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 Seasons 169 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

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

Tuesday, May 5

Reese's Friend

Season 1 • Episode 16

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

Tuesday, May 5

Nashville Bound

Season 1 • Episode 17

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

Wednesday, May 6

Reese's Friend

Season 1 • Episode 16

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

Wednesday, May 6

Nashville Bound

Season 1 • Episode 17

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

Wednesday, May 6

O Susannah

Season 1 • Episode 18

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

Wednesday, May 6

Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene

Season 1 • Episode 19

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

Thursday, May 7

O Susannah

Season 1 • Episode 18

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

Thursday, May 7

Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene

Season 1 • Episode 19

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

Thursday, May 7

Seams From a Marriage

Season 1 • Episode 20

The Sugarbakers suspect a lucrative assignment means compromise.

Thursday, May 7

Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am

Season 1 • Episode 21

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

Friday, May 8

Seams From a Marriage

Season 1 • Episode 20

The Sugarbakers suspect a lucrative assignment means compromise.

Friday, May 8

Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am

Season 1 • Episode 21

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

Friday, May 8

Bachelor Suite

Season 1 • Episode 22

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

Friday, May 8

Pilot

Season 1 • Episode 1

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

Saturday, May 9

Bachelor Suite

Season 1 • Episode 22

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

Saturday, May 9

101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station

Season 2 • Episode 1

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

Saturday, May 9

There She Is

Season 4 • Episode 3

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

Saturday, May 9

Nightmare From Hee Haw

Season 4 • Episode 4

The Sugarbaker women and their mates take a canoe trip in the Georgia backwoods.

Saturday, May 9

The Girlfriend

Season 4 • Episode 5

Anthony attempts to prove himself when Mary Jo hires him for a contracting job.

Saturday, May 9

The Rowdy Girls

Season 4 • Episode 6

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

Monday, May 11

Ted & Tammy

Season 2 • Episode 2

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

Monday, May 11

Anthony Jr.

Season 2 • Episode 3

Anthony is desperate to impress the wealthy parents of his latest girlfriend (Dayna Winston).

Tuesday, May 12

Ted & Tammy

Season 2 • Episode 2

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

Tuesday, May 12

Anthony Jr.

Season 2 • Episode 3

Anthony is desperate to impress the wealthy parents of his latest girlfriend (Dayna Winston).

Tuesday, May 12

Killing All the Right People

Season 2 • Episode 4

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

Tuesday, May 12

Half an Air Bubble Off

Season 2 • Episode 5

An eccentric client harasses the women with bizarre decorating requests.

Wednesday, May 13

Killing All the Right People

Season 2 • Episode 4

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

Wednesday, May 13

Half an Air Bubble Off

Season 2 • Episode 5

An eccentric client harasses the women with bizarre decorating requests.

Wednesday, May 13

Dash Goff, the Writer

Season 2 • Episode 6

Suzanne's ex-husband is depressed because his latest book won't be released as a paperback.

Wednesday, May 13

Heart Attacks

Season 2 • Episode 7

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

Thursday, May 14

Dash Goff, the Writer

Season 2 • Episode 6

Suzanne's ex-husband is depressed because his latest book won't be released as a paperback.

Thursday, May 14

Heart Attacks

Season 2 • Episode 7

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

Thursday, May 14

Cruising

Season 2 • Episode 8

Suzanne and Mary Jo become romantic rivals while doing a job aboard a cruise ship.

Thursday, May 14

I'll Be Seeing You

Season 2 • Episode 9

Charlene dreams that she and her Sugarbakers colleagues are World War II USO performers.

Friday, May 15

Cruising

Season 2 • Episode 8

Suzanne and Mary Jo become romantic rivals while doing a job aboard a cruise ship.

Friday, May 15

I'll Be Seeing You

Season 2 • Episode 9

Charlene dreams that she and her Sugarbakers colleagues are World War II USO performers.

Friday, May 15

Stranded

Season 2 • Episode 10

A freak snowstorm forces Suzanne and Anthony to share a cheap motel room.

Friday, May 15

Howard the Date

Season 2 • Episode 11

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

Saturday, May 16

Stranded

Season 2 • Episode 10

A freak snowstorm forces Suzanne and Anthony to share a cheap motel room.

Saturday, May 16

Howard the Date

Season 2 • Episode 11

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

Saturday, May 16

Bernice's Sanity Hearing

Season 4 • Episode 7

The Sugarbaker women testify for Bernice when her niece attempts to have her declared incompetent.

Saturday, May 16

Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence

Season 4 • Episode 8

Julia gets her head stuck in the banister at the governor's mansion just before the annual ball.

Saturday, May 16

Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure

Season 4 • Episode 9

Julia and Suzanne's plans go awry when they travel to Japan to visit their mother.

Saturday, May 16

Manhunt

Season 4 • Episode 10

Mary Jo consults a dating manual and solicits Suzanne's help to find the right man.

Monday, May 18

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Season 2 • Episode 12

A hired Santa steals all the gifts under the tree at Sugarbakers.

Monday, May 18

Great Expectations

Season 2 • Episode 13

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

Tuesday, May 19

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Season 2 • Episode 12

A hired Santa steals all the gifts under the tree at Sugarbakers.

Tuesday, May 19

Great Expectations

Season 2 • Episode 13

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

Tuesday, May 19

Second Time Around

Season 2 • Episode 14

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

Tuesday, May 19

Oh, Brother

Season 2 • Episode 15

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

Wednesday, May 20

Second Time Around

Season 2 • Episode 14

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

Wednesday, May 20

Oh, Brother

Season 2 • Episode 15

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

Wednesday, May 20

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, May 20

The Return of Ray Don

Season 2 • Episode 17

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

Thursday, May 21

There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner

Season 2 • Episode 16

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

Thursday, May 21

The Return of Ray Don

Season 2 • Episode 17

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

Thursday, May 21

High Rollers

Season 2 • Episode 18

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

Thursday, May 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.

Friday, May 22

High Rollers

Season 2 • Episode 18

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

Friday, May 22

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.

Friday, May 22

How Great Thou Art

Season 2 • Episode 20

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

Friday, May 22

Ted Bare

Season 2 • Episode 21

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

Saturday, May 23

How Great Thou Art

Season 2 • Episode 20

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

Saturday, May 23

Ted Bare

Season 2 • Episode 21

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

Saturday, May 23

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.

Saturday, May 23

You Got to Have Friends

Season 4 • Episode 12

Mary Jo is forced to take a second job when her ex-husband falls behind on child-support payments.

Saturday, May 23

First Day of the Last Decade of the 20th Century

Season 4 • Episode 13

Suzanne and Mary Jo rush Charlene to the hospital when she goes into labor on New Year's Eve.

Saturday, May 23

First Day of the Last Decade of the 20th Century

Season 4 • Episode 14

While waiting for Charlene's baby to arrive, Julia meets a fascinating patient.

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