The Nanny is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS from 1993 to 1999. Created and produced by Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson, the series starred Drescher as Fran Fine, a Queens native who is hired by widower Maxwell "Max" Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy) to be the nanny of his three children Margaret (Nicholle Tom), Brighton (Benjamin Salisbury), and Grace (Madeline Zima). The series also starred Lauren Lane as C.C. Babcock, Max's business associate, and Daniel Davis as Niles, the family's butler.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 22 | November 3, 1993 | May 16, 1994 | 65[1] | 9.5[1] | |
| 2 | 26 | September 12, 1994 | May 22, 1995 | 25[2] | 12.5[2] | |
| 3 | 27 | September 11, 1995 | May 20, 1996 | 16[3] | 12.5[3] | |
| 4 | 26 | September 18, 1996 | May 21, 1997 | 46[4] | 9.1[4] | |
| 5 | 23 | October 1, 1997 | May 13, 1998 | 50[5] | 11.5[5] | |
| 6 | 22 | September 30, 1998 | June 23, 1999 | 84[6] | 9.3[6] | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (1993–94)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Nanny" | Lee Shallat | Story by : Peter Marc Jacobson & Fran Drescher Teleplay by : Peter Marc Jacobson & Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser | November 3, 1993 | 101 | 15.0[7] |
| 2 | 2 | "Smoke Gets in Your Lies" | Lee Shallat | Michael Rowe | November 10, 1993 | 103 | 11.6[8] |
| 3 | 3 | "My Fair Nanny" | Lee Shallat | Andy Goodman | November 17, 1993 | 108 | 12.7[9] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Nuchslep" | Lee Shallat | Eve Ahlert & Dennis Drake | November 24, 1993 | 102 | 11.5[10] |
| 5 | 5 | "Here Comes the Brood" | Lee Shallat | Diane Wilk | December 6, 1993 | 104 | 20.3[11] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Butler, The Husband, The Wife, and Her Mother" | Lee Shallat | Howard Meyers | December 8, 1993 | 107 | 13.7[11] |
| 7 | 7 | "Imaginary Friend" | Lee Shallat | Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss | December 15, 1993 | 106 | 11.9[12] |
| 8 | 8 | "Christmas Episode" | Lee Shallat | Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson | December 22, 1993 | 109 | 14.6[13] |
| 9 | 9 | "Personal Business" | Lee Shallat | Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson | December 29, 1993 | 105 | 14.8[14] |
| 10 | 10 | "The Nanny-in-Law" | Paul Miller | Eve Ahlert & Dennis Drake | January 12, 1994 | 110 | 14.3[15] |
| 11 | 11 | "A Plot for Nanny" | Paul Miller | Sandy Krinski & Lisa Garrett | January 19, 1994 | 111 | 16.5[16] |
| 12 | 12 | "The Show Must Go On" | Will Mackenzie | Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston | January 26, 1994 | 112 | 11.2[17] |
| 13 | 13 | "Maggie the Model" | Will Mackenzie | Diane Wilk | February 2, 1994 | 115 | 13.7[18] |
| 14 | 14 | "The Family Plumbing" | Linda Day | Bill Lawrence | February 9, 1994 | 113 | 16.0[19] |
| 15 | 15 | "Deep Throat" | Linda Day | Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss | March 2, 1994 | 114 | 11.5[20] |
| 16 | 16 | "Schlepped Away" | Linda Day | Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson | March 9, 1994 | 116 | 12.7[21] |
| 17 | 17 | "Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off" | Gail Mancuso | Diane Wilk | March 16, 1994 | 117 | 9.7[22] |
| 18 | 18 | "Sunday in the Park with Fran" | Gail Mancuso | Howard Meyer | March 23, 1994 | 118 | 11.3[23] |
| 19 | 19 | "Gym Teacher" | Gail Mancuso | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | April 6, 1994 | 119 | 12.5[24] |
| 20 | 20 | "Ode to Barbra Joan" | Gail Mancuso | Story by : David M. Matthews Teleplay by : Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston | April 13, 1994 | 120 | 9.9[25] |
| 21 | 21 | "Frannie's Choice" | Paul Miller | Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark | April 20, 1994[26] | 121 | 9.9[27] |
| 22 | 22 | "I Don't Remember Mama" | Paul Miller | Howard Meyers & Diane Wilk | May 16, 1994 | 122 | 19.1[28] |
Season 2 (1994–95)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Fran-Lite" | Lee Shallat | Janis Hirsch | September 12, 1994 | 201 | 17.6[29] |
| 24 | 2 | "The Playwright" | Gail Mancuso | Lisa Medway | September 19, 1994 | 123 | 17.4[30] |
| 25 | 3 | "Everybody Needs a Bubby" | Lee Shallat | Diane Wilk | September 26, 1994 | 204 | 18.5[31] |
| 26 | 4 | "Material Fran" | Lee Shallat | Eileen O'Hare | October 3, 1994 | 203 | 18.3[32] |
| 27 | 5 | "Curse of the Grandmas" | Lee Shallat | Eric Cohen | October 10, 1994 | 202 | 18.7[33] |
| 28 | 6 | "The Nanny Napper" | Lee Shallat | Jayne Hamil & Rick Shaw | October 17, 1994 | 205 | 18.2[34] |
| 29 | 7 | "A Star is Unborn" | Lee Shallat | Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss | October 24, 1994 | 124 | 18.6[35] |
| 30 | 8 | "Pishke Business" | Lee Shallat | Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland | October 31, 1994 | 206 | 17.6[36] |
| 31 | 9 | "Stock Tip" | Lee Shallat | Story by : Rob Schwartz & Bill Lawrence Teleplay by : David M. Matthews | November 7, 1994 | 208 | 20.5[37] |
| 32 | 10 | "The Whine Cellar" | Lee Shallat | Eileen O'Hare | November 14, 1994 | 210 | 19.8[38] |
| 33 | 11 | "When You Pish Upon a Star" | Lee Shallat | Diane Wilk | November 21, 1994 | 209 | 19.5[39] |
| 34 | 12 | "Take Back Your Mink" | Lee Shallat | Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson | November 21, 1994 | 207 | 20.3[39] |
| 35 | 13 | "The Strike" | Lee Shallat | Janis Hirsch | November 28, 1994 | 211 | 19.4[40] |
| 36 | 14 | "I've Got a Secret" | Lee Shallat | Eric Cohen | December 12, 1994 | 213 | 17.5[41] |
| 37 | 15 | "Kindervelt Days" | Lee Shallat | Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston | January 2, 1995 | 212 | 23.1[42] |
| 38 | 16 | "Canasta Masta" | Lee Shallat | Dana Reston & Frank Lombardi | January 9, 1995 | 214 | 19.5[43] |
| 39 | 17 | "The Will" | Randy Bennett | Story by : Robbie Schwartz Teleplay by : Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson | January 16, 1995 | 215 | 18.5[44] |
| 40 | 18 | "The Nanny Behind the Man" | Lee Shallat | Story by : Rob Lotterstein & Ellen Idelson Teleplay by : Jerry Perzigian | January 23, 1995 | 216 | 18.4[45] |
| 41 | 19 | "A Fine Friendship" | Lee Shallat | Story by : Kirsten Vensel & Bill Marich & Rich Ross Teleplay by : Eileen O'Hare | February 6, 1995 | 217 | 19.1[46] |
| 42 | 20 | "Lamb Chop's On the Menu" | Lee Shallat | Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston | February 13, 1995 | 218 | 19.0[47] |
| 43 | 21 | "Close Shave" | Dorothy Lyman | Elliot Stern | February 20, 1995 | 219 | 19.0[48] |
| 44 | 22 | "What the Butler Sang" | Lee Shallat | Diane Wilk | February 27, 1995 | 220 | 19.3[49] |
| 45 | 23 | "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" | Dorothy Lyman | Eileen O'Hare | May 3, 1995 | 223 | 11.4[50] |
| 46 | 24 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston | May 8, 1995 | 224 | 14.0[51] |
| 47 | 25 | "The Chatterbox" | Lee Shallat | Story by : Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson Teleplay by : Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser | May 15, 1995 | 221 | 13.2[52] |
| 48 | 26 | "Fran Gets Mugged" | Lee Shallat | Jayne Hamil & Rick Shaw | May 22, 1995 | 222 | 14.2[53] |
Season 3 (1995–96)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Pen Pal" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil & Rick Shaw | September 11, 1995 | 303 | 17.6[54] |
| 50 | 2 | "Franny and the Professor" | Dorothy Lyman | Janis Hirsch | September 18, 1995 | 302 | 19.3[55] |
| 51 | 3 | "Dope Diamond" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | September 25, 1995 | 304 | 18.0[56] |
| 52 | 4 | "A Fine Family Feud" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | October 2, 1995 | 301 | 17.6[57] |
| 53 | 5 | "Val's Apartment" | Dorothy Lyman | Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss | October 9, 1995 | 305 | 17.3[58] |
| 54 | 6 | "Shopaholic" | Dorothy Lyman | Eric Cohen | October 16, 1995 | 307 | 19.8[59] |
| 55 | 7 | "Oy Vey, You're Gay" | Dorothy Lyman | Eileen O'Hare | October 23, 1995 | 306 | 18.8[60] |
| 56 | 8 | "The Party's Over" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | November 6, 1995 | 308 | 19.6[61] |
| 57 | 9 | "The Two Mrs. Sheffields" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | November 13, 1995 | 309 | 20.9[62] |
| 58 | 10 | "Having His Baby" | Dorothy Lyman | Erik Mintz | November 20, 1995 | 310 | 17.7[63] |
| 59 | 11 | "The Unkindest Cut" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | November 27, 1995 | 311 | 16.0[64] |
| 60 | 12 | "The Kibbutz" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | December 4, 1995 | 312 | 18.3[65] |
| 61 | 13 | "An Offer She Can't Refuse" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil & Rick Shaw | December 11, 1995 | 313 | 18.9[66] |
| 62 | 14 | "Oy to the World" | Lauren MacMullan | Fran Drescher & Peter Marc Jacobson | December 18, 1995 | 327 | 11.5[67] |
| 63 | 15 | "Fashion Show" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Eileen O'Hare & Chris Alberghini & Mike Chessler Teleplay by : Eileen O'Hare | January 8, 1996 | 314 | 21.6[68] |
| 64 | 16 | "Where's Fran?" | Dorothy Lyman | Sally Lapiduss | January 15, 1996 | 315 | 19.4[69] |
| 65 | 17 | "The Grandmas" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | January 22, 1996 | 316 | 18.8[70] |
| 66 | 18 | "Val's Boyfriend" | Dorothy Lyman | Erik Mintz | February 5, 1996 | 317 | 18.7[71] |
| 67 | 19 | "Love Is a Many Blundered Thing" | Dorothy Lyman | Dan Amernick & Jay Amernick | February 12, 1996 | 318 | 18.7[72] |
| 68 | 20 | "Your Feets Too Big" | Dorothy Lyman | Sally Lapiduss | February 19, 1996 | 319 | 19.6[73] |
| 69 | 21 | "Where's the Pearls?" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | February 26, 1996 | 320 | 20.4[74] |
| 70 | 22 | "The Hockey Show" | Dorothy Lyman | Robbie Schwartz | March 4, 1996 | 321 | 17.8[75] |
| 71 | 23 | "That's Midlife" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | March 11, 1996 | 322 | 18.3[76] |
| 72 | 24 | "The Cantor Show" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | April 29, 1996 | 323 | 16.9[77] |
| 73 | 25 | "Green Card" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Jean Ford Teleplay by : Rick Shaw | May 6, 1996 | 324 | 15.6[78] |
| 74 | 26 | "Ship of Fran's" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | May 13, 1996 | 326 | 17.4[79] |
| 75 | 27 | "A Pup in Paris" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | May 20, 1996 | 325 | 15.1[80] |
Season 4 (1996–97)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 1 | "The Tart with Heart" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | September 18, 1996 | 403 | 15.1[81] |
| 77 | 2 | "The Cradle Robbers" | Dorothy Lyman | Nastaran Dibai & Jeffrey B. Hodes | September 25, 1996 | 402 | 14.7[82] |
| 78 | 3 | "The Bird's Nest" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Robbie Schwartz Teleplay by : Jayne Hamil | September 25, 1996 | 401 | 17.8[82] |
| 79 | 4 | "The Rosie Show" | Dorothy Lyman | Nastaran Dibai & Jeffrey B. Hodes | October 9, 1996 | 404 | 13.8[83] |
| 80 | 5 | "Freida Needa Man" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | October 16, 1996 | 405 | 13.5[84] |
| 81 | 6 | "Me and Mrs. Joan" | Dorothy Lyman | Peter Marc Jacobson | October 30, 1996 | 406 | 15.3[85] |
| 82 | 7 | "The Taxman Cometh" | Dorothy Lyman | Dan Amernick & Jay Amernick | November 6, 1996 | 407 | 15.3[86] |
| 83 | 8 | "An Affair to Dismember" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | November 13, 1996 | 408 | 15.7[87] |
| 84 | 9 | "Tattoo" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | November 20, 1996 | 409 | 15.5[88] |
| 85 | 10 | "The Car Show" | Dorothy Lyman | Robbie Schwartz | December 11, 1996 | 410 | 12.7[89] |
| 86 | 11 | "Hurricane Fran" | Dorothy Lyman | Rick Shaw | December 18, 1996 | 411 | 12.5[90] |
| 87 | 12 | "Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil | January 8, 1997 | 412 | 15.75[91] |
| 88 | 13 | "Kissing Cousins" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | January 15, 1997 | 413 | 13.04[92] |
| 89 | 14 | "The Fifth Wheel" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil | January 29, 1997 | 414 | 11.58[93] |
| 90 | 15 | "The Nose Knows" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Suzanne Gangursky Teleplay by : Rick Shaw | February 5, 1997 | 416 | 13.44[94] |
| 91 | 16 | "The Bank Robbery" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil | February 12, 1997 | 417 | 13.97[95] |
| 92 | 17 | "Samson, He Denied Her" | Dorothy Lyman | Flo Cameron | February 19, 1997 | 415 | 13.60[96] |
| 93 | 18 | "The Facts of Lice" | Dorothy Lyman | Nastaran Dibai & Jeffrey B. Hodes | March 5, 1997 | 418 | 12.61[97] |
| 94 | 19 | "Fran's Roots" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | March 12, 1997 | 419 | 13.39[98] |
| 95 | 20 | "The Nanny and the Hunk Producer" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | April 2, 1997 | 420 | 12.90[99] |
| 96 | 21 | "The Passed-Over Story" | Dorothy Lyman | Rick Shaw | April 9, 1997 | 421 | 12.50[100] |
| 97 | 22 | "No Muse is Good Muse" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil | April 23, 1997 | 422 | 11.63[101] |
| 98 | 23 | "You Bette Your Life" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | April 30, 1997 | 423 | 11.23[102] |
| 99 | 24 | "The Heather Biblow Story" | Dorothy Lyman | Ivan Menchell | May 7, 1997 | 426 | 10.88[103] |
| 100 | 25 | "The Boca Story" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | May 14, 1997 | 425 | 11.12[104] |
| 101 | 26 | "Fran's Gotta Have It" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | May 21, 1997 | 424 | 10.84[105] |
Season 5 (1997–98)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 1 | "The Morning After" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | October 1, 1997 | 501 | 12.19[106] |
| 103 | 2 | "First Date" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Frank Lombardi & Sarah McMullen Teleplay by : Frank Lombardi | October 8, 1997 | 502 | 13.53[107] |
| 104 | 3 | "The Bobbie Fleckman Story" | Dorothy Lyman | Diane Wilk | October 15, 1997 | 503 | 11.94[108] |
| 105 | 4 | "Fransom" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil | October 22, 1997 | 505 | 11.09[109] |
| 106 | 5 | "The Ex-Niles" | Dorothy Lyman | Jeffrey B. Hodes & Nastaran Dibai | October 29, 1997 | 506 | 10.99[110] |
| 107 | 6 | "A Decent Proposal" | Dorothy Lyman | Ivan Menchell | November 5, 1997 | 504 | 13.52[111] |
| 108 | 7 | "Mommy and Mai" | Dorothy Lyman | Caryn Lucas | November 12, 1997 | 507 | 11.74[112] |
| 109 | 8 | "Fair Weather Fran" | Dorothy Lyman | Rick Shaw | November 19, 1997 | 508 | 10.34[113] |
| 110 | 9 | "Educating Fran" | Dorothy Lyman | Suzanne Gangursky | December 10, 1997 | 509 | 10.39[114] |
| 111 | 10 | "From Flushing with Love" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Dan Amernick & Jay Amernick and Sean Hanley Teleplay by : Dan Amernick & Jay Amernick | December 17, 1997 | 510 | 9.54[115] |
| 112 | 11 | "Rash to Judgment" | Dorothy Lyman | Ivan Menchell | January 7, 1998 | 513 | 10.79[116] |
| 113 | 12 | "One False Mole and You're Dead" | Dorothy Lyman | Frank Lombardi | January 14, 1998 | 511 | 10.29[117] |
| 114 | 13 | "Call Me Fran" | Fran Drescher | Diane Wilk | January 21, 1998 | 512 | 10.76[118] |
| 115 | 14 | "Not Without My Nanny" | Dorothy Lyman | Nastaran Dibai & Jeffrey B. Hodes | January 28, 1998 | 514 | 9.33[119] |
| 116 | 15 | "The Engagement" | Dorothy Lyman | Rick Shaw | March 4, 1998 | 515 | 12.41[120] |
| 117 | 16 | "The Dinner Party" | Dorothy Lyman | Ivan Menchell | March 11, 1998 | 516 | 12.28[121] |
| 118 | 17 | "Homie-Work" | Dorothy Lyman | Jayne Hamil | March 18, 1998 | 517 | 11.32[122] |
| 119 | 18 | "The Reunion Show" | Dorothy Lyman | Suzanne Gangursky & Sean Hanley | March 25, 1998 | 518 | 11.01[123] |
| 120 | 19 | "Immaculate Concepcion" | Dorothy Lyman | Story by : Fran Drescher & Robert Sternin Teleplay by : Robert Sternin | April 1, 1998 | 520 | 11.69[124] |
| 121 | 20 | "The Pre-Nup" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Frank Lombardi | April 29, 1998 | 519 | 10.88[125] |
| 122 | 21 | "The Best Man" | Dorothy Lyman | Rick Shaw | May 6, 1998 | 521 | 10.25[126] |
| 123 | 22 | "The Wedding" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Caryn Lucas | May 13, 1998 | 522A-522B | 16.73[127] |
| 124 | 23 | ||||||
Season 6 (1998–99)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 1 | "The Honeymoon's Overboard" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Frank Lombardi | September 30, 1998 | 11.51[128] |
| 126 | 2 | "Fran Gets Shushed" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Caryn Lucas | October 7, 1998 | 9.67[129] |
| 127 | 3 | "Once a Secretary, Always a Secretary" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Allen Jay Zipper | October 14, 1998 | 9.39[130] |
| 128 | 4 | "Sara's Parents" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Jayne Hamil | October 21, 1998 | 8.89[131] |
| 129 | 5 | "Maggie's Boyfriend" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Rick Shaw | October 28, 1998 | 9.33[132] |
| 130 | 6 | "I'm Pregnant" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Ivan Menchell | November 4, 1998 | 9.34[133] |
| 131 | 7 | "Mom's the Word" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Cody Farley & Suzanne Myers | November 11, 1998 | 11.11[134] |
| 132 | 8 | "Making Whoopi" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Suzanne Gangursky | November 18, 1998 | 9.53[135] |
| 133 | 9 | "Oh, Say, Can You Ski?" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Dan Amernick & Jay Amernick | November 25, 1998 | 9.25[136] |
| 134 | 10 | "The Hanukkah Story" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Story by : Matthew J. Berman Teleplay by : Ivan Menchell | December 16, 1998 | 7.58[137] |
| 135 | 11 | "The In-Law Who Came Forever" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Story by : Danny Passman & Michael Scalisi Teleplay by : Rick Shaw | January 6, 1999 | 9.16[138] |
| 136 | 12 | "The Fran in the Mirror" | Jennifer Reed | Story by : Chandler Evans Teleplay by : Jayne Hamil | January 20, 1999 | 8.25[139] |
| 137 | 13 | "The Yummy Mummy" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Cody Farley & Suzanne Myers | February 3, 1999 | 7.72[140] |
| 138 | 14 | "California, Here We Come" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Story by : Mary Lindes Teleplay by : Suzanne Gangursky | March 31, 1999 | 8.12[141] |
| 139 | 15 | "The Finale: Part 1" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Caryn Lucas | May 12, 1999 | 11.11[142] |
| 140 | 16 | "The Finale: Part 2" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Caryn Lucas & Peter Marc Jacobson & Frank Lombardi | May 12, 1999 | 11.11[142] |
| 141 | 17 | "Ma'ternal Affairs" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Frank Lombardi | June 2, 1999 | 6.36[143] |
| 142 | 18 | "The Producers" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Story by : Mike Dow & Chandler Evans Teleplay by : Rick Shaw | June 9, 1999 | 6.44[144] |
| 143 | 19 | "The Dummy Twins" | Steve Posner | Story by : Rachel Chagall & Harriet Goldman & Camelia Kath & Ivan Menchell Teleplay by : Ivan Menchell | June 16, 1999 | 5.96[145] |
| 144 | 20 | "Yetta's Letters" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Story by : Bernie Vyzga Teleplay by : Dan Amernick & Jay Amernick | June 16, 1999 | 6.60[145] |
| 145 | 21 | "Maggie's Wedding" | Fran Drescher | Jayne Hamil | June 23, 1999 | 6.43[146] |
| 146 | 22 | "The Baby Shower" | Peter Marc Jacobson | Story by : Howard Preiser & James Nelson & Sean Hanley Teleplay by : Cody Farley & Suzanne Myers | June 23, 1999 | 7.04[146] |
Notes
edit- ^ Ratings figures for seasons 5 and 6 are in viewers (millions), not household figures.
References
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