Good Times
Good Times 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 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | |
| S3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | |
| S4 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | |
| S5 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 | |
| S6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
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"Poverty-line sitcom laughs with real social bite"
Good Times follows the Evans family living in a Chicago housing project, blending broad sitcom comedy with unusually blunt looks at poverty, unemployment, and racism. The show moves at a brisk, laugh-track pace, anchored by strong performances and a genuine sense of family warmth even when storylines turn serious. It's the tonal whiplash - jokes butting right up against real hardship - that makes it stand out from other 70s sitcoms, though later seasons shift focus and lose some of that early balance as the cast changes.
the groundbreaking, big-hearted portrayal of a Black family fighting poverty with humor and dignity.
the dated sitcom rhythms and later-season cast shakeups disrupt the show's early consistency.
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