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Designing Women (1986–1993) — comedy on CBS
The answer: Concluded May 24, 1993.
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7seasons
163episodes
6.6/ 10
About Designing Women
Designing Women ended on May 24, 1993, on CBS. The show concluded after its seventh season, with the final episode airing on that date.
It was a comedy series that originally premiered on September 29, 1986. The series followed the lives of four women working at their interior design firm, Sugarbaker and Associates. Julia Sugarbaker was the outspoken owner, while Mary Jo Shively was a single mother navigating her career and personal life. Charlene Frazier was depicted as a naive farm girl from Missouri, and Suzanne Sugarbaker was a self-absorbed ex-beauty queen. The show explored their friendships, professional challenges, and personal dynamics in a humorous manner.
The cast included Annie Potts as Mary Jo Shively, Dixie Carter as Julia Sugarbaker, Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugarbaker, and Jean Smart as Charlene Frazier. The series had a rating of 6.6 on TVMaze and each episode ran approximately 30 minutes.
Designing Women episode schedule
163 aired
Aired · 163
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1993 | S7·E22 | Gone with a Whim (2) |
| May 24, 1993 | S7·E21 | Gone with a Whim (1) |
| May 7, 1993 | S7·E20 | The Lying Game |
| April 30, 1993 | S7·E19 | The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers |
| April 2, 1993 | S7·E18 | It's Not So Easy Being Green |
| March 12, 1993 | S7·E17 | Shovel Off to Buffalo |
| March 5, 1993 | S7·E16 | Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days |
| February 12, 1993 | S7·E15 | Nude Julia, New York Morning |
| February 5, 1993 | S7·E14 | Wedding Redux |
| January 22, 1993 | S7·E13 | Oh Dog, Poor Dog |
| January 15, 1993 | S7·E12 | The Odyssey |
| January 8, 1993 | S7·E11 | Too Dumb to Date |
| December 11, 1992 | S7·E10 | Trial and Error |
| December 4, 1992 | S7·E9 | The Vision Thing |
| November 20, 1992 | S7·E8 | Love Letters |
| November 13, 1992 | S7·E7 | Fools Rush In (2) |
| November 6, 1992 | S7·E6 | Viva Las Vegas (1) |
| October 30, 1992 | S7·E5 | Screaming Passages |
| October 23, 1992 | S7·E4 | On the Road Again |
| October 16, 1992 | S7·E3 | Mary Jo vs. the Terminator |
| October 2, 1992 | S7·E2 | Sex and the Single Woman |
| September 25, 1992 | S7·E1 | Of Human Bondage |
| May 4, 1992 | S6·E23 | Shades of Vanessa |
| April 27, 1992 | S6·E22 | A Little Night Music |
| March 23, 1992 | S6·E21 | L.A. Story |
| March 9, 1992 | S6·E20 | I Enjoy Being a Girl |
| March 2, 1992 | S6·E19 | All About Odes to Atlanta |
| February 24, 1992 | S6·E18 | A Scene from a Mall |
| February 3, 1992 | S6·E17 | Mamed |
| January 20, 1992 | S6·E16 | Carlene's Apartment |
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| January 13, 1992 | S6·E15 | Payne Comes Home |
| January 6, 1992 | S6·E14 | Driving My Mama Back Home |
| December 16, 1991 | S6·E13 | Tales Out of School |
| December 9, 1991 | S6·E12 | Real, Scary Men |
| December 2, 1991 | S6·E11 | Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed |
| November 18, 1991 | S6·E10 | Rusty and Julia, Sittin' in a Tree |
| November 11, 1991 | S6·E9 | Just Say Doe |
| November 4, 1991 | S6·E8 | The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita |
| October 21, 1991 | S6·E7 | Last Tango in Atlanta |
| October 14, 1991 | S6·E6 | Picking a Winner |
| October 7, 1991 | S6·E5 | Marriage Most Foul |
| September 30, 1991 | S6·E4 | Dwayne's World |
| September 23, 1991 | S6·E3 | A Toe in the Water |
| September 16, 1991 | S6·E2 | The Big Desk (2) |
| September 16, 1991 | S6·E1 | The Big Desk (1) |
| May 13, 1991 | S5·E24 | The Pride of Sugarbakers |
| May 6, 1991 | S5·E23 | Fore! |
| April 29, 1991 | S5·E22 | Friends and Husbands |
| April 8, 1991 | S5·E21 | The Big Circle |
| March 18, 1991 | S5·E20 | I'll See You in Court |
| March 4, 1991 | S5·E19 | Blame It on New Orleans |
| February 25, 1991 | S5·E18 | This is Art? |
| February 11, 1991 | S5·E17 | Maybe, Baby |
| February 4, 1991 | S5·E16 | The Emperor's New Nose |
| January 28, 1991 | S5·E15 | How Long Has This Been Going On? |
| January 14, 1991 | S5·E14 | High Noon in a Laundry Room |
| January 7, 1991 | S5·E13 | Pearls of Wisdom |
| December 17, 1990 | S5·E12 | And Now, Here's Bernice |
| December 10, 1990 | S5·E11 | My Daughter, Myself |
| November 26, 1990 | S5·E10 | Keep the Home Fires Burning |
| November 19, 1990 | S5·E9 | A Class Act |
| November 12, 1990 | S5·E8 | Nowhere to Run To |
| November 5, 1990 | S5·E7 | Old Rebels and Young Models |
| October 29, 1990 | S5·E6 | Charlene Buys a House |
| October 22, 1990 | S5·E5 | The Bachelor Auction |
| October 15, 1990 | S5·E4 | Miss Trial |
| October 1, 1990 | S5·E3 | Working Mother |
| September 24, 1990 | S5·E2 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone |
| September 17, 1990 | S5·E1 | A Blast from the Past |
| May 21, 1990 | S4·E28 | La Place sans Souci |
| May 14, 1990 | S4·E27 | Anthony's Graduation |
| May 9, 1990 | S4·E26 | Their Finest Hour |
| May 7, 1990 | S4·E25 | Have Faith |
| April 30, 1990 | S4·E24 | Foreign Affairs |
| April 9, 1990 | S4·E23 | Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend |
| March 19, 1990 | S4·E22 | It's a Wonderful Life |
| March 12, 1990 | S4·E21 | Tough Enough |
| February 26, 1990 | S4·E20 | Tornado Watch |
| February 19, 1990 | S4·E19 | Payne Grows Up |
| February 5, 1990 | S4·E18 | Anthony and Vanessa |
| January 29, 1990 | S4·E17 | Oh, What a Feeling |
| January 15, 1990 | S4·E16 | The Fur Flies |
| January 8, 1990 | S4·E15 | The Mistress |
| January 1, 1990 | S4·E14 | The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 2 |
| January 1, 1990 | S4·E13 | The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century: Part 1 |
| December 18, 1989 | S4·E12 | You Got to Have Friends |
| December 11, 1989 | S4·E11 | They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? |
| December 4, 1989 | S4·E10 | Manhunt |
| November 27, 1989 | S4·E9 | Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure |
| November 20, 1989 | S4·E8 | Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence |
| November 13, 1989 | S4·E7 | Bernice's Sanity Hearing |
| October 30, 1989 | S4·E6 | The Rowdy Girls |
| October 23, 1989 | S4·E5 | The Girlfriend |
| October 16, 1989 | S4·E4 | Nightmare from Hee Haw |
| October 2, 1989 | S4·E3 | There She Is |
| September 25, 1989 | S4·E2 | One Night with You |
| September 18, 1989 | S4·E1 | The Proxy Pig |
| May 22, 1989 | S3·E22 | Julia Drives Over the First Amendment |
| May 15, 1989 | S3·E21 | The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America |
| May 8, 1989 | S3·E20 | Stand and Fight |
| May 1, 1989 | S3·E19 | The Women of Atlanta |
| April 10, 1989 | S3·E18 | Come On and Marry Me, Bill |
| March 27, 1989 | S3·E17 | The Engagement |
| March 20, 1989 | S3·E16 | Ms. Meal Ticket |
| March 13, 1989 | S3·E15 | Full Moon |
| March 6, 1989 | S3·E14 | Odell |
| February 27, 1989 | S3·E13 | One Sees, the Other Doesn't |
| February 20, 1989 | S3·E12 | The Junies |
| February 13, 1989 | S3·E11 | The Naked Truth |
| January 23, 1989 | S3·E10 | Mr. Bailey |
| January 16, 1989 | S3·E9 | Tyrone |
| January 9, 1989 | S3·E8 | The Wilderness Experience |
| January 2, 1989 | S3·E7 | But They're Really Great Curtains |
| December 19, 1988 | S3·E6 | Hard Hats and Lovers |
| December 12, 1988 | S3·E5 | Big Haas and Little Falsie |
| December 5, 1988 | S3·E4 | Getting Married and Eating Dirt |
| November 28, 1988 | S3·E3 | E.P. Phone Home |
| November 21, 1988 | S3·E2 | The Candidate |
| November 14, 1988 | S3·E1 | Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula |
| March 28, 1988 | S2·E22 | Reservations for Eight |
| March 21, 1988 | S2·E21 | Ted-Bare |
| February 22, 1988 | S2·E20 | How Great Thou Art |
| February 15, 1988 | S2·E19 | The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club |
| February 8, 1988 | S2·E18 | High Rollers |
| February 1, 1988 | S2·E17 | The Return of Ray Don |
| January 25, 1988 | S2·E16 | There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner |
| January 18, 1988 | S2·E15 | Oh, Brother |
| January 11, 1988 | S2·E14 | Second Time Around |
| January 4, 1988 | S2·E13 | Great Expectations |
| December 21, 1987 | S2·E12 | I'll Be Home for Christmas |
| December 14, 1987 | S2·E11 | Howard the Date |
| December 7, 1987 | S2·E10 | Stranded |
| November 23, 1987 | S2·E9 | I'll Be Seeing You |
| November 16, 1987 | S2·E8 | Cruising |
| November 9, 1987 | S2·E7 | Heart Attacks |
| October 26, 1987 | S2·E6 | Dash Goff, the Writer |
| October 19, 1987 | S2·E5 | Half an Air Bubble Off |
| October 5, 1987 | S2·E4 | Killing All the Right People |
| September 28, 1987 | S2·E3 | Anthony, Jr. |
| September 21, 1987 | S2·E2 | Ted Remarries (Ted and Tammy) |
| September 14, 1987 | S2·E1 | 101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station |
| May 11, 1987 | S1·E22 | Bachelor Suite |
| May 4, 1987 | S1·E21 | Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am |
| April 13, 1987 | S1·E20 | Seams from a Marriage |
| April 6, 1987 | S1·E19 | Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene |
| March 23, 1987 | S1·E18 | Oh, Suzannah |
| March 16, 1987 | S1·E17 | Nashville Bound |
| February 22, 1987 | S1·E16 | Reese's Friend |
| February 15, 1987 | S1·E15 | And Justice for Paul |
| February 8, 1987 | S1·E14 | Monette |
| February 1, 1987 | S1·E13 | Old Spouses Never Die (2) |
| February 1, 1987 | S1·E12 | Old Spouses Never Die (1) |
| January 1, 1987 | S1·E11 | New Year's Daze |
| December 18, 1986 | S1·E10 | The Slumber Party |
| December 4, 1986 | S1·E9 | The IT Men |
| December 4, 1986 | S1·E8 | I Do, I Don't |
| November 24, 1986 | S1·E7 | Perky's Visit |
| November 17, 1986 | S1·E6 | Design House |
| November 3, 1986 | S1·E5 | Mary Jo's First Date |
| October 27, 1986 | S1·E4 | Julia's Son |
| October 20, 1986 | S1·E3 | A Big Affair |
| October 6, 1986 | S1·E2 | The Beauty Contest |
| September 29, 1986 | S1·E1 | Designing Women |
