The Fosters
The Fosters 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 | ||
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| S1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | ||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | ||
| S3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | |||
| S4 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | |||
| S5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
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"A blended family drama that actually earns its heart"
Stef and Lena, a couple raising a blended household of biological, adopted, and foster kids in San Diego, navigate the daily chaos of a big, messy family. The show mixes teen-drama beats (crushes, school drama, sibling friction) with heavier issues like abuse, addiction, and identity, handled with more sincerity than most network family dramas attempt. It's warm and earnest rather than edgy, carried by a likable ensemble and a genuine sense of family stakes, even when plots lean melodramatic or after-school-special in tone.
the warm, believable ensemble making a big blended family feel lived-in and real.
you find issue-of-the-week plotting or earnest melodrama more grating than moving.
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