The Nanny
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 10/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 7/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Fran DrescherCharles ShaughnessyDaniel DavisLauren LaneNicholle TomBenjamin Salisbury
Written by
Fran DrescherPrudence FraserPeter Marc JacobsonRobert Sternin
Starring
Fran DrescherCharles ShaughnessyDaniel DavisLauren LaneNicholle TomBenjamin Salisbury
Written by
Fran DrescherPrudence FraserPeter Marc JacobsonRobert Sternin
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The Nanny 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 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | ||||||
| S2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 7.7 | ||
| S3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | |
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | ||
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | ||||||
| S6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
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About
"Loud, big-hearted 90s culture-clash rom-com comfort"
After a breakup costs her a job and a boyfriend, a brash Queens girl talks her way into becoming nanny to a widowed Broadway producer's three kids in his posh Manhattan townhouse. What follows is a fizzy, laugh-track sitcom built on class-clash jokes, loud fashion, and a slow-burn will-they-won't-they between the nanny and her buttoned-up boss. It's broad, cheerful, and unapologetically silly, carried almost entirely by its star's big voice, bigger outfits, and comic timing alongside a scene-stealing butler and meddling mother.
Watch it for
the lead's fearless comic performance and her escalating wardrobe of loud, glorious outfits.
Maybe skip if
you find broad laugh-track sitcoms or exaggerated accents grating after a few episodes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11993
7.813K2210h 4m
Fran Fine is a street-smart, down-on-her-luck diva who finds herself hired for a job for which she never even applied! Now, she's the nanny for a rich, sophisticated family in Manhattan, and when this blue-collar girl from the block moves in with a blue blood, widowed Broadway producer and his three children, the comedy is red hot!
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Season 21994
7.813K2612h 34m
In the second season, Nanny Fine continues her inimitable style of witty one-liners, physical comedy, and fashion flair. As the season unfolds, Fran is mistaken for a nurse, arrested for kidnapping a baby, and cast in a Broadway production. Sparks of affection continue to fly between Miss Fine and Mr. Sheffield, while the razor-sharp repartee of C.C. Babcock and Niles further fuels the hilarity.
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Season 31995
7.812K2713h 30m
Fran Drescher returns for a star-studded third season. This year, the best-dressed nanny dates more men than she can handle, hosts a wild sweet sixteen party for Maggie, seeks treatment for her out-of-control shopping and finally gets Mr. Sheffield to profess his love for her when he thinks their plane will crash.
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Season 41996
7.611K2613h
The irrepressible Fran Drescher returns for the hilarious fourth season of The Nanny, a sitcom classic that dresses to impress. Nanny Fran Fine and the Sheffields are up to all-new shenanigans and misadventures in this fresh and funny fourth season.
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Season 51997
7.78K2211h 30m
The fashionably funny Fran Drescher is back for more in the fifth season of The Nanny, the nineties sitcom with style and flair to spare. In Season Five, Fran Fine is fully ensconced as the comedic caregiver to the Sheffield children. But her "Will they or won't they?" romance with dreamy Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield just might lead to a big promotion—from babysitter to bride! Will the producer pop the question? Will the nanny tie the knot?
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Season 61998
7.88K2211h
The fashionably faultless Fran Drescher is back to bring the whole schmear to a close in the final season of The Nanny. Finally married to the dashing Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield, the former Miss Fine is a nanny no longer! But just as soon as Fran and Maxwell settle into marital bliss, they each announce a big production that will change the lives of the Sheffield family forever.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Fran Drescher Fran Fine, Fran Sheffield, Bobbi Flekman
Charles Shaughnessy Maxwell Sheffield, Sultan of Koorestan, Young James Sheffield
Daniel Davis Niles
Lauren Lane C.C. Babcock
Nicholle Tom Maggie Sheffield
Benjamin Salisbury Brighton Sheffield
Madeline Zima Grace Sheffield
Renée Taylor Sylvia Fine
Rachel Chagall Val Toriello
Ann Morgan Guilbert Yetta Rosenberg
Crew
Prudence Fraser
Peter Marc Jacobson
Robert Sternin
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