Rules of Engagement
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Patrick WarburtonMegyn PriceOliver HudsonBianca KajlichDavid SpadeAdhir Kalyan
Written by
Tom Hertz
Starring
Patrick WarburtonMegyn PriceOliver HudsonBianca KajlichDavid SpadeAdhir Kalyan
Written by
Tom Hertz
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Rules of Engagement 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 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | ||||||||||
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
| S5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |
| S6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | ||||||||||
| S7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 |
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About
"Comfortable sitcom banter about love's three stages"
Three couples at different stages of romance, freshly engaged, long married, and casually dating, trade barbs and advice about love and commitment. It's a traditional multi-camera sitcom with a laugh track, built on quick one-liners rather than serialized drama. The pace is breezy and episodic, easy to dip into at any point. What carries it is the cast's comic chemistry, especially the sardonic married-guy banter, more than any grand ambition. It's comfort-food television: familiar setups, dependable jokes, nothing that demands close attention or emotional investment.
Watch it for
the easy chemistry between the married, engaged, and dating couples' comic dynamics.
Maybe skip if
you find traditional laugh-track sitcoms with low-stakes plots stale or dated.
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All Seasons
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Season 12007
7.34K72h 31m
The first season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement premiered on February 5, 2007 and concluded on March 19, 2007. It consists of 7 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the first season at 9:30 pm in the United States.
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Season 22007
7.37K155h 38m
The second season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement premiered on September 24, 2007 and concluded on May 19, 2008. It consists of 15 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the second season at 9:30 pm in the United States. No new episodes of the program aired between December and March, due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
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Season 32009
7.46K145h 26m
The third season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement premiered as a mid-season entry on March 2, 2009 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consists of 13 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the third season at 9:30 pm in the United States.
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Season 42010
7.46K134h 51m
The fourth season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement premiered as a mid-season entry on March 1, 2010 and concluded on May 24, 2010. It consists of 13 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the fourth season on Monday at 8:30 pm in the United States between How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men.
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Season 52010
7.310K249h 39m
The fifth season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement premiered on September 20, 2010. It consisted of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length, marking the first time that the program received a full-season order. CBS initially broadcast the fifth season on Mondays at 8:30 pm ET in the United States between How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men. In February, the show moved to 8:30 ET on Thursdays, following The Big Bang Theory.
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Season 62011
7.46K155h 25m
The sixth season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement initially received a 24-episode order and was set to debut on Saturday, October 15, 2011, but relocated to Thursdays due to the low ratings developing from How to Be a Gentleman. After CBS announced the two comedies would swap timeslots, they set the Season 6 debut as October 20, 2011 at 8:30 PM.
Effective January 12, 2012, CBS removed Rules of Engagement from its Thursday lineup, replacing it with the new sitcom Rob starring Rob Schneider. CBS announced that Rules would return to its Thursday 8:30 PM time slot at a later date. After Rob's run of its initial eight episode order, Rules returned March 29 for eight weeks of new episodes. Thus, the sixth season was cut from 24 episodes to 15.
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Season 72013
7.35K134h 42m
The seventh and final season of the American television comedy series Rules of Engagement received a 13-episode order on May 21, 2012, and premiered on Monday, February 4, 2013. On May 10, 2013, CBS cancelled Rules of Engagement, stating that the May 20, 2013 season finale would also be the series finale.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Patrick Warburton Jeff Bingham
Megyn Price Audrey Bingham
Oliver Hudson Adam Rhodes
Bianca Kajlich Jennifer Morgan
David Spade Russell Dunbar, Rusty
Adhir Kalyan Timmy Patel
Kellen Love Diner Busboy
Diane Sellers Doreen, Waitress
James Koshak Diner Patron, Diner patron, Moving Guy
Wendi McLendon-Covey Liz
Crew
Tom Hertz
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