One Day at a Time — 1975-1984 · 9 seasons · 209 eps

★ 6.6

One Day at a Time

1975-1984 9 seasons 209 episodes

★ 6.6 (5,699 votes) Bottom 19%

The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.

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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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

E1

7.5

8.0

7.8

7.4

8.4

8.0

6.8

7.8

6.5

E2

6.6

7.9

7.8

7.0

7.6

7.1

7.2

7.8

5.9

E3

7.2

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.7

6.4

6.9

8.0

6.6

E4

7.3

8.0

7.8

8.2

7.1

6.3

6.9

6.3

6.3

E5

7.5

8.3

6.8

8.6

6.3

7.8

7.1

7.1

6.5

E6

7.1

7.7

8.3

8.4

7.2

6.8

7.8

6.9

7.3

E7

7.2

8.0

7.3

6.4

7.8

7.2

7.8

8.2

7.5

E8

7.8

7.6

6.7

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.1

6.2

6.9

E9

7.6

8.0

8.6

7.8

7.6

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.9

E10

7.9

7.1

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.2

6.4

5.6

E11

7.8

7.7

7.3

5.4

6.5

6.9

5.9

6.6

8.1

E12

7.3

8.4

6.6

8.3

6.8

6.9

7.3

6.6

6.7

E13

8.1

6.8

7.1

7.5

5.4

7.6

6.6

6.9

6.8

E14

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.6

6.4

7.2

E15

7.8

7.6

8.2

6.2

7.9

6.6

8.2

7.0

6.5

E16

6.8

8.3

6.4

6.3

7.1

7.2

5.8

6.4

E17

6.4

5.8

6.8

7.8

6.2

6.8

6.4

5.4

E18

7.7

7.8

7.4

6.3

6.7

6.0

6.9

6.8

E19

7.5

7.0

5.8

6.4

6.9

6.0

7.1

6.8

E20

5.6

6.8

5.3

6.9

7.0

5.6

6.7

7.9

E21

7.8

7.5

8.3

7.8

7.9

6.1

8.3

8.2

E22

7.1

5.8

6.5

6.1

6.5

5.6

7.1

E23

7.1

5.7

7.9

6.5

5.1

4.8

E24

7.7

7.7

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.8

E25

7.5

7.2

5.7

6.8

E26

5.9

7.2

7.1

Avg

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.8

6.8

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.6

S3E9 Barbara's Friend: Part 1

#2

S4E5 8.6

Schneider's Helper

#3

S2E12 8.4

Happy New Year

4. S4E6 "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" 8.4
5. S5E1 "Back to School" 8.4
6. S2E5 "Barbara's Emergence" 8.3
7. S3E6 "Bob Loves Barbara" 8.3
8. S3E10 "Barbara's Friend: Part 2" 8.3
9. S3E16 "Barbara's Rebellion" 8.3
10. S4E12 "Hold the Mustard" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#209

S8E23 4.8

Panzini

208. S7E23 "Orville and Emily" 5.1
207. S4E20 "The Piano Teacher" 5.3
206. S9E17 "Bring in the Clowns" 5.4
205. S5E13 "Schneider, the Model" 5.4

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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62 Standouts

49 Infamous

11 Hidden Gems

87 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E9 Barbara's Friend: Part 1

Most Infamous: S8E23 Panzini

Best Hidden Gem: S7E15 Barbara's Crisis

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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