7.0/10307 votesLoading...#1 - Next Day
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2016
Frances rushes to intercept Robert before he tells the kids that she’s divorcing him. Everyone gathers at the hospital to support Diane as she waits for news on Nick’s condition. In the midst of the chaos, Frances considers finally signing a lease to open her long-planned art gallery.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Sharon Horgan, Paul Simms
7.0/10155 votesLoading...#2 - Charred
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2019
Frances and Robert, having both moved on, discover that their new lives are much more complicated than anticipated. Diane has her first face to face with Nick. Dallas continues her quest to connect with her resentful son, Cole.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10417 votesLoading...#3 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2016
Frances and Robert--a middle-aged couple in the suburbs of New York City--try to figure out if their marriage is worth saving after a shocking event at their friend Diane's 50th birthday party makes them take a hard look at their own lives.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Sharon Horgan
7.1/10226 votesLoading...#4 - Mediation
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2016
In hopes of keeping their split amicable, Frances and Robert meet with a mediator. Frances confides in a co-worker, and Robert gets surprising financial news.
Director: Ben Taylor
Writer: Patricia Breen
7.1/10130 votesLoading...#5 - Gaps & Bunches
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2019
Frances and Robert disagree on how to handle Tom's college application process. Robert's sister Cathy creates tension between Robert, Jackie and Frances.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10140 votesLoading...#6 - Knock Knock
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2019
As each of their relationships reach a moment of truth, Frances and Robert face the realities of post-divorce life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10213 votesLoading...#7 - Gustav
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2016
Robert evisages his 'Funspace', pitching it to Nick and also engages a well meaning, but ineffective, lawyer. Frances gets the keys to her new gallery, meets some interesting artists and also 'lawyers up', potentially at least, much more effectively. However, Robert somewhat upgrades his hire...
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.2/10176 votesLoading...#8 - Night Moves
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2018
After finally signing divorce papers, a financially strapped Robert looks for work and a new living situation, while Frances battles insomnia and her newly complex relationship with her children. Diane and Nick’s new communication technique leads him to make an unexpected decision. Dallas continues her secret fling with Robert’s lawyer, Tony Silvercreek.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Jenny Bicks
7.2/10127 votesLoading...#9 - Bad Manners
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/2019
At a dinner party gone wrong, both Robert and Frances' relationships are tested. Frances makes a big effort at work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10258 votesLoading...#10 - Counseling
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2016
Robert and Frances attend couples therapy in an effort to see if their marriage is salvageable. Frances gets advice from Dallas, while Robert vents at work. At home, tensions mount as Frances and Robert try to maintain a facade of normalcy for the children. Frances arrives at an epiphany.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Sharon Horgan, Paul Simms
7.3/10201 votesLoading...#11 - Weekend Plans
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2016
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Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Adam Resnick
7.3/10188 votesLoading...#12 - Church
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2016
Frances chases a new role, but fails to consider some of the consequences. Robert has something of an epiphany and and a new found positivity with his kids; and also confronts Julian in a surprising way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10138 votesLoading...#13 - Miami
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2019
Tensions escalate as Robert and Jackie's wedding approaches. Robert admits to pre-wedding jitters and Frances plans a quick weekend getaway with Henry. After a therapy session gone awry, Dallas considers what's next for her. Diane's future looks bright as she snags a big-spender at her new job.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10128 votesLoading...#14 - Away Games
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/29/2019
Robert and Frances are thrown together for a weekend as they chaperone Lila's away-game.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10163 votesLoading...#15 - Happy Now?
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2018
Frances is forced to deal with Lila’s growing resentment toward her. After his coworkers encourage him to get back in the game, Robert reconnects with Janice, who tries to help him live out a fantasy. Diane blindsides Frances with a setup, and Dallas attempts to call things off with Tony Silvercreek.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky
7.4/10152 votesLoading...#16 - Worth It
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2018
After helping her new friend, Andrew, appraise art, an inspired Frances tries to track down an unknown painter. Diane attempts to ignore her issues with Nick by throwing herself into the gallery. Sparks fly when Robert shows his house to a realtor.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Liz Tuccillo
7.4/10142 votesLoading...#17 - Losing It
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2018
After Robert finds Tom in a compromising position, Frances and Robert re-visit their marriage counselor to set new ground rules for the kids. Frances weighs how serious her new relationship with Andrew should be. Jackie seeks out Dallas’ advice during a chance encounter at Diane’s country club.
Director: Scott Ellis
Writer: Kristen Lange
7.5/10181 votesLoading...#18 - Another Party
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2016
Robert's lawyer insinuates that Frances is a negligent mother. Frances' lawyer encourages her to get more involved, so she drops in on a parents' committee meeting at school. Diane and Nick throw another party, where Dallas finds herself pursued by Robert's plus-one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10140 votesLoading...#19 - Breaking the Ice
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2018
Frances learns that Robert has a new woman in his life, and enlists Diane and Dallas to get intel on her before Lila’s 13th birthday party.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Stuart Zicherman
7.7/10149 votesLoading...#20 - Going, Going… Gone
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2018
Frances spots the dashing art bigwig Skip Zakarian at an auction, and takes the opportunity to invite him to Sylvia’s upcoming show, where he shows interest in more than art. A successful sale inspires Jackie to propose that she and Robert team up on a house-flipping business, but he has qualms about the idea.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky
7.8/10223 votesLoading...#21 - Christmas
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2016
Frances and Robert try to set aside their differences and make their annual Christmas trip to her parents' house with the children.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Tom Scharpling
7.8/10196 votesLoading...#22 - Detente
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2016
Tensions between Frances and Robert ease after Lila has an emergency, but a cutthroat move by Frances' new lawyer sends Robert on a vengeful path. An encounter at the grocery store crystallizes Diane's feelings about motherhood. Frances makes a confession to her father at her gallery opening and is surprised by an unexpected visitor.
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writer: Sharon Horgan, Paul Simms, Tom Scharpling, Adam Resnick, Hayes Davenport
7.8/10156 votesLoading...#23 - Ohio
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2018
When Robert’s dad falls ill, Robert and Frances reunite in Ohio, where they reminisce about happier times, and deal with Robert’s overbearing sister, Cathy. Back in Hastings-on-Hudson, Tom jumps at the chance to chauffeur Diane around town in her luxury car.
Director: Janicza Bravo
Writer: Adam Resnick
7.8/10158 votesLoading...#24 - Alone Again, Naturally
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2018
Robert and Jackie move toward a new step in their real-estate business. Frances faces the fallout of a successful opening at her gallery, and enlists Robert’s help with a home-repair project. A returned favor from Frances sets Diane on a bender, which comes back to haunt her at another eventful party.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Jenny Bicks
The Worst Episodes of Divorce
Every episode of Divorce ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Divorce!
A middle-aged couple experience the pain, the relief and the trials and tribulations of a divorce in this dry, witty comedy.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:HBO
Worst Episodes Summary
"Next Day" is the worst rated episode of "Divorce". It scored 7/10 based on 307 votes. Directed by Jesse Peretz and written by Sharon Horgan, Paul Simms, it aired on 10/16/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Charred".