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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 (12,756 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.95 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 358 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 309 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 305 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 385 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 307 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 272 votesEp 7: 9.6 · 1,276 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 273 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 246 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 250 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 265 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 241 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 209 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 241 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 205 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 210 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 247 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 244 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 230 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 214 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 287 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 225 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot: Part 18.1358
2Pilot: Part 28.0309
3Les on a Ledge8.2305
4Hoodlum Rock8.3385
5Hold Up8.2307
6Bailey's Show7.7272
7Turkeys Away9.61,276
8Love Returns6.7273
9Mama's Review6.6246
10A Date with Jennifer8.3250
11The Contest Nobody Could Win8.2265
12Tornado8.2241
13Goodbye Johnny7.9209
14Johnny Comes Back8.2241
15Never Leave Me, Lucille7.5205
16I Want to Keep My Baby7.4210
17Commercial Break8.2247
18Who Is Gordon Sims?8.3244
19I Do, I Do... for Now7.8230
20Young Master Carlson7.1214
21Fish Story8.8287
22Preacher7.7225

Season 2 (1979)

7.86 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 169 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 161 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 224 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 170 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 165 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 175 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 170 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 150 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 162 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 161 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 184 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 153 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 158 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 158 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 171 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 147 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 170 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 162 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 267 votesEp 20: 7.3 · 161 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 176 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 176 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 150 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 152 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1For Love or Money: Part 17.3169
2For Love or Money: Part 27.6161
3Baseball8.2224
4Bad Risk7.6170
5Jennifer Falls in Love7.5165
6Carlson for President8.0175
7Mike Fright8.4170
8The Patter of Little Feet7.5150
9Baby, If You've Ever Wondered8.0162
10Bailey's Big Break8.0161
11Jennifer's Home for Christmas8.3184
12Sparky7.3153
13God Talks to Johnny7.6158
14A Family Affair7.5158
15Herb's Dad7.4171
16Put Up or Shut Up7.8147
17The Americanization of Ivan7.7170
18Les' Groupie7.6162
19In Concert8.8267
20The Doctor's Daughter7.3161
21Filthy Pictures: Part 18.5176
22Filthy Pictures: Part 28.6176
23Venus Rising8.1150
24Most Improved Station8.1152

Season 3 (1980)

7.80 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 8.7 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 167 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 163 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 185 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 148 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 175 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 147 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 171 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 171 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 152 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 148 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 161 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 180 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 161 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 152 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 153 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 128 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 147 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 139 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 137 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 133 votesEp 21: 7.1 · 128 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 188 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Airplane Show7.0167
2Jennifer Moves7.7163
3Real Families7.8185
4The Baby7.4148
5Hotel Oceanview8.0175
6A Mile in My Shoes7.9147
7Bah, Humbug7.9171
8Baby, It's Cold Inside8.7171
9The Painting8.1152
10Daydreams7.0148
11Frog Story8.1161
12Venus and the Man8.1180
13Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 17.9161
14Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 27.9152
15Ask Jennifer8.2153
16I Am Woman7.6128
17Secrets of Dayton Heights7.7147
18Out to Lunch7.5139
19A Simple Little Wedding7.4137
20Nothing to Fear But...7.8133
21Til Debt Do Us Part7.1128
22Clean Up Radio Everywhere8.7188

Season 4 (1981)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 164 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 160 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 140 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 139 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 134 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 151 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 143 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 169 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 203 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 148 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 137 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 143 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 146 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 139 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 132 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 142 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 138 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 139 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 146 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 131 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 144 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 182 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1An Explosive Affair: Part 18.6164
2An Explosive Affair: Part 28.8160
3The Union7.8140
4Rumors8.2139
5Straight from the Heart7.5134
6Who's on First?8.2151
7Three Days of the Condo7.7143
8Jennifer and the Will8.4169
9The Consultant8.6203
10Love, Exciting and New7.8148
11You Can't Go Out of Town Again7.7137
12Pills8.2143
13Changes8.0146
14Jennifer and Johnny's Charity7.5139
15I'll Take Romance8.1132
16Circumstantial Evidence7.7142
17Fire8.1138
18Dear Liar8.0139
19The Creation of Venus8.3146
20The Impossible Dream7.8131
21To Err Is Human8.4144
22Up and Down the Dial8.8182
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