Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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12 episodes • 1998Avg: 5.7Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sex and the City | Jun 6, 1998 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Models and Mortals | Jun 6, 1998 | 5.2 |
| 3 | Bay of Married Pigs | Jun 21, 1998 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys | Jun 28, 1998 | 5.4 |
| 5 | The Power of Female Sex | Jul 5, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Secret Sex | Jul 12, 1998 | 5.3 |
| 7 | The Monogamists | Jul 19, 1998 | 5.3 |
| 8 | Three's a Crowd | Jul 26, 1998 | 5.5 |
| 9 | The Turtle and the Hare | Aug 2, 1998 | 5.9 |
| 10 | The Baby Shower | Aug 9, 1998 | 5.8 |
| 11 | The Drought | Aug 16, 1998 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Oh Come All Ye Faithful | Aug 23, 1998 | 5.5 |
18 episodes • 1999Avg: 6.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Me Out to the Ballgame | Jun 6, 1999 | 6.6 |
| 2 | The Awful Truth | Jun 13, 1999 | 5.0 |
| 3 | The Freak Show | Jun 20, 1999 | 6.6 |
| 4 | They Shoot Single People, Don't They? | Jun 27, 1999 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Four Women and a Funeral | Jul 4, 1999 | 6.6 |
| 6 | The Cheating Curve | Jul 11, 1999 | 5.3 |
| 7 | The Chicken Dance | Jul 18, 1999 | 6.6 |
| 8 | The Man, the Myth, the Viagra | Jul 25, 1999 | 6.9 |
| 9 | Old Dogs, New Dicks | Aug 1, 1999 | 6.1 |
| 10 | The Caste System | Aug 8, 1999 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Evolution | Aug 15, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 12 | La Douleur Exquise! | Aug 22, 1999 | 6.8 |
| 13 | Games People Play | Aug 29, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 14 | The Fuck Buddy | Sep 5, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Shortcomings | Sep 12, 1999 | 5.9 |
| 16 | Was It Good for You? | Sep 19, 1999 | 5.8 |
| 17 | Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women | Sep 26, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Ex and the City | Oct 3, 1999 | 6.8 |
18 episodes • 2000Avg: 6.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where There's Smoke... | Jun 4, 2000 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Politically Erect | Jun 11, 2000 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Attack of the 5'10" Woman | Jun 18, 2000 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl... | Jun 25, 2000 | 5.5 |
| 5 | No Ifs, Ands, or Butts | Jul 9, 2000 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Are We Sluts? | Jul 16, 2000 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Drama Queens | Jul 23, 2000 | 6.5 |
| 8 | The Big Time | Jul 30, 2000 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Aug 6, 2000 | 6.8 |
| 10 | All or Nothing | Aug 13, 2000 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Running with Scissors | Aug 20, 2000 | 5.6 |
| 12 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Aug 27, 2000 | 5.9 |
| 13 | Escape from New York | Sep 10, 2000 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Sex and Another City | Sep 17, 2000 | 5.9 |
| 15 | Hot Child in the City | Sep 24, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Frenemies | Oct 1, 2000 | 5.7 |
| 17 | What Goes Around Comes Around | Oct 8, 2000 | 6.8 |
| 18 | Cock a Doodle Do! | Oct 15, 2000 | 5.9 |
18 episodes • 2001Avg: 6.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy | Jun 3, 2001 | 6.9 |
| 2 | The Real Me | Jun 3, 2001 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Defining Moments | Jun 10, 2001 | 5.4 |
| 4 | What's Sex Got to Do with It? | Jun 17, 2001 | 5.2 |
| 5 | Ghost Town | Jun 24, 2001 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Baby, Talk Is Cheap | Jul 1, 2001 | 6.2 |
| 7 | Time and Punishment | Jul 8, 2001 | 6.2 |
| 8 | My Motherboard, My Self | Jul 15, 2001 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Sex and the Country | Jul 22, 2001 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Belles of the Balls | Jul 29, 2001 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda | Aug 5, 2001 | 6.6 |
| 12 | Just Say Yes | Aug 12, 2001 | 6.8 |
| 13 | The Good Fight | Jan 6, 2002 | 5.4 |
| 14 | All That Glitters | Jan 13, 2002 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Change of a Dress | Jan 20, 2002 | 6.4 |
| 16 | Ring a Ding Ding | Jan 27, 2002 | 6.6 |
| 17 | A 'Vogue' Idea | Feb 3, 2002 | 5.1 |
| 18 | I Heart NY | Feb 10, 2002 | 6.6 |
8 episodes • 2002Avg: 6.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchors Away | Jul 21, 2002 | 5.2 |
| 2 | Unoriginal Sin | Jul 28, 2002 | 6.4 |
| 3 | Luck Be an Old Lady | Aug 4, 2002 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Cover Girl | Aug 11, 2002 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Plus One Is the Loneliest Number | Aug 18, 2002 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Critical Condition | Aug 25, 2002 | 6.6 |
| 7 | The Big Journey | Sep 1, 2002 | 6.3 |
| 8 | I Love a Charade | Sep 8, 2002 | 6.6 |
20 episodes • 2003Avg: 5.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Market, to Market | Jun 22, 2003 | 5.6 |
| 2 | Great Sexpectations | Jun 29, 2003 | 5.1 |
| 3 | The Perfect Present | Jul 6, 2003 | 6.1 |
| 4 | Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little | Jul 13, 2003 | 5.6 |
| 5 | Lights, Camera, Relationship! | Jul 20, 2003 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Hop, Skip, and a Week | Jul 27, 2003 | 5.8 |
| 7 | The Post-It Always Sticks Twice | Aug 3, 2003 | 6.1 |
| 8 | The Catch | Aug 10, 2003 | 5.9 |
| 9 | A Woman's Right to Shoes | Aug 17, 2003 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Boy, Interrupted | Aug 24, 2003 | 5.8 |
| 11 | The Domino Effect | Sep 7, 2003 | 6.0 |
| 12 | One | Sep 14, 2003 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Let There Be Light | Jan 4, 2004 | 5.5 |
| 14 | The Ick Factor | Jan 11, 2004 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Catch-38 | Jan 18, 2004 | 5.8 |
| 16 | Out of the Frying Pan | Jan 25, 2004 | 5.9 |
| 17 | The Cold War | Feb 1, 2004 | 6.4 |
| 18 | Splat! | Feb 8, 2004 | 6.4 |
| 19 | An American Girl in Paris (Part Une) | Feb 15, 2004 | 5.3 |
| 20 | An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux) | Feb 22, 2004 | 6.0 |
