The Hogan Family is an American television family sitcom. The series was on NBC for five seasons and then on CBS for its final season, running for a total of 110 episodes that aired between March 1, 1986, and July 20, 1991.
Series overview
| Season | Title | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||||
| 1 | Valerie | 10 | March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01) | May 19, 1986 (1986-05-19) | NBC | #24 | 18.1 (tied with Moonlighting and Falcon Crest) | |
| 2 | 22 | September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28) | May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) | #39 | 14.8 (tied with The ABC Sunday Night Movie) | |||
| 3 | Valerie's Family: The Hogans | 21 | September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) | May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) | #20 | 16.9 (tied with My Two Dads) | ||
| 4 | The Hogan Family | 21 | October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03) | May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08) | #22 | 16.3 (tied with NBC Sunday Night Movie and The Wonder Years) | ||
| 5 | 23 | September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) | May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07) | #32 | 14.2 | |||
| 6 | 13 | September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15) | July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20) | CBS | #85 | 6.5 (tied with Cop Rock) | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1986)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Old Enough" | James Burrows | Charlie Hauck | March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01) | 19.8/33 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Six" | Asaad Kelada | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | March 3, 1986 (1986-03-03) | 21.1/31 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Wrong Stuff" | Peter Baldwin | Story by : Eric Cohen Teleplay by : Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | March 10, 1986 (1986-03-10) | 19.9/29 |
| 4 | 4 | "One of the Boys" | Asaad Kelada | Jace Richdale | March 17, 1986 (1986-03-17) | 15.2/23 |
| 5 | 5 | "Benefit of the Doubt" | Ellen Falcon | Eric Cohen | March 24, 1986 (1986-03-24) | 15.4/22 |
| 6 | 6 | "Dog Day Afternoon" | Assad Kelada | Linda Marsh & Margie Peters | March 31, 1986 (1986-03-31) | 17.8/26 |
| 7 | 7 | "Happy Anniversary" | Asaad Kelada | Linda Marsh & Margie Peters | April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07) | 18.6/28 |
| 8 | 8 | "This Son for Hire" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | April 14, 1986 (1986-04-14) | 16.5/24 |
| 9 | 9 | "Sick House" | Asaad Kelada | Jace Richdale | May 5, 1986 (1986-05-05) | 16.0/26 |
| 10 | 10 | "Executive Material" | Jim Drake | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | May 19, 1986 (1986-05-19) | 17.4/28 |
Season 2 (1986–87)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Full Moon" | Jeff Chambers | Judy Pioli | September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28) | 15.4/23 |
| 12 | 2 | "The Big Fix-Up" | Howard Storm | Story by : Russ Woody Teleplay by : Russ Woody & Rick Mitz | October 5, 1986 (1986-10-05) | 15.9/23 |
| 13 | 3 | "Of Human Blondage" | Jeff Chambers | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | October 12, 1986 (1986-10-12) | 16.8/25 |
| 14 | 4 | "Caught on a Hot Tin Roof" | Peter Baldwin | Judy Piloi | November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02) | 14.5/21 |
| 15 | 5 | "Leave It to Willie" | Peter Baldwin | Steven Pritzker | November 9, 1986 (1986-11-09) | 17.2/25 |
| 16 | 6 | "Dr. No" | Peter Baldwin | Howard Ostroff | November 16, 1986 (1986-11-16) | 15.1/22 |
| 17 | 7 | "One of a Kind" | Peter Baldwin | Irene Mecchi | November 23, 1986 (1986-11-23) | 13.6/19 |
| 18 | 8 | "The Roots of All Evil" | Peter Baldwin | R.J. Colleary | November 30, 1986 (1986-11-30) | 13.2/19 |
| 19 | 9 | "Small Packages" | Peter Baldwin | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | December 7, 1986 (1986-12-07) | 11.1/16 |
| 20 | 10 | "The Way We're Not" | Howard Storm | Laura Schrock | December 14, 1986 (1986-12-14) | 11.5/17 |
| 21 | 11 | "Boston Tea Party" | Howard Storm | Judy Pioli | January 4, 1987 (1987-01-04) | 11.9/17 |
| 22 | 12 | "Never on Tuesday" | Howard Storm | Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea | January 11, 1987 (1987-01-11) | 13.0/18 |
| 23 | 13 | "Wooly Bully" | Howard Storm | R.J. Colleary | January 18, 1987 (1987-01-18) | 14.9/21 |
| 24 | 14 | "Bad Timing" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | February 8, 1987 (1987-02-08) | 17.0/25 |
| 25 | 15 | "A Night to Remember" | Tony Mordente | Miklos F. Horvath | February 15, 1987 (1987-02-15) | 14.8/21 |
| 26 | 16 | "Whose Team Is It Anyway?" | Peter Baldwin | Ken Kuta | February 22, 1987 (1987-02-22) | 14.3/20 |
| 27 | 17 | "Community Theatre" | Peter Baldwin | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | March 1, 1987 (1987-03-01) | 14.6/20 |
| 28 | 18 | "Hogan vs. Hogan" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judi Pioli | March 16, 1987 (1987-03-16) | 15.7/23 |
| 29 | 19 | "Oedipus Wrecks" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judi Pioli | March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23) | 18.7/28 |
| 30 | 20 | "Shape Up and Move Out" | Peter Baldwin | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judi Pioli | April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06) | 16.9/26 |
| 31 | 21 | "Babes in the Woods" | Peter Baldwin | Laura Shrock & R.J. Colleary | April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13) | 17.2/27 |
| 32 | 22 | "The Return of Uncle Skip" | Peter Baldwin | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) | 16.1/25 |
Season 3 (1987–88)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "Movin' On" | Judy Pioli | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) | 16.3/26 |
| 34 | 2 | "Liars and Other Strangers" | Howard Storm | Daphne Pollon & David Castro | September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28) | 18.6/28 |
| 35 | 3 | "Burned Out" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) | 17.6/27 |
| 36 | 4 | "Take My Wife, Please" | Richard Correll | Shari Hearn | October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12) | 18.4/28 |
| 37 | 5 | "You've Got to Believe" | Howard Storm | Barry Gold | October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19) | 16.3/24 |
| 38 | 6 | "A Room with No View" | Howard Storm | Zach Wechsler & Jay Abramowitz | November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02) | 16.8/24 |
| 39 | 7 | "You Bet Your Life" | Howard Storm | Allen Estrin & Mark Estrin | November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09) | 16.4/24 |
| 40 | 8 | "School of Hard Knocks" | Howard Storm | Story by : Jim Kearns Teleplay by : Zach Wechsler & Jay Abramowitz | November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) | 17.5/26 |
| 41 | 9 | "Nightmare on Oak Street" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23) | 16.1/24 |
| 42 | 10 | "Poetic Injustice" | Art Dielhenn | Jeffrey Davis | December 16, 1987 (1987-12-16) | 14.5/23 |
| 43 | 11 | "Love with the Proper Hogan" | Howard Storm | Shari Hearn | December 28, 1987 (1987-12-28) | 16.9/27 |
| 44 | 12 | "Faulty Attraction" | Stephen Zuckerman | Barry Gold | January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04) | 20.1/28 |
| 45 | 13 | "Teacher's Pet" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) | 18.6/27 |
| 46 | 14 | "Mother Poole's Visit" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) | 18.4/27 |
| 47 | 15 | "Mark and Willie's Day Off" | Howard Storm | Zach Wechsler & Jay Abramowitz | January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25) | 13.5/20 |
| 48 | 16 | "A Restaurant Named Desire" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15) | 15.6/22 |
| 49 | 17 | "The King and I" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli | February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22) | 16.0/23 |
| 50 | 18 | "Skip III: The Bailout" | Howard Storm | Barry Gold | March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07) | 16.6/25 |
| 51 | 19 | "Help Wanted" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Bob Keyes | March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14) | 17.9/27 |
| 52 | 20 | "48 Hours" | Howard Storm | Bob Keyes | March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21) | 18.3/28 |
| 53 | 21 | "Close Encounters" | Kent Bateman | Story by : Don Rhymer Teleplay by : Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli & Bob Keyes | May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) | 14.5/24 |
Season 4 (1988–89)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | "Animal House" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli & Bob Keyes | October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03) | 28.5 | 18.1/28 |
| 55 | 2 | "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Richard Correll | Barry Gold | October 10, 1988 (1988-10-10) | 26.6 | 16.9/25 |
| 56 | 3 | "Dad's First Date" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Judy Pioli & Bob Keyes | October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17) | 27.6 | 17.7/27 |
| 57 | 4 | "Foiled Again" | Richard Correll | Ken Kuta | November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14) | 28.2 | 17.9/27 |
| 58 | 5 | "Save Baby Mark" | Richard Correll | Bob Keyes | November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21) | 27.2 | 17.4/26 |
| 59 | 6 | "Saturday Night Feverish" | Richard Correll | Shari Hearn | November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28) | 21.9 | 15.0/21 |
| 60 | 7 | "Tobacco Road" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05) | 21.8 | 14.3/20 |
| 61 | 8 | "The Big Sleep" | Stephen Zuckerman | Shari Hearn | December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) | 26.3 | 16.1/24 |
| 62 | 9 | "Secretarial Poole" | Jason Bateman | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes & Bob Keyes | January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09) | 24.9 | 15.4/22 |
| 63 | 10 | "Strangers on a Train" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | January 16, 1989 (1989-01-16) | 25.7 | 15.6/23 |
| 64 | 11 | "The Naked Truth" | Judy Pioli | Barry Gold | January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23) | 28.4 | 17.9/26 |
| 65 | 12 | "Rebel With a Cause" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13) | 26.0 | 15.7/23 |
| 66 | 13 | "Boy Meets Girl (Part 1)" | Kent Bateman | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20) | 27.5 | 16.5/24 |
| 67 | 14 | "Boy Loses Girl (Part 2)" | Howard Storm | Judy Pioli & Bob Keyes | February 27, 1989 (1989-02-27) | 28.2 | 17.3/25 |
| 68 | 15 | "Viva Las Vegas" | Lee Shallat | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | March 6, 1989 (1989-03-06) | 31.5 | 18.9/28 |
| 69 | 16 | "Double Date" | Howard Storm | Ken Kuta | March 13, 1989 (1989-03-13) | 25.1 | 15.8/24 |
| 70 | 17 | "The Long Goodbye" | Howard Storm | Miklos Horvath | March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20) | 26.8 | 16.4/25 |
| 71 | 18 | "Oh Dad, Poor Dad" | Peter Baldwin | Judy Pioli & Bob Keyes | March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27) | 28.0 | 16.9/26 |
| 72 | 19 | "Slapshot" | Howard Storm | Frank Carrasquillo & Mel Kohl | April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) | 23.8 | 15.7/25 |
| 73 | 20 | "Private Lessons" | James O'Keefe | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | April 23, 1989 (1989-04-23) | 10.5 | 7.2/13 |
| 74 | 21 | "Coming to America" | Howard Storm | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08) | 24.0 | 15.4/25 |
Season 5 (1989–90)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | "Paris: Part 1" | Richard Correll | Bob Keyes | September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) | 21.9 |
| 76 | 2 | "Paris: Part 2" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25) | 21.6 |
| 77 | 3 | "Paris: Part 3" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) | 24.1 |
| 78 | 4 | "The Tracks of My Tears" | Richard Correll | Shari Hearn | October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09) | 23.0 |
| 79 | 5 | "The Rivals" | Peter Baldwin | Judy Pioli | October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16) | 24.4 |
| 80 | 6 | "License to Drive" | Richard Correll | Don Rhymer | October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23) | 21.5 |
| 81 | 7 | "The Hospital" | Richard Correll | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06) | 22.7 |
| 82 | 8 | "Get a Job" | Richard Correll | Chuck Tately & Kevin White | November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13) | 24.2 |
| 83 | 9 | "Stir Crazy" | Peter Baldwin | Bob Keyes | November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20) | 22.8 |
| 84 | 10 | "Educating Rita" | Jason Bateman | Shari Hearn | November 27, 1989 (1989-11-27) | 23.9 |
| 85 | 11 | "Stan and Deliver" | Lee Shallat | Judy Pioli | December 4, 1989 (1989-12-04) | 24.0 |
| 86 | 12 | "Sandy in Love" | Peter Baldwin | Judy Pioli | December 11, 1989 (1989-12-11) | 23.5 |
| 87 | 13 | "Snowbound" | Kent Bateman | Chuck Tately & Kevin White | January 8, 1990 (1990-01-08) | 25.1 |
| 88 | 14 | "Bad Day at Bossy Burger" | Richard Correll | Bob Keyes | January 15, 1990 (1990-01-15) | 22.9 |
| 89 | 15 | "The Franklin Family" | Peter Baldwin | Barry Gold | January 22, 1990 (1990-01-22) | 18.4 |
| 90 | 16 | "Forget Me Not" | Richard Correll | Story by : Tom Cline Teleplay by : Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | January 29, 1990 (1990-01-29) | 21.6 |
| 91 | 17 | "Heartburn" | Peter Baldwin | Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes | February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05) | 21.9 |
| 92 | 18 | "The Go-Between" | Richard Correll | Shari Hearn | February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19) | 22.0 |
| 93 | 19 | "Used Car" | Peter Baldwin | Miklos F. Horvath | February 26, 1990 (1990-02-26) | 24.0 |
| 94 | 20 | "Mutiny on the Bossy" | James O'Keefe | Chuck Tately & Kevin White | March 5, 1990 (1990-03-05) | 18.8 |
| 95 | 21 | "Crimes and Misdemeanors" | Harriette Regan | Don Rhymer | March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12) | 21.8 |
| 96 | 22 | "A Matter of Principal" | Stewart A. Lyons | Shari Hearn | March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19) | 20.1 |
| 97 | 23 | "Prom, Lies and Videotape" | Peter Baldwin | Don Rhymer | May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07) | 12.6 |
Season 6 (1990–91)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 1 | "California Dreamin: Part 1" | Stewart A. Lyons | Larry Spencer & Michael Loman | September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15) | 11.5 |
| 99 | 2 | "California Dreamin: Part 2" | Stewart A. Lyons | Shari Hearn | September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) | 12.8 |
| 100 | 3 | "The Baby Stops Here" | Judy Pioli | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) | 12.3 |
| 101 | 4 | "The Play's the Thing" | Stewart A. Lyons | Daryl Busby | October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13) | 8.7 |
| 102 | 5 | "From Russia with Fries" | Gerren Keith | Steve Granat & Mel Sherer | October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27) | 10.7 |
| 103 | 6 | "Ex Marks the Spot" | Gerren Keith | Alicia Marie Schudt | November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) | 11.1 |
| 104 | 7 | "Come Fly with Me" | Jack Shea | Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller | November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10) | 11.3 |
| 105 | 8 | "It Happened One Night... or Did It?" | Jason Bateman | R.J. Colleary | November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17) | 7.8 |
| 106 | 9 | "The Best of Friends, Worst of Times" | Jack Shea | Story by : Tom Hodges Teleplay by : Michael Loman | December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) | 10.2 |
| 107 | 10 | "A Sneaking Suspicion" | Jack Shea | Larry Spencer & Michael Loman | July 10, 1991 (1991-07-10) | 8.0 |
| 108 | 11 | "A Family Affair" | Gerren Keith | Ann Marcus | July 17, 1991 (1991-07-17) | 7.4 |
| 109 | 12 | "Isn't It Romantic?" | Kent Bateman | Daryl Busby | July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20) | 5.1 |
| 110 | 13 | "Ho, Ho, Hogans" | Gerren Keith | Shari Hearn | July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20) | 6.4 |
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