Raising Hope is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that premiered on Fox on September 21, 2010. [1] Season 1 of the half-hour single-camera television series aired on Tuesdays at 9 pm ET/PT. [2] [3] From the beginning of Season 2, Raising Hope moved to the new time slot of Tuesdays at 9:30 pm EP/PT. In Season 4, the show aired on Fridays at 9pm EST, until switching to 9:30pm on January 24, 2014. [4] In March 2014, the show was cancelled.
During the course of the series, 88 episodes of Raising Hope aired over four seasons, between September 21, 2010, and April 4, 2014.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Fresco | Greg Garcia | September 21, 2010 | 1ARY79 | 7.48 [5] |
| 2 | 2 | "Dead Tooth" | Michael Fresco | Greg Garcia | September 28, 2010 | 1ARY01 | 7.09 [6] |
| 3 | 3 | "Dream Hoarders" | Michael Fresco | Ralph Greene | October 5, 2010 | 1ARY02 | 6.18 [7] |
| 4 | 4 | "Say Cheese" | Eyal Gordin | Greg Garcia | October 12, 2010 | 1ARY03 | 6.01 [8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Happy Halloween" | Greg Garcia | Dan Coscino | October 26, 2010 | 1ARY06 | 6.00 [9] |
| 6 | 6 | "Family Secrets" | Randall Einhorn | Bobby Bowman | October 26, 2010 | 1ARY04 | 5.37 [9] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Sniffles" | Eyal Gordin | Mike Mariano | November 9, 2010 | 1ARY05 | 5.77 [10] |
| 8 | 8 | "Blue Dots" | Eyal Gordin | Liz Astrof | November 16, 2010 | 1ARY07 | 5.91 [11] |
| 9 | 9 | "Meet the Grandparents" | Jace Alexander | Elijah Aron & Jordan Young | November 23, 2010 | 1ARY08 | 5.70 [12] |
| 10 | 10 | "Burt Rocks" | Jace Alexander | Alan Kirschenbaum | November 30, 2010 | 1ARY10 | 6.65 [13] |
| 11 | 11 | "Toy Story" | Michael Fresco | Bobby Bowman | December 7, 2010 | 1ARY09 | 6.92 [14] |
| 12 | 12 | "Romeo and Romeo" | Eyal Gordin | Ralph Greene & Tim Stack | February 8, 2011 | 1ARY13 | 6.58 [15] |
| 13 | 13 | "A Germ of a Story" | Phil Traill | Tim Stack | February 15, 2011 | 1ARY11 | 5.36 [16] |
| 14 | 14 | "What Up, Cuz?" | Rebecca Asher | Bobby Bowman | February 22, 2011 | 1ARY12 | 6.00 [17] |
| 15 | 15 | "Snip Snip" | Chris Koch | Mike Mariano | March 1, 2011 | 1ARY17 | 8.68 [18] |
| 16 | 16 | "The Cultish Personality" | Phil Traill | Matthew W. Thompson | March 8, 2011 | 1ARY14 | 6.60 [19] |
| 17 | 17 | "Mongooses" | Eyal Gordin | Bobby Bowman | March 15, 2011 | 1ARY15 | 5.74 [20] |
| 18 | 18 | "Cheaters" | Dan Attias | Elijah Aron & Jordan Young | April 19, 2011 | 1ARY16 | 5.31 [21] |
| 19 | 19 | "Sleep Training" | Eyal Gordin | Bobby Bowman & Sean Conaway | April 26, 2011 | 1ARY19 | 4.53 [22] |
| 20 | 20 | "Everybody Flirts... Sometimes" | Jerry Levine | Christine Zander | May 3, 2011 | 1ARY18 | 4.67 [23] |
| 21 | 21 | "Baby Monitor" | Eyal Gordin | Bobby Bowman | May 10, 2011 | 1ARY21 | 5.05 [24] |
| 22 | 22 | "Don't Vote for This Episode" | Greg Garcia | Greg Garcia | May 17, 2011 | 1ARY20 | 5.40 [25] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Prodigy" | Eyal Gordin | Christine Zander | September 20, 2011 | 2ARY02 | 6.73 [26] |
| 24 | 2 | "Sabrina Has Money" | Troy Miller | Michael Pennie | September 27, 2011 | 2ARY03 | 6.14 [27] |
| 25 | 3 | "Kidnapped" | Mike Mariano | Elijah Aron & Jordan Young | October 4, 2011 | 2ARY01 | 6.36 [28] |
| 26 | 4 | "Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!" | Dan Attias | Alan Kirschenbaum & Mike Mariano | October 5, 2011 | 2ARY05 | 5.85 [29] |
| 27 | 5 | "Killer Hope" | Michael Fresco | Ralph Greene & Tim Stack | November 1, 2011 | 2ARY06 | 5.37 [30] |
| 28 | 6 | "Jimmy and the Kid" | Eyal Gordin | Bobby Bowman | November 8, 2011 | 2ARY04 | 4.51 [31] |
| 29 | 7 | "Burt's Parents" | Eyal Gordin | Sean Conaway | November 15, 2011 | 2ARY07 | 4.84 [32] |
| 30 | 8 | "Bro-gurt" | Mike Mariano | Michael Pennie | November 29, 2011 | 2ARY08 | 5.34 [33] |
| 31 | 9 | "The Men of New Natesville" | Michael Fresco | Matthew W. Thompson | December 6, 2011 | 2ARY09 | 4.57 [34] |
| 32 | 10 | "It's a Hopeful Life" | Tucker Gates | Ralph Greene & Tim Stack | December 13, 2011 | 2ARY11 | 4.98 [35] |
| 33 | 11 | "Mrs. Smartypants" | Eyal Gordin | Alan Kirschenbaum & Mike Mariano | January 17, 2012 | 2ARY13 | 5.03 [36] |
| 34 | 12 | "Gambling Again" | Rebecca Asher | Deweyne LaMar Lee | January 31, 2012 | 2ARY10 | 4.62 [37] |
| 35 | 13 | "Tarot Cards" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Amy Hubbs | February 7, 2012 | 2ARY12 | 4.47 [38] |
| 36 | 14 | "Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend" | Rebecca Asher | Bobby Bowman | February 14, 2012 | 2ARY14 | 4.58 [39] |
| 37 | 15 | "Sheer Madness" | Phil Traill | Story by : Josh Wolf Teleplay by : Greg Garcia | February 21, 2012 | 2ARY16 | 4.73 [40] |
| 38 | 16 | "Single White Female Role Model" | Eyal Gordin | Bobby Bowman | March 6, 2012 | 2ARY19 | 4.74 [41] |
| 39 | 17 | "Spanks Butt, No Spanks" | Rebecca Asher | Michael Pennie | March 13, 2012 | 2ARY18 | 4.31 [42] |
| 40 | 18 | "Poking Holes in the Story" | Eyal Gordin | Matthew W. Thompson | March 20, 2012 | 2ARY15 | 3.78 [43] |
| 41 | 19 | "Hogging All the Glory" | Mike Mariano | Mike Mariano | March 27, 2012 | 2ARY20 | 3.81 [44] |
| 42 | 20 | "Sabrina's New Jimmy" | Matt Shakman | Elijah Aron & Jordan Young | April 3, 2012 | 2ARY17 | 3.93 [45] |
| 43 | 21 | "Inside Probe" | Greg Garcia | Alan Kirschenbaum & Tim Stack | April 10, 2012 | 2ARY22 | 3.81 [46] |
| 44 | 22 | "I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back!" | Eyal Gordin | Bobby Bowman | April 17, 2012 | 2ARY21 | 3.79 [47] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal" | Greg Garcia | Greg Garcia | October 2, 2012 | 3ARY01 | 3.90 [48] |
| 46 | 2 | "Throw Maw Maw from the House (Part 1)" | Eyal Gordin | Greg Garcia & Fred Shafferman | October 9, 2012 | 3ARY02 | 4.03 [49] |
| 47 | 3 | "Throw Maw Maw from the House (Part 2)" | Eyal Gordin | Elijah Aron & Jordan Young | October 16, 2012 | 3ARY03 | 4.23 [50] |
| 48 | 4 | "If a Ham Falls in the Woods" | Eyal Gordin | Mark Stegemann | October 23, 2012 | 3ARY05 | 4.10 [51] |
| 49 | 5 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What To Do" | Eyal Gordin | Matthew W. Thompson | October 30, 2012 | 3ARY07 | 4.05 [52] |
| 50 | 6 | "What Up, Bro?" | Mike Mariano | Mike Mariano | November 13, 2012 | 3ARY04 | 3.73 [53] |
| 51 | 7 | "Candy Wars" | Michael Fresco | Ralph Greene & Fred Schafferman | November 20, 2012 | 3ARY09 | 3.57 [54] |
| 52 | 8 | "The Walk for the Runs" | Rebecca Asher | Joey Gutierrez | November 27, 2012 | 3ARY06 | 3.87 [55] |
| 53 | 9 | "Squeak Means Squeak" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Stephnie Weir | December 4, 2012 | 3ARY10 | 3.66 [56] |
| 54 | 10 | "The Last Christmas" | Greg Garcia | Greg Garcia | December 11, 2012 | 3ARY08 | 4.03 [57] |
| 55 | 11 | "Credit Where Credit is Due" | Eyal Gordin | Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove | January 8, 2013 | 3ARY11 | 3.74 [58] |
| 56 | 12 | "Lord of the Ring" | Dan Attias | Timothy Stack | January 15, 2013 | 3ARY12 | 3.63 [59] |
| 57 | 13 | "What Happens at Howdy's Doesn't Stay at Howdy's" | Eyal Gordin | Gina Gari | January 22, 2013 | 3ARY13 | 4.00 [60] |
| 58 | 14 | "Modern Wedding" | Rebecca Asher | Sean Conaway | January 29, 2013 | 3ARY14 | 3.84 [61] |
| 59 | 15 | "Yo Zappa Do (Part 1)" | Eyal Gordin | Amy Hubbs | January 29, 2013 | 3ARY15 | 3.32 [61] |
| 60 | 16 | "Yo Zappa Do (Part 2)" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Jordan Young & Elijah Aron | February 5, 2013 | 3ARY16 | 3.87 [62] |
| 61 | 17 | "Sex, Clown and Videotape" | Rebecca Asher | Deweyne LaMar Lee | February 5, 2013 | 3ARY17 | 3.53 [62] |
| 62 | 18 | "Arbor Daze" | Eyal Gordin | Ralph Greene & Timothy Stack | February 19, 2013 | 3ARY18 | 3.65 [63] |
| 63 | 19 | "Making the Band" | Mike Mariano | Sean Conaway | February 26, 2013 | 3ARY19 | 3.53 [64] |
| 64 | 20 | "The Old Girl" | Eyal Gordin | Joey Gutierrez | February 26, 2013 | 3ARY20 | 3.12 [64] |
| 65 | 21 | "Burt Mitzvah – The Musical" | Eyal Gordin | Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove | March 28, 2013 | 3ARY21 | 4.16 [65] |
| 66 | 22 | "Mother's Day" | Rick Kelly | Greg Garcia | March 28, 2013 | 3ARY22 | 3.28 [65] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1 | "Déjà Vu Man" | Mike Mariano | Mike Mariano | November 15, 2013 | 4ARY01 | 2.38 [66] |
| 68 | 2 | "Burt Bucks" | Rebecca Asher | Joey Gutierrez | November 15, 2013 | 4ARY02 | 2.03 [66] |
| 69 | 3 | "Ship Happens" | David Katzenberg | Sean Conaway | November 22, 2013 | 4ARY03 | 2.45 [67] |
| 70 | 4 | "Hi-Def" | Mike Mariano | Matthew W. Thompson | November 22, 2013 | 3ARY24 | 2.25 [67] |
| 71 | 5 | "Extreme Howdy's Makeover" | Jay Karas | Matthew W. Thompson | November 29, 2013 | 4ARY05 | 1.74 [68] |
| 72 | 6 | "Adoption" | Rebecca Asher | Elijah Aron & Jordan Young | November 29, 2013 | 4ARY04 | 1.63 [68] |
| 73 | 7 | "Murder, She Hoped" | Rebecca Asher | Audra Sielaff & Becky Mann | December 6, 2013 | 4ARY08 | 2.74 [69] |
| 74 | 8 | "Dysfunction Function" | Rick Kelly | Mark Stegemann | December 6, 2013 | 4ARY07 | 2.13 [69] |
| 75 | 9 | "The Chance Who Stole Christmas" | Mike Mariano | Dave Holstein | December 13, 2013 | 4ARY10 | 2.10 [70] |
| 76 | 10 | "Bee Story" | Ken Whittingham | Mark Torgove & Paul A. Kaplan | December 13, 2013 | 4ARY06 | 1.91 [70] |
| 77 | 11 | "Hey There, Delilah" | Jeffrey Walker | Timothy Stack | January 10, 2014 | 4ARY09 | 2.70 [71] |
| 78 | 12 | "Hot Dish" | Rebecca Asher | Kevin Henderson | January 17, 2014 | 4ARY11 | 2.50 [72] |
| 79 | 13 | "Thrilla in Natesvilla" | Rick Kelly | Shelly Gossman | January 24, 2014 | 4ARY12 | 2.35 [73] |
| 80 | 14 | "The Road to Natesville" | Rebecca Asher | Mark Stegemann | January 31, 2014 | 3ARY23 | 1.85 [74] |
| 81 | 15 | "Anniversary Ball" | Timothy Stack | Mike Mariano | February 7, 2014 | 4ARY13 | 1.68 [75] |
| 82 | 16 | "The One Where They Get High" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Joey Gutierrez | February 28, 2014 | 4ARY14 | 1.80 [76] |
| 83 | 17 | "Baby Phat" | Garret Dillahunt | Mark Stegemann | March 7, 2014 | 4ARY15 | 1.58 [77] |
| 84 | 18 | "Dinner With Tropes" | Rebecca Asher | Mark Torgove & Paul A. Kaplan | March 14, 2014 | 4ARY16 | 1.42 [78] |
| 85 | 19 | "Para-Natesville Activity" | Melissa Kosar | Jordan Young & Elijah Aron | March 21, 2014 | 4ARY17 | 1.38 [79] |
| 86 | 20 | "Man's Best Friend" | Richie Keen | Ralph Greene | March 28, 2014 | 4ARY18 | 1.53 [80] |
| 87 | 21 | "How I Met Your Mullet" | Rick Kelly | Timothy Stack & Matthew W. Thompson | April 4, 2014 | 4ARY19 | 1.60 [81] |
| 88 | 22 | "The Father/Daughter Dance" | Mike Mariano | Mike Mariano | April 4, 2014 | 4ARY20 | 1.52 [81] |