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Raising Hope (2010)

Comedy · Family

James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.

IMDb rating
8.0 (43,497 votes)
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.96 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.1 24 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.0 · 685 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 604 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 500 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 488 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 485 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 434 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 509 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 532 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 514 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 443 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 399 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 405 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 399 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 474 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 392 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 461 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 464 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 454 votesEp 19: 7.6 · 363 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 372 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 471 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 696 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.0685
2Dead Tooth7.7604
3Dream Hoarders7.9500
4Say Cheese8.1488
5Happy Halloween8.2485
6Family Secrets7.8434
7The Sniffles7.7509
8Blue Dots8.2532
9Meet the Grandparents8.0514
10Burt Rocks8.1443
11Toy Story7.7399
12Romeo and Romeo7.8405
13A Germ of a Story8.0399
14What Up, Cuz?7.6474
15Snip Snip7.9392
16The Cultish Personality7.8461
17Mongooses8.2464
18Cheaters7.8454
19Sleep Training7.6363
20Everybody Flirts... Sometimes7.8372
21Baby Monitor8.2471
22Don't Vote for This Episode9.1696

Season 2 (2011)

7.94 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.1 22 min avg

  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 8.3 · 512 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 370 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 362 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 359 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 434 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 331 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 333 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 428 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 349 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 444 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 366 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 426 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 319 votesEp 14: 9.2 · 695 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 373 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 457 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 311 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 320 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 319 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 396 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 382 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 464 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Prodigy8.3512
2Sabrina Has Money7.9370
3Kidnapped7.9362
4Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent, Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!7.7359
5Killer Hope7.8434
6Jimmy and the Kid7.5331
7Burt's Parents7.7333
8Bro-gurt7.6428
9The Men of New Natesville8.2349
10It's a Hopeful Life8.1444
11Mrs. Smartypants8.1366
12Gambling Again7.7426
13Tarot Cards7.8319
14Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend9.2695
15Sheer Madness8.2373
16Single White Female Role-Model7.8457
17Spanks Butt, No Spanks7.6311
18Poking Holes in the Story7.7320
19Hogging All the Glory7.8319
20Sabrina's New Jimmy7.7396
21Inside Probe8.2382
22I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back8.1464

Season 3 (2012)

7.95 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 22 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.0 · 451 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 433 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 343 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 325 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 325 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 296 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 364 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 295 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 294 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 319 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 348 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 297 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 383 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 417 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 295 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 310 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 313 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 305 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 483 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 350 votesEp 21: 6.9 · 458 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 411 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal8.0451
2Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One8.4433
3Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two8.3343
4If a Ham Falls in the Woods8.0325
5Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do8.0325
6What Up, Bro?7.5296
7Candy Wars8.4364
8The Walk for the Runs7.7295
9Squeak Means Squeak7.6294
10The Last Christmas8.1319
11Credit Where Credit Is Due8.3348
12Lord of the Ring7.8297
13What Happens at Howdy's Doesn't Stay at Howdy's8.0383
14Modern Wedding8.2417
15Yo Zappa Do: Part 17.6295
16Yo Zappa Do: Part 27.7310
17Sex, Clown and Videotape8.0313
18Arbor Daze7.8305
19Making the Band8.5483
20The Old Girl7.9350
21Burt Mitzvah: The Musical6.9458
22Mother's Day8.3411

Season 4 (2013)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 341 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 322 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 261 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 252 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 261 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 264 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 399 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 244 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 259 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 236 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 237 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 233 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 225 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 238 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 241 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 225 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 211 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 222 votesEp 19: 7.7 · 223 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 218 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 222 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 279 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Déjà Vu Man7.8341
2Burt Bucks8.2322
3Ship Happens7.6261
4Hi-Def7.5252
5Extreme Howdy's Makeover7.5261
6Adoption7.8264
7Murder, She Hoped8.6399
8Dysfunction Function7.5244
9The Chance Who Stole Christmas7.6259
10Bee Story7.5236
11Hey There, Delilah7.6237
12Hot Dish7.5233
13Thrilla in Natesvilla7.5225
14Road to Natesville7.8238
15Anniversary Ball7.7241
16The One Where They Get High7.6225
17Baby Phat7.5211
18Dinner with Tropes7.4222
19Para-Natesville Activity7.7223
20Man's Best Friend7.4218
21How I Met Your Mullet7.6222
22The Father Daughter Dance8.4279

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