Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 19, 2005
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 208
Networks: CBS
Genres: Comedy

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How I Met Your Mother(2005)

A love story in reverse.

TMDB Rating: 8.1 (5209 votes)

Overview

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

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Season 1

22 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.6

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Pilot	Sep 19, 2005	7.6
2	Purple Giraffe	Sep 26, 2005	7.4
3	Sweet Taste of Liberty	Oct 3, 2005	7.6
4	Return of the Shirt	Oct 10, 2005	7.4
5	Okay Awesome	Oct 17, 2005	7.5
6	The Slutty Pumpkin	Oct 24, 2005	7.4
7	Matchmaker	Nov 7, 2005	7.2
8	The Duel	Nov 14, 2005	7.7
9	Belly Full of Turkey	Nov 21, 2005	7.5
10	The Pineapple Incident	Nov 28, 2005	8.4
11	The Limo	Dec 19, 2005	7.7
12	The Wedding	Jan 9, 2006	7.4
13	Drumroll, Please	Jan 23, 2006	7.9
14	Zip, Zip, Zip	Feb 6, 2006	7.5
15	Game Night	Feb 27, 2006	8.1
16	Cupcake	Mar 6, 2006	7.1
17	Life Among the Gorillas	Mar 20, 2006	7.3
18	Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.	Apr 10, 2006	7.8
19	Mary the Paralegal	Apr 24, 2006	8.0
20	Best Prom Ever	May 1, 2006	7.5
21	Milk	May 8, 2006	7.8
22	Come On	May 15, 2006	8.0

Season 2

22 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.8Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Where Were We?	Sep 18, 2006	7.6
2	The Scorpion and the Toad	Sep 25, 2006	7.7
3	Brunch	Oct 2, 2006	7.9
4	Ted Mosby, Architect	Oct 9, 2006	8.3
5	World's Greatest Couple	Oct 16, 2006	8.1
6	Aldrin Justice	Oct 23, 2006	7.8
7	Swarley	Nov 6, 2006	7.9
8	Atlantic City	Nov 13, 2006	7.5
9	Slap Bet	Nov 20, 2006	8.6
10	Single Stamina	Nov 27, 2006	7.5
11	How Lily Stole Christmas	Dec 11, 2006	7.6
12	First Time in New York	Jan 8, 2007	7.5
13	Columns	Jan 22, 2007	7.5
14	Monday Night Football	Feb 5, 2007	7.8
15	Lucky Penny	Feb 12, 2007	7.6
16	Stuff	Feb 19, 2007	7.7
17	Arrivederci, Fiero	Feb 26, 2007	7.7
18	Moving Day	Mar 19, 2007	7.3
19	Bachelor Party	Apr 9, 2007	7.5
20	Showdown	Apr 30, 2007	8.1
21	Something Borrowed	May 7, 2007	8.2
22	Something Blue	May 14, 2007	8.2

Season 3

20 episodes • 2007Avg: 7.7Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Wait For It	Sep 24, 2007	7.7
2	We're Not from Here	Oct 1, 2007	7.2
3	Third Wheel	Oct 8, 2007	7.4
4	Little Boys	Oct 15, 2007	7.2
5	How I Met Everyone Else	Oct 22, 2007	8.2
6	I'm Not That Guy	Oct 29, 2007	7.6
7	Dowisetrepla	Nov 5, 2007	7.7
8	Spoiler Alert	Nov 12, 2007	8.3
9	Slapsgiving	Nov 19, 2007	8.1
10	The Yips	Nov 26, 2007	7.5
11	The Platinum Rule	Dec 10, 2007	7.9
12	No Tomorrow	Mar 17, 2008	7.5
13	Ten Sessions	Mar 24, 2008	8.1
14	The Bracket	Mar 31, 2008	7.9
15	The Chain of Screaming	Apr 14, 2008	7.6
16	Sandcastles in the Sand	Apr 21, 2008	7.6
17	The Goat	Apr 28, 2008	7.5
18	Rebound Bro	May 5, 2008	7.6
19	Everything Must Go	May 12, 2008	7.3
20	Miracles	May 19, 2008	7.9

Season 4

24 episodes • 2008Avg: 7.7Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Do I Know You?	Sep 22, 2008	8.0
2	The Best Burger in New York	Sep 29, 2008	8.0
3	I Heart NJ	Oct 6, 2008	7.4
4	Intervention	Oct 13, 2008	8.0
5	Shelter Island	Oct 20, 2008	7.6
6	Happily Ever After	Nov 3, 2008	7.5
7	Not a Father's Day	Nov 10, 2008	7.2
8	Woooo!	Nov 17, 2008	7.6
9	The Naked Man	Nov 24, 2008	8.1
10	The Fight	Dec 8, 2008	7.7
11	Little Minnesota	Dec 15, 2008	7.7
12	Benefits	Jan 12, 2009	8.0
13	Three Days of Snow	Jan 19, 2009	7.8
14	The Possimpible	Feb 2, 2009	7.8
15	The Stinsons	Mar 2, 2009	7.8
16	Sorry, Bro	Mar 9, 2009	7.2
17	The Front Porch	Mar 16, 2009	7.7
18	Old King Clancy	Mar 23, 2009	7.5
19	Murtaugh	Mar 30, 2009	7.9
20	Mosbius Designs	Apr 13, 2009	7.3
21	The Three Days Rule	Apr 27, 2009	8.0
22	Right Place, Right Time	May 4, 2009	7.4
23	As Fast as She Can	May 11, 2009	7.3
24	The Leap	May 18, 2009	7.9

Season 5

24 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.7

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Definitions	Sep 21, 2009	7.9
2	Double Date	Sep 28, 2009	7.4
3	Robin 101	Oct 5, 2009	7.9
4	The Sexless Innkeeper	Oct 12, 2009	7.4
5	Duel Citizenship	Oct 19, 2009	7.5
6	Bagpipes	Nov 2, 2009	7.3
7	The Rough Patch	Nov 9, 2009	7.4
8	The Playbook	Nov 16, 2009	8.4
9	Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap	Nov 23, 2009	7.6
10	The Window	Dec 7, 2009	7.5
11	Last Cigarette Ever	Dec 14, 2009	7.4
12	Girls vs. Suits	Jan 11, 2010	8.1
13	Jenkins	Jan 18, 2010	7.9
14	Perfect Week	Feb 1, 2010	8.1
15	Rabbit or Duck	Feb 8, 2010	7.6
16	Hooked	Mar 1, 2010	7.4
17	Of Course	Mar 8, 2010	7.8
18	Say Cheese	Mar 22, 2010	7.7
19	Zoo or False	Apr 12, 2010	7.4
20	Home Wreckers	Apr 19, 2010	7.5
21	Twin Beds	May 3, 2010	7.4
22	Robots vs. Wrestlers	May 10, 2010	7.7
23	The Wedding Bride	May 17, 2010	7.8
24	Doppelgangers	May 24, 2010	7.9

Season 6

24 episodes • 2010Avg: 7.7

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Big Days	Sep 20, 2010	7.5
2	Cleaning House	Sep 27, 2010	7.9
3	Unfinished	Oct 4, 2010	7.4
4	Subway Wars	Oct 11, 2010	7.7
5	Architect of Destruction	Oct 18, 2010	7.5
6	Baby Talk	Oct 25, 2010	7.4
7	Canning Randy	Nov 1, 2010	7.4
8	Natural History	Nov 8, 2010	7.7
9	Glitter	Nov 15, 2010	7.9
10	Blitzgiving	Nov 22, 2010	8.3
11	The Mermaid Theory	Dec 6, 2010	7.6
12	False Positive	Dec 13, 2010	7.7
13	Bad News	Jan 3, 2011	7.9
14	Last Words	Jan 17, 2011	8.0
15	Oh Honey	Feb 7, 2011	7.9
16	Desperation Day	Feb 14, 2011	7.6
17	Garbage Island	Feb 21, 2011	7.4
18	A Change of Heart	Feb 28, 2011	8.0
19	Legendaddy	Mar 21, 2011	7.7
20	The Exploding Meatball Sub	Apr 11, 2011	7.4
21	Hopeless	Apr 18, 2011	7.6
22	The Perfect Cocktail	May 2, 2011	7.2
23	Landmarks	May 9, 2011	7.6
24	Challenge Accepted	May 16, 2011	7.8

Season 7

24 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.6

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Best Man	Sep 19, 2011	7.9
2	The Naked Truth	Sep 19, 2011	7.4
3	Ducky Tie	Sep 26, 2011	7.9
4	The Stinson Missile Crisis	Oct 3, 2011	7.6
5	Field Trip	Oct 10, 2011	7.4
6	Mystery vs. History	Oct 17, 2011	7.2
7	Noretta	Oct 24, 2011	7.2
8	The Slutty Pumpkin Returns	Oct 31, 2011	7.3
9	Disaster Averted	Nov 7, 2011	7.8
10	Tick Tick Tick	Nov 14, 2011	8.2
11	The Rebound Girl	Nov 21, 2011	7.6
12	Symphony of Illumination	Dec 5, 2011	8.0
13	Tailgate	Jan 2, 2012	7.5
14	46 Minutes	Jan 16, 2012	7.5
15	The Burning Beekeeper	Feb 6, 2012	7.2
16	The Drunk Train	Feb 13, 2012	7.6
17	No Pressure	Feb 20, 2012	7.9
18	Karma	Feb 27, 2012	7.4
19	The Broath	Mar 19, 2012	7.7
20	Trilogy Time	Apr 9, 2012	7.9
21	Now We're Even	Apr 16, 2012	7.6
22	Good Crazy	Apr 30, 2012	7.4
23	The Magician's Code (1)	May 14, 2012	7.6
24	The Magician's Code (2)	May 14, 2012	8.0

Season 8

24 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.5

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Farhampton	Sep 24, 2012	7.8
2	The Pre-Nup	Oct 1, 2012	7.3
3	Nannies	Oct 8, 2012	7.1
4	Who Wants to Be a Godparent?	Oct 15, 2012	7.3
5	The Autumn of Break-Ups	Nov 5, 2012	7.2
6	Splitsville	Nov 12, 2012	7.3
7	The Stamp Tramp	Nov 19, 2012	7.0
8	Twelve Horny Women	Nov 26, 2012	7.2
9	Lobster Crawl	Dec 3, 2012	7.4
10	The Over-Correction	Dec 10, 2012	7.5
11	The Final Page (1)	Dec 17, 2012	7.8
12	The Final Page (2)	Dec 17, 2012	8.6
13	Band or DJ?	Jan 14, 2013	7.3
14	Ring Up!	Jan 21, 2013	7.5
15	P.S. I Love You	Feb 4, 2013	7.6
16	Bad Crazy	Feb 11, 2013	7.1
17	The Ashtray	Feb 18, 2013	7.6
18	Weekend at Barney's	Feb 25, 2013	7.5
19	The Fortress	Mar 18, 2013	7.6
20	The Time Travelers	Mar 25, 2013	7.5
21	Romeward Bound	Apr 15, 2013	7.3
22	The Bro Mitzvah	Apr 29, 2013	8.0
23	Something Old	May 6, 2013	7.3
24	Something New	May 13, 2013	7.9

Season 9

24 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.3

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Locket	Sep 23, 2013	7.3
2	Coming Back	Sep 23, 2013	7.1
3	Last Time in New York	Sep 30, 2013	7.2
4	The Broken Code	Oct 7, 2013	7.2
5	The Poker Game	Oct 14, 2013	7.0
6	Knight Vision	Oct 21, 2013	7.4
7	No Questions Asked	Oct 28, 2013	7.1
8	The Lighthouse	Nov 4, 2013	7.1
9	Platonish	Nov 11, 2013	7.6
10	Mom and Dad	Nov 18, 2013	6.7
11	Bedtime Stories	Nov 25, 2013	6.6
12	The Rehearsal Dinner	Dec 2, 2013	7.4
13	Bass Player Wanted	Dec 16, 2013	7.5
14	Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra	Jan 13, 2014	6.5
15	Unpause	Jan 20, 2014	7.7
16	How Your Mother Met Me	Jan 27, 2014	8.4
17	Sunrise	Feb 3, 2014	7.7
18	Rally	Feb 24, 2014	7.8
19	Vesuvius	Mar 3, 2014	7.3
20	Daisy	Mar 10, 2014	8.0
21	Gary Blauman	Mar 17, 2014	7.8
22	The End of the Aisle	Mar 24, 2014	8.0
23	Last Forever (1)	Mar 31, 2014	6.7
24	Last Forever (2)	Mar 31, 2014	5.8

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