Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
Genre	Reality
Starring	Joan Rivers Melissa Rivers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	34
Production
Executive producers	Tara Sandler Jennifer Davidson Danny Salles Lauren P. Gellert Suzanne Murch Joan Rivers Melissa Rivers
Running time	40-43 minutes
Production company	Pie Town Productions
Original release
Network	We TV
Release	January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) – May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? is an American reality television series that was broadcast from January 25, 2011 to May 4, 2014 for four seasons on We TV. ^[1] It chronicled the lives of Joan and Melissa Rivers as they worked on their careers, took care of their family, and balanced their social lives with their work lives. ^{[2] [3]} The series concluded four months before Joan Rivers died.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)	March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
2	10		January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)	March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
3	8		February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)	April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)
4	8		March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29)	May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)

Season 1 (2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Joan Moves In"	January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
2	2	"Joan Takes Over"	February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
3	3	"Kiss My Ash"	February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)
4	4	"Family Feud"	February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
5	5	"Can We Not Talk?"	February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
6	6	"Joan Looks for Love"	March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
7	7	"Home Alone With Joan"	March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
8	8	"Happily Ever After...Joan-Style"	March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)

Season 2 (2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
9	1	"Skintervention"	January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
10	2	"High Times"	January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
11	3	"Picture Imperfect"	February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
12	4	"Joan on the Range"	February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)
13	5	"A Very Public Affair"	February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
14	6	"Joan Pulls a Beaver"	February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
15	7	"East Side Story"	March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
16	8	"Crossing the Line"	March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
17	9	"Birthday Blues"	March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
18	10	"What Happened in Vegas?"	March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)

Season 3 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
19	1	"I Kissed a Girl"	February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23)
20	2	"In Bed With Joan"	March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
21	3	"Taking Liberty"	March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09)
22	4	"The Big One"	March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16)
23	5	"London Snog"	March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23)
24	6	"Love Comes Knocking"	March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30)
25	7	"The C Word"	April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06)
26	8	"Pregnant Pause"	April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)

Season 4 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
27	1	"The Sex Tape"	March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29)
28	2	"Extreme Make Under"	April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05)
29	3	"Dog Days of Fashion Week"	April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12)
30	4	"Pill Popper"	April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)
31	5	"Turning Tricks"	April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)
32	6	"Addicted to Daily Doubles"	April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)
33	7	"Blue Balls"	May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)
34	8	"Get the F Out!"	May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)

Broadcast

The series premiered on January 25, 2011 on We TV. ^[4] In March 2011, the show was renewed for a second season. ^[5] The second season delivered a total gross viewership of 4.6 million. ^[6] In July 2012, the show was renewed for a third season. ^[7] In June 2013, the show was renewed for a fourth and final season. ^[6]

References

1. Andy Dehnart (January 4, 2011). "Winter 2011 reality TV debut schedule". Reality Blurred. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
2. Seidman, Robert (November 22, 2010). "WE tv Debuts Joan Rivers Original Series in January". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
3. Bibel, Sara (June 11, 2013). "'Tamar & Vince' Renewed for Season 2 & 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?' Renewed for Season 4 by WE tv". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
4. Peter, Thomas (January 19, 2011). "Premiere Dates Set for Joan and Melissa River Reality Series "Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best?"". Playbill . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
5. Powers, Lindsay (March 15, 2011). "Joan and Melissa Rivers' Reality Show Renewed by WE tv". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
6. O'Connell"], ["Mikey (June 11, 2013). "WE tv Renews 'Tamar & Vince' and 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
7. "WEtv Renews Joan Rivers' Reality Series Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best?". TheaterMania. July 31, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2025.