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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 (12,674 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.93 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 351 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 306 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 302 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 381 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 304 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 269 votesEp 7: 9.6 · 1,269 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 270 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 243 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 249 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 265 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 238 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 207 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 240 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 203 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 208 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 245 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 242 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 228 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 212 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 285 votesEp 22: 7.6 · 224 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot: Part 18.1351
2Pilot: Part 28.0306
3Les on a Ledge8.2302
4Hoodlum Rock8.2381
5Hold Up8.2304
6Bailey's Show7.6269
7Turkeys Away9.61,269
8Love Returns6.7270
9Mama's Review6.5243
10A Date with Jennifer8.2249
11The Contest Nobody Could Win8.2265
12Tornado8.2238
13Goodbye Johnny7.9207
14Johnny Comes Back8.2240
15Never Leave Me, Lucille7.5203
16I Want to Keep My Baby7.4208
17Commercial Break8.2245
18Who Is Gordon Sims?8.3242
19I Do, I Do... for Now7.8228
20Young Master Carlson7.1212
21Fish Story8.8285
22Preacher7.6224

Season 2 (1979)

7.86 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 168 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 160 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 222 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 168 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 163 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 173 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 169 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 147 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 161 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 160 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 183 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 152 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 156 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 157 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 169 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 146 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 169 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 161 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 265 votesEp 20: 7.3 · 160 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 174 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 174 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 150 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 152 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1For Love or Money: Part 17.3168
2For Love or Money: Part 27.6160
3Baseball8.2222
4Bad Risk7.6168
5Jennifer Falls in Love7.5163
6Carlson for President8.0173
7Mike Fright8.4169
8The Patter of Little Feet7.5147
9Baby, If You've Ever Wondered8.0161
10Bailey's Big Break8.0160
11Jennifer's Home for Christmas8.3183
12Sparky7.3152
13God Talks to Johnny7.6156
14A Family Affair7.5157
15Herb's Dad7.4169
16Put Up or Shut Up7.8146
17The Americanization of Ivan7.7169
18Les' Groupie7.6161
19In Concert8.8265
20The Doctor's Daughter7.3160
21Filthy Pictures: Part 18.5174
22Filthy Pictures: Part 28.6174
23Venus Rising8.1150
24Most Improved Station8.1152

Season 3 (1980)

7.78 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 8.7 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 166 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 162 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 185 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 147 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 173 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 145 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 168 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 169 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 149 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 144 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 159 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 179 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 159 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 150 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 151 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 126 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 145 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 137 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 136 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 131 votesEp 21: 7.1 · 128 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 185 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Airplane Show7.0166
2Jennifer Moves7.7162
3Real Families7.8185
4The Baby7.4147
5Hotel Oceanview8.0173
6A Mile in My Shoes7.9145
7Bah, Humbug7.8168
8Baby, It's Cold Inside8.7169
9The Painting8.1149
10Daydreams7.0144
11Frog Story8.0159
12Venus and the Man8.1179
13Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 17.9159
14Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 27.9150
15Ask Jennifer8.2151
16I Am Woman7.6126
17Secrets of Dayton Heights7.6145
18Out to Lunch7.5137
19A Simple Little Wedding7.4136
20Nothing to Fear But...7.8131
21Til Debt Do Us Part7.1128
22Clean Up Radio Everywhere8.7185

Season 4 (1981)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 163 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 159 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 139 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 138 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 132 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 150 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 142 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 166 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 202 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 146 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 136 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 142 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 145 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 138 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 130 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 141 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 137 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 138 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 145 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 130 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 143 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 182 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1An Explosive Affair: Part 18.6163
2An Explosive Affair: Part 28.8159
3The Union7.8139
4Rumors8.2138
5Straight from the Heart7.5132
6Who's on First?8.2150
7Three Days of the Condo7.7142
8Jennifer and the Will8.4166
9The Consultant8.6202
10Love, Exciting and New7.8146
11You Can't Go Out of Town Again7.7136
12Pills8.2142
13Changes8.0145
14Jennifer and Johnny's Charity7.5138
15I'll Take Romance8.1130
16Circumstantial Evidence7.7141
17Fire8.1137
18Dear Liar8.0138
19The Creation of Venus8.3145
20The Impossible Dream7.8130
21To Err Is Human8.4143
22Up and Down the Dial8.8182