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WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)

Comedy

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.

IMDb rating
8.0 (12,844 votes)
Episode average
7.9 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.94 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 364 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 313 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 309 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 392 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 310 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 275 votesEp 7: 9.6 · 1,286 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 279 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 251 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 254 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 269 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 244 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 213 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 245 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 208 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 213 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 251 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 248 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 233 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 217 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 290 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 228 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot: Part 18.1364
2Pilot: Part 28.0313
3Les on a Ledge8.2309
4Hoodlum Rock8.3392
5Hold Up8.2310
6Bailey's Show7.7275
7Turkeys Away9.61,286
8Love Returns6.7279
9Mama's Review6.5251
10A Date with Jennifer8.2254
11The Contest Nobody Could Win8.2269
12Tornado8.2244
13Goodbye Johnny7.8213
14Johnny Comes Back8.2245
15Never Leave Me, Lucille7.5208
16I Want to Keep My Baby7.3213
17Commercial Break8.2251
18Who Is Gordon Sims?8.3248
19I Do, I Do... for Now7.8233
20Young Master Carlson7.1217
21Fish Story8.8290
22Preacher7.7228

Season 2 (1979)

7.87 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 173 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 165 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 228 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 173 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 168 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 178 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 173 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 152 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 164 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 164 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 186 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 155 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 160 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 160 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 173 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 149 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 173 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 164 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 271 votesEp 20: 7.3 · 164 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 178 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 178 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 153 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 155 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1For Love or Money: Part 17.3173
2For Love or Money: Part 27.6165
3Baseball8.2228
4Bad Risk7.6173
5Jennifer Falls in Love7.5168
6Carlson for President8.0178
7Mike Fright8.4173
8The Patter of Little Feet7.5152
9Baby, If You've Ever Wondered8.0164
10Bailey's Big Break8.0164
11Jennifer's Home for Christmas8.3186
12Sparky7.3155
13God Talks to Johnny7.7160
14A Family Affair7.5160
15Herb's Dad7.4173
16Put Up or Shut Up7.8149
17The Americanization of Ivan7.7173
18Les' Groupie7.6164
19In Concert8.8271
20The Doctor's Daughter7.3164
21Filthy Pictures: Part 18.5178
22Filthy Pictures: Part 28.6178
23Venus Rising8.1153
24Most Improved Station8.1155

Season 3 (1980)

7.80 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 8.7 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 170 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 164 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 186 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 151 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 177 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 148 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 173 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 173 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 153 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 151 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 164 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 181 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 164 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 155 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 155 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 129 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 150 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 141 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 140 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 135 votesEp 21: 7.1 · 131 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 190 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Airplane Show7.0170
2Jennifer Moves7.7164
3Real Families7.8186
4The Baby7.4151
5Hotel Oceanview8.0177
6A Mile in My Shoes7.9148
7Bah, Humbug7.9173
8Baby, It's Cold Inside8.7173
9The Painting8.1153
10Daydreams7.0151
11Frog Story8.0164
12Venus and the Man8.1181
13Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 17.9164
14Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 27.9155
15Ask Jennifer8.3155
16I Am Woman7.6129
17Secrets of Dayton Heights7.7150
18Out to Lunch7.6141
19A Simple Little Wedding7.4140
20Nothing to Fear But...7.8135
21Til Debt Do Us Part7.1131
22Clean Up Radio Everywhere8.7190

Season 4 (1981)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 168 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 164 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 142 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 141 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 136 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 153 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 145 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 171 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 205 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 151 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 140 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 146 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 148 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 141 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 134 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 145 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 140 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 141 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 148 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 133 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 147 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 184 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1An Explosive Affair: Part 18.6168
2An Explosive Affair: Part 28.8164
3The Union7.8142
4Rumors8.2141
5Straight from the Heart7.5136
6Who's on First?8.2153
7Three Days of the Condo7.7145
8Jennifer and the Will8.4171
9The Consultant8.6205
10Love, Exciting and New7.8151
11You Can't Go Out of Town Again7.7140
12Pills8.2146
13Changes8.0148
14Jennifer and Johnny's Charity7.6141
15I'll Take Romance8.1134
16Circumstantial Evidence7.6145
17Fire8.1140
18Dear Liar8.0141
19The Creation of Venus8.3148
20The Impossible Dream7.8133
21To Err Is Human8.4147
22Up and Down the Dial8.8184
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