7.4/10114 votes7.4/10(114)#1 - Phenomenal Women
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 5/16/2021
Failed novelist Ella McFair starts her first day at HotTeaDigest dot com and enlists her friends to help her cover her first assignment.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Leigh Davenport
7.6/1064 votes7.6/10(64)#2 - Because... ADOS
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 5/23/2021
Renee updates Ella and Sondi on the status of her troubled marriage while Whitney struggles to balance work and her pending nuptials.
Director: Justin Tipping
Writer: Leigh Davenport
7.8/1051 votes7.8/10(51)#3 - What a Co-inky-dick
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 5/30/2021
The girls throw Ella a karaoke party for her 32nd birthday where uninvited guests cause Whitney and Ella to spiral.
Director: Justin Tipping
Writer: Leigh Davenport
8.4/1052 votes8.4/10(52)#4 - I Love Harlem
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 6/6/2021
Whitney, Ella, Sondi and Renee brunch, shop, drink and dance in Harlem on a perfect uptown Saturday.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1042 votes8.3/10(42)#5 - Plus Ones
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 6/13/2021
Sondi and Matthew host a party for their academic peers; chaos ensues at Whitney's final bridal dress fitting
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1042 votes8.5/10(42)#6 - My Therapist Says...
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 6/27/2021
Whitney, Sondi, Ella and Renee attend therapy with a savvy, blunt, upper-west side therapist, Dr. Nancy Josephson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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8.6/1043 votes8.6/10(43)#7 - What You Wish For
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 7/4/2021
Ella makes a career choice that has startling repercussions in her personal life. Renee makes a big decision for her career.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1037 votes8.7/10(37)#8 - Almost, Lady, Almost!
Season 1 Episode 8
Aired 7/11/2021
Ella, Renee, Sondi and Hope get wild and crazy at Whitney's bachelorette party, but the bride is nowhere to be found.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Run the World Season 1
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Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Starz
Episodes
8
Avg. Rating
8.2
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Phenomenal Women" is the best rated episode of "Run the World" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 114 votes. Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Leigh Davenport, it aired on 5/16/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Because... ADOS".
