Designing Women

Designing Women - CBS

CBS

Series

1986

TVPG

Sitcom

Four strong-willed Southern women run an interior design firm in Atlanta, as they tackle personal and professional challenges with wit and camaraderie.

Where to Stream

1986–1993 Series 8 Seasons169 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

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

Friday, January 23

Howard the Date

Season 2 • Episode 11

The ladies accompany a socially inept friend (Marc Silver) to his high-school reunion.

Friday, January 23

Great Expectations

Season 2 • Episode 13

A convicted murderer from Anthony's prison past offers him a business partnership.

Saturday, January 24

Howard the Date

Season 2 • Episode 11

The ladies accompany a socially inept friend (Marc Silver) to his high-school reunion.

Saturday, January 24

Great Expectations

Season 2 • Episode 13

A convicted murderer from Anthony's prison past offers him a business partnership.

Saturday, January 24

Old Spouses Never Die

Season 1 • Episode 12

Mary Jo and J.D.'s romance heats up despite interference from their respective ex-spouses.

Saturday, January 24

Old Spouses Never Die

Season 1 • Episode 13

Mary Jo and J.D.'s romance heats up despite interference; Charlene receives disturbing medical news.

Saturday, January 24

And Justice for Paul

Season 1 • Episode 15

The ladies face jail when Charlene's friend offers them authentic antiques at bargain prices.

Saturday, January 24

Reese's Friend

Season 1 • Episode 16

Julia jumps to the conclusion that Reese is seeing another woman.

Monday, January 26

Second Time Around

Season 2 • Episode 14

Charlene withdraws after being dumped by her boyfriend (Doug Barr).

Monday, January 26

Oh, Brother

Season 2 • Episode 15

Suzanne and Julia learn that their half-brother wants to be a stand-up comic.

Tuesday, January 27

Second Time Around

Season 2 • Episode 14

Charlene withdraws after being dumped by her boyfriend (Doug Barr).

Tuesday, January 27

Oh, Brother

Season 2 • Episode 15

Suzanne and Julia learn that their half-brother wants to be a stand-up comic.

Tuesday, January 27

There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner

Season 2 • Episode 16

The father of a black student refuses to let him date Claudia.

Tuesday, January 27

The Return of Ray Don

Season 2 • Episode 17

Suzanne runs into trouble with the IRS, and resorts to desperate measures.

Wednesday, January 28

There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner

Season 2 • Episode 16

The father of a black student refuses to let him date Claudia.

Wednesday, January 28

The Return of Ray Don

Season 2 • Episode 17

Suzanne runs into trouble with the IRS, and resorts to desperate measures.

Wednesday, January 28

High Rollers

Season 2 • Episode 18

Suzanne visits Atlantic City, N.J., hoping to win enough to pay her back taxes.

Wednesday, January 28

Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club

Season 2 • Episode 19

Prejudice rears its ugly head when Julia and Suzanne are accepted into a very exclusive club.

Thursday, January 29

High Rollers

Season 2 • Episode 18

Suzanne visits Atlantic City, N.J., hoping to win enough to pay her back taxes.

Thursday, January 29

Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club

Season 2 • Episode 19

Prejudice rears its ugly head when Julia and Suzanne are accepted into a very exclusive club.

Thursday, January 29

How Great Thou Art

Season 2 • Episode 20

Julia's solo with the Atlanta Symphony gives Charlene courage to oppose her minister.

Thursday, January 29

Ted Bare

Season 2 • Episode 21

Mary Jo faces a personal crisis when her ex-husband, Ted (Scott Bakula), re-enters her life.

Friday, January 30

How Great Thou Art

Season 2 • Episode 20

Julia's solo with the Atlanta Symphony gives Charlene courage to oppose her minister.

Friday, January 30

Ted Bare

Season 2 • Episode 21

Mary Jo faces a personal crisis when her ex-husband, Ted (Scott Bakula), re-enters her life.

Friday, January 30

Reservations for Eight

Season 2 • Episode 22

An avalanche strands the ladies and their male companions at a ski resort.

Friday, January 30

Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

Season 3 • Episode 1

A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

Saturday, January 31

Reservations for Eight

Season 2 • Episode 22

An avalanche strands the ladies and their male companions at a ski resort.

Saturday, January 31

Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula

Season 3 • Episode 1

A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.

Saturday, January 31

Nashville Bound

Season 1 • Episode 17

Charlene is convinced that she will become the next country music star.

Saturday, January 31

O Susannah

Season 1 • Episode 18

Suzanne volunteers her services as a temporary foster mother to a Vietnamese girl (Connie Lew).

Saturday, January 31

Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene

Season 1 • Episode 19

Mary Jo's divorced father takes a romantic interest in Charlene.

Saturday, January 31

Seams From a Marriage

Season 1 • Episode 20

The Sugarbakers suspect a lucrative assignment means compromise.

Monday, February 2

The Candidate

Season 3 • Episode 2

Julia's on-camera lashing of a local leader (Jason Bernard) launches her political career.

Monday, February 2

E.P. Phone Home

Season 3 • Episode 3

Charlene wins tickets to a VIP tour of Graceland, so the ladies and Anthony head to Memphis, Tenn.

Tuesday, February 3

The Candidate

Season 3 • Episode 2

Julia's on-camera lashing of a local leader (Jason Bernard) launches her political career.

Tuesday, February 3

E.P. Phone Home

Season 3 • Episode 3

Charlene wins tickets to a VIP tour of Graceland, so the ladies and Anthony head to Memphis, Tenn.

Tuesday, February 3

Getting Married and Eating Dirt

Season 3 • Episode 4

Julia is outraged over a New York Times article; Bernice receives a marriage proposal.

Tuesday, February 3

Big Haas and Little Falsie

Season 3 • Episode 5

Mary Jo inherits $3,000 that must be spent on something frivolous.

Wednesday, February 4

Getting Married and Eating Dirt

Season 3 • Episode 4

Julia is outraged over a New York Times article; Bernice receives a marriage proposal.

Wednesday, February 4

Big Haas and Little Falsie

Season 3 • Episode 5

Mary Jo inherits $3,000 that must be spent on something frivolous.

Wednesday, February 4

Hardhats and Lovers

Season 3 • Episode 6

Suzanne convinces Charlene that her boyfriend should date others before making a commitment.

Wednesday, February 4

But They're Really Great Curtains

Season 3 • Episode 7

When their supplier is hit by a strike, the ladies sew their own drapes.

Thursday, February 5

Hardhats and Lovers

Season 3 • Episode 6

Suzanne convinces Charlene that her boyfriend should date others before making a commitment.

Thursday, February 5

But They're Really Great Curtains

Season 3 • Episode 7

When their supplier is hit by a strike, the ladies sew their own drapes.

Thursday, February 5

The Wilderness Experience

Season 3 • Episode 8

The Sugarbaker women experience a three-day survival course, compliments of Bernice.

Thursday, February 5

Tyrone

Season 3 • Episode 9

Taking in a troubled youth, Anthony remembers his own childhood.

Friday, February 6

The Wilderness Experience

Season 3 • Episode 8

The Sugarbaker women experience a three-day survival course, compliments of Bernice.

Friday, February 6

Tyrone

Season 3 • Episode 9

Taking in a troubled youth, Anthony remembers his own childhood.

Friday, February 6

Mr. Bailey

Season 3 • Episode 10

A decorating project is put on hold when the client passes away.

Friday, February 6

The Naked Truth

Season 3 • Episode 11

Charlene and Mary Jo work on an assignment at a nudist colony.

Saturday, February 7

Mr. Bailey

Season 3 • Episode 10

A decorating project is put on hold when the client passes away.

Saturday, February 7

The Naked Truth

Season 3 • Episode 11

Charlene and Mary Jo work on an assignment at a nudist colony.

Saturday, February 7

Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am

Season 1 • Episode 21

Suzanne's baseball star ex-husband reveals intimate details in his autobiography.

Saturday, February 7

Bachelor Suite

Season 1 • Episode 22

Mary Jo is sexually harassed by a handsome and wealthy client.

Saturday, February 7

Pilot

Season 1 • Episode 1

Julia and Charlene are horrified to learn Suzanne has fallen for Mary Jo's ex-husband.

Saturday, February 7

Ted & Tammy

Season 2 • Episode 2

Mary Jo can't face her children being with her ex-husband's new wife.

Sunday, February 8

101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station

Season 2 • Episode 1

A scruffy gas station owner (Jonathan Banks) wins free interior decoration from Sugarbakers.

Sunday, February 8

The Beauty Contest

Season 1 • Episode 2

Charlene agrees to sponsor Mary Jo's daughter in the Miss Pre-Teen Atlanta Contest.

Sunday, February 8

Old Spouses Never Die

Season 1 • Episode 12

Mary Jo and J.D.'s romance heats up despite interference from their respective ex-spouses.

Sunday, February 8

Old Spouses Never Die

Season 1 • Episode 13

Mary Jo and J.D.'s romance heats up despite interference; Charlene receives disturbing medical news.

Sunday, February 8

O Susannah

Season 1 • Episode 18

Suzanne volunteers her services as a temporary foster mother to a Vietnamese girl (Connie Lew).

Sunday, February 8

Monette

Season 1 • Episode 14

The women are forced to consider the ethics involved in a most lucrative assignment.

Sunday, February 8

Killing All the Right People

Season 2 • Episode 4

A decorator (Tony Goldwyn) who has AIDS asks the ladies to plan his funeral.

Sunday, February 8

Heart Attacks

Season 2 • Episode 7

Reese suffers a heart attack after an arm-wrestling match with an old buddy.

Sunday, February 8

How Great Thou Art

Season 2 • Episode 20

Julia's solo with the Atlanta Symphony gives Charlene courage to oppose her minister.

Sunday, February 8

The Candidate

Season 3 • Episode 2

Julia's on-camera lashing of a local leader (Jason Bernard) launches her political career.

Sunday, February 8

Getting Married and Eating Dirt

Season 3 • Episode 4

Julia is outraged over a New York Times article; Bernice receives a marriage proposal.

Sunday, February 8

Hardhats and Lovers

Season 3 • Episode 6

Suzanne convinces Charlene that her boyfriend should date others before making a commitment.

Sunday, February 8

The Women of Atlanta

Season 3 • Episode 19

The women are asked to appear in a photo story on Atlanta's working women.

Sunday, February 8

Julia Drives Over the First Amendment

Season 3 • Episode 22

Julia becomes incensed by a nearby newspaper stand selling pornography.

Sunday, February 8

Stand and Fight

Season 3 • Episode 20

After Mary Jo is mugged, the Sugarbaker women take a self-defense course.

Sunday, February 8

One Night With You

Season 4 • Episode 2

A former classmate's (Ray Buktenica) dying wish is to spend an evening with Julia.

Sunday, February 8

There She Is

Season 4 • Episode 3

Suzanne learns that she must relinquish the Miss Georgia crown she won 15 years earlier.

Sunday, February 8

The Rowdy Girls

Season 4 • Episode 6

Charlene discovers her cousin (Kim Zimmer) is a victim of domestic violence.

Sunday, February 8

They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?

Season 4 • Episode 11

Suzanne endures cruel jokes about her weight when she attends her high-school reunion.

Sunday, February 8

Working Mother

Season 5 • Episode 3

Charlene takes a year off from Sugarbakers to devote more time to her baby.

Sunday, February 8

Miss Trial

Season 5 • Episode 4

Julia misses dinner with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter when she is placed on a sequestered jury.

Sunday, February 8

Fore!

Season 5 • Episode 23

Anthony is invited to be the first black member of an exclusive country club.

Sunday, February 8

Their Finest Hour

Season 4 • Episode 26

Highlights of past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.

Sunday, February 8

Their Finest Hour

Season 4 • Episode 27

Highlights from past episodes include bras, killer bees and wacky dresses.

Monday, February 9

Four women run an interior decorating business in Atlanta.

Monday, February 9

Four women run an interior decorating business in Atlanta.

Tuesday, February 10

Four women run an interior decorating business in Atlanta.

Tuesday, February 10

Four women run an interior decorating business in Atlanta.

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