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A Year in the Life

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IMDb ratings graph for every episode of A Year in the Life across all 1 season.

1987–1988 · 1 seasons · NBC · Drama

IMDb

8.6

303 ratings

TMDB

7.2

6 ratings

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9.8

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9.1

Overview

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows the daily lives of Seattle's Gardner family. Joe Gardner is the owner of a successful plastics business and the father of four adult children. The Gardner family includes twice-divorced daughter Anne, who returns home with her two teenaged children; daughter Lindley and husband Jim, parents of a newborn baby daughter; black sheep son Jack; and conservative youngest son Sam, newly married to free-spirited Kay.

NetworkNBC

Runtime~60 min

Seasons1

A Year in the Life holds an IMDb rating of 8.6 from 303 votes. Across its 6 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S1E2 "Things You Should Know Before and After" at 9.8, and the lowest is S1E1 "Don't I Know You From Somewhere?" at 8.3. Season 1 is the strongest, averaging 9.1 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.

Peak9.8

S1E2Things You Should Know Before and After

Low point8.3

S1E1Don't I Know You From Somewhere?

Averages 9.1 across 6 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 1 at 9.1.