Thirtysomething
Thirtysomething 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 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | ||||
| S2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||||||||
| S3 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | |
| S4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
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"Ordinary adult anxieties, examined at close range"
Thirtysomething follows a tight circle of friends in Philadelphia navigating marriage, new parenthood, shaky careers, and creeping midlife doubt in the late 1980s. There's no big plot engine, just long, intimate conversations about ambition, fidelity, and whether adult life is supposed to feel this uncertain. The pace is slow and dialogue-heavy, closer to a stage drama than a network hour, and it leans hard into emotional introspection rather than incident. It became a cultural shorthand for yuppie self-absorption, but for viewers who click with it, the honesty about domestic anxiety still lands.
the unusually candid, talky look at marriage and ambition among close friends.
you want plot momentum rather than extended emotional conversation.
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