Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: November 3, 1993
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 145
Networks: CBS
Genres: Comedy, Family

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The Nanny(1993)
Comeback King
This show finished strong! The final season's average rating was higher than the previous one.

She's the lady in red when everybody else is wearing tan. The flashy girl from Flushing, the Nanny named Fran.

TMDB Rating: 8.1 (1228 votes)

Overview

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become The Nanny for his three children. But soon Fran, with her offbeat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touches Maxwell as well as the kids.

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Season 1

22 episodes • 1993Avg: 6.8Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Nanny	Nov 3, 1993	6.9
2	Smoke Gets in Your Lies	Nov 10, 1993	6.5
3	My Fair Nanny	Nov 17, 1993	6.5
4	The Nuchslep	Nov 24, 1993	7.0
5	Here Comes the Brood	Dec 6, 1993	6.4
6	The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother	Dec 8, 1993	7.8
7	Imaginary Friend	Dec 15, 1993	7.2
8	Christmas Episode	Dec 22, 1993	5.5
9	Personal Business	Dec 29, 1993	7.0
10	The Nanny-in-Law	Jan 12, 1994	6.6
11	A Plot for Nanny	Jan 19, 1994	6.4
12	The Show Must Go On	Jan 26, 1994	6.4
13	Maggie the Model	Feb 2, 1994	6.0
14	The Family Plumbing	Feb 9, 1994	6.4
15	Deep Throat	Mar 2, 1994	7.0
16	Schlepped Away	Mar 9, 1994	7.3
17	Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off	Mar 16, 1994	7.0
18	Sunday in the Park with Fran	Mar 23, 1994	7.8
19	The Gym Teacher	Apr 6, 1994	7.8
20	Ode to Barbra Joan	Apr 13, 1994	6.0
21	Frannie's Choice	Apr 27, 1994	7.0
22	I Don't Remember Mama	May 16, 1994	6.5

Season 2

26 episodes • 1994Avg: 6.2

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Fran-Lite	Sep 12, 1994	5.5
2	The Playwright	Sep 19, 1994	5.5
3	Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes	Sep 26, 1994	5.6
4	Material Fran	Oct 3, 1994	5.8
5	Curse of the Grandmas	Oct 10, 1994	6.0
6	The Nanny-Napper	Oct 17, 1994	6.4
7	A Star Is Unborn	Oct 24, 1994	6.5
8	Pishke Business	Oct 31, 1994	6.0
9	Stock Tip	Nov 7, 1994	7.0
10	The Whine Cellar	Nov 14, 1994	6.8
11	When You Pish Upon a Star	Nov 21, 1994	6.8
12	Take Back Your Mink	Nov 21, 1994	5.8
13	The Strike	Nov 28, 1994	6.0
14	I've Got a Secret	Dec 12, 1994	6.0
15	Kindervelt Days	Jan 2, 1995	6.0
16	Canasta Masta	Jan 9, 1995	7.0
17	The Will	Jan 16, 1995	7.7
18	The Nanny Behind the Man	Jan 23, 1995	7.0
19	A Fine Friendship	Feb 6, 1995	6.5
20	Lamb Chop's on the Menu	Feb 13, 1995	5.3
21	Close Shave	Feb 20, 1995	7.0
22	What the Butler Sang	Feb 27, 1995	6.2
23	A Kiss Is Just a Kiss	May 3, 1995	6.5
24	Strange Bedfellows	May 8, 1995	5.0
25	The Chatterbox	May 15, 1995	5.0
26	Fran Gets Mugged	May 22, 1995	6.0

Season 3

26 episodes • 1995Avg: 6.2

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Pen Pal	Sep 11, 1995	5.0
2	Franny and the Professor	Sep 18, 1995	6.5
3	Dope Diamond	Sep 25, 1995	5.0
4	A Fine Family Feud	Oct 2, 1995	6.2
5	Val's Apartment	Oct 9, 1995	6.4
6	Shopaholic	Oct 16, 1995	5.4
7	Oy Vey, You're Gay	Oct 23, 1995	7.0
8	The Party's Over	Nov 6, 1995	7.0
9	The Two Mrs. Sheffields	Nov 13, 1995	6.5
10	Having His Baby	Nov 20, 1995	6.2
11	The Unkindest Cut	Nov 27, 1995	7.0
12	The Kibbutz	Dec 4, 1995	6.0
13	An Offer She Can't Refuse	Dec 11, 1995	6.2
14	Fashion Show	Jan 8, 1996	5.0
15	Where's Fran?	Jan 15, 1996	6.7
16	The Grandmas	Jan 22, 1996	6.0
17	Val's Boyfriend	Feb 5, 1996	7.0
18	Love Is a Many Blundered Thing	Feb 12, 1996	7.0
19	Your Feets Too Big	Feb 19, 1996	6.2
20	Where's the Pearls?	Feb 26, 1996	7.2
21	The Hockey Show	Mar 4, 1996	6.5
22	That's Midlife	Mar 11, 1996	6.2
23	The Cantor Show	Apr 29, 1996	7.2
24	Green Card	May 6, 1996	7.0
25	Ship of Fran's	May 13, 1996	5.0
26	A Pup in Paris	May 20, 1996	5.0

Season 4

26 episodes • 1996Avg: 6.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Tart with Heart	Sep 18, 1996	6.7
2	The Cradle Robbers	Sep 25, 1996	6.0
3	The Bird's Nest	Sep 25, 1996	6.4
4	The Rosie Show	Oct 9, 1996	5.6
5	Freida Needa Man	Oct 16, 1996	5.8
6	Me and Mrs. Joan	Oct 30, 1996	5.7
7	The Taxman Cometh	Nov 6, 1996	5.8
8	An Affair to Dismember	Nov 13, 1996	6.4
9	Tattoo	Nov 20, 1996	5.8
10	The Car Show	Dec 11, 1996	6.0
11	Hurricane Fran	Dec 18, 1996	5.2
12	Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?	Jan 8, 1997	5.8
13	Kissing Cousins	Jan 15, 1997	5.8
14	The Fifth Wheel	Jan 29, 1997	6.4
15	The Nose Knows	Feb 5, 1997	7.6
16	The Bank Robbery	Feb 12, 1997	7.6
17	Samson, He Denied Her	Feb 19, 1997	6.0
18	The Facts of Lice	Mar 5, 1997	5.2
19	Fran's Roots	Mar 12, 1997	5.6
20	The Nanny and the Hunk Producer	Apr 2, 1997	5.6
21	The Passed-Over Story	Apr 9, 1997	5.6
22	No Muse is Good Muse	Apr 23, 1997	5.2
23	You Bette Your Life	Apr 30, 1997	5.2
24	The Heather Biblow Story	May 7, 1997	5.8
25	The Boca Story	May 14, 1997	5.8
26	Fran's Gotta Have It	May 21, 1997	7.2

Season 5

23 episodes • 1997Avg: 6.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Morning After	Oct 1, 1997	5.8
2	First Date	Oct 8, 1997	6.0
3	The Bobbie Fleckman Story	Oct 15, 1997	6.2
4	Fransom	Oct 22, 1997	6.2
5	The Ex-Niles	Oct 29, 1997	6.2
6	A Decent Proposal	Nov 5, 1997	6.2
7	Mommy and Mai	Nov 12, 1997	5.8
8	Fair Weather Fran	Nov 19, 1997	6.4
9	Educating Fran	Dec 10, 1997	5.8
10	From Flushing with Love	Dec 17, 1997	6.0
11	Rash to Judgment	Jan 7, 1998	6.2
12	One False Mole and You're Dead	Jan 14, 1998	6.2
13	Call Me Fran	Jan 21, 1998	6.7
14	Not Without My Nanny	Jan 28, 1998	6.2
15	The Engagement	Mar 4, 1998	6.4
16	The Dinner Party	Mar 11, 1998	6.2
17	Homie-Work	Mar 18, 1998	5.6
18	The Reunion Show	Mar 25, 1998	5.8
19	Immaculate Concepcion	Apr 1, 1998	5.8
20	The Pre-nup	Apr 29, 1998	6.4
21	The Best Man	May 6, 1998	6.6
22	The Wedding, Part 1	May 13, 1998	6.6
23	The Wedding, Part 2	May 13, 1998	5.0

Season 6

22 episodes • 1998Avg: 6.5

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Honeymoon's Overboard	Sep 30, 1998	6.2
2	Fran Gets Shushed	Oct 7, 1998	6.6
3	Once a Secretary, Always a Secretary	Oct 14, 1998	6.4
4	Sara's Parents	Oct 21, 1998	6.6
5	Maggie's Boyfriend	Oct 28, 1998	6.4
6	I'm Pregnant	Nov 4, 1998	6.4
7	Mom's the Word	Nov 11, 1998	6.6
8	Making Whoopi	Nov 18, 1998	6.0
9	Oh, Say, Can You Ski?	Nov 25, 1998	6.7
10	The Hanukkah Story	Dec 16, 1998	7.2
11	The In-Law Who Came Forever	Jan 6, 1999	6.6
12	The Fran in the Mirror	Jan 20, 1999	6.0
13	The Yummy Mummy	Feb 3, 1999	6.0
14	California, Here We Come	Mar 31, 1999	5.6
15	Ma'ternal Affairs	Jun 2, 1999	5.6
16	The Producers	Jun 9, 1999	7.6
17	The Dummy Twins	Jun 16, 1999	6.8
18	Yetta's Letters	Jun 16, 1999	7.8
19	Maggie's Wedding	Jun 23, 1999	6.6
20	The Baby Shower	Jun 23, 1999	6.4
21	The Finale, Part 1	May 12, 1999	6.6
22	The Finale, Part 2	May 12, 1999	7.0

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