A Different World
A Different World Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | ||||
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | ||||
| S3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | |
| S4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | |
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
| S6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
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About
"A campus sitcom that grew a conscience"
Spun off from The Cosby Show, this sitcom follows students at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black university, as they navigate romance, ambition, and growing up. The early seasons lean light and campus-com, built around dorm-room banter and a will-they-won't-they couple. Once the show finds its footing, it gets sharper and braver, tackling class, colorism, apartheid, and safe sex with real weight for an 80s network sitcom. It's warm, funny, and unexpectedly substantive, carried by a cast that grows into genuinely lived-in characters rather than punchline dispensers.
the show's evolution from lightweight campus comedy into sharp, socially conscious storytelling.
you want consistent tone throughout, since early seasons feel notably slighter than later ones.
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