A Different World

1987–1993 · 6 seasons · 144 episodes · Comedy

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.

7.1IMDb · 9.4k votes

Best season: 7.7; Season 2. Weakest is season 1, at 7.1
Top episode: 8.9; S5 E14 · The Cat's in the Cradle
Lowest episode: 6.3; S4 E6 · Tales from the Exam Zone
Finale: 8.1; +0.6 against the show's 7.5 average

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	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7	Episode 8	Episode 9	Episode 10	Episode 11	Episode 12	Episode 13	Episode 14	Episode 15	Episode 16	Episode 17	Episode 18

Season 1	6.7	7.1	7.3	7.5	7.2	7.6	7.5	6.9	6.9	7.1	7.4	6.3	6.9	7.2	7.6	7.2	7.6	7.1	7.3	7.8	6.3	6.4
Season 2	7.2	7.5	7.2	8.2	8.4	8.1	8.4	7.9
Season 3	8.0	7.3	6.8	6.9	8.0	7.7	7.9	7.3
Season 4	7.7	7.7	7.1	7.0	7.1	6.3	8.5	8.1
Season 5	7.1	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.5	7.1	7.2	7.1
Season 6	7.6	7.4	7.4	8.0	6.9	7.3	6.6	8.4

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