M*A*S*H
War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 9/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10MedicalHospitals, medicine and doctors under pressure.This show: 7/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Alan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitJamie FarrWilliam ChristopherHarry Morgan
Written by
Larry Gelbart
Starring
Alan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitJamie FarrWilliam ChristopherHarry Morgan
Written by
Larry Gelbart
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M*A*S*H 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 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | ||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | ||
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 9.5 | ||
| S4 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | ||
| S5 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | ||
| S6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | ||
| S7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.7 | |
| S8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.6 | |
| S9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | ||||||
| S10 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | |||||
| S11 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
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About
"War comedy that quietly becomes an antiwar elegy"
Set in a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War, M*A*S*H follows a rotating cast of doctors and nurses who crack jokes between waves of wounded soldiers as a way of coping with the horror around them. It starts as broad service comedy with laugh track and pranks, then steadily deepens into something more reflective and bittersweet, especially once the show leans into single-camera drama in later seasons. The tone swings from farce to gut-punch within a single episode, carried by sharp writing and a cast that makes gallows humor feel humane rather than callous.
Watch it for
the way it fuses rapid-fire comedy with genuine grief without ever feeling cheap.
Maybe skip if
you want tonal consistency, since it swings hard between slapstick and heavy drama.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11972
7.924K2410h
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Season 21973
8.020K2410h
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Season 31974
8.119K2410h
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Season 41975
7.917K2410h 25m
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Season 51976
7.916K2410h 25m
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Season 61977
7.815K2410h 25m
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Season 71978
7.916K2510h 46m
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Season 81979
7.916K2510h 23m
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Season 91980
7.812K208h 19m
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Season 101981
7.712K219h 10m
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Season 111982
8.113K168h 14m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Alan Alda Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre, Man on P.A. in Kimpo
Loretta Swit Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
Jamie Farr Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger, Sgt. Maxwell Q. Klinger, Announcer
William Christopher Father Francis Mulcahy
Harry Morgan Col. Sherman T. Potter, Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele
Mike Farrell Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt
Gary Burghoff Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Kellye Nakahara Lt. Kellye Yamato, RN, Lt. Able, RN, Lt. Baker, RN
David Ogden Stiers Maj. Charles Winchester
Crew
Larry Gelbart
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