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
The family try to convince Samuel that he needs to see a doctor.
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
5.5
9th Apr 1976
Mum and Dad are unhappy with sixteen-year-old Shirley going out with a twenty-one-year.
My Son the Lover
S1 Ep2
6.6
16th Apr 1976
Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.
Black Jesus
S1 Ep5
6.9
7th May 1976
Benjamin hangs Sonny’s portrait of Jesus on the living room wall.
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
Samuel is impressed when an old acquaintance of his appears on TV.
The Fosters Episode Guide
Sex and the Black Community
S1 Ep1
5.5
9th Apr 1976
Mum and Dad are unhappy with sixteen-year-old Shirley going out with a twenty-one-year.
My Son the Lover
S1 Ep2
6.6
16th Apr 1976
Sonny the artist falls in love with his model.
God's Business Is Good Business
S1 Ep3
7.3
23rd Apr 1976
Samuel is impressed when an old acquaintance of his appears on TV.
The Check Up
S1 Ep4
7.8
30th Apr 1976
The family try to convince Samuel that he needs to see a doctor.
Black Jesus
S1 Ep5
6.9
7th May 1976
Benjamin hangs Sonny’s portrait of Jesus on the living room wall.
The Man I Most Admire
S1 Ep6
7.5
14th May 1976
Benjamin has to write an essay on “The Man I Most Admire”.
Situations Vacant
S1 Ep7
7.5
21st May 1976
Samuel has an opportunity to join the staff of a fashionable West End store.
Sonny Gets a Patron
S1 Ep8
7.5
28th May 1976
Sonny attracts the attention of a patron who offers him his own studio.
Buy Now, Pay Later
S1 Ep9
7.5
4th Jun 1976
The Foster’s finances are already overstretched, but are they near breaking point?
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 5.5
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.
