The Jeffersons
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 10/10Class divideWealth, poverty and the gulf between them.This show: 8/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Isabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerFranklin CoverMarla GibbsPaul Benedict
Written by
Norman LearDon NichollMichael RossBernard West
Starring
Isabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerFranklin CoverMarla GibbsPaul Benedict
Written by
Norman LearDon NichollMichael RossBernard West
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The Jeffersons 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 | ||
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| S1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | ||||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | ||||
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | ||
| S5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | ||||
| S6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 6.4 | ||||
| S7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | ||||||||
| S8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | |||
| S9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | |
| S10 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | ||||||
| S11 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
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About
"Norman Lear's blunt comedy about money, pride, and prejudice"
A spinoff of All in the Family, this sitcom follows George and Louise Jefferson, a Black couple who've made it big in the dry-cleaning business and moved into a swanky Manhattan high-rise. George is loud, proud, and quick to bristle at anyone he sees as beneath him or above him; Louise keeps him grounded. The show mines class anxiety, racial tension, and old-money snobbery for laughs, often bluntly, always with a live studio audience cackling along. It's brisk, broad, and unapologetically of its era, carried almost entirely by Sherman Hemsley's blustery comic timing.
Watch it for
Sherman Hemsley's George Jefferson, one of sitcom history's great strutting, short-fused comic creations.
Maybe skip if
you find 1970s sitcom pacing and studio-audience laugh tracks grating today.
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All Seasons
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Season 11975
7.42K135h 30m
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Season 21975
7.43K249h 59m
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Season 31976
7.33K2410h 6m
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Season 41977
7.43K2610h 38m
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Season 51978
7.32K2410h 1m
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Season 61979
7.32K2410h 3m
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Season 71980
7.32K208h 22m
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Season 81981
7.12K2510h 18m
One of the delivery boys at Jefferson Cleaners is robbed at gunpoint by a street gang ... made up entirely of female hoods. When George goes to confront the female gangsters, they easily subdue him and then stab him. While he is writhing in pain on the sidewalk, the girls help themselves to Louise's ring George was taking to have reset as an anniversary gift
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Season 91982
7.32K2711h 24m
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Season 101983
7.12K229h 7m
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Season 111984
7.02K249h 57m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Isabel Sanford Louise Jefferson
Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson
Roxie Roker Helen Willis
Franklin Cover Tom Willis
Marla Gibbs Florence Johnston
Paul Benedict Harry Bentley
Berlinda Tolbert Jenny Willis Jefferson, Jenny Willis
Zara Cully Mother Jefferson, Mother Olivia Jefferson
Ned Wertimer Ralph Hart
Damon Evans Lionel Jefferson
Crew
Norman Lear
Don Nicholl
Michael Ross
Bernard West
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