# List of Parenthood episodes

Parenthood is an American comedy drama television series developed by Jason Katims and based upon the 1989 film of the same name produced by Brian Grazer and directed by Ron Howard, both of whom serve as executive producers along with Katims, David Nevins and Lawrence Trilling. The series premiered on March 2, 2010, on NBC. On May 11, 2014, NBC renewed Parenthood for a sixth and final season, which would consist of 13 episodes. On June 2, 2014, it was announced that the final season would premiere September 25, 2014. The series finale aired on January 29, 2015.
During the course of the series, 103 episodes of Parenthood aired over six seasons.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) | May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14) | April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19) |
| 3 | 18 | 18 | September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) | February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28) |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11) | January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) |
| 5 | 22 | 22 | September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) | April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17) |
| 6 | 13 | 13 | September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25) | January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2010)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Thomas Schlamme | Jason Katims | March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) | 101 | 8.10 |
| 2 | 2 | "Man Versus Possum" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09) | 102 | 6.08 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Deep End of the Pool" | Lawrence Trilling | Jeff Greenstein | March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16) | 103 | 5.94 |
| 4 | 4 | "Wassup" | Michael Engler | Tyler Bensinger | March 23, 2010 (2010-03-23) | 104 | 7.01 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Situation" | Michael Engler | Becky Hartman-Edwards | March 30, 2010 (2010-03-30) | 105 | 6.23 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Big 'O'" | Adam Davidson | Lauren Schmidt Hissrich | April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06) | 106 | 6.28 |
| 7 | 7 | "What's Goin' On Down There?" | Adam Davidson | Sarah Watson | April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13) | 107 | 6.28 |
| 8 | 8 | "Rubber Band Ball" | Lawrence Trilling | Jan Oxenberg | April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20) | 108 | 7.27 |
| 9 | 9 | "Perchance to Dream" | Lawrence Trilling | Becky Hartman-Edwards | April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27) | 109 | 5.81 |
| 10 | 10 | "Namaste No More" | Ken Whittingham | Tyler Bensinger | May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04) | 110 | 5.88 |
| 11 | 11 | "Solace" | Ken Whittingham | Jeff Greenstein | May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11) | 111 | 5.93 |
| 12 | 12 | "Team Braverman" | Lawrence Trilling | Jan Oxenberg | May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18) | 112 | 6.24 |
| 13 | 13 | "Lost and Found" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) | 113 | 6.04 |

### Season 2 (2010–11)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 14 | 1 | "I Hear You, I See You" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14) | 201 | 7.60 |
| 15 | 2 | "No Good Deed" | Lawrence Trilling | Tyler Bensinger | September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21) | 202 | 5.85 |
| 16 | 3 | "I'm Cooler Than You Think" | Michael Waxman | Bridget Carpenter | September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) | 203 | 4.83 |
| 17 | 4 | "Date Night" | Adam Bernstein | David Hudgins | October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05) | 204 | 5.16 |
| 18 | 5 | "The Booth Job" | Adam Davidson | Kerry Ehrin | October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12) | 205 | 4.66 |
| 19 | 6 | "Orange Alert" | Adam Davidson | Sarah Watson | October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19) | 206 | 4.87 |
| 20 | 7 | "Seven Names" | Jan Eliasberg | Eric Guggenheim | October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26) | 207 | 4.94 |
| 21 | 8 | "If This Boat is a Rockin'" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Tyler Bensinger | November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) | 208 | 4.99 |
| 22 | 9 | "Put Yourself Out There" | Patrick Norris | Bridget Carpenter | November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16) | 209 | 4.81 |
| 23 | 10 | "Happy Thanksgiving" | Bob Berlinger | David Hudgins | November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23) | 210 | 4.47 |
| 24 | 11 | "Damage Control" | Lawrence Trilling | Kerry Ehrin | January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04) | 211 | 5.98 |
| 25 | 12 | "Meet the New Boss" | Lawrence Trilling | Sarah Watson | January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11) | 212 | 5.58 |
| 26 | 13 | "Opening Night" | Ken Whittingham | Monica Henderson | January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18) | 213 | 5.58 |
| 27 | 14 | "A House Divided" | Ken Whittingham | Tyler Bensinger | February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01) | 214 | 6.18 |
| 28 | 15 | "Just Go Home" | Lawrence Trilling | Bridget Carpenter | February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) | 215 | 5.22 |
| 29 | 16 | "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs" | Lawrence Trilling | Kerry Ehrin | February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) | 216 | 5.12 |
| 30 | 17 | "Do Not Sleep With Your Autistic Nephew's Therapist" | Jason Katims | Jason Katims | February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) | 217 | 5.53 |
| 31 | 18 | "Qualities and Difficulties" | Bob Berlinger | Bridget Carpenter | March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) | 218 | 5.03 |
| 32 | 19 | "Taking the Leap" | Andrew Bernstein | David Hudgins | March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) | 219 | 4.89 |
| 33 | 20 | "New Plan" | Michael Weaver | Jamie Duneier | April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05) | 220 | 4.76 |
| 34 | 21 | "Slipping Away" | Lawrence Trilling | Kerry Ehrin | April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12) | 221 | 5.22 |
| 35 | 22 | "Hard Times Come Again No More" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19) | 222 | 6.32 |

### Season 3 (2011–12)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 36 | 1 | "I Don't Want to Do This Without You" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) | 301 | 6.29 |
| 37 | 2 | "Hey, If You're Not Using That Baby..." | Lawrence Trilling | Kerry Ehrin | September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20) | 302 | 5.28 |
| 38 | 3 | "Step Right Up" | Adam Davidson | David Hudgins | September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27) | 303 | 5.53 |
| 39 | 4 | "Clear Skies From Here on Out" | Adam Davidson | Bridget Carpenter | October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04) | 304 | 5.05 |
| 40 | 5 | "Nora" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Jason Katims | October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11) | 305 | 5.26 |
| 41 | 6 | "Tales From the Luncheonette" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Kerry Ehrin | October 18, 2011 (2011-10-18) | 306 | 5.03 |
| 42 | 7 | "Forced Family Fun" | Patrick Norris | Sarah Watson | November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01) | 307 | 5.29 |
| 43 | 8 | "In-Between" | Patrick Norris | Eric Guggenheim | November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08) | 308 | 5.30 |
| 44 | 9 | "Sore Loser" | Lawrence Trilling | Bridget Carpenter | November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) | 309 | 5.06 |
| 45 | 10 | "Mr. Honesty" | Lawrence Trilling | Monica Henderson Beletsky | November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22) | 310 | 4.57 |
| 46 | 11 | "Missing" | Dylan K. Massin | Sarah Watson | November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) | 311 | 5.76 |
| 47 | 12 | "Road Trip" | Jessica Yu | David Hudgins | January 3, 2012 (2012-01-03) | 312 | 4.94 |
| 48 | 13 | "Just Smile" | Michael Weaver | Jamie Duneier | January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) | 313 | 4.70 |
| 49 | 14 | "It Is What It Is" | Michael Weaver | Eric Guggenheim | January 17, 2012 (2012-01-17) | 314 | 4.97 |
| 50 | 15 | "Politics" | Peter Krause | Sarah Watson | February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07) | 315 | 4.63 |
| 51 | 16 | "Tough Love" | Lawrence Trilling | Monica Henderson Beletsky | February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14) | 316 | 4.48 |
| 52 | 17 | "Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You" | Jason Katims | Kerry Ehrin | February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21) | 317 | 4.91 |
| 53 | 18 | "My Brother's Wedding" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28) | 318 | 5.16 |

### Season 4 (2012–13)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 54 | 1 | "Family Portrait" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11) | 401 | 5.48 |
| 55 | 2 | "Left Field" | Lawrence Trilling | David Hudgins | September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) | 402 | 4.98 |
| 56 | 3 | "Everything Is Not Okay" | Sam Jaeger | Bridget Carpenter | September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) | 403 | 4.85 |
| 57 | 4 | "The Talk" | Patrick Norris | Sarah Watson | October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) | 404 | 4.45 |
| 58 | 5 | "There's Something I Need to Tell You..." | Patrick Norris | Jason Katims | October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09) | 405 | 4.95 |
| 59 | 6 | "I'll Be Right Here" | Jessica Yu | Sarah Goldfinger | October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23) | 406 | 4.85 |
| 60 | 7 | "Together" | Millicent Shelton | Eric Guggenheim | November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13) | 407 | 4.82 |
| 61 | 8 | "One More Weekend With You" | Lawrence Trilling | Monica Beletsky | November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20) | 408 | 4.62 |
| 62 | 9 | "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | Lawrence Trilling | Bridget Carpenter | November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27) | 409 | 4.49 |
| 63 | 10 | "Trouble in Candyland" | Dylan K. Massin | Jesse Zwick | December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04) | 410 | 4.98 |
| 64 | 11 | "What to My Wondering Eyes" | Hanelle Culpepper | Jason Katims | December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11) | 411 | 5.73 |
| 65 | 12 | "Keep on Rowing" | Dax Shepard | David Hudgins | January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01) | 412 | 5.37 |
| 66 | 13 | "Small Victories" | Peter Krause | Sarah Watson | January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08) | 413 | 5.30 |
| 67 | 14 | "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" | Lawrence Trilling | Bridget Carpenter | January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) | 414 | 4.96 |
| 68 | 15 | "Because You're My Sister" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) | 415 | 4.87 |

### Season 5 (2013–14)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 69 | 1 | "It Has to Be Now" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) | 501 | 5.06 |
| 70 | 2 | "All Aboard Who's Coming Aboard" | Lawrence Trilling | David Hudgins | October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) | 502 | 4.17 |
| 71 | 3 | "Nipple Confusion" | Patrick Norris | Sarah Watson | October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) | 503 | 3.77 |
| 72 | 4 | "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" | Patrick Norris | Gina Fattore | October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) | 504 | 4.02 |
| 73 | 5 | "Let's Be Mad Together" | Dylan K. Massin | Jessica Goldberg | October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24) | 505 | 3.95 |
| 74 | 6 | "The M Word" | James Ponsoldt | Julia Brownell | October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31) | 506 | 3.67 |
| 75 | 7 | "Speaking of Baggage" | Millicent Shelton | Ian Deichtman & Kristin Rusk Robinson | November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07) | 507 | 3.88 |
| 76 | 8 | "The Ring" | Lawrence Trilling | Justin W. Lo | November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14) | 508 | 3.77 |
| 77 | 9 | "Election Day" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21) | 509 | 3.65 |
| 78 | 10 | "All That's Left is the Hugging" | Jessica Yu | Sarah Watson | December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) | 510 | 3.93 |
| 79 | 11 | "Promises" | Michael Weaver | David Hudgins | January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02) | 511 | 3.96 |
| 80 | 12 | "Stay a Little Longer" | Michael Weaver | Julia Brownell | January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09) | 512 | 4.26 |
| 81 | 13 | "Jump Ball" | Ken Whittingham | Jessica Goldberg | January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16) | 513 | 3.98 |
| 82 | 14 | "You've Got Mold" | Ken Whittingham | Gina Fattore | January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23) | 514 | 4.26 |
| 83 | 15 | "Just Like at Home" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Ian Deichtman & Kristin Rusk Robinson | February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27) | 515 | 3.59 |
| 84 | 16 | "The Enchanting Mr. Knight" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Julia Brownell | March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) | 516 | 3.80 |
| 85 | 17 | "Limbo" | Lawrence Trilling | Jessica Goldberg | March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13) | 517 | 3.87 |
| 86 | 18 | "The Offer" | Lawrence Trilling | Sarah Watson | March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20) | 518 | 4.22 |
| 87 | 19 | "Fraud Alert" | Bethany Rooney | Jason Katims | March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27) | 519 | 4.40 |
| 88 | 20 | "Cold Feet" | Michael Weaver | David Hudgins | April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03) | 520 | 3.73 |
| 89 | 21 | "I'm Still Here" | Scott Schaeffer | Ian Deichtman & Kristin Rusk Robinson | April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10) | 521 | 3.66 |
| 90 | 22 | "The Pontiac" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17) | 522 | 3.99 |

### Season 6 (2014–15)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 91 | 1 | "Vegas" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25) | 601 | 4.26 |
| 92 | 2 | "Happy Birthday, Zeek" | Lawrence Trilling | Sarah Watson | October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) | 602 | 4.34 |
| 93 | 3 | "The Waiting Room" | Patrick Norris | Jessica Goldberg | October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) | 603 | 4.25 |
| 94 | 4 | "A Potpourri of Freaks" | Peter Krause | Ian Deichtman & Kristin Rusk Robinson | October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16) | 604 | 4.20 |
| 95 | 5 | "The Scale of Affection is Fluid" | Bethany Rooney | Jesse Zwick | October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) | 605 | 3.95 |
| 96 | 6 | "Too Big to Fail" | Jessica Yu | Ian Deichtman & Kristin Rusk Robinson | October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) | 606 | 3.89 |
| 97 | 7 | "These Are the Times We Live In" | Eric Galileo Tignini | Sarah Watson | November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) | 607 | 3.96 |
| 98 | 8 | "Aaron Brownstein Must Be Stopped" | Lawrence Trilling | Jessica Goldberg | November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13) | 608 | 3.61 |
| 99 | 9 | "Lean In" | Lawrence Trilling | Jesse Zwick | November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20) | 609 | 3.99 |
| 100 | 10 | "How Did We Get Here?" | Michael Weaver | Jason Katims | January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08) | 610 | 4.63 |
| 101 | 11 | "Let's Go Home" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Sarah Watson | January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15) | 611 | 4.12 |
| 102 | 12 | "We Made it Through the Night" | Jason Katims | Jason Katims | January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22) | 612 | 4.40 |
| 103 | 13 | "May God Bless and Keep You Always" | Lawrence Trilling | Jason Katims | January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) | 613 | 5.46 |