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Thirtysomething (1987)

Drama · Romance

Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

IMDb rating
7.5 (3,515 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

8.80 avg 21 episodes 8.4 → 9.0 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 85 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 66 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 59 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 53 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 63 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 58 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 55 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 52 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 55 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 58 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 56 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 42 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 51 votesEp 14: 8.9 · 40 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 47 votesEp 16: 9.0 · 60 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 53 votesEp 18: 8.8 · 54 votesEp 19: 8.9 · 48 votesEp 20: 9.1 · 51 votesEp 21: 9.0 · 39 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Thirtysomething8.485
2The Parents Are Coming8.766
3Housewarming8.859
4Couples8.853
5But Not for Me8.563
6We Gather Together8.458
7Nice Work If You Can Get It8.855
8Weaning8.952
9I'll Be Home for Christmas8.855
10South by Southeast8.658
11Therapy9.056
12Competition8.842
13Separation8.951
14I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Gynecologist8.940
15Business as Usual8.747
16Accounts Receivable9.060
17Whose Forest Is This?8.953
18Nancy's First Date8.854
19Undone8.948
20Tenure9.151
21Born to Be Mild9.039

Season 2 (1988)

8.94 avg 17 episodes 8.8 → 9.0 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 62 votesEp 2: 9.1 · 49 votesEp 3: 8.9 · 54 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 36 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 41 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 35 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 46 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 48 votesEp 9: 9.0 · 39 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 36 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 38 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 34 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 39 votesEp 14: 9.0 · 37 votesEp 15: 9.2 · 48 votesEp 16: 9.0 · 38 votesEp 17: 9.0 · 41 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1We'll Meet Again8.862
2In Re: The Marriage of Weston9.149
3The Mike Van Dyke Show8.954
4Trust Me8.936
5No Promises8.941
6Politics8.835
7Success9.146
8First Day/Last Day8.948
9About Last Night9.039
10Elliot's Dad8.936
11Payment Due9.038
12Deliverance8.734
13Michael Writes a Story8.839
14New Job9.037
15Be a Good Girl9.248
16Courting Nancy9.038
17Best of Enemies9.041

Season 3 (1989)

9.00 avg 24 episodes 9.1 → 9.2 48 min avg

Ep 1: 9.1 · 40 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 61 votesEp 3: 9.0 · 48 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 51 votesEp 5: 9.2 · 51 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 53 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 42 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 47 votesEp 9: 9.0 · 42 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 51 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 40 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 59 votesEp 13: 9.1 · 54 votesEp 14: 9.1 · 43 votesEp 15: 8.9 · 39 votesEp 16: 9.1 · 36 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 45 votesEp 18: 8.8 · 36 votesEp 19: 8.9 · 40 votesEp 20: 9.0 · 44 votesEp 21: 9.2 · 49 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 42 votesEp 23: 9.2 · 50 votesEp 24: 9.2 · 44 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Nancy's Mom9.140
2Love and Sex8.561
3Mr. Right9.048
4New Baby9.051
5Legacy9.251
6Strangers9.053
7Pilgrims8.942
8The Burning Bush9.147
9New Parents9.042
10Michael's Campaign9.151
11Pulling Away8.840
12Another Country8.959
13Post-Op9.154
14Once a Mermaid9.143
15Fathers and Lovers8.939
16Her Cup Runneth Over9.136
17Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex8.945
18The Other Shoe8.836
19Three-Year Itch8.940
20I'm Nobody, Who Are You?9.044
21Arizona9.249
22Going Limp8.942
23The Go-Between9.250
24Samurai Ad Man9.244

Season 4 (1990)

9.03 avg 23 episodes 9.0 → 9.0 47 min avg

Ep 1: 9.0 · 50 votesEp 2: 9.3 · 48 votesEp 3: 9.1 · 35 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 37 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 41 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 35 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 34 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 33 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 40 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 49 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 45 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 47 votesEp 13: 9.1 · 46 votesEp 14: 9.1 · 63 votesEp 15: 9.2 · 62 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 35 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 41 votesEp 18: 9.1 · 38 votesEp 19: 9.2 · 43 votesEp 20: 9.2 · 47 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 45 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 43 votesEp 23: 9.0 · 49 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Prelude to a Bris9.050
2Life Class9.348
3Control9.135
4The Distance8.737
5The Haunting of DAA9.041
6The Guilty Party8.935
7Photo Opportunity8.934
8Never Better9.033
9Guns and Roses8.940
10Happy New Year9.149
11Melissa and Men9.145
12Advanced Beginners9.347
13Sifting the Ashes9.146
14Second Look9.163
15Fighting the Cold9.262
16The Difference Between Men and Women8.735
17The Wedding8.941
18Closing the Circle9.138
19Out the Door9.243
20Hopeless9.247
21A Stop at Willoughby8.845
22Melissa in Wonderland9.143
23California9.049
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