How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom written and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. It was first aired on September 19, 2005 on CBS with a thirty-minute pilot episode, and finished its planned nine-year run on March 31, 2014. Set in present-day Manhattan, New York City, the series follows the social and romantic lives of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his four best friends, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), as Ted seeks out his future wife (Cristin Milioti). The show tells this story through the framing device of "future" Ted (Bob Saget) as an unreliable narrator who is recounting to his son and daughter the events that led him to their mother.[1] In Seasons 1–8, episodes are typically set to a similar timeline as its real-world airdate, with the season finale generally taking place in the spring and the next season premiere in the fall, usually with a quick recap of the events that took place during the summer. The final season (season 9) deviates from this format by taking place immediately after the end of the previous season and encompassing only the weekend of Barney's and Robin's wedding.[2][3] The series finale covers several years that follow.
How I Met Your Mother premiered to nearly 11 million viewers[4] and maintained a generally steady viewership.[5] The first seven seasons are available on DVD in Region 1, 2, and 4, while the season eight DVD was released in Region 1 and 2 in October 2013.[6] In addition, all nine seasons are currently available for streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime, and may be purchased from the US iTunes store.[7]
During the course of the series, 208 episodes of How I Met Your Mother aired over nine seasons.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 22 | September 19, 2005 | May 15, 2006 | ||
| 2 | 22 | September 18, 2006 | May 14, 2007 | ||
| 3 | 20 | September 24, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | ||
| 4 | 24 | September 22, 2008 | May 18, 2009 | ||
| 5 | 24 | September 21, 2009 | May 24, 2010 | ||
| 6 | 24 | September 20, 2010 | May 16, 2011 | ||
| 7 | 24 | September 19, 2011 | May 14, 2012 | ||
| 8 | 24 | September 24, 2012 | May 13, 2013 | ||
| 9 | 24 | September 23, 2013 | March 31, 2014 | ||
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Season 1 (2005–06)[]
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Season 3 (2007–08)[]
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Season 4 (2008–09)[]
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Season 8 (2012–13)[]
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Season 9 (2013–14)[]
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References[]
- ↑ "'How I Met Your Mother's' Craig Thomas on Ted & Barney's Breakup, Eriksen Babies and The Future of Robarn". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
[He is] a guy who is telling the story so many years in the future, and he jumbles it up in his memory a little bit. He can be an unreliable narrator.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Zemler, Emily (July 22, 2013). "'How I Met Your Mother' team previews final season". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/22/showbiz/comic-con-how-i-met-your-mother.
- ↑ "Comic-Con: 'How I Met Your Mother' Team Explains Final Season's New Structure". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "Releases for 'How I Met Your Mother'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "How I Met Your Mother on CBS". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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General references
- "How I Met Your Mother Episodes on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}: - "Shows A-Z – how i met your mother on cbs". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}: - "How I Met Your Mother – Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}: - "How I Met Your Mother: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
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External links[]
- Official website
- Template:IMDB episodes
| How I Met Your Mother | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episodes | Season 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 | |
| Characters | Ted Mosby • Marshall Eriksen • Lily Aldrin • Barney Stinson • Robin Scherbatsky • Tracy McConnell | |
| Soundtracks | "Let's Go to the Mall" • "Sandcastles in the Sand" • "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" • "P.S. I Love You" | |
| Related articles | Awards and nominations • Bro Code • Cheerleader effect • "How I Wet Your Mother" | |
| How I Met Your Mother episodes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seasons | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 | |
| Season 1 | "Pilot" • "Purple Giraffe" • "Belly Full of Turkey" • "The Pineapple Incident" • "The Limo" • "The Wedding" • "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M." • "Mary the Paralegal" • "Best Prom Ever" | |
| Season 2 | "Where Were We?" • "Ted Mosby: Architect" • "Aldrin Justice" • "Swarley" • "Slap Bet" • "Single Stamina" • "How Lily Stole Christmas" • "First Time in New York" • "Columns" • "Monday Night Football" • "Lucky Penny" • "Bachelor Party" • "Something Blue" | |
| Season 2 | "Where Were We?" • "Ted Mosby: Architect" • "Aldrin Justice" • "Swarley" • "Slap Bet" • "Single Stamina" • "How Lily Stole Christmas" • "First Time in New York" • "Columns" • "Monday Night Football" • "Lucky Penny" • "Bachelor Party" • "Something Blue" | |
| Season 3 | "Wait for It" • "We're Not from Here" • "Third Wheel" • "Little Boys" • "How I Met Everyone Else" • "I'm Not That Guy" • "Dowisetrepla" • "Spoiler Alert" • "Slapsgiving" • "The Yips" • "The Platinum Rule" • "No Tomorrow" • "Ten Sessions" • "The Bracket" • "The Chain of Screaming" • "Sandcastles in the Sand" • "The Goat" • "Rebound Bro" • "Everything Must Go" • "Miracles" | |
| Season 4 | "Do I Know You?" • "The Best Burger in New York" • "I Heart NJ" • "Intervention" • "Shelter Island" • "Happily Ever After" • "Not a Father's Day" • "Woooo!" • "The Fight" • "Little Minnesota" • "Benefits" • "Three Days of Snow" • "The Possimpible" • "The Stinsons" • "Sorry, Bro" • "The Front Porch" • "Old King Clancy" • "Murtaugh" • "Mosbius Designs" • "The Three Days Rule" • "Right Place, Right Time" • "As Fast as She Can" • "The Leap" | |
| Season 5 | "Definitions" • "Double Date" • "Robin 101" • "The Sexless Innkeeper" • "Duel Citizenship" • "Bagpipes" • "The Rough Patch" • "The Playbook" • "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap" • "The Window" • "Last Cigarette Ever" • "Girls Versus Suits"• "Jenkins" • "Perfect Week" • "Rabbit or Duck" • "Hooked" • "Of Course" • "Say Cheese" • "Zoo or False" • "Home Wreckers" • "Twin Beds" • "Robots Versus Wrestlers" • "The Wedding Bride" • "Doppelgangers" | |
| Season 6 | "Big Days" • "Cleaning House" • "Unfinished" • "Subway Wars" • "Architect of Destruction" • "Baby Talk" • "Canning Randy" • "Natural History" • "Glitter" • "Blitzgiving" • "The Mermaid Theory" • "False Positive" • "Bad News" • "Last Words" • "Oh Honey" • "Desperation Day" • "Garbage Island" • "A Change of Heart" • "Legendaddy" • "The Exploding Meatball Sub" • "Hopeless" • "The Perfect Cocktail" • "Landmarks" • "Challenge Accepted" | |
| Season 7 | "The Best Man" • "The Naked Truth" • "Ducky Tie" • "The Stinson Missile Crisis" • "Field Trip" • "Mystery vs. History" • "Noretta" • "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns" • "Disaster Averted" • "Tick, Tick, Tick..." • "The Rebound Girl" • "Symphony of Illumination" • "Tailgate" • "46 Minutes" • "The Burning Beekeeper" • "The Drunk Train" • "No Pressure" • "Karma" • "Trilogy Time" • "Now We're Even" • "Good Crazy" • "The Magician's Code" | |
| Season 8 | "Farhampton" • "The Pre-Nup" • "Nannies" • "Who Wants to Be a Godparent?" • "The Autumn of Break-Ups" • "Splitsville" • "The Stamp Tramp" • "Twelve Horny Women" • "Lobster Crawl" • "The Over-Correction" • "The Final Page" • "Band or DJ?" • "Ring Up!" • "P.S. I Love You" • "Bad Crazy" • "The Ashtray" • "Weekend at Barney's" • "The Fortress" • "The Time Travelers" • "Romeward Bound" • "The Bro Mitzvah" • "Something Old" • "Something New" | |
| Season 9 | "The Locket" • "Coming Back" • "Last Time in New York" • "The Broken Code" • "The Poker Game" • "Knight Vision" • "No Questions Asked" • "The Lighthouse" • "Platonish" • "Mom and Dad" • "Bedtime Stories" • "The Rehearsal Dinner" • "Bass Player Wanted" • "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra" • "Unpause" • "How Your Mother Met Me" • "Sunrise" • "Rally" • "Vesuvius" • "Daisy" • "Gary Blauman" • "The End of the Aisle" • "Last Forever" | |