6.5/1036 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2008
After Rita gets passed up for a promotion at work, she starts to question who she is and starts a garage band to capture the spirit of her younger days.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: James Berg, Stan Zimmerman
7.3/1030 votes#2 - Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2008
Rita skips out on Shannon's karate lesson to jam with the band and lies to Shannon about it. When Hallie exposes the truth, Rita tries to make it up to Shannon by buying her a dog. Meanwhile, Kip is determined to stay in the band against Hallie's wishes.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez
8.6/1031 votes#3 - You Gotta Have Friends
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2008
Rita tries to help out Patty with her love life, but with no avail. Elsewhere, Rita and Jay become angry when Hallie and Kip plan to get tattoos.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: James Berg, Stan Zimmerman
6.4/1028 votes#4 - Flirting With Disaster
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2008
Jay gets jealous when Rita and Patty take a trip to the guitar shop and meet two young musicians who invite them to watch their band perform.
Director: Peter Marc Jacobson
Writer: Denise Moss
6.3/1029 votes#5 - Mother's Little Helper
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2008
When the sitter cancels, Rita and Jay worry they will have to cancel their plans for a weekend-getaway. Rita leaves Hallie in charge of the house while she and Jay are away, but sets up a surveillance camera system first.
Director: Katy Garretson
Writer: Bob Nickman
6.2/1029 votes#6 - Nobody Does It Better
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2008
After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated.
Director: Peter Marc Jacobson
Writer: N/A
6.6/1031 votes#7 - Take This Job and Shove It
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2008
Rita and Jay's money lessons fail to capture Hallie's attention once she gains a job herself. Hallie doesn't see any need to go to college until she observes how Rita's job affects her life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1036 votes#8 - The Crying Game
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2008
Jay's friends make fun of him after Rita reveals his soft side. Shannon gets the help of Kip and Hallie on her school film project.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
6.8/1034 votes#9 - Under Pressure
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2008
Hallie considers having sex with Kip after her friends constantly pressure her into doing so. When Rita finds out, she tries to advise Hallie in the right direction. Shannon invites Jay to Career Day at her school.
Director: Katy Garretson
Writer: Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez
7.3/1030 votes#10 - Got No Time
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2008
When Rita is called for jury duty and Jay, after much of Rita's nagging, joins a committee that turns out to be just an excuse for dads to watch sports, they enjoy how relaxing their new responsibilities are and realize they need to make free time a priority. Much to Rita's dismay, Hallie and Kip become vegetarians.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Denise Moss
7.5/1029 votes#11 - Love On The Rocks
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2008
When Owen spends more time practicing with the band than searching for a job, his wife kicks him out of the house. Rita and Jay invite him to stay at their house for a while, and Owen gets a peek at a different side of his band mate that he doesn't expect.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Sylvia Green
6.9/1032 votes#12 - I Write the Songs
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2008
Hearing that Kip is performing with another band comes as a relief to Rita and Patty, who thought that he was cheating on Hallie. When Rita hears the songs the new band writes, it ignites a fire in her and she tries to write some tunes of her own. She has a hard time, but finds inspiration through Jay when he reminds her of letters she once wrote to him.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez
7.0/1029 votes#13 - The Girl Is Mine
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/2009
When Rita comes down with a cold, Patty helps out around the house. But when Patty starts forming a special bond with Shannon, Rita gets jealous. Kip and Jay become closer after they have a video-game rivalry.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Bob Nickman
7.0/1028 votes#14 - Old Friends
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2009
Rita and a former band mate, whom she holds a grudge against, are reunited via Facebook. Also on Facebook, Hallie and Kip compete to see who can make the most friends
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Denise Moss
6.4/1028 votes#15 - It's My Party
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/2009
Hallie loses her parent's trust when she sneaks out of the house to a college party. Rita is not sure how to respond to Patty's request to let her personal trainer join the band, and Rita and Jay are convinced by Shannon to host a birthday party for their dog.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Nickman
7.6/1038 votes#16 - I Can't Make You Love Me
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/2009
After discovering that Jay's aunt doesn't like her, Rita sets out to make a good impression when she visits.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1029 votes#17 - Get Off Off Of My Cloud
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2009
Rita and Jay have dinner with Jay's new client Sam, who reveals his secret desire of having a garage band. When Rita tells him that she has a band with her friends, he invites them to play at the company's annual party. Shannon finds a way to get Hallie to do all of her chores and make a profit off of her too.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.2/1029 votes#18 - Killer Queen
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/2009
After Rita finds out someone has been bullying Shannon at school, she competes with the bully's mother at a school fund-raiser. Hallie buys a used car that makes Jay reminisce about the old days.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1029 votes
#19 - What's Love Got To Do With It
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/2009
Rita and Jay both plan special Valentine's Day celebrations, in the hopes that there is still some spark left in their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez
7.2/1029 votes#20 - We Can Work It Out
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/23/2009
Rita gets a promotion at work and makes the tough decision that she will have to quit the band to keep up with her hectic schedule. But when Jay and the girls start noticing that Rita isn't the same without her music, they try to get her to prioritize.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: James Berg, Stan Zimmerman
The Best Episodes of Rita Rocks Season 1
Every episode of Rita Rocks Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rita Rocks Season 1!
Rita Rocks is a Lifetime original sitcom that ran from October 20, 2008 to December 7, 2009. It is the network's first original comedy in...
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Network:Lifetime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Rita Rocks" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Andrew D. Weyman and written by James Berg, Stan Zimmerman, it aired on 10/20/2008. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah".