William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 7.33.
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Michael Sheen
William Masters
Lizzy Caplan
Virginia Johnson
Caitlin FitzGerald
Libby Masters
Annaleigh Ashford
Betty DiMello
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12 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 29, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Race to Space | Oct 6, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Standard Deviation | Oct 13, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Thank You for Coming | Oct 20, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Catherine | Oct 27, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Brave New World | Nov 3, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 7 | All Together Now | Nov 10, 2013 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Love And Marriage | Nov 17, 2013 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Involuntary | Nov 24, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Fallout | Dec 1, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 11 | Phallic Victories | Dec 8, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Manhigh | Dec 15, 2013 | 8.3 |
12 episodes • 2014Avg: 7.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parallax | Jul 13, 2014 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Kyrie Eleison | Jul 20, 2014 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Fight | Jul 27, 2014 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Dirty Jobs | Aug 3, 2014 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Giants | Aug 10, 2014 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Blackbird | Aug 17, 2014 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Asterion | Aug 24, 2014 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Mirror, Mirror | Aug 31, 2014 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Story of My Life | Sep 7, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Below the Belt | Sep 14, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 11 | One for the Money, Two for the Show | Sep 21, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 12 | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Sep 28, 2014 | 7.4 |
12 episodes • 2015Avg: 6.6Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parliament of Owls | Jul 12, 2015 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Three's a Crowd | Jul 19, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 3 | The Excitement of Release | Jul 26, 2015 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Undue Influence | Aug 2, 2015 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Matters of Gravity | Aug 9, 2015 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Two Scents | Aug 16, 2015 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Monkey Business | Aug 23, 2015 | 6.2 |
| 8 | Surrogates | Aug 30, 2015 | 6.8 |
| 9 | High Anxiety | Sep 6, 2015 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Through a Glass, Darkly | Sep 13, 2015 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Party of Four | Sep 20, 2015 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Full Ten Count | Sep 27, 2015 | 7.0 |
10 episodes • 2016Avg: 6.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freefall | Sep 11, 2016 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Inventory | Sep 18, 2016 | 6.9 |
| 3 | The Pleasure Protocol | Sep 25, 2016 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Coats or Keys | Oct 2, 2016 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Outliers | Oct 9, 2016 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Family Only | Oct 16, 2016 | 6.4 |
| 7 | In To Me You See | Oct 23, 2016 | 6.7 |
| 8 | Topeka | Oct 30, 2016 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Night and Day | Nov 6, 2016 | 6.6 |
| 10 | The Eyes of God | Nov 13, 2016 | 6.2 |
