One Day at a Time
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 8/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 7/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 7/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Bonnie FranklinPat Harrington Jr.Valerie BertinelliMackenzie PhillipsGlenn ScarpelliMichael Lembeck
Written by
Whitney BlakeNorman LearAllan Manings
Starring
Bonnie FranklinPat Harrington Jr.Valerie BertinelliMackenzie PhillipsGlenn ScarpelliMichael Lembeck
Written by
Whitney BlakeNorman LearAllan Manings
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One Day at a Time 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 | ||
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| S1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | |||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.5 | |||
| S4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 5.9 | |
| S5 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| S6 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | ||||||
| S7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| S8 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| S9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.1 |
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About
"A single mom sitcom that took real risks"
A divorced mother in Indianapolis raises her two teenage daughters on her own, navigating money worries, dating, and the girls growing into adulthood across nine seasons. Produced by Norman Lear, it carries his trademark mix of broad sitcom laughs with genuinely earnest attempts at social issues like divorce, addiction, and women's independence. The pace is gentle multi-camera comedy, built on family bickering and warmth rather than jokes-per-minute, and it works best if you enjoy character-driven domestic sitcoms from the era rather than fast, ironic humor.
Watch it for
the earnest, ahead-of-its-time look at a single working mother's independence.
Maybe skip if
you find 1970s multi-camera sitcom pacing and studio-audience laughter too dated.
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All Seasons
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Season 11975
7.41K157h 30m
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Season 21976
7.51K2412h
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Season 31977
7.31K2412h
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Season 41978
7.11K2613h
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Season 51979
6.91K2613h
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Season 61980
7.09692110h 30m
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Season 71981
6.71K2512h 30m
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Season 81982
6.81K2613h
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Season 91983
6.81K2211h
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Bonnie Franklin Ann Romano, Ann Romano Royer
Pat Harrington Jr. Dwayne F. Schneider
Valerie Bertinelli Barbara Cooper, Barbara Cooper Royer
Mackenzie Phillips Julie Cooper, Julie Cooper Horvath
Glenn Scarpelli Alex Handris
Michael Lembeck Max Horvath
Boyd Gaines Mark Royer
Nanette Fabray Grandma Katherine Romano
Shelley Fabares Francine Webster
Richard Masur David Kane
Crew
Whitney Blake
Norman Lear
Allan Manings
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