Dear John

Dear John - NBC

NBC

Series

1988

TVPG

Sitcom

John Lacey joins a support group for divorced and widowed people.

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1988–1992 Series 4 Seasons90 Episodes

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Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Sunday, January 11

Matthew's Dilemma

Season 1 • Episode 5

John's son, Matthew, seems reluctant to spend time with his father.

Sunday, January 11

Dear Mike

Season 1 • Episode 6

The party who broke up John's marriage seeks his companionship.

Sunday, January 11

Politics as Usual

Season 1 • Episode 7

Kate campaigns for a married congresswoman candidate who tries to seduce John.

Sunday, January 11

Was It Good for Me?

Season 1 • Episode 9

Ralph asks John to get him a date with Kate.

Monday, January 12

The Second Time Around

Season 1 • Episode 16

John's first love, whom he hasn't seen in 30 years, comes to town.

Monday, January 12

The Last Dance

Season 1 • Episode 17

Ralph fears his social skills don't measure up to his dancing.

Tuesday, January 13

Sisters

Season 1 • Episode 18

Kate fakes dating Kirk to trap her boyfriend-stealing sister.

Tuesday, January 13

Gone Camping

Season 1 • Episode 19

When John and his son are snowbound, his ex-wife launches a statewide search.

Wednesday, January 14

Margo

Season 1 • Episode 20

John's fellow club members think his date (Shannon Tweed) has a secret.

Wednesday, January 14

Friends & Lovers

Season 1 • Episode 21

John and friend get entangled in each other's love lives.

Thursday, January 15

Bound for Gloria

Season 1 • Episode 22

Kirk regrets "hitting on" a widow visiting the group.

Thursday, January 15

A New Leash on Life

Season 2 • Episode 1

In spite of himself, John becomes attached to a stray dog he took in.

Friday, January 16

The Other Group

Season 2 • Episode 2

John attends another group's meeting and is asked to leave One-to-One.

Friday, January 16

Ralph's Second Chance

Season 2 • Episode 3

John is concerned when Ralph announces his intention to remarry the fickle Blomlika.

Sunday, January 18

Honest John

Season 1 • Episode 10

Wendy and John lie about their divorce to get their son into prep school.

Sunday, January 18

Dream Babe

Season 1 • Episode 12

Kirk (Jere Burns) thinks he has found the ideal wife. With Judd Hirsch.

Sunday, January 18

Stand by Your Man

Season 1 • Episode 13

A gay man (guest star Cleavon Little) falls in love with John (Judd Hirsch).

Sunday, January 18

Love and Marriage

Season 1 • Episode 14

Louise announces she is pregnant and plans to remain unmarried.

Monday, January 19

John's Blind Date

Season 2 • Episode 4

John's blind date is successful until the woman announces her intention of moving in with him.

Monday, January 19

The Secret of Success

Season 2 • Episode 5

John refuses to buy a self-help book recommended by all his group members.

Tuesday, January 20

The British Are Coming

Season 2 • Episode 6

The group fears that Louise's visiting British relatives will discover she is a single mother.

Tuesday, January 20

Something on the Side

Season 2 • Episode 7

John discovers that his ex-wife's new husband is cheating on her.

Wednesday, January 21

Father Knows Best

Season 2 • Episode 8

John's visiting dad takes an interest in Kate -- which she returns in kind.

Wednesday, January 21

Dilemma With Emma

Season 2 • Episode 9

John's meddlesome aunt joins the group.

Thursday, January 22

Kate, a Date and Fate

Season 2 • Episode 10

Kate takes the group's advice and accepts a date -- with an old friend of John's.

Thursday, January 22

Honolulu Baby

Season 2 • Episode 11

Mrs. Philbert must face the woman who stole her fiance at her high-school class reunion.

Friday, January 23

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Season 2 • Episode 12

John fears breaking up with a woman because of a bond with her 9-year-old.

Friday, January 23

Kirk's Problem

Season 2 • Episode 13

Lovemaster Kirk falls in the heat of battle with new group member Mary Beth; with Judd Hirsch.

Sunday, January 25

For a Friend

Season 1 • Episode 15

John's warning to Kate about his married friend may be too late.

Sunday, January 25

The Second Time Around

Season 1 • Episode 16

John's first love, whom he hasn't seen in 30 years, comes to town.

Sunday, January 25

The Last Dance

Season 1 • Episode 17

Ralph fears his social skills don't measure up to his dancing.

Sunday, January 25

Sisters

Season 1 • Episode 18

Kate fakes dating Kirk to trap her boyfriend-stealing sister.

Monday, January 26

John Lacey joins a support group for divorced and widowed people.

Monday, January 26

John Lacey joins a support group for divorced and widowed people.

Tuesday, January 27

John Lacey joins a support group for divorced and widowed people.

Tuesday, January 27

John Lacey joins a support group for divorced and widowed people.