uncle	7.7	173
8	Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend	7.6	154
9	Meet the Press	7.2	138
10	Rich Man's Disease	7.1	142
11	Former Neighbors	7.4	154
12	Like Father, Like Son?	7.6	125
13	Jenny's Low	7.6	154

Season 2 (1975)

7.43 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Dinner for Harry	7.6	144
2	George's First Vacation	7.5	123
3	Louise's Daughter	7.2	135
4	Harry and Daphne	7.2	128
5	Mother Jefferson's Fall	7.8	139
6	Jefferson vs. Jefferson	7.2	117
7	Uncle Bertram	7.7	130
8	Movin' on Down	7.2	113
9	George Won't Talk	7.3	116
10	Jenny's Grandparents	7.5	134
11	George's Best Friend	7.5	129
12	George and the Manager	7.4	114
13	George's Alibi	7.2	111
14	Lunch with Mama	7.7	122
15	George vs. Wall Street	7.2	110
16	The Breakup: Part 1	7.5	113
17	The Breakup: Part 2	7.6	107
18	Florence's Problem	7.9	122
19	Mother Jefferson's Birthday	7.8	128
20	Louise's Cookbook	7.0	112
21	George Meets Whittendale	7.6	109
22	Lionel's Problem	7.0	109
23	Tennis Anyone?	7.4	117
24	The Wedding	7.2	102

Season 3 (1976)

7.25 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	George and the President	7.5	114
2	Louise Gets Her Way	8.1	120
3	Louise Suspects	7.4	109
4	The Lie Detector	7.0	117
5	George's Diploma	7.3	104
6	The Retirement Party	7.4	118
7	Lionel's Pad	6.9	105
8	Tom the Hero	7.2	108
9	Jenny's Discovery	7.2	104
10	The Agreement	7.1	102
11	Florence in Love	8.0	137
12	The Christmas Wedding	7.2	124
13	Louise Forgets	7.0	107
14	Bentley's Problem	7.1	106
15	Jefferson Airplane	6.8	109
16	George's Guilt	7.3	107
17	A Case of Black and White	8.3	129
18	Louise vs. Jenny	7.2	105
19	The Marriage Counselors	7.5	97
20	Louise's Friend	6.8	99
21	The Old Flame	7.2	102
22	Jenny's Opportunity	6.5	97
23	George the Philanthropist	7.0	99
24	Louise's Physical	6.9	92

Season 4 (1977)

7.33 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 25 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Grand Opening: Part 1	7.6	105
2	The Grand Opening: Part 2	7.7	104
3	Once a Friend	7.5	136
4	George's Help	7.4	99
5	George's Legacy	7.0	99
6	Good News, Bad News	7.1	92
7	The Visitors	7.4	106
8	The Camp Out	7.1	93
9	The Last Leaf	7.1	100
10	Louise's New Interest	7.0	98
11	The Costume Party	7.5	103
12	Florence Gets Lucky	7.5	110
13	George Needs Help	7.2	94
14	The Jefferson Curve	7.6	113
15	984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C	8.5	183
16	George and Whitty	7.5	99
17	Lionel Gets the Business	7.1	96
18	The Blackout	7.5	103
19	Florence's Union	7.7	110
20	George and Jimmy	7.5	106
21	Thomas H. Willis & Co.	7.0	85
22	Uncle George and Aunt Louise	7.8	117
23	George and Louise in a Bind: Part 1	6.8	95
24	George and Louise in a Bind: Part 2	6.5	90
25	George and Louise in a Bind: Part 3	6.4	89
26	Jenny's Thesis	7.5	105

Season 5 (1978)

7.28 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Louise's Painting	7.6	113
2	Homecoming: Part 1	7.1	95
3	Homecoming: Part 2	7.1	93
4	How Slowly They Forget	7.4	97
5	George's Dream	7.7	106
6	George's New Stockbroker	7.5	105
7	Me and Billy Dee	8.1	140
8	Half a Brother	7.0	97
9	What Are Friends For?	7.2	97
10	George, Who?	7.2	96
11	Harry's House Guest	6.8	91
12	George Finds a Father	7.5	106
13	Louise's Sister	7.7	112
14	Louise's Reunion	7.2	92
15	A Bedtime Story	6.6	85
16	Florence Meets Mr. Right	8.1	119
17	Louise's Award	7.0	99
18	The Other Woman	7.1	99
19	The Hold Out	6.8	87
20	The Ones You Love	6.8	90
21	Every Night Fever	7.8	118
22	Three Faces of Florence	7.3	96
23	Louise's Convention	6.7	86
24	The Freeze In	7.3	93

Season 6 (1979)

7.30 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 6.4 25 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Announcement	7.4	94
2	A Short Story	7.4	95
3	Louise's Old Boyfriend	7.3	85
4	Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 1	7.5	110
5	Now You See It, Now You Don't: Part 2	7.6	99
6	Where's Papa?	7.3	86
7	The Expectant Father	6.7	80
8	Joltin' George	7.1	98
9	Baby Love	7.1	83
10	Louise vs. Florence	8.3	118
11	Me and Mr. G	7.8	111
12	One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest	7.4	96
13	Louise's Setback	7.0	90
14	Brother Tom	7.7	99
15	The Arrival: Part 1	7.3	84
16	The Arrival: Part 2	7.4	85
17	The Shower	6.7	76
18	The Longest Day	7.1	85
19	George's Birthday	7.1	82
20	A Night to Remember	7.1	83
21	The Loan	7.1	78
22	Louise Takes a Stand	7.0	76
23	The First Store	8.4	123
24	Once Upon a Time	6.4	94

Season 7 (1980)

7.22 avg 20 episodes 7.0 → 7.4 26 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Marathon Men	7.0	87
2	The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii: Part 1	7.3	93
3	The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii: Part 2	7.1	90
4	The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii: Part 3	6.7	89
5	The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii: Part 4	6.9	86
6	Put It On	7.2	101
7	Florence's Cousin	7.0	84
8	All I Want for Christmas	7.3	99
9	Calendar Girl	7.3	81
10	As Florence Turns	7.5	100
11	God Bless Americans	7.1	81
12	Alley Oops	6.6	84
13	And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds	8.0	141
14	Sorry, Wrong Meeting	8.6	187
15	My Hero	6.7	82
16	I Buy the Songs	7.0	81
17	Small Fish, Big Pond	6.9	77
18	Not So Dearly Beloved	7.6	90
19	Florence's New Job: Part 1	7.2	85
20	Florence's New Job: Part 2	7.4	90

Season 8 (1981)

7.11 avg 25 episodes 6.7 → 7.4 25 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Separation: Part 1	6.7	79
2	The Separation: Part 2	6.9	78
3	Louise's Father	7.6	87
4	My Maid, Your Maid	7.0	82
5	I've Still Got It	7.1	82
6	Florence Did it Different: Part 1	6.9	75
7	Florence Did it Different: Part 2	7.2	72
8	The House That George Built	7.0	78
9	A Whole Lot of Trouble	6.8	78
10	I've Got a Secret	6.9	74
11	A Charmed Life	7.0	81
12	Thammy the Thongwriter	7.1	85
13	I Spy	7.0	81
14	Dog Gone	6.5	90
15	Blazing Jeffersons	7.1	79
16	Men of the Cloth	7.2	85
17	A Case of Self-Defense	7.0	84
18	My Wife, I Think I'll Keep Her	6.9	79
19	Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?	7.3	81
20	The Strays: Part 1	7.4	89
21	The Strays: Part 2	7.4	89
22	Jeffersons Greatest Hits	7.4	83
23	A Small Victory	7.5	76
24	Lesson in Love	7.4	75
25	Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Helen	7.4	76

Season 9 (1982)

7.27 avg 27 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 25 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Laundry Is a Tough Town: Part 1	6.8	72
2	Laundry Is a Tough Town: Part 2	7.0	72
3	Anatomy of a Stain	7.2	77
4	Social Insecurity	7.4	73
5	Charlie's Angels	6.8	81
6	Heeeere's Johnny	6.7	72
7	A Date with Danger	7.6	77
8	Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 1	8.2	100
9	Death Smiles on a Dry Cleaner: Part 2	7.6	94
10	Appointment in 8-B	7.7	82
11	Poetic Justice	6.8	73
12	How Now Dow Jones	7.0	72
13	The Defiant Ones	7.0	70
14	My Maid... My Wife	7.8	91
15	Mr. Wonderful	7.5	71
16	My Girl, Louise	7.6	79
17	Bodyguards Are People Too	6.6	73
18	True Confessions	7.4	77
19	Mr. Clean	7.6	78
20	The Good Life	7.6	85
21	Father's Day	7.5	71
22	Change of a Dollar	8.1	102
23	Designing Woman	7.1	76
24	Double Trouble	7.2	84
25	Silver Lining	7.3	78
26	The Wheel of Forever	6.3	79
27	Personal Business	7.0	67

Season 10 (1983)

7.10 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 25 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mission: Incredible: Part 1	6.8	81
2	Mission: Incredible: Part 2	6.8	78
3	Mission: Incredible: Part 3	6.8	76
4	I Do, I Don't	7.0	80
5	How Not to Marry a Millionaire	7.1	76
6	And the Winner Is...	7.0	77
7	The Return of Bentley	7.2	79
8	The List	7.3	81
9	Who's the Fairest?	7.0	76
10	Father Christmas	7.6	84
11	What Makes Sammy Run?	7.6	93
12	Getting Back to Basiks	7.2	71
13	The Command Post	7.1	72
14	Real Men Don't Dry Clean	6.6	73
15	Trading Places	6.7	71
16	My Guy, George	7.4	85
17	A New Girl in Town	6.8	72
18	Otis	7.7	81
19	Hart to Heart???	7.1	74
20	George's Old Girlfriend	7.7	86
21	Honeymoon Hotel	6.7	69
22	In the Chips	7.0	72

Season 11 (1984)

6.95 avg 24 episodes 7.1 → 6.9 25 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood and Money	7.1	77
2	Ebony and Ivory	6.9	87
3	Bobbles, Bangles and Booboos	7.6	82
4	A House Divided	6.8	69
5	Some Enchanted Evening	6.7	77
6	The Gift	6.9	74
7	They Don't Make Preachers Like Him Anymore	7.7	98
8	Try a Little Tenderness	7.0	79
9	You'll Never Get Rich	6.9	80
10	The Unnatural	7.0	74
11	Chairman of the Bored	6.1	71
12	Sayonara: Part 1	6.8	77
13	Sayonara: Part 2	6.5	74
14	Last Dance	6.9	78
15	The Gang's All Here	7.0	73
16	Hail to the Chief	6.9	71
17	A Secret in the Back Room	7.4	78
18	That Blasted Cunningham	7.0	72
19	State of Mind	7.1	81
20	And Up We Go	6.6	75
21	The Truth Hurts	7.2	76
22	The Odd Couple	7.0	72
23	Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway	6.9	78
24	Red Robins	6.9	89