Parks and Recreation
TVPG
Sitcom
A midlevel bureaucrat works tirelessly toward improving her hometown.
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Cast & Crew
Amy Poehler Leslie Knope
Aziz Ansari Tom Haverford
Nick Offerman Ron Swanson
Aubrey Plaza April Ludgate
Chris Pratt Andy Dwyer
Adam Scott Ben Wyatt
Jim O'Heir Jerry Gergich
Retta Donna Meagle
Rashida Jones Ann Perkins
Rob Lowe Chris Traeger
Paul Schneider Mark Brendanawicz
Greg Daniels Executive Producer
Michael Schur Executive Producer
Howard Klein Executive Producer
David Miner Executive Producer
Harris Wittels Co-Executive Producer
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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, October 17
Women in Garbage
Season 5 • Episode 11
April and Leslie try to get more women hired in government; Ron watches Diane's kids.
Friday, October 17
Ann's Decision
Season 5 • Episode 12
Ann makes a decision; Ben asks Tom, Chris and Ron to help him select a caterer for the wedding.
Friday, October 17
Emergency Response
Season 5 • Episode 13
Ben and Leslie put together a black-tie gala to raise money for the park.
Friday, October 17
Leslie and Ben
Season 5 • Episode 14
Leslie and Ben work to complete a years-long project in two hours; Ron's temper causes trouble.
Friday, October 17
Correspondent's Lunch
Season 5 • Episode 15
Leslie's speech for a media event goes missing; Ben starts his new job.
Friday, October 17
Bailout
Season 5 • Episode 16
Leslie tries to help a failing video store stay open; Chris advises Tom on dealing with an employee.
Saturday, October 18
Partridge
Season 5 • Episode 17
Ben and Leslie travel to Ben's hometown so he can accept the key to the city; Ron is sued.
Saturday, October 18
Animal Control
Season 5 • Episode 18
Leslie decides to revamp the Animal Control Department; Ann tries to get Ron medical attention.
Saturday, October 18
Article Two
Season 5 • Episode 19
Leslie tries to get rid of outdated laws; Ann and Ben compete for a present for Leslie.
Saturday, October 18
Jerry's Retirement
Season 5 • Episode 20
Leslie learns Jerry is retiring; Tom worries about how Jerry's departure will affect him.
Saturday, October 18
Swing Vote
Season 5 • Episode 21
Ron submits budget cut proposals that upset Leslie; Ann helps Tom with girl troubles.
Saturday, October 18
Are You Better Off?
Season 5 • Episode 22
Leslie commemorates her first year as a city councilor; April receives life-changing news.
Saturday, October 18
London, Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 1
Leslie travels to London to accept an award; Tom hunts down a businessman.
Saturday, October 18
London, Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 2
Leslie travels to London to accept an award; Tom hunts down a businessman.
Saturday, October 18
The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip off Classic
Season 6 • Episode 3
Ben, Leslie and Chris meet with an Eagleton city councilor to discuss financial matters.
Saturday, October 18
Doppelgangers
Season 6 • Episode 4
Pawnee Parks employees are paired up with their Eagleton counterparts; Ann divulges her plans.
Saturday, October 18
Gin It Up!
Season 6 • Episode 5
Leslie deals with a minor scandal; Tom tries to impress a woman.
Sunday, October 19
Filibuster
Season 6 • Episode 6
An emergency late-night filibuster forces Leslie to leave Ben's birthday party early.
Sunday, October 19
Recall Vote
Season 6 • Episode 7
On the day of the recall vote, Leslie works on a haunted house with Ben, Chris and Ann.
Sunday, October 19
Fluoride
Season 6 • Episode 8
Leslie tries to tackle some of her goals, such as hosting an event with the Indianapolis Colts.
Sunday, October 19
The Cones of Dunshire
Season 6 • Episode 9
Leslie faces off with Jamm; Ben gets a new hobby; Tom, April and Donna help Ron sell his cabin.
Sunday, October 19
Second Chunce
Season 6 • Episode 10
Leslie makes plans for her future with Ben as she comes to term with her last day in office.
Sunday, October 19
New Beginnings
Season 6 • Episode 11
Leslie and Ben start new jobs; Donna, April and Andy prank Ben; Ann and Chris consider the future.
Sunday, October 19
Farmers Market
Season 6 • Episode 12
Leslie and Ben argue over sales techniques at the farmers market; April backs Andy in a new venture.
Monday, October 20
Ann and Chris
Season 6 • Episode 13
Leslie throws a goodbye party for Ann and Chris and tries to fulfill a promise.
Monday, October 20
Anniversaries
Season 6 • Episode 14
Ben tries to surprise Leslie with an anniversary gift; Leslie puts a positive spin on the merger.
Monday, October 20
The Wall
Season 6 • Episode 15
Leslie's efforts to take down the wall separating Eagleton and Pawnee yield unexpected results.
Monday, October 20
New Slogan
Season 6 • Episode 16
Andy discovers an interesting secret about Ron while scouting for bands to play the Unity Concert.
Monday, October 20
Galentine's Day
Season 6 • Episode 17
Leslie throws a Galentine's Day in an effort to find a new friend; Ron looks after Andy.
Monday, October 20
Prom
Season 6 • Episode 18
Leslie helps organize the senior prom at the high school; Andy takes April as his date.
Friday, October 24
Flu Season 2
Season 6 • Episode 19
While the flu ravages Pawnee, Andy and Leslie must book performers for the concert.
Friday, October 24
One in 8,000
Season 6 • Episode 20
April manages Andy's schedule; Donna turns to Ron for help with an ex-boyfriend.
Friday, October 24
Moving Up, Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 21
Ben, Leslie and Chris go to San Francisco for a National Parks conference; Tom opens his restaurant.
Friday, October 24
Moving Up, Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 22
Ron has another encounter with Tammy 2; Leslie makes a big decision about the future.
Friday, October 24
2017
Season 7 • Episode 1
Leslie competes with a tech company for land, which she wants to turn into a national park.
Friday, October 24
Ron and Jammy
Season 7 • Episode 2
Leslie and Ron set their differences aside to help Jeremy Jamm get away from Tammy 2.
Saturday, October 25
William Henry Harrison
Season 7 • Episode 3
Leslie works to strengthen her case for the land being turned into a park.
Saturday, October 25
Leslie and Ron
Season 7 • Episode 4
Ben schemes to get Leslie and Ron together so that they can forget their rivalry.
Saturday, October 25
Gryzzlbox
Season 7 • Episode 5
Ben and Leslie think the residents of Pawnee are undergoing a privacy invasion.
Saturday, October 25
Save J.J.'s
Season 7 • Episode 6
In hope of keeping J.J.'s diner open, Leslie organizes a rally; Tom has a surprise gift for Donna.
Saturday, October 25
Donna and Joe
Season 7 • Episode 7
April tries to keep Donna and Joe's wedding running smoothly.
Saturday, October 25
Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington
Season 7 • Episode 8
While on a business trip to Washington with Leslie, April struggles with her future.
Saturday, October 25
Pie-Mary
Season 7 • Episode 9
Leslie and Ben are criticized for taking part in a tradition; Ron and April go on a scavenger hunt.
Saturday, October 25
The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show
Season 7 • Episode 10
The last episode of Andy's TV show brings his friends together.
Saturday, October 25
Two Funerals
Season 7 • Episode 11
Leslie helps Tom prepare for a big evening; Donna and Andy assist Ron with a life change.
Sunday, October 26
One Last Ride, Part 1
Season 7 • Episode 12
Before bidding Pawnee farewell, the gang must complete one last task together.
Sunday, October 26
One Last Ride, Part 2
Season 7 • Episode 13
Before bidding Pawnee farewell, the gang must complete one last task together.
Sunday, October 26
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
Leslie Knope tries to beautify her town by helping a nurse turn a construction pit into a park.
Sunday, October 26
Canvassing
Season 1 • Episode 2
Leslie and her committee try to build support for her park project.
Sunday, October 26
The Reporter
Season 1 • Episode 3
Leslie asks a reporter to do a story on her project; Tom tries to kiss up to his boss.
Sunday, October 26
Boys' Club
Season 1 • Episode 4
Leslie faces a tough ethical choice at a casual get-together; Andy has a surprise for Ann.
Sunday, October 26
The Banquet
Season 1 • Episode 5
Leslie makes an impression at a banquet honoring her mother; Mark and Tom try to pick up women.
Sunday, October 26
Rock Show
Season 1 • Episode 6
Leslie's subcommittee members go to Andy's first concert since breaking both his legs.
Monday, October 27
Pawnee Zoo
Season 2 • Episode 1
Leslie tries to promote the local zoo by arranging a penguin "wedding."
Monday, October 27
The Stakeout
Season 2 • Episode 2
Tom and Leslie discover marijuana planted in the community garden.
Monday, October 27
Beauty Pageant
Season 2 • Episode 3
Leslie eagerly anticipates her role as a judge in the Miss Pawnee Pageant.
Monday, October 27
The Practice Date
Season 2 • Episode 4
Leslie, nervous about her first date with Dave, goes on a practice date with Ann.
Monday, October 27
Sister City
Season 2 • Episode 5
Leslie hosts the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee's sister city.
Monday, October 27
Kaboom
Season 2 • Episode 6
Leslie and the rest of the department help an organization build a playground.
Friday, October 31
Greg Pikitis
Season 2 • Episode 7
Leslie asks Dave and Andy to help her catch a teenage vandal.
Friday, October 31
Ron and Tammy
Season 2 • Episode 8
Leslie learns the library department wants to take over her lot.
Friday, October 31
The Camel
Season 2 • Episode 9
After a City Hall mural is defaced, members of the department compete to come up with a new design.
Friday, October 31
Hunting Trip
Season 2 • Episode 10
Leslie invites herself on Ron's annual hunting trip to prove that she can hang with the guys.
Friday, October 31
Tom's Divorce
Season 2 • Episode 11
Leslie sees Wendy and Tom at divorce court; Tom has an epiphany.
Friday, October 31
Christmas Scandal
Season 2 • Episode 12
A meeting with a disgraced councilman lands Leslie in the middle of sex scandal.
Saturday, November 1
The Set Up
Season 2 • Episode 13
Ann sets Leslie up on a blind date; one of Ann's old friends makes Mark feel insecure.
Saturday, November 1
Leslie's House
Season 2 • Episode 14
Following a date with Justin in Indianapolis, Leslie hosts a dinner party at her house.
Saturday, November 1
Sweetums
Season 2 • Episode 15
The Parks Department forms a deal with a local company to sell energy bars in Pawnee.
Saturday, November 1
Galentine's Day
Season 2 • Episode 16
Leslie and Justin reunite her mother with an old flame for Valentine's Day.
Saturday, November 1
Woman of the Year
Season 2 • Episode 17
Ron wins an award for a project that Leslie began; Tom needs to find money to invest in a club.
Saturday, November 1
The Possum
Season 2 • Episode 18
Leslie must catch a possum that bit the mayor's dog; Mark refuses to bend the rules for Ron.
Saturday, November 1
Park Safety
Season 2 • Episode 19
After Jerry is mugged in a park, Leslie meets with the head ranger in hopes of improving safety.
Saturday, November 1
Summer Catalog
Season 2 • Episode 20
Leslie plans a picnic lunch for Ron and former directors of the Parks Department.
Saturday, November 1
94 Meetings
Season 2 • Episode 21
Ron becomes upset when April mistakenly schedules meetings for him.
Saturday, November 1
Telethon
Season 2 • Episode 22
When she hosts a local telethon, Leslie gets a former professional basketball player as a guest.
Saturday, November 1
The Master Plan
Season 2 • Episode 23
A visit from two state auditors puts Leslie's new park plans on hold; April has a plan for Andy.
Saturday, November 1
Freddy Spaghetti
Season 2 • Episode 24
Mark faces some big decisions; Andy is surprised by some romantic attention.
Sunday, November 2
Go Big or Go Home
Season 3 • Episode 1
Leslie asks Ann to help her convince Chris and Ben to give the parks department more money.
Sunday, November 2
Flu Season
Season 3 • Episode 2
Leslie comes down with the flu while planning the local Harvest Festival; Andy and Ron bond.
Sunday, November 2
Time Capsule
Season 3 • Episode 3
Leslie plans to bury a time capsule that summarizes life in Pawnee; Andy asks Chris for help.
Sunday, November 2
Ron & Tammy: Part Two
Season 3 • Episode 4
Tom tries to get even with Ron by going on a date with Ron's ex-wife.
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