The Mary Tyler Moore Show — 1970-1977 · 7 seasons · 168 eps

★ 8.3

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970-1977 7 seasons 168 episodes

★ 8.3 (11,107 votes) Top 18%

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.

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

E1

8.3

7.7

8.2

8.9

8.8

8.1

8.7

E2

7.7

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.7

E3

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.7

7.6

7.5

8.5

E4

7.5

7.7

8.1

8.0

8.2

7.2

7.5

E5

7.1

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.9

8.2

E6

8.1

7.9

8.4

7.4

7.3

7.8

7.7

E7

8.2

7.5

7.4

6.5

8.7

9.4

7.2

E8

7.9

8.2

6.8

8.5

7.7

7.9

7.7

E9

7.5

7.9

8.3

7.7

8.4

8.5

7.6

E10

7.6

7.2

7.1

8.9

7.8

7.6

8.3

E11

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.1

8.5

E12

7.6

7.8

7.1

7.7

7.4

7.5

8.1

E13

6.9

7.7

8.4

7.5

7.4

8.0

7.9

E14

8.1

7.5

7.9

7.7

8.2

7.1

8.3

E15

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.3

7.1

7.9

7.5

E16

7.6

7.6

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.7

E17

7.7

7.7

8.3

7.5

7.9

8.0

8.4

E18

8.0

7.9

8.3

8.2

7.9

8.7

7.9

E19

7.6

7.8

6.7

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.8

E20

7.7

7.1

7.5

8.8

7.4

7.6

8.3

E21

7.6

8.1

7.1

8.5

8.3

7.6

7.3

E22

7.5

7.4

6.7

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.7

E23

7.3

8.1

8.9

8.4

8.7

8.3

8.0

E24

7.3

6.9

7.8

7.7

7.3

8.0

9.4

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7.6

7.7

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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 9.4

S6E7 Chuckles Bites the Dust

Mary thinks that the death of Chuckles the Clown is nothing to laugh about--until she attends the funeral.

#2

S7E24 9.4

The Last Show

In the upside world of WJM, there's a shake up in the newsroom and everybody but Ted gets fired including Mary who is left to turn out the lights.

#3

S3E23 8.9

Put on a Happy Face

A stained dress, a sprained foot, a bad cold, and a hair bump -- what else is going to wrong for Mary before the annual Teddy Awards banquet?

4. S4E1 "The Lars Affair" 8.9
5. S4E10 "The Dinner Party" 8.9
6. S4E20 "Better Late... That's a Pun... Than Never" 8.8
7. S5E1 "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" 8.8
8. S5E7 "A New Sue Ann" 8.7
9. S5E23 "Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School" 8.7
10. S6E18 "Once I Had a Secret Love" 8.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#168

S4E7 6.5

Son of 'But Seriously, Folks'

When Mary's old beau Wes Callison takes a job in WJM's newsroom, she worries that his feelings for her will interfere with their jobs. And they do.

167. S3E22 "Remembrance of Things Past" 6.7
166. S3E19 "Romeo and Mary" 6.7
165. S3E8 "But Seriously, Folks" 6.8
164. S1E15 "Howard's Girl" 6.8

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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67 Standouts

17 Infamous

66 Hidden Gems

18 Forgettable

Top Standout: S6E7 Chuckles Bites the Dust

Most Infamous: S1E15 Howard's Girl

Best Hidden Gem: S6E9 Ted's Wedding

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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