The Love Boat
Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 7/10AnthologyA new story or cast with every episode or season.This show: 7/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Gavin MacLeodBernie KopellTed LangeFred GrandyLauren TewesJill Whelan
Written by
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
Starring
Gavin MacLeodBernie KopellTed LangeFred GrandyLauren TewesJill Whelan
Written by
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
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The Love Boat 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 | E28 | E29 | ||
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| S1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | |||||
| S2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | |||
| S3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.8 | ||
| S4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | ||
| S5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | |
| S6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | |
| S7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.2 | |||
| S8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||
| S9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | |||||
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
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About
"Comfort-food romance served fresh every voyage"
Set aboard the cruise ship Pacific Princess, this anthology-style comedy-drama follows the captain and crew as a rotating cast of guest stars boards each week for brief, tangled romances, misunderstandings, and light melodrama that resolve neatly by the time the ship docks. It's breezy, sunny, and unabashedly formulaic, built around three or four mini love stories per episode. The pace is gentle, the stakes are low, and the appeal comes almost entirely from spotting familiar faces and enjoying easy, comfort-food television rather than any deep plotting or character development.
Watch it for
the parade of guest stars playing quick, breezy love stories in every episode.
Maybe skip if
you need serialized plots or characters that develop beyond a single episode.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11977
6.86K2626h 30m
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Season 21978
6.94K2728h
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Season 31979
7.04K2828h 30m
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Season 41980
7.13K2827h 11m
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Season 51981
7.23K2927h 26m
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Season 61982
7.13K2928h 22m
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Season 71983
7.12K2725h 11m
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Season 81984
7.02K2727h 30m
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Season 91985
6.62K2523h 45m
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Season 101986
7.536044h 40m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Gavin MacLeod Captain Merrill Stubing, Crowler in Disguise, Marshall Stubing
Bernie Kopell Doctor Adam Bricker, Kurt Kleinschmidt
Ted Lange Bartender Isaac Washington
Fred Grandy Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith, Guido
Lauren Tewes Cruise Director Julie McCoy, Julie McCoy Chenault
Jill Whelan Vicki Stubing
Ted McGinley Ship's Photographer Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans, Ship's Purser Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans, Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans
Pat Klous Cruise Director Judy McCoy, Laurie Blake, Dorothy
Monty O'Grady Passenger, Waiter, Maitre D'
The Love Boat Mermaids Themselves, Self
Crew
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
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