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Married

TV·2014–2015·2 seasons, 23 episodes·FX·Drama, Comedy, Romance·30m·5.1·Created by Andrew Gurland

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Married is about being miserably in love. Russ and Lina Bowman can barely remember what it was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance. But every once in a while, in between arguments about their declining sex life and who's driving carpool, they are reminded what drew them together in the first place — they're best friends.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Married S01E01PilotS01E01 · 4.0Russ develops an inappropriate relationship with a waxing technician.
  2. 02Married S02E09GuardiansS02E09 · 4.0Russ and Lina try to figure out who gets the kids if they die. directed by Nisha Ganatra.
  3. 03Married S02E101997S02E10 · 4.0Russ and Lina go back to their old school and party like it's 1997.

Castfull cast & details

Nat FaxonNat FaxonRuss BowmanBrett GelmanBrett GelmanAJJudy GreerJudy GreerLina BowmanRachel EgglestonRachel EgglestonMaya BowmanSkylar GraySkylar GrayFrankie BowmanGeorgia May GeareGeorgia May GeareFrankie BowmanRaevan Lee HananRaevan Lee HananElla BowmanJenny SlateJenny SlateJess

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014Aired 3.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Married S01E01Season's bestPilotJuly 17, 2014 4.0Russ develops an inappropriate relationship with a waxing technician.
  2. S01E02Married S01E02The ShowerJuly 24, 2014 3.3AJ and Jess hijack Russ and Lina's night out.
  3. S01E03Married S01E03The GetawayJuly 31, 2014 3.3Russ and Lina go on a romantic getaway. Jess gets in trouble for sexting her neighbor.
  4. S01E04Married S01E04UncoolAugust 7, 2014 3.0An overdue orthodontist bill forces Russ and Lina to be uncool.
  5. S01E05Married S01E05The PlaydateAugust 14, 2014 3.3Russ and Lina get roped into an awkward playdate. Jess helps AJ get rid of an unwanted houseguest.
  6. S01E06Married S01E06Invisible ManAugust 21, 2014 3.3Russ's refusal to have his semen tested results in an unexpected climax.
  7. S01E07Married S01E07Waffles & PizzaAugust 28, 2014 3.0AJ & Lina encourage Russ to consider a shady real estate deal. Jess's boss puts her in an uncompromising position.
  8. S01E08Married S01E08The Old DateSeptember 4, 2014 3.0Russ & Lina have a date night in their old neighborhood. AJ and Bernie take a detour on the way to a gentlemen's club.
  9. S01E09Married S01E09HalloweenSeptember 11, 2014 3.0Russ & Jess take an unwilling AJ to rehab.
  10. S01E10Married S01E10Family DaySeptember 18, 2014 2.7When Russ, Lina and Jess visit AJ at rehab, everyone's issues come to a head.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2015Aired 3.6Season avg
  1. S02E01Married S02E01ThanksgivingJuly 16, 2015 3.5Russ and Lina have a surprise Thanksgiving. Jess and AJ pretend not to know each other.
  2. S02E02Married S02E02AftershocksJuly 23, 2015 3.5Lina and Russ let the wrong friends host her 40th birthday party.
  3. S02E03Married S02E03The SandwichJuly 30, 2015 3.5Russ and Lina go on separate dates.
  4. S02E04Married S02E04KoreatownAugust 6, 2015 3.5Russ and AJ have a big night out. Lina tries to be the cool mom.
  5. S02E05Married S02E05PimpsAugust 13, 2015 3.5Russ & Lina go to extreme lengths for a family vacation. directed by Nisha Ganatra.
  6. S02E06Married S02E06Murder!August 20, 2015 3.5Lina and Russ play hooky from work to investigate the man living in their guest house. directed by Jamie Babbit.
  7. S02E07Married S02E07The CruiseAugust 27, 2015 3.5Lina helps Russ manage his relationship with his mother. Written by: Daisy Gardner; directed by Jamie Babbit.
  8. S02E08Married S02E08Mother's DaySeptember 3, 2015 3.5Lina bails on her Mother's Day brunch.
  9. S02E09Married S02E09Season's bestGuardiansSeptember 10, 2015 4.0Russ and Lina try to figure out who gets the kids if they die. directed by Nisha Ganatra.
  10. S02E10Married S02E101997September 17, 2015 4.0Russ and Lina go back to their old school and party like it's 1997.
  11. S02E11Married S02E11TriggersSeptember 24, 2015 3.5AJ ropes Russ into working on a children's book. Lina butts heads with Abby's ex. Written by: Kevin Napier & Salamo Levin; directed by J
  12. S02E12Married S02E12GymnasticsOctober 1, 2015 3.5Russ and Lina bump into Russ's old flame at a gymnastics meet.
  13. S02E13Married S02E13The WaiterOctober 1, 2015 3.5Russ and his assistant start to get too close. Lina and AJ work together on a children's play about the dangers of addiction.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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