Browse episode ratings trends for The Fosters. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Fosters's 27 episodes.
Best Episodes of The Fosters
New Year with the Fosters
S1 Ep14
8.8
1st Jan 1977
The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?
The Windfall
S1 Ep10
8.0
11th Jun 1976
Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.
The Matchmaker
S1 Ep12
7.9
25th Jun 1976
Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.
The Check Up
S1 Ep4
7.8
30th Apr 1976
Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritability might be due to hypertension, and Pearl knows that being laid off from work will make him even worse.
The Diet
S2 Ep8
7.8
4th Jun 1977
Hearing that her ex-fiance is to visit U.K. from Guyana, Pearl Foster decides to go a crash diet. However, after 10 days of salad and cottage cheese, Sam is ravenous and furious when he discovers the reason.
Worst Episodes of The Fosters
Sex and the Black Community
S1 Ep1
5.8
9th Apr 1976
Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement with a 21-year-old, and Samuel comes under fire when he changes his mind about an obscene book.
My Son the Lover
S1 Ep2
6.6
16th Apr 1976
Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular girl could be interested in Sonny, and talk of popping the question suggests that things are pretty serious.
Black Jesus
S1 Ep5
6.9
7th May 1976
Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of Jesus changes colour, and an old drunk gets all the credit when the family have a run of good luck.
Over the Hill
S1 Ep11
7.2
18th Jun 1976
Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
God's Business Is Good Business
S1 Ep3
7.3
23rd Apr 1976
Shirley gets a shock when she sees a Black face on the broken television, Samuel recognises the preacher as someone he knew in Guyana, and Pearl's far from pleased when the swindler offers her husband a job.
The Fosters Episode Guide
Sex and the Black Community
S1 Ep1
5.8
9th Apr 1976
Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement with a 21-year-old, and Samuel comes under fire when he changes his mind about an obscene book.
My Son the Lover
S1 Ep2
6.6
16th Apr 1976
Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular girl could be interested in Sonny, and talk of popping the question suggests that things are pretty serious.
God's Business Is Good Business
S1 Ep3
7.3
23rd Apr 1976
Shirley gets a shock when she sees a Black face on the broken television, Samuel recognises the preacher as someone he knew in Guyana, and Pearl's far from pleased when the swindler offers her husband a job.
The Check Up
S1 Ep4
7.8
30th Apr 1976
Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritability might be due to hypertension, and Pearl knows that being laid off from work will make him even worse.
Black Jesus
S1 Ep5
6.9
7th May 1976
Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of Jesus changes colour, and an old drunk gets all the credit when the family have a run of good luck.
The Man I Most Admire
S1 Ep6
7.5
14th May 1976
Benjamin tries to pick a man to write about for an English composition, Shirley insists that women are just as worthy of admiration as men, and Samuel returns home miserable after he chickens out of a job interview.
Situations Vacant
S1 Ep7
7.5
21st May 1976
Pearl's told that an older woman has been given the job that she wanted, Samuel's left fuming when sexual discrimination laws get in his way, and the kids have to cook for themselves when their mum goes out to work.
Sonny Gets a Patron
S1 Ep8
7.5
28th May 1976
Pearl and Shirley get sick of finding art equipment left around the house, Samuel discovers that his son's patron is a scammer, and Benjamin's not the only one to miss Sonny when he decides to move out.
Buy Now, Pay Later
S1 Ep9
7.5
4th Jun 1976
Vilma has to take messages when Samuel forgets to pay the phone bill, a blind encyclopaedia salesman is shown pity when he comes knocking, and a closer look at the contract suggests that signing it was a mistake.
The Windfall
S1 Ep10
8.0
11th Jun 1976
Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.
Over the Hill
S1 Ep11
7.2
18th Jun 1976
Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.
The Matchmaker
S1 Ep12
7.9
25th Jun 1976
Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.
Benjamin's Rebellion
S1 Ep13
7.7
2nd Jul 1976
Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.
New Year with the Fosters
S1 Ep14
8.8
1st Jan 1977
The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?
The best rated episodes of The Fosters are:
New Year with the Fosters S1E14 rated 8.8
The Windfall S1E10 rated 8.0
The Matchmaker S1E12 rated 7.9
The Check Up S1E4 rated 7.8
The Diet S2E8 rated 7.8
The lowest rated episodes of The Fosters are:
Sex and the Black Community S1E1 rated 5.8
My Son the Lover S1E2 rated 6.6
Black Jesus S1E5 rated 6.9
Over the Hill S1E11 rated 7.2
God's Business Is Good Business S1E3 rated 7.3
The first episode of The Fosters aired on April 09, 1976.
The last episode of The Fosters aired on July 09, 1977.
