The Exes backdrop
Comedy

The Worst Episodes of The Exes

Every episode of The Exes ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Exes!

Binge this in 1d 0h•Peaking at 8.5/10

A sitcom about three divorced men sharing an apartment across the hall from their female divorce attorney, who is also their landlord.

Airs on
TV Land
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons4

All1234

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    The Exes Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.6/10(140 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Divorce attorney Holly (Kristen Johnston) sets up newly single Stuart (David Alan Basche) with also divorced roommates: Phil (Donald Faison) and Haskell (Wayne Knight). After a rocky start with Stuart the unlikely team helps him come to terms with his new unmarried life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Reisman

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. The Exes Season 4 Episode 9 - Get Her to the Greek
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    #2 - Get Her to the Greek

    S4:E9

    Holly sneaks into a sorority Eden is pledging to find out why she was rejected years ago. Haskell turns the guys' apartment into a pretend AirBnB to attract a woman.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Gary Murphy

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. The Exes Season 4 Episode 18 - Knotting Phil
    6.7/10(44 votes)

    #3 - Knotting Phil

    S4:E18

    Phil’s stint on a movie set leads to romance with the female star. Holly struggles with having to fire someone for the first time.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. The Exes Season 4 Episode 5 - Oh Brother Here Art Thou
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #4 - Oh Brother Here Art Thou

    S4:E5

    Haskell’s estranged brother shows up and asks for one small favor: his kidney. Holly mentors a teenager who turns out to like Eden’s job more than hers.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Gary Murphy

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. The Exes Season 4 Episode 12 - The Wedding
    6.8/10(50 votes)

    #5 - The Wedding

    S4:E12

    Holly's wedding day arrives. Business partners Haskell and Nicki strike it rich.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Steve Joe

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. The Exes Season 4 Episode 21 - What Dreams May Come
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #6 - What Dreams May Come

    S4:E21

    Holly accidently convinces Stuart to quit his dental practice and buy a restaurant. Haskell, sick of paying alimony, tries to persuade his ex wife Margo to marry her fiancé.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Howard Gewirtz, Ian Gurvitz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Exes

    READ
  7. The Exes Season 3 Episode 15 - Starting Over
    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #7 - Starting Over

    S3:E15

    Nicki returns, disrupting the lives of Stuart and Phil; Haskell and Eden attend a nude "Twelve Angry Men."

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. The Exes Season 4 Episode 4 - An Officer and a Dental Man
    7.0/10(53 votes)

    #8 - An Officer and a Dental Man

    S4:E4

    Phil is convinced that the woman Haskell is dating is really a man. Stuart feels guilty after sleeping with a woman who thinks that he is a war hero.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. The Exes Season 4 Episode 8 - Requiem for a Dream
    7.0/10(49 votes)

    #9 - Requiem for a Dream

    S4:E8

    The gang attends a charity silent auction. Haskell wins a police ride-along. Phil wins dinner with his favorite sitcom TV Mom. Stuart and Holly are forced to share a cooking lesson with a celebrity chef.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Ian Gurvitz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. The Exes Season 4 Episode 16 - The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin
    7.0/10(48 votes)

    #10 - The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin

    S4:E16

    Stuart’s sister Nicki comes back from her European vacation with a female lover. Holly, inspired by Nicki, decides to try dating women.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Maria Brown-Gallenberg

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. The Exes Season 4 Episode 17 - Haskell Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Haskell Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    S4:E17

    Phil and Stuart have a fight with Haskell and he moves out. Holly, desperate to keep them all together, sends Phil and Stuart to bring him home.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Gary Murphy, Maria Brown-Gallenberg

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. The Exes Season 1 Episode 2 - A Little Romance
    7.1/10(123 votes)

    #12 - A Little Romance

    S1:E2

    Phil uses Holly's assistant to help him land a star jockey as a client, but hes got his eyes on a bigger prize. Haskell talks Stuart into selling sentimental mementos from his marriage but Stuart has trouble letting go.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. The Exes Season 3 Episode 17 - Nun Like It Hot
    7.1/10(53 votes)

    #13 - Nun Like It Hot

    S3:E17

    When Phil unwittingly sleeps with a nun, he must keep Nicki from finding out; Haskell and Eden care for Holly when she is injured.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. The Exes Season 4 Episode 10 - Holly Franklin Goes to Washington
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    #14 - Holly Franklin Goes to Washington

    S4:E10

    Holly, over the moon, introduces the gang to her new boyfriend, Congressman Charles Hayward, but they soon begin to question his motives.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Maria Brown-Gallenberg

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. The Exes Season 1 Episode 4 - Lutz and the Real Girl
    7.2/10(109 votes)

    #15 - Lutz and the Real Girl

    S1:E4

    Haskell panics when his online girlfriend surprises him with a visit, because he used Phil's picture as his own. Holly discovers a homeless man in the laundry room and learns appearances can be very deceiving.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. The Exes Season 3 Episode 14 - Bachelor Party
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #16 - Bachelor Party

    S3:E14

    Stuart's sister has shocking news about her marriage; Phil and Eden contemplate a guest in the bedroom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. The Exes Season 3 Episode 16 - Friends Without Benefits
    7.2/10(48 votes)

    #17 - Friends Without Benefits

    S3:E16

    Haskell hatches a plan to win over Nicki. Stuart and Phil visit Stuart's old home one last time before it is sold.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. The Exes Season 4 Episode 2 - The Wedding Unplanner
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    #18 - The Wedding Unplanner

    S4:E2

    Holly represents Nicki in her divorce, but lets her own history with marriage get in the way. Phil tries to prove he’s not getting older by dating a much younger woman.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Ian Gurvitz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. The Exes Season 4 Episode 3 - Love and Death
    7.2/10(50 votes)

    #19 - Love and Death

    S4:E3

    Holly joins a grief support group to meet a man. Stuart and Haskell help prepare Phil for a talk show appearance after he develops a lisp.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writer:Maria Brown-Gallenberg

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. The Exes Season 4 Episode 7 - Catch It 'Cause You Can
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #20 - Catch It 'Cause You Can

    S4:E7

    Haskell plans to attend a big event honoring him for his past bowling glory, but is quarantined with Phil and Stuart. Holly secretly rewrites Eden's college paper and almost destroys her dream.

    Director:Andy Cadiff
    Writers:Angeli Millan, Margee Magee

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. The Exes Season 4 Episode 15 - Good Will Hinting
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #21 - Good Will Hinting

    S4:E15

    Stuart recruits Phil for his a cappella group and Phil leads a rebellion. Haskell leaves Holly out of his will and she seeks revenge.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Gary Murphy

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. The Exes Season 4 Episode 20 - Gone Girls
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    #22 - Gone Girls

    S4:E20

    Holly and Nicki plan a girls’ night out, but wind up competing for the same guy. Phil realizes dating a movie star is much more difficult than he imagined.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Angeli Millan, Margee Magee

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. The Exes Season 1 Episode 6 - A Very Wrong Engagement
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    #23 - A Very Wrong Engagement

    S1:E6

    Holly's mother, Marjorie (Judith Light) visits, with Holly having yet to tell her that she is no longer engaged. So in an attempt to delay telling her mother the truth, Holly moves back into the apartment she shared with her ex, while the boys stay at her place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. The Exes Season 1 Episode 8 - My Dinner with Phil
    7.3/10(106 votes)

    #24 - My Dinner with Phil

    S1:E8

    Phil learns that his ex-wife is getting married and that he will no longer need to alimony, making him ecstatic. Holly tries to get romantic with her boss

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. The Exes Season 3 Episode 13 - Nothing in Common
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #25 - Nothing in Common

    S3:E13

    Holly convinces everyone to spend Christmas together, but then ditches the group.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "The Exes". It scored 6.6/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mark Reisman, it aired on 11/30/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Get Her to the Greek".