The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show 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 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | |
| S3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | |
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | |
| S5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | |
| S6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 8.3 |
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About
"Deadpan comedy elevated into an art form"
Bob Newhart plays Robert Hartley, a mild-mannered Chicago psychologist whose patients, neighbors, and wife Emily supply a steady stream of gentle chaos. It's a low-key, character-driven sitcom built almost entirely on Newhart's dry, stammering delivery and perfectly timed reaction shots. Nothing is loud here; the comedy comes from awkward pauses, absurd clients, and a warm, believable marriage at its center. It moves at an unhurried 1970s pace, favoring dialogue over plot, and rewards patience with some of the driest, best-aged jokes of the era.
Newhart's understated, pause-perfect delivery turns ordinary conversations into some of sitcom TV's driest comedy.
you need fast plotting or broad physical humor rather than slow-burn character comedy.
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