Zoey 101 (2005)

Comedy · Drama · Family

Zoey 101 is an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 until May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy, a fictional boarding school in Southern California. It was created by Dan Schneider. It was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, California beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005. Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for Nickelodeon series, as it was shot completely on location in Malibu. It was also Nickelodeon's best performance for a series premiere in almost eight years. Despite this, many critics have made negative comments about the show, its setting, and its characters.

IMDb rating: 6.3 (19,329 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 ↑ +1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.38 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 8.1 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to PCA	7.0	276
2	New Roomies	7.2	194
3	Webcam	7.6	179
4	Defending Dustin	6.7	179
5	Prank Week	7.2	165
6	Jet-X	8.0	191
7	The Play	7.5	163
8	Quinn's Date	6.9	155
9	Spring Fling	7.6	160
10	Backpack	7.2	166
11	Disc Golf	7.5	158
12	School Dance	7.5	155
13	Little Beach Party	8.1	178

Season 2 (2005)

7.34 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 7.1 26 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back to P.C.A.	7.7	157
2	Time Capsule	8.1	164
3	Election	7.2	149
4	Haunted House	6.9	152
5	Bad Girl	7.4	157
6	Broadcast Views	7.1	145
7	Girls Will Be Boys	7.0	146
8	Robot Wars	7.3	153
9	Lola Likes Chase	7.9	163
10	Spring Break-Up	7.1	412
11	People Auction	7.3	145
12	Quinn's Alpaca	7.1	142

Season 3 (2006)

7.26 avg 23 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 25 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Surprise	7.4	146
2	Chase's Girlfriend	7.2	136
3	Hot Dean	6.6	124
4	Zoey's Tutor	7.3	130
5	The Great Vince Blake	7.7	142
6	The Silver Hammer Society	7.1	123
7	Michael Loves Lisa	7.3	125
8	Wrestling	7.2	128
9	Zoey's Balloon	7.2	146
10	Chase's Grandma	7.8	152
11	Quarantine	7.5	142
12	The Radio	7.2	120
13	Paige at PCA	7.3	127
14	Dance Contest	7.4	118
15	Favor Chain	7.1	119
16	Zoey's Ribs	6.4	124
17	Curse of PCA	6.1	177
18	Drippin' Episode	7.4	125
19	Son of a Dean	7.2	112
20	Hands on a Blix Van	7.6	125
21	Miss PCA	7.8	110
22	Logan Gets Cut Off	7.3	120
23	Goodbye Zoey	7.8	246

Season 4 (2007)

7.25 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.2 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trading Places	7.8	135
2	Fake Roommate	7.1	114
3	Alone at PCA	7.5	116
4	Rumor of Love	7.1	119
5	Anger Management	6.9	137
6	Quinn Misses the Mark	7.4	143
7	Walk-A-Thon	6.6	117
8	Vince Is Back	7.0	121
9	Dinner for Two Many	7.2	122
10	Coffee Cart Ban	7.2	135
11	Roller Coaster	6.7	127
12	Chasing Zoey	8.5	274
13	PCA Confidential	7.2	121

Zoey 101 (2005)

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