My Three Sons
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 7/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Fred MacMurrayStanley LivingstonDon GradyBarry LivingstonWilliam DemarestTim Considine
Starring
Fred MacMurrayStanley LivingstonDon GradyBarry LivingstonWilliam DemarestTim Considine
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My Three Sons 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 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | ||
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| S1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | ||||
| S2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | ||||
| S3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | |
| S4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | |||
| S5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.5 | ||||
| S6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | ||||||||
| S7 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | ||||||||
| S8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | ||||||||||
| S9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||
| S10 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
| S11 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S12 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
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About
"A gentle time capsule of postwar domestic comedy"
A widowed engineer raises his three sons with help from a live-in relative who keeps house and dispenses gruff wisdom. Episodes revolve around small domestic scrapes: dates, school troubles, sibling squabbles, first jobs. It's a warm, unhurried, laugh-track sitcom with almost no real conflict or edge, built for easy family viewing rather than binge tension. The pleasure is in its steady, comforting rhythm and the gradual growth of the boys across the years, more nostalgic time capsule than gripping drama.
Watch it for
the nostalgic, low-stakes comfort of a close-knit family sitcom from another era.
Maybe skip if
you need conflict, edge, or serialized stakes to stay engaged.
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Season 11960
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Season 21961
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Season 31962
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Season 41963
7.22K3718h 30m
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Season 51964
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Season 61965
7.42K3216h
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Season 71966
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Season 81967
7.42K3015h
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Season 91968
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Season 101969
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Season 111970
7.01K2412h
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Season 121971
6.71K2412h
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Fred MacMurray Steve Douglas, Fergus Douglas, Fergus McBain Douglas
Stanley Livingston Chip Douglas
Don Grady Robbie Douglas, Douglas Frasier
Barry Livingston Ernie Thompson Douglas, Ernie Thompson, Ernie
William Demarest Uncle Charley O'Casey
Tim Considine Mike Douglas
William Frawley Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey, Bub
Tina Cole Katie Miller Douglas, Katie Miller, Curious Person
Beverly Garland Barbara Harper Douglas, Barbara Harper
Dawn Lyn Dodie Harper Douglas, Dodie Harper
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