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Where To Watch The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life first aired on TV, and that channel's shows usually stream on Peacock.

  • Ended
  • 1979 to 1988
  • 9 Seasons
  • 200 Episodes
  • 30 Min
  • Comedy

The Verdict On The Facts of Life

100 Hours 30 MinTo Watch 200 Episodes

When It Gets Good
Right away. Season 1 averages 9.3, against 7.0 for the whole show.
Best Season
Season 1, averaging 9.3.
The Ending
It fades. The last season averages 5.8, down from 9.3. The final rated episode scores 5.0.

Best Episodes Only, 2 Hours

Short on time? Watch just these 4.

  1. S1 E1 Rough Housing 9.5
  2. S1 E4 I.Q. 9.5
  3. S1 E5 Overachieving 9.0
  4. S2 E10 Breaking Point 8.0

Safe To Skip

The lowest rated, well under the show's 7.0 average.

  1. S2 E16 Brian and Sylvia 4.5
  2. S3 E20 Kids Can Be Cruel 5.0
  3. S2 E6 Shoplifting 5.0

About The Facts of Life

A group of girls attending a boarding school experience the joys and the trials of adolescence under the guiding hand of housemother Edna Garrett. Later in the series, Mrs. Garrett is promoted to school dietician, and four of the girls move into new quarters above the cafeteria. Eventually she leaves the school and opens her own business, with help from her girls.

Highest rated episode, Season 1 Episode 1, Rough Housing, at 9.5.

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Every Episode Of The Facts of Life

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