Martin — 1992-1997 · 5 seasons · 134 eps

★ 7.5

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Martin

1992-1997 5 seasons 134 episodes

★ 7.5 (11,863 votes) Top 50%

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S2

S3

S4

S5

E1

7.4

8.0

6.8

7.1

7.2

E2

7.5

8.5

6.6

7.9

7.9

E3

7.7

8.2

7.6

8.4

6.6

E4

8.0

8.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

E5

8.1

7.7

7.2

7.6

8.3

E6

8.0

7.8

8.4

7.5

7.0

E7

7.9

8.6

7.6

7.4

7.8

E8

7.6

7.6

7.9

6.7

7.9

E9

7.5

7.8

7.9

6.2

7.8

E10

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

6.7

E11

7.5

8.2

7.7

7.4

6.9

E12

7.5

8.3

7.8

7.8

6.5

E13

7.5

7.8

7.7

7.1

6.8

E14

8.3

7.7

7.2

7.3

7.8

E15

7.2

7.6

7.9

7.2

7.6

E16

7.5

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.2

E17

8.1

8.9

7.9

7.7

7.1

E18

7.8

7.9

8.0

6.9

6.8

E19

7.9

8.0

7.4

7.6

7.1

E20

7.9

7.5

7.7

6.4

7.2

E21

7.7

8.5

7.4

6.8

7.2

E22

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.2

6.7

E23

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.9

7.3

E24

7.8

7.6

9.1

7.1

7.2

E25

7.8

7.8

7.5

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E26

8.2

7.3

7.4

7.4

E27

8.3

7.6

7.7

7.8

E28

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.1

S3E24 The Romantic Weekend

Gina and Martin end up at the same island resort as Tommy and Pam and the couples compete to see which will have more fun.

#2

S2E17 8.9

Suspicious Minds

When Martin's expensive new CD player disappears, he suspects that one of his friends stole it.

#3

S2E7 8.6

Control

When Gina accidentally throws Martin's basketball tickets in the garbage, she agrees to work for Sheneneh in exchange for Sheneneh's good tickets.

4. S2E16 "No Justice, No Peace" 8.6
5. S2E2 "Really, Gina Is Not My Lover" 8.5
6. S2E21 "Guard Your Grill" 8.5
7. S3E6 "The Closer I Get to You" 8.4
8. S4E3 "Blow, Baby, Blow" 8.4
9. S4E25 "DMV Blues" 8.4
10. S1E14 "I've Got a Secret" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#132

S4E9 6.2

Cole on Ice

Cole gets terminated from his job, and Martin hires him, causing havoc when CHARLES BARKLEY (himself) appears on Martin's talk show

131. S4E20 "Where the Party At" 6.4
130. S5E12 "You Play Too Much" 6.5
129. S5E3 "Sophomore Jinx" 6.6
128. S3E2 "Martin Returns" 6.6

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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64 Standouts

5 Infamous

24 Hidden Gems

39 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E24 The Romantic Weekend

Most Infamous: S1E1 Beauty and the Beast

Best Hidden Gem: S2E19 Love is in Your Face: Part 2

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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