Royal Pains — 2009-2016 · 8 seasons · 104 eps

★ 7.2

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Royal Pains

2009-2016 8 seasons 104 episodes

★ 7.2 (24,654 votes) Bottom 38%

A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.

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

E1

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.7

7.6

7.8

E2

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.4

7.8

7.7

7.8

E3

7.5

7.6

7.2

7.8

8.2

7.5

7.8

7.7

E4

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.7

6.8

8.3

E5

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.8

E6

7.5

7.5

7.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.7

E7

7.5

7.6

7.3

7.7

8.0

7.5

8.0

5.8

E8

7.3

7.9

7.7

7.8

8.1

7.7

8.0

8.5

E9

7.5

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.2

E10

7.6

7.3

7.4

8.0

6.7

7.7

E11

7.6

7.3

7.7

8.3

7.4

7.8

E12

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.8

7.5

E13

7.7

7.6

8.0

7.7

8.0

E14

7.4

7.5

7.6

E15

7.6

7.3

7.5

E16

7.6

7.3

7.8

E17

7.6

E18

7.7

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7.6

7.5

7.7

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7.7

7.7

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.5

S8E8 Uninterrupted

As Boris prepares to leave the Hamptons forever, he asks Hank to join him; Evan and Paige consider a life-altering decision; Divya receives news.

#2

S4E11 8.3

Dancing with the Devil

HankMed treats a pop star before her tour; Evan helps Paige prepare for school; Hank gets to know a local pediatrician; Divya becomes distracted.

#3

S8E4 8.3

Doubt of Africa

Hank works his first shift at the emergency room in years. Jeremiah bonds with his patient. Divya worries about Lena.

4. S5E3 "Lawson Translation" 8.2
5. S5E8 "Hammertime" 8.1
6. S4E6 "About Face" 8.0
7. S4E10 "Who's Your Daddy" 8.0
8. S4E13 "Something Fishy This Way Comes" 8.0
9. S5E7 "Chock Full O' Nuts" 8.0
10. S6E13 "Ganging Up" 8.0

📉 Bottom Episodes

#104

S8E7 5.8

The Good News Is...

Hank helps a theater legend at Eddie's wedding; Eddie and Evan reconcile. Paige and Evan wait for pregnancy test results.

103. S5E10 "Game of Phones" 6.7
102. S7E4 "The Prince of Nucleotides" 6.8
101. S6E9 "Oh, M.G." 7.2
100. S3E3 "Rash Talk" 7.2

The Quality Arc

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37 Standouts

17 Infamous

45 Hidden Gems

5 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Pilot

Most Infamous: S8E7 The Good News Is...

Best Hidden Gem: S8E4 Doubt of Africa

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