WKRP in Cincinnati

1. S01E01Pilot (1)September 18, 1978 7.0Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
2. S01E02Pilot (2)September 25, 1978 7.0Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
3. S01E03Les On a LedgeOctober 2, 1978 6.0Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
4. S01E04Hoodlum RockOctober 9, 1978 5.5Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
5. S01E05Hold-UpOctober 16, 1978 7.7A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
6. S01E06Bailey's ShowOctober 23, 1978 7.0Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
7. S01E07Season's bestTurkeys AwayOctober 30, 1978 9.0Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
8. S01E08Love ReturnsNovember 6, 1978 6.0Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
9. S01E09Mama's ReviewJanuary 15, 1979 6.0In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
10. S01E10A Date With JenniferJanuary 22, 1979 7.0Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
11. S01E11The Contest Nobody Could WinJanuary 29, 1979 7.0Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
12. S01E12TornadoFebruary 5, 1979 6.0A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
13. S01E13Goodbye, JohnnyFebruary 19, 1979 6.0Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
14. S01E14Johnny Comes BackFebruary 26, 1979 7.0Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
15. S01E15Never Leave Me, LucilleMarch 5, 1979 6.0Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
16. S01E16I Want to Keep My BabyMarch 12, 1979 6.0Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
17. S01E17A Commercial BreakMarch 26, 1979 6.0Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
18. S01E18Who is Gordon Sims?April 2, 1979 7.0Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
19. S01E19I Do, I Do... For NowApril 23, 1979 6.0Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
20. S01E20Young Master CarlsonApril 30, 1979 6.0Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
21. S01E21Fish StoryMay 28, 1979 6.0Andy tells a journalist that WKRP is just a "run-of-the-mill" station, even though a staffer is running around in a "carp" suit.
22. S01E22PreacherJune 4, 1979 7.0A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01For Love or Money (1)September 17, 1979 5.0Johnny forgets about his date with Bailey when he gets a call from Buffy, his old girlfriend from California. He borrows Jennifer's apartmen
2. S02E02For Love or Money (2)September 24, 1979 5.0Johnny calls his friends over to Jennifer's apartment to help him deal with Buffy and her threat of a lawsuit. Buffy arrives and, after havi
3. S02E03BaseballOctober 15, 1979 7.0The staff plays against the team from rival station WPIG in a softball game.
4. S02E04Bad RiskOctober 22, 1979 5.0Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident.
5. S02E05Jennifer Falls in LoveOctober 22, 1979 5.0For the first time in her life, Jennifer is in love, with a penniless but handsome repairman who turns out to be even more of a gold digger
6. S02E06Carlson for PresidentNovember 5, 1979 5.0Mr. Carlson runs for Cincinnati City Council. When Bailey discovers a potentially damaging piece of information about the front-runner in th
7. S02E07Mike FrightNovember 12, 1979 5.0During a citywide garbage strike, Johnny jokingly suggests that his listeners dump their garbage on the steps of City Hall. The joke is on h
8. S02E08The Patter of Little FeetNovember 26, 1979 5.0Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Carlson is overjoyed, and certain that Carmen feels the same way. However, Mam
9. S02E09Baby, If You've Ever WonderedDecember 3, 1979 5.0The new ratings book arrives, and WKRP has climbed from 16th to 14th place in the Cincinnati market. Everyone is happy about the gain except
10. S02E10Bailey's Big BreakDecember 10, 1979 5.0When WKRP needs an assistant news reporter, Bailey applies for the job and gets it. Les, who doesn't want to work with anyone, least of all
11. S02E11Jennifer's Home for ChristmasDecember 17, 1979 6.8Jennifer tells her friends that she has nothing special planned for Christmas, and that she doesn't have a tree this year. Everyone begins t
12. S02E12SparkyDecember 24, 1979 5.0Mr. Carlson hires legendary baseball manager Sparky Anderson as the host of a new sports interview show. But when the show proves a complete
13. S02E13God Talks to JohnnyDecember 31, 1979 5.0When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.
14. S02E14A Family AffairJanuary 7, 1980 5.0Andy's sister Carol visits Cincinnati, and Andy sets up a date for her and Johnny. But Carol winds up going out with Venus instead, and Andy
15. S02E15Herb's DadJanuary 14, 1980 5.0Herb's father, a lifelong salesman who shares Herb's taste in clothes, runs away from the Shady Hills Rest Home and visits the station.
16. S02E16Put Up or Shut UpJanuary 21, 1980 5.0Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.
17. S02E17The Americanization of IvanJanuary 28, 1980 6.5Bailey and Les attend a press conference given by a group of visiting Russian hog experts. One of the Russians falls for Bailey and asks her
18. S02E18Les' GroupieFebruary 4, 1980 5.0Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life.
19. S02E19Season's bestIn ConcertFebruary 11, 1980 8.0At a concert by the Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to get seats. The first
20. S02E20The Doctor's DaughterFebruary 18, 1980 5.0Johnny's daughter shows up and moves in, and Johnny has to decide whether to express his disapproval of the shiftless boyfriend she's brough
21. S02E21Filthy Pictures (1)March 3, 1980 6.5Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a ""Surf's Up in Cincinnati"" poster. After the photo session, the phot
22. S02E22Filthy Pictures (2)March 3, 1980 6.5Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a ""Surf's Up in Cincinnati"" poster. After the photo session, the phot
23. S02E23Venus RisingMarch 10, 1980 5.0Venus is offered a job as program director of WREQ radio, but is disillusioned when he discovers how the station is run and why they want to
24. S02E24Most Improved StationMarch 31, 1980 5.0Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Airplane ShowNovember 1, 1980 5.0Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran
2. S03E02Jennifer MovesNovember 8, 1980 6.5The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out that life in Landersvi
3. S03E03Real FamiliesNovember 15, 1980 7.5When Herb's family is featured in the show ""Real Families"", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean living family. Unfortu
4. S03E04The BabyNovember 22, 1980 6.5Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.
5. S03E05Hotel OceanviewNovember 29, 1980 3.0Andy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Carlson worries about
6. S03E06A Mile in My ShoesDecember 6, 1980 5.0When Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to sell advertising time
7. S03E07Bah, HumbugDecember 20, 1980 5.0Once again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's br
8. S03E08Baby, It's Cold InsideJanuary 3, 1981 5.0On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast bo
9. S03E09The PaintingJanuary 10, 1981 5.0At Mr. Carlson's church auction, Herb buys a painting that Bailey loves. He tries to get Mr. Carlson or Bailey to buy it from him...until he
10. S03E10DaydreamsJanuary 17, 1981 5.0When Mr. Carlson rehearses a dull speech in front of the WKRP staff, all the staffers drift off into daydreams about what they would most li
11. S03E11Frog StoryJanuary 24, 1981 7.0Herb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying to find a way to save
12. S03E12Season's bestVenus and the ManJanuary 31, 1981 7.7The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.
13. S03E13Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1February 7, 1981 6.5Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
14. S03E14Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2February 7, 1981 6.5Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
15. S03E15Ask JenniferFebruary 14, 1981 6.5When Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes an instant success.
16. S03E16I Am WomanFebruary 21, 1981 5.0When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared a Cincinnati landmar
17. S03E17Secrets of Dayton HeightsFebruary 28, 1981 5.0The Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radical affiliations. It t
18. S03E18Out to LunchMarch 14, 1981 5.0Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual, and it begins to see
19. S03E19A Simple Little WeddingMarch 21, 1981 5.0In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private ceremony, but Mama Carls
20. S03E20Nothing to Fear But...March 28, 1981 5.0Everyone is in the grip of urban paranoia after the station is robbed.
21. S03E21Til Debt Do Us PartApril 5, 1981 5.0When Johnny learns that his first ex-wife is planning to remarry, he is overjoyed at the thought of not having to pay alimony, and celebrate
22. S03E22Clean Up Radio EverywhereApril 12, 1981 7.0Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene songs that he wants

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestAn Explosive Affair (Part 1)October 7, 1981 8.0After the station receives a bomb threat, Andy sends Johnny and Venus to broadcast from the transmitter tower while the station is being sea
2. S04E02An Explosive Affair (Part 2)October 14, 1981 8.0Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter.
3. S04E03The UnionOctober 21, 1981 5.0The staff of WKRP considers joining a union. Mr. Carlson is furious and rushes to his mother for advice, while Andy tries to appear neutral
4. S04E04RumorsOctober 28, 1981 5.0While his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny accepts Bailey's offer to stay at her place, causing everyone at the station to think that th
5. S04E05Straight from the HeartNovember 4, 1981 5.0Herb tells everyone that he's going on vacation, but Les and Jennifer discover that he's actually checked into the hospital for heart tests.
6. S04E06Who's on First?November 11, 1981 5.0With Herb in the hospital, Mr. Carlson pretends he is Herb and is impersonated by Les for an advertising client.
7. S04E07Three Days of the CondoNovember 18, 1981 5.0When Johnny receives $24,000 in a legal settlement, Venus convinces him to use the money to invest in a condominium at Gone With the Wind Es
8. S04E08Jennifer and the WillDecember 2, 1981 6.5Colonel Buchanan, Jennifer's elderly gentleman friend, dies suddenly. As executrix of his will, Jennifer must deal with the press and with t
9. S04E09The ConsultantDecember 30, 1981 7.3Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old friend of Andy's who also
10. S04E10Love, Exciting and NewJanuary 6, 1982 5.0Andy starts taking Mama Carlson out after hours in the hopes of getting her to pay for a new transmitter for the station. But he begins to s
11. S04E11You Can't Go Out of Town AgainJanuary 13, 1982 5.0Mr. Carlson goes with Carmen to a college reunion where he learns the disillusioning truth about how he and Carmen first met; Bailey is frus
12. S04E12PillsJanuary 20, 1982 5.0Herb sells ad spots to a seller of ""diet pills""; after it turns out that the pills are a legalized way of selling speed to teenagers, it a
13. S04E13ChangesJanuary 27, 1982 5.0When Venus learns that he's going to be interviewed by a militant black magazine, he adopts a new wardrobe and manner in order to seem more
14. S04E14Jennifer and Johnny's CharityFebruary 3, 1982 5.0When a fire destroys the kitchen at the Vine Street Mission, Johnny recruits Jennifer to help raise the $40,000 dollars to rebuild it. Jenni
15. S04E15I'll Take RomanceFebruary 17, 1982 5.0Herb fixes Les up with a date through his latest client, the I'll Take Romance Dating Service. Les hits it off with his date immediately, no
16. S04E16Circumstantial EvidenceFebruary 24, 1982 5.0Venus's latest date gives him an expensive diamond earring as a gift and then runs out on him; it turns out that she's a thief who has used
17. S04E17FireMarch 17, 1982 5.0Herb and Jennifer are trapped in an elevator when a fire breaks out in the Flimm Building.
18. S04E18Dear LiarMarch 24, 1982 5.0When Bailey writes a news story on the Northside Children's Clinic, Les steals it and reads it on the air. This turns out to be a blow to th
19. S04E19The Creation of VenusMarch 31, 1982 5.0When Venus lets it slip that he was a schoolteacher before he came to WKRP, Andy has to tell Mama Carlson the truth about how he hired Gordo
20. S04E20The Impossible DreamApril 7, 1982 5.0On his birthday, Les announces that he's going to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a world-famous broadcast journalist by auditionin
21. S04E21To Err is HumanApril 14, 1982 5.0After Herb screws up an important advertising account, Mr. Carlson finally intends to fire him, but Jennifer takes pity on Herb and tries to
22. S04E22Up and Down the DialApril 21, 1982 5.0Just as WKRP hits #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 hours a day of news.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed