The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)

Name: The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange

Comedy

The New Dick Van Dyke Show is an American sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke that aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974. It was Van Dyke's first return to series television since The Dick Van Dyke Show.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (375 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.37 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 6.8 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Smoke Rings	7.7	26
2	A Star Ain't Born	7.3	20
3	Mid-term Dinner	7.8	27
4	Everything from 'A to Z'	7.9	20
5	The Tennis Pro	7.3	18
6	A House Is Not a Home, Yet	7.6	18
7	The Replacement	8.0	21
8	Queasy Rider	7.6	27
9	The Storm	8.1	17
10	The Conductor and the Lady	7.2	18
11	Off and Running	7.0	18
12	Room with a View	6.9	18
13	Linda, Linda, Linda	7.4	18
14	Pepito from Mexico	7.8	16
15	Bernie Did It	7.0	16
16	Annie Get Your Bike	8.2	14
17	What Is Your Husband Doing Tomorrow?	6.4	16
18	The Birth	7.1	15
19	The Split	7.1	15
20	The Harry Award	7.8	20
21	People's Choice	7.6	15
22	After the Ball Is Over	6.4	17
23	Running Bear and Moskowitz	6.8	17
24	The Telethon	6.8	17

Season 2 (1972)

6.90 avg 23 episodes 6.7 → 7.7 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Former Mr. Preston	6.7	12
2	The Needle	6.3	16
3	The Great Prestoni	8.1	18
4	Sobriety Test	6.6	17
5	Bernie's House	7.8	12
6	Headaches	6.6	15
7	The Game	5.9	15
8	Who Do You Want to Be?	5.8	16
9	Chef Mike	7.4	15
10	Ashes and Urns	8.0	13
11	Old Dick and Jenny	6.3	14
12	Big Time Baby	7.5	15
13	Blood Is Thicker Than Oatmeal	8.2	13
14	The Jailbird	7.1	17
15	Dick and the Baby	5.0	16
16	My Friend, the Public Enemy: Part 1	7.6	12
17	My Friend, the Public Enemy: Part 2	7.6	12
18	Pot Luck	6.3	18
19	The 10th Honeymoon	6.8	12
20	Will Baby Make Three?	5.7	13
22	You Gotta Have Class	6.6	14
23	Big Brother Is Watching You	7.2	12
24	Guess Who's Coming to Seder	7.7	13

Season 3 (1973)

6.96 avg 23 episodes 8.3 → 7.9 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Dennis Takes a Wife	8.3	12
3	One of the Boys	7.7	13
4	Dick in Deutsch	7.0	13
5	Mrs. Ferguson	7.3	12
6	I'll Cry Today	6.8	12
7	The Young Surgeons	6.4	13
8	She Kisses Like a Dead Mackerel	6.7	13
9	Preston al Naturale	7.1	16
10	Turning Pro	6.0	14
11	Exit Laughing	7.2	15
12	What Your Best Friend Doesn't Know	7.1	13
13	Mr. Dazzle	7.4	13
14	He Who Steals My Friends	6.9	13
15	The Back Break Kid	6.0	13
16	Balzac, Come Home	6.7	13
17	The Hickey	5.7	15
18	House Guests	7.0	12
19	The Pregnancy	7.0	11
20	Man of Medicine	7.8	12
21	Commercial Housewives	6.2	15
22	A Fake Matisse Is Better Than a Real Anzelowitz	7.2	12
23	We Met at Mama Lombardi's	6.6	13
24	Lt. Preston of the 4th Cavalry	7.9	16