The Lucy Show — 1962-1968 · 6 seasons · 156 eps

★ 7.2

The Lucy Show

1962-1968 6 seasons 156 episodes

★ 7.2 (3,488 votes) Bottom 38%

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

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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S6

E1

7.5

7.0

8.4

6.5

7.3

7.7

E2

8.0

8.1

8.2

6.7

6.5

7.3

E3

7.5

7.3

7.9

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7.6

7.3

E4

8.1

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7.7

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E5

7.8

8.2

8.1

6.9

7.2

6.9

E6

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.2

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E7

8.3

7.8

7.9

6.7

8.4

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E8

7.5

8.3

8.0

7.0

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E9

8.9

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E10

8.3

6.8

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E11

8.5

8.0

7.9

6.3

7.5

6.9

E12

8.8

8.4

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6.4

7.2

6.9

E13

7.8

7.7

7.8

7.1

7.6

6.7

E14

7.5

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6.3

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E15

8.2

7.9

7.1

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E16

8.1

7.9

8.6

7.3

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E17

7.6

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7.5

6.8

E18

8.6

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E20

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E21

8.2

8.1

6.9

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E22

7.4

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7.0

E23

8.1

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E24

7.8

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7.8

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E27

7.7

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E28

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E30

8.4

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.9

S1E9 Lucy Puts Up a TV Antenna

#2

S1E12 8.8

Lucy and Her Electric Mattress

#3

S1E18 8.6

Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower

4. S3E16 "Lucy and the Ceramic Cat" 8.6
5. S4E21 "Lucy Dates Dean Martin" 8.6
6. S1E11 "Lucy Builds a Rumpus Room" 8.5
7. S1E20 "Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons" 8.5
8. S1E30 "Lucy Buys a Boat" 8.4
9. S2E4 "Lucy Gets Locked in the Vault" 8.4
10. S2E12 "The Loophole in the Lease" 8.4

📉 Bottom Episodes

#156

S4E15 5.4

Lucy the Rain Goddess

155. S6E23 "Lucy and Sid Caesar" 5.8
154. S4E14 "Lucy Discovers Wayne Newton" 6.3
153. S4E11 "Lucy and the Return of Iron Man" 6.3
152. S6E8 "Lucy and Robert Goulet" 6.4

The Quality Arc

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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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58 Standouts

23 Infamous

17 Hidden Gems

58 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E18 Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower

Most Infamous: S6E22 Lucy and the Lost Star

Best Hidden Gem: S3E14 Lucy and the Missing Stamp

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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