All in the Family
SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 9/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 9/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 8/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 7/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Carroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerSally StruthersMike EvansIsabel Sanford
Written by
Norman Lear
Starring
Carroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerSally StruthersMike EvansIsabel Sanford
Written by
Norman Lear
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All in the Family 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 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | ||
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||
| S4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | ||
| S5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | ||
| S6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | ||
| S7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | |
| S8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.9 | ||
| S9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
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About
"the sitcom that let bigotry argue back"
Archie Bunker is a loudmouthed, prejudiced working-class Queens man who spends every episode clashing with his liberal son-in-law, his long-suffering wife, and the changing world outside his living room. It's a traditional multi-camera sitcom in structure, but the jokes land on real social friction: race, war, feminism, generational divide. The tone swings from broad comedy to genuinely uncomfortable in a single scene, and that discomfort is the point. It's dated in places, but its willingness to let a bigot be funny, wrong, and human at once still feels startling.
Watch it for
the way it turns a living-room shouting match into sharp, honest social commentary.
Maybe skip if
you want your comfort-watch sitcom free of era-specific slurs and political arguments.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11971
8.16K135h 38m
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Season 21971
8.28K2410h 2m
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Season 31972
8.17K2410h 9m
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Season 41973
8.16K2410h 17m
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Season 51974
7.85K2410h 25m
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Season 61975
7.75K247h 15m
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Season 71976
7.75K258h 2m
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Season 81977
7.95K2411h 4m
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Season 91978
7.54K257h 17m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Carroll O'Connor Archie Bunker
Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker, Judith Klammerstadt
Rob Reiner Michael 'Meathead' Stivic, Teen Mike
Sally Struthers Gloria Bunker-Stivic, Younger Gloria, Young Gloria
Mike Evans Lionel Jefferson
Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson, Mrs. Jefferson, Louise
Allan Melvin Barney Hefner, Sgt. Pulaski
Jason Wingreen Harry Snowden
Danielle Brisebois Stephanie Mills
Betty Garrett Irene Lorenzo
Crew
Norman Lear
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