# List of Rules of Engagement episodes

Rules of Engagement is an American television sitcom created by Tom Hertz that ran on CBS from February 5, 2007 to May 20, 2013. A total of 100 episodes were produced, spanning seven seasons.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | February 5, 2007 (2007-02-05) | March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24) | May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19) |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02) | May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18) |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) | May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) |
| 5 | 24 | 24 | September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) | May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20) | May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17) |
| 7 | 13 | 13 | February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04) | May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2007)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Andy Ackerman | Tom Hertz | February 5, 2007 (2007-02-05) | 100 | 14.83 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Birthday Deal" | Andy Ackerman | Tom Hertz | February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12) | 101 | 13.43 |
| 3 | 3 | "Young and the Restless" | Ted Wass | Jon Sherman | February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19) | 102 | 13.86 |
| 4 | 4 | "Game On" | Ted Wass | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) | 105 | 13.57 |
| 5 | 5 | "Kids" | Ted Wass | Tom Hertz | March 5, 2007 (2007-03-05) | 104 | 12.51 |
| 6 | 6 | "Hard Day's Night" | Ted Wass | Tom Hertz | March 12, 2007 (2007-03-12) | 103 | 11.47 |
| 7 | 7 | "Jeff's Wooby" | Ted Wass | Barry Wernick | March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) | 106 | 9.26 |

### Season 2 (2007–08)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 8 | 1 | "Flirting with Disaster" | Gary Halvorson | Steve Holland | September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24) | 202 | 12.23 |
| 9 | 2 | "Audrey's Sister" | Ted Wass | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01) | 203 | 10.09 |
| 10 | 3 | "Mr. Fix-It" | Gary Halvorson | Tom Hertz | October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08) | 201 | 10.68 |
| 11 | 4 | "Guy Code" | Mark Cendrowski | Mike Haukom | October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) | 204 | 10.81 |
| 12 | 5 | "Bag Ladies" | Gail Mancuso | Vanessa McCarthy | October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22) | 206 | 10.82 |
| 13 | 6 | "Old School Jeff" | Gary Halvorson | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29) | 207 | 11.57 |
| 14 | 7 | "Engagement Party" | Mark Cendrowski | Tom Hertz | November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05) | 205 | 10.77 |
| 15 | 8 | "Fix-Ups & Downs" | Gary Halvorson | Barry Wernick | November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12) | 208 | 11.46 |
| 16 | 9 | "A Visit from Fay" | Mark Cendrowski | Carol Leifer | November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19) | 209 | 11.48 |
| 17 | 10 | "Time Share" | Andy Ackerman | Tom Hertz | April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14) | 210 | 10.40 |
| 18 | 11 | "Jen at Work" | Gail Mancuso | Steve Holland | April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21) | 211 | 10.57 |
| 19 | 12 | "Optimal Male" | Ted Wass | Mike Haukom | April 28, 2008 (2008-04-28) | 212 | 10.31 |
| 20 | 13 | "Russell's Father's Son" | Gail Mancuso | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 5, 2008 (2008-05-05) | 213 | 10.39 |
| 21 | 14 | "Buyer's Remorse" | Mark Cendrowski | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12) | 214 | 10.62 |
| 22 | 15 | "Pimp My Bride" | Ted Wass | Barry Wernick | May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19) | 215 | 12.29 |

### Season 3 (2009)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "Russell's Secret" | Mark Cendrowski | Jeffrey Richman | March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02) | 304 | 11.82 |
| 24 | 2 | "Voluntary Commitment" | Ted Wass | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09) | 302 | 9.95 |
| 25 | 3 | "Jeff's New Friend" | Ted Wass | Tom Hertz | March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16) | 301 | 11.42 |
| 26 | 4 | "Dad's Visit" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | March 23, 2009 (2009-03-23) | 303 | 9.37 |
| 27 | 5 | "Lyin' King" | Ted Wass | Mike Haukom | March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30) | 306 | 11.03 |
| 28 | 6 | "Poaching Timmy" | Gail Mancuso | Jeffrey Richman | April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13) | 311 | 11.60 |
| 29 | 7 | "Old Timer's Day" | Gail Mancuso | Tom Hertz | April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20) | 312 | 10.59 |
| 30 | 8 | "Twice" | Ken Whittingham | Vanessa McCarthy | April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27) | 305 | 11.30 |
| 31 | 9 | "The Challenge" | Gil Junger | Vanessa McCarthy | May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) | 313 | 11.33 |
| 32 | 10 | "Family Style" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11) | 307 | 10.14 |
| 33 | 11 | "May Divorce Be with You" | Ted Wass | Linda Videtti Figueiredo | May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) | 310 | 6.30 |
| 34 | 12 | "House Money" | Gail Mancuso | Barry Wernick | May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18) | 309 | 7.50 |
| 35 | 13 | "Sex Toy Story" | Gail Mancuso | Steve Holland | May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18) | 308 | 12.87 |

### Season 4 (2010)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 36 | 1 | "Flirting" | John Pasquin | Tom Hertz | March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) | 401 | 9.73 |
| 37 | 2 | "Snoozin' for a Bruisin'" | Andy Cadiff | Barry Wernick | March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08) | 406 | 10.07 |
| 38 | 3 | "Atlantic City" | John Pasquin | Lance Whinery | March 15, 2010 (2010-03-15) | 410 | 7.70 |
| 39 | 4 | "Ghost Story" | Andy Cadiff | Alex Barnow & Marc Firek | March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22) | 403 | 8.48 |
| 40 | 5 | "The Four Pillars" | John Pasquin | Mike Sikowitz | March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29) | 402 | 7.35 |
| 41 | 6 | "3rd Wheel" | Andy Cadiff | Vanessa McCarthy | April 5, 2010 (2010-04-05) | 405 | 7.04 |
| 42 | 7 | "Indian Giver" | Andy Cadiff | Jeffrey Richman | April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12) | 404 | 7.36 |
| 43 | 8 | "Free Free Time" | John Pasquin | Christopher Shiple | April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19) | 408 | 7.49 |
| 44 | 9 | "The Score" | John Pasquin | Gloria Calderon Kellett | April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26) | 409 | 6.83 |
| 45 | 10 | "The Surrogate" | Gail Mancuso | Jeffrey Richman & Mike Sikowitz | May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03) | 412 | 7.21 |
| 46 | 11 | "Reunion" | John Pasquin | Mike Haukom | May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10) | 407 | 8.16 |
| 47 | 12 | "Harassment" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Vanessa McCarthy | May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17) | 411 | 7.65 |
| 48 | 13 | "They Do?" | Gail Mancuso | Tom Hertz | May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) | 413 | 8.10 |

### Season 5 (2010–11)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 49 | 1 | "Surro-gate" | Ted Wass | Tom Hertz | September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20) | 503 | 8.35 |
| 50 | 2 | "The Bank" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27) | 502 | 8.15 |
| 51 | 3 | "Rug-of-War" | Ted Wass | Barry Wernick | October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04) | 501 | 8.43 |
| 52 | 4 | "Handy Man" | Ted Wass | Mike Haukom | October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11) | 504 | 7.99 |
| 53 | 5 | "Play Ball" | Ted Wass | Vanessa McCarthy | October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) | 505 | 7.86 |
| 54 | 6 | "Baked" | Ted Wass | Tim Doyle | October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) | 506 | 8.17 |
| 55 | 7 | "Mannequin Head Ball" | Ted Wass | Michael A. Ross | November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01) | 508 | 8.69 |
| 56 | 8 | "Les-bro" | Ted Wass | Gloria Calderon Kellett | November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) | 507 | 8.19 |
| 57 | 9 | "The Big Picture" | Ted Wass | Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff | November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15) | 509 | 7.92 |
| 58 | 10 | "Fun Run" | Ted Wass | Tom Hertz | November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22) | 510 | 7.96 |
| 59 | 11 | "Refusing to Budget" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06) | 511 | 8.78 |
| 60 | 12 | "Little Bummer Boy" | Ted Wass | Christopher Shiple | December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13) | 512 | 9.59 |
| 61 | 13 | "The Home Stretch" | Gail Mancuso | Lance Whinery | January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03) | 513 | 9.76 |
| 62 | 14 | "Uh-Oh It's Magic" | Gail Mancuso | Vanessa McCarthy | January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17) | 514 | 9.89 |
| 63 | 15 | "Singing and Dancing" | Gail Mancuso | Tim Doyle | February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) | 515 | 9.41 |
| 64 | 16 | "Jeff Day" | Gail Mancuso | Barry Wernick | February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) | 517 | 9.45 |
| 65 | 17 | "Zygote" | Gail Mancuso | Michael A. Ross | March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03) | 518 | 8.24 |
| 66 | 18 | "Anniversary Chicken" | Gail Mancuso | Mike Haukom | March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10) | 516 | 9.40 |
| 67 | 19 | "The Set Up" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Gloria Calderon Kellett | March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) | 519 | 8.25 |
| 68 | 20 | "Beating the System" | Victor Gonzalez | Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff | April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07) | 520 | 8.69 |
| 69 | 21 | "The Jeff Photo" | Tom Hertz | Tom Hertz | April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) | 521 | 7.86 |
| 70 | 22 | "Double Down" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) | 523 | 7.72 |
| 71 | 23 | "The Power Couple" | Gail Mancuso | Vanessa McCarthy | May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) | 522 | 8.16 |
| 72 | 24 | "The Last of the Red Hat Lovers" | Tom Hertz | Story by : Andy Roth Teleplay by : Michael A. Ross | May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) | 526 | 8.80 |

### Season 6 (2011–12)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 73 | 1 | "Dirty Talk" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20) | 603 | 11.45 |
| 74 | 2 | "Bros Before Nodes" | Ted Wass | Michael A. Ross | October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27) | 604 | 10.62 |
| 75 | 3 | "Audrey is Dumb" | Tom Hertz | Tom Hertz | November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) | 601 | 11.81 |
| 76 | 4 | "Nature Calls" | Ted Wass | Mike Haukom | November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10) | 606 | 11.57 |
| 77 | 5 | "Shy Dial" | Ted Wass | Tim Doyle | November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17) | 605 | 10.90 |
| 78 | 6 | "Cheating" | Tom Hertz | Tim Doyle | December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08) | 524 | 9.95 |
| 79 | 7 | "The Chair" | Ted Wass | Mike Haukom | December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15) | 611 | 9.53 |
| 80 | 8 | "Scavenger Hunt" | Mark Cendrowski | Mike Haukom | March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29) | 525 | 8.65 |
| 81 | 9 | "A Big Bust" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Gloria Calderon Kellett | April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05) | 610 | 8.58 |
| 82 | 10 | "After the Lovin'" | Ted Wass | Tom Hertz | April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12) | 613 | 8.46 |
| 83 | 11 | "Missed Connections" | Tom Hertz | Christopher Shiple | April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) | 607 | 7.57 |
| 84 | 12 | "The Five Things" | Ted Wass | Dan Kopelman | April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26) | 609 | 8.17 |
| 85 | 13 | "Meat Wars" | Ted Wass | Lance Whinery | May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03) | 612 | 8.88 |
| 86 | 14 | "Goodbye Dolly" | Ted Wass | Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff | May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) | 602 | 8.77 |
| 87 | 15 | "Audrey's Shower" | Ted Wass | Vanessa McCarthy | May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17) | 608 | 7.17 |
* ↑ This episode was available prior to its airdate on the Season 5 DVD released on February 7, 2012, as it was produced during that season.

### Season 7 (2013)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 88 | 1 | "Liz Moves In" | Ted Wass | Dan Kopelman | February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04) | 703 | 9.40 |
| 89 | 2 | "Taking Names" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11) | 706 | 8.39 |
| 90 | 3 | "Cats & Dogs" | Doug Robinson | Christopher Shiple | February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18) | 709 | 8.19 |
| 91 | 4 | "Cupcake" | Ted Wass | Vanessa McCarthy | February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25) | 708 | 7.89 |
| 92 | 5 | "Fountain of Youth" | Ted Wass | Mike Sikowitz | March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04) | 707 | 6.92 |
| 93 | 6 | "Baby Talk" | Tom Hertz | Tim Doyle | March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11) | 701 | 7.05 |
| 94 | 7 | "Role Play" | Ted Wass | Lance Whinery | March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18) | 705 | 6.78 |
| 95 | 8 | "Catering" | Tom Hertz | Vanessa McCarthy | March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25) | 704 | 6.30 |
| 96 | 9 | "Cooking Class" | Ted Wass | Michael A. Ross | April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15) | 702 | 6.11 |
| 97 | 10 | "Unpleasant Surprises" | Gail Mancuso | Andy Roth | April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22) | 711 | 5.11 |
| 98 | 11 | "Timmy Quits" | Megyn Price | Mike Haukom | April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29) | 712 | 6.21 |
| 99 | 12 | "A Wee Problem" | Carlos Pinero | Gloria Calderon Kellett | May 6, 2013 (2013-05-06) | 710 | 6.74 |
| 100 | 13 | "100th" | Tom Hertz | Tom Hertz | May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20) | 713 | 6.25 |

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| | 1 | 14.83 | 13.43 | 13.86 | 13.57 | 12.51 | 11.47 | 9.26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 2 | 12.23 | 10.09 | 10.68 | 10.81 | 10.82 | 11.24 | 10.77 | 11.46 | 11.48 | 10.40 | 10.57 | 10.31 | 10.39 | 10.62 | 12.29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 3 | 11.82 | 9.95 | 11.42 | 11.03 | 11.02 | 11.60 | 10.59 | 11.30 | 11.33 | 6.30 | 10.14 | 7.50 | 12.87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 4 | 9.73 | 10.07 | 7.70 | 8.48 | 10.79 | 7.04 | 7.36 | 7.49 | 6.83 | 7.21 | 8.18 | 7.71 | 8.23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 5 | 8.35 | 8.15 | 8.43 | 7.99 | 7.86 | 8.17 | 8.69 | 8.19 | 7.92 | 7.96 | 8.78 | 9.59 | 9.76 | 9.89 | 9.41 | 9.45 | 8.24 | 9.40 | 8.25 | 8.69 | 7.86 | 7.72 | 8.16 | 8.80 |
| | 6 | 11.45 | 10.62 | 11.81 | 11.57 | 10.90 | 9.95 | 9.53 | 8.65 | 8.58 | 8.46 | 7.57 | 8.17 | 8.88 | 8.77 | 7.17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 7 | 9.40 | 8.39 | 8.19 | 7.89 | 6.92 | 7.05 | 6.78 | 6.30 | 6.11 | 5.11 | 6.21 | 6.74 | 6.25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |