Designing Women
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.
Cast & Crew
Delta Burke Suzanne Sugarbaker
Dixie Carter Julia Sugarbaker
Jean Smart Charlene Frazier Stillfield
Annie Potts Mary Jo Shively
Meshach Taylor Anthony Bouvier
Alice Ghostley Bernice Clifton
Judith Ivey B.J. Poteet
Hal Holbrook Reese Watson
Richard Gilliland J.D. Shackleford
Julia Duffy Allison Sugarbaker
Jan Hooks Carlene Frazier Dobber
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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.
Friday, March 13
A Class Act
Season 5 • Episode 9
Anthony becomes a partner; Charlene fends off an amorous professor.
Friday, March 13
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Season 5 • Episode 10
While Bill is away, Charlene befriends a man she meets at a support group.
Saturday, March 14
A Class Act
Season 5 • Episode 9
Anthony becomes a partner; Charlene fends off an amorous professor.
Saturday, March 14
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Season 5 • Episode 10
While Bill is away, Charlene befriends a man she meets at a support group.
Saturday, March 14
Oh, Brother
Season 2 • Episode 15
Suzanne and Julia learn that their half-brother wants to be a stand-up comic.
Saturday, March 14
There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner
Season 2 • Episode 16
The father of a black student refuses to let him date Claudia.
Saturday, March 14
The Return of Ray Don
Season 2 • Episode 17
Suzanne runs into trouble with the IRS, and resorts to desperate measures.
Saturday, March 14
High Rollers
Season 2 • Episode 18
Suzanne visits Atlantic City, N.J., hoping to win enough to pay her back taxes.
Monday, March 16
My Daughter, My Self
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mary Jo objects to her daughter's older beau, then dates him.
Monday, March 16
And Now, Here's Bernice
Season 5 • Episode 12
A handsome client breaks Mary Jo's heart; Bernice gets her own late night television show.
Tuesday, March 17
My Daughter, My Self
Season 5 • Episode 11
Mary Jo objects to her daughter's older beau, then dates him.
Tuesday, March 17
And Now, Here's Bernice
Season 5 • Episode 12
A handsome client breaks Mary Jo's heart; Bernice gets her own late night television show.
Tuesday, March 17
Pearls of Wisdom
Season 5 • Episode 13
Mary Jo switches her fake pearls for Suzanne's real ones as a joke, but then loses them.
Tuesday, March 17
High Noon in a Laundry Room
Season 5 • Episode 14
Anthony tests his manhood by confronting a neighborhood bully.
Wednesday, March 18
Pearls of Wisdom
Season 5 • Episode 13
Mary Jo switches her fake pearls for Suzanne's real ones as a joke, but then loses them.
Wednesday, March 18
High Noon in a Laundry Room
Season 5 • Episode 14
Anthony tests his manhood by confronting a neighborhood bully.
Wednesday, March 18
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Season 5 • Episode 15
Anthony and the ladies spy on Julia when she begins acting mysteriously.
Wednesday, March 18
The Emperor's New Nose
Season 5 • Episode 16
The ladies are shocked when they see the results of Bernice's nose job.
Thursday, March 19
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Season 5 • Episode 15
Anthony and the ladies spy on Julia when she begins acting mysteriously.
Thursday, March 19
The Emperor's New Nose
Season 5 • Episode 16
The ladies are shocked when they see the results of Bernice's nose job.
Thursday, March 19
Maybe Baby
Season 5 • Episode 17
Suzanne takes up smoking; Mary Jo decides to have another baby.
Thursday, March 19
This Is Art?
Season 5 • Episode 18
Julia becomes Atlanta's hottest new artist; Suzanne accidently glues her lips together.
Friday, March 20
Maybe Baby
Season 5 • Episode 17
Suzanne takes up smoking; Mary Jo decides to have another baby.
Friday, March 20
This Is Art?
Season 5 • Episode 18
Julia becomes Atlanta's hottest new artist; Suzanne accidently glues her lips together.
Friday, March 20
Blame It on New Orleans
Season 5 • Episode 19
At a designer's convention, Mary Jo's new attitude leads her to an all-night rendezvous.
Friday, March 20
I'll See You in Court
Season 5 • Episode 20
Mary Jo spots the man who once mugged her and has him arrested.
Saturday, March 21
Blame It on New Orleans
Season 5 • Episode 19
At a designer's convention, Mary Jo's new attitude leads her to an all-night rendezvous.
Saturday, March 21
I'll See You in Court
Season 5 • Episode 20
Mary Jo spots the man who once mugged her and has him arrested.
Saturday, March 21
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.
Saturday, March 21
How Great Thou Art
Season 2 • Episode 20
Julia's solo with the Atlanta Symphony gives Charlene courage to oppose her minister.
Saturday, March 21
Ted Bare
Season 2 • Episode 21
Mary Jo faces a personal crisis when her ex-husband, Ted (Scott Bakula), re-enters her life.
Saturday, March 21
Reservations for Eight
Season 2 • Episode 22
An avalanche strands the ladies and their male companions at a ski resort.
Monday, March 23
The Big Circle
Season 5 • Episode 21
Julia copes with Reese's unexpected death by caring for a lonely child.
Monday, March 23
Friends and Husbands
Season 5 • Episode 22
Charlene must readjust to married life when Bill returns from the Persian Gulf.
Tuesday, March 24
The Big Circle
Season 5 • Episode 21
Julia copes with Reese's unexpected death by caring for a lonely child.
Tuesday, March 24
Friends and Husbands
Season 5 • Episode 22
Charlene must readjust to married life when Bill returns from the Persian Gulf.
Tuesday, March 24
Fore!
Season 5 • Episode 23
Anthony is invited to be the first black member of an exclusive country club.
Tuesday, March 24
The Pride of Sugarbaker's
Season 5 • Episode 24
Mary Jo and Julia share coaching duties for a Little League team.
Wednesday, March 25
Fore!
Season 5 • Episode 23
Anthony is invited to be the first black member of an exclusive country club.
Wednesday, March 25
The Pride of Sugarbaker's
Season 5 • Episode 24
Mary Jo and Julia share coaching duties for a Little League team.
Wednesday, March 25
The Big Desk: Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 1
A cousin buys out Suzanne, then tries to take over the business.
Wednesday, March 25
The Big Desk: Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 2
A cousin buys out Suzanne, then tries to take over the business.
Thursday, March 26
The Big Desk: Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 1
A cousin buys out Suzanne, then tries to take over the business.
Thursday, March 26
The Big Desk: Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 2
A cousin buys out Suzanne, then tries to take over the business.
Thursday, March 26
A Toe in the Water
Season 6 • Episode 3
Julia thinks she's ready to resume dating but Allison disagrees.
Thursday, March 26
Dwayne's World
Season 6 • Episode 4
Anthony poses as Carlene's doctor boyfriend when her ex-husband (Ray McKinnon) comes to town.
Friday, March 27
A Toe in the Water
Season 6 • Episode 3
Julia thinks she's ready to resume dating but Allison disagrees.
Friday, March 27
Dwayne's World
Season 6 • Episode 4
Anthony poses as Carlene's doctor boyfriend when her ex-husband (Ray McKinnon) comes to town.
Friday, March 27
Marriage Most Foul
Season 6 • Episode 5
Allison's former flame, who is an ex-convict, proposes marriage.
Friday, March 27
Picking a Winner
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mary Jo decides to go to a sperm bank to become pregnant again.
Saturday, March 28
Marriage Most Foul
Season 6 • Episode 5
Allison's former flame, who is an ex-convict, proposes marriage.
Saturday, March 28
Picking a Winner
Season 6 • Episode 6
Mary Jo decides to go to a sperm bank to become pregnant again.
Saturday, March 28
Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
Season 3 • Episode 1
A voluptuous maid disrupts a romantic Thanksgiving at the beach.
Saturday, March 28
The Candidate
Season 3 • Episode 2
Julia's on-camera lashing of a local leader (Jason Bernard) launches her political career.
Saturday, March 28
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.
Saturday, March 28
Getting Married and Eating Dirt
Season 3 • Episode 4
Julia is outraged over a New York Times article; Bernice receives a marriage proposal.
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