The New Normal — 2012-2013 · 1 season · 22 eps

★ 6.9

The New Normal

Name: The New Normal
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2012
Rating: 6.9

2012-2013 1 season 22 episodes

★ 6.9 (11,724 votes) Bottom 27%

IMDb

Los Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are ready for a baby. Just as they start to worry that they will never be blessed with parenthood, they meet Goldie, a waitress who has just moved to California with her precocious eight-year-old daughter to escape from her closed-minded grandmother and a life without a future. The guys quickly work out a deal with Goldie to become their surrogate, and in the process, the little group forms a unique family unit of its own.

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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7.3

7.4

7.8

7.5

7.6

7.8

7.4

E10

8.0

E11

7.8

E12

7.7

E13

7.8

E14

8.0

E15

7.2

E16

7.4

E17

7.5

E18

7.4

E19

7.6

E20

8.1

E21

7.7

E22

8.1

Avg

7.6

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.1

S1E20 About a Boy Scout

S1E22 8.1

The Big Day

S1E10 8.0

The XY Factor

4. S1E14 "Gaydar" 8.0
5. S1E3 "Baby Clothes" 7.8
6. S1E6 "Bryanzilla" 7.8
7. S1E7 "The Godparent Trap" 7.8
8. S1E11 "Baby Proofing" 7.8
9. S1E13 "Stay-At-Home Dad" 7.8
10. S1E12 "The Goldie Rush" 7.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#22

S1E15 7.2

Dairy Queen

21. S1E1 "Pilot" 7.3
20. S1E18 "Para-New Normal Activity" 7.4
19. S1E16 "Dog Children" 7.4
18. S1E9 "Pardon Me" 7.4

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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.

Rating threshold:

7 Standouts

4 Infamous

8 Hidden Gems

3 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E3 Baby Clothes

Most Infamous: S1E1 Pilot

Best Hidden Gem: S1E20 About a Boy Scout

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.