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.
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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