The King of Queens (1998)

Name: The King of Queens
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Kevin James, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller, Victor Williams, Patton Oswalt

Comedy

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (96,338 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Paramount+ · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.73 avg 25 episodes 8.0 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.0	1,214
2	Fat City	7.6	977
3	Cello, Goodbye	7.5	915
4	Richie's Song	7.5	867
5	Paternal Affairs	7.8	871
6	Head First	8.0	857
7	The Rock	7.6	816
8	Educating Doug	7.7	795
9	Road Rayge	7.9	833
10	Supermarket Story	8.4	937
11	Noel Cowards	7.8	805
12	Fixer Upper	7.6	783
13	Best Man	7.9	789
14	Dog Days	7.7	780
15	Crappy Birthday	7.5	748
16	S'ain't Valentine's	7.5	775
17	Court Date	7.6	728
18	White Collar	7.6	727
19	Rayny Day	7.8	752
20	Train Wreck	7.9	750
21	Hungry Man	7.8	740
22	Time Share	7.5	716
23	Where's Poppa	7.9	721
24	Art House	7.8	700
25	Maybe Baby	7.4	687

Season 2 (1999)

7.71 avg 25 episodes 8.0 → 7.6 27 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Queasy Rider	8.0	751
2	Female Problems	7.5	690
3	Assaulted Nuts	8.3	778
4	Parent Trapped	7.6	686
5	Tube Stakes	7.8	680
6	Doug Out	8.0	709
7	Get Away	7.8	710
8	Dire Strayts	8.0	711
9	I, Candy	7.9	693
10	Roamin' Holiday	7.9	669
11	Sparing Carrie	7.5	665
12	Net Prophets	7.7	676
13	Party Favor	7.3	671
14	Block Buster	7.4	663
15	Frozen Pop	7.8	667
16	Fair Game	7.7	657
17	Meet By-Product	7.8	658
18	The Shmenkmans	7.5	623
19	Surprise Artie	7.7	631
20	Wild Cards	7.5	634
21	Big Dougie	7.4	640
22	Soft Touch	7.6	639
23	Restaurant Row	7.9	652
24	Flower Power	7.5	624
25	Whine Country	7.6	613

Season 3 (2000)

7.75 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 23 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Do Rico	7.7	668
2	Roast Chicken	7.7	627
3	Fatty McButterpants	8.1	684
4	Class Struggle	7.7	624
5	Strike One	7.8	637
6	Strike Too	7.7	648
7	Strike Out	8.7	856
8	Dark Meet	7.6	608
9	Twisted Sitters	7.5	568
10	Work Related	7.7	573
11	Better Camera	7.7	626
12	Wedding Presence	7.7	587
13	Hi-Def Jam	7.7	590
14	Paint Misbehavin'	8.1	713
15	Deacon Blues	7.7	592
16	Horizontal Hold	7.5	568
17	Inner Tube	7.3	664
18	Papa Pill	8.0	605
19	Package Deal	7.6	574
20	Separation Anxiety	7.5	568
21	Departure Time	7.3	587
22	Swim Neighbors	8.1	624
23	S'no Job	7.5	568
24	Pregnant Pause: Part 1	7.8	552
25	Pregnant Pause: Part 2	8.1	604

Season 4 (2001)

7.82 avg 25 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 23 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Walk, Man	7.9	616
2	Sight Gag	7.8	619
3	Mean Streak	7.8	577
4	Friender Bender	7.5	560
5	No Retreat	7.7	558
6	Ticker Treat	8.0	592
7	Lyin' Hearted	7.4	578
8	Life Sentence	8.4	654
9	Veiled Threat	7.5	556
10	Oxy Moron	7.6	578
11	Depo Man	7.6	532
12	Ovary Action	7.8	566
13	Food Fight	8.2	652
14	Double Downer	7.5	560
15	Dougie Nights	7.7	585
16	No Orleans	7.7	599
17	Missing Links	7.5	566
18	Hero Worship	7.4	566
19	Screwed Driver	8.0	604
20	Lush Life	8.5	681
21	Bun Dummy	7.8	583
22	Patrons Ain't	7.8	593
23	Eddie Money	8.1	645
24	Two Thirty	7.8	560
25	Shrink Wrap	8.4	726

Season 5 (2002)

7.84 avg 25 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arthur, Spooner	8.3	682
2	Window Pain	8.0	621
3	Holy Mackerel	7.7	586
4	Kirbed Enthusiasm	7.7	587
5	Mammary Lane	7.8	625
6	Business Affairs	7.8	581
7	Flame Resistant	7.9	624
8	Flash Photography	8.2	647
9	Connect Four	7.9	596
10	Loaner Car	7.7	541
11	Mentalo Case	8.2	628
12	Jung Frankenstein	7.8	573
13	Attention Deficit	7.4	542
14	Prints Charming	7.7	580
15	Animal Attraction	7.5	552
16	Golden Moldy	7.7	585
17	S'Poor House	7.8	550
18	Steve Moscow	8.1	615
19	Cowardly Lyin'	8.0	551
20	Driving Reign	7.5	521
21	Clothes Encounter	7.6	548
22	Queens'bro Bridge	7.6	545
23	Dog Shelter	8.0	565
24	Taste Buds	8.0	563
25	Bed Spread	8.2	599

Season 6 (2003)

7.78 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 8.8 22 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Doug Less I	7.6	593
2	Doug Less II	7.7	570
3	King Pong	7.7	582
4	Dreading Vows	7.4	530
5	Nocturnal Omission	7.9	584
6	Affidavit Justice	8.2	594
7	Secret Garden	7.5	550
8	Eggsit Strategy	7.6	542
9	Thanks, Man	8.1	602
10	American Idle	7.5	538
11	Santa Claustrophobia	7.7	538
12	Dougie Houser	7.8	547
13	Frigid Heirs	7.5	521
14	Switch Sitters	8.4	612
15	Cheap Saks	7.7	560
16	Damned Yanky	7.5	577
17	Multiple Plots	7.7	557
18	Trash Talker	7.6	551
19	Precedent Nixin'	7.5	524
20	Foe: Pa	8.0	547
21	Tank Heaven	7.9	581
22	Altar Ego	7.7	549
23	Icky Shuffle	7.7	549
24	Awful Bigamy	8.8	763

Season 7 (2004)

7.66 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lost Vegas	7.7	541
2	Dugan Groupie	7.3	516
3	Furious Gorge	8.2	606
4	Entertainment Weakly	7.3	539
5	Name Dropper	8.0	554
6	Offtrack... Bedding	7.5	511
7	Silent Mite	7.6	545
8	Awed Couple	7.5	532
9	Cologne Ranger	7.8	559
10	Domestic Disturbance	7.6	531
11	Pour Judgment	7.7	539
12	Gym Neighbors	7.9	553
13	Gorilla Warfare	7.7	540
14	Hi, School	7.6	577
15	Deconstructing Carrie	7.6	532
16	Black List	7.6	546
17	Wish Boned	7.5	498
18	Van, Go	7.8	580
19	Ice Cubed	7.7	549
20	Catching Hell	7.7	523
21	Slippery Slope	7.9	529
22	Buy Curious	7.4	500

Season 8 (2005)

7.79 avg 23 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 22 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pole Lox	8.0	649
2	Vocal Discord	7.8	564
3	Consummate Professional	8.1	538
4	Like Hell	7.1	509
5	Sandwiched Out	7.5	522
6	Shear Torture	8.0	588
7	Inn Escapable	8.0	599
8	Move Doubt	7.6	505
9	G'Night Stalker	8.5	650
10	Raygin' Bulls	7.6	528
11	Baker's Doesn't	7.6	525
12	Fresh Brood	7.6	529
13	Gambling N' Diction	7.6	486
14	Apartment Complex	8.3	583
15	Buggie Nights	7.8	524
16	Knee Jerk	8.1	546
17	Present Tense	8.1	580
18	Sold-Y Locks	7.5	531
19	Emotional Rollercoaster	7.5	515
20	Four Play	7.8	505
21	Hartford Wailer	7.5	490
22	Fight Schlub	7.7	527
23	Acting Out	7.9	507

Season 9 (2006)

7.60 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 24 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mama Cast	7.8	563
2	Affair Trade	8.1	577
3	Moxie Moron	7.3	498
4	Major Disturbance	7.6	513
5	Ruff Goin'	7.2	490
6	Brace Yourself	7.4	492
7	Home Cheapo	7.4	476
8	Offensive Fowl	7.8	536
9	Mild Bunch	7.7	573
10	Manhattan Project	7.4	517
11	Single Spaced	7.4	505
12	China Syndrome: Part 1	8.1	832
13	China Syndrome: Part 2	7.6	341