Bless the Harts | |
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Season 1 | |
Starring | |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 29, 2019 January 12, 2020 | –
The first season of Bless the Harts debuted on Fox on September 29, 2019 and concluded on January 12, 2020.
On July 19, 2019, at San Diego Comic Con, executive producer Emily Spivey revealed that Bless the Harts takes place in the same universe as King of the Hill. Emily Spivey and Andy Bobrow served as showrunners for the first season. On November 27, 2019, showrunner Andy Bobrow confirmed that the last three produced episodes of the first production cycle would air in Season 2 as holdovers.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Hug N' Bugs" | Pete Michels | Erin Wagoner | September 29, 2019 | 1BPJ03 | 1.82[1] |
Jenny gets the family water shut off after her payment bounces, so she tries to sell toys for cash, not knowing her mother Betty is buying them back. Meanwhile, Wayne discovers Violet's love for art and builds a building based on her drawings, only to get permits for it denied by the city hall. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Can't Get There from Here" | Samantha Arnett | Emily Spivey | October 6, 2019 | 1BPJ01 | 2.99[4] |
Jenny picks up a second job as a stripper in order to make extra cash to send Violet to art school. Meanwhile, Wayne buys ostriches with his truck as collateral to also help Violet, only to find out that they can't lay eggs. Note: This is the original pilot of the series.[2][3] | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Jenny Unfiltered" | Bryan Francis | Rich Blomquist | October 13, 2019 | 1BPJ02 | 1.47[5] |
After Betty tells the family the story of her old rich boyfriend, Violet takes Betty to visit his heir (guest voiced by Holly Hunter) when he died, which doesn't go according to her plans. At her job, Jenny adopts both political sides regarding a statue in an effort to earn extra tip money, but begins to question her morals and beliefs. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Cremains of the Day" | Michael Baylis | Julia Lillis Cohen & Jeremy Rowley | October 20, 2019 | 1BPJ04 | 2.79[6] |
Jenny tries to honor her deceased father on his favorite holiday, Halloween, by letting go of his remains left at the family home, but doesn't think she is ready to let them go. Violet and Leonard take Wayne ghost hunting to conquer his fear of ghosts. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Trash Twins" | Samantha Arnett | Janine Brito | November 3, 2019 | 1BPJ05 | 1.33[7] |
At Mega-Lo-Mart, a mysterious prankster skids their car in the parking lot, splashing Jenny and Betty with dirty street water. When Betty finds out it is her nemesis Crystalynn Poole, the two conspire revenge. Wayne deals with his misbehaving 10-year old Uncle Tommy. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Pig Trouble in Little Greenpoint" | Pete Michels | Christy Stratton | November 10, 2019 | 1BPJ06 | 2.31[8] |
Wayne gets upset when Jenny enters him into a BBQ festival without his permission after he loses. Violet feels bad that animals are killed for human consumption, so she debates on whether or not to become a vegetarian. Betty runs into an old friend, a famous member (guest voiced by Stephen Root) of a beach band, who invites her to go on tour, so she must decide whether to go on tour with him or stay with her family. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Myrtle Beach Memoirs" | Samantha Arnett | Andy Bobrow | November 17, 2019 | 1BPJ08 | 1.64[9] |
When Randy hides in The Last Supper for 30 days and breaks the ceiling as a result, Jenny can't go to work. So the family decides to take a vacation to Myrtle Beach, which they can't exactly afford. When Betty caves in to a timeshare, it’s up to Wayne to get her out. With the help of Violet, Jenny enters a mini-golf competition in order to win money to pay for the trip, but struggles against the last hole. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Mega-Lo-Memories" | Michael Baylis | Emily Spivey | November 24, 2019 | 1BPJ07 | 2.68[10] |
At the Thanksgiving dinner table, when the microwave breaks down, Jenny tells the story of how she got the old microwave during a Black Friday shopping brawl at the Mega-Lo-Mart, where she meets Wayne for the first time and loses Violet. Betty runs into Crystalynn in this flashback story where both work together to get a pair of pink boots, which another shopper was hoarding. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard" | Pete Michels | Emily Spivey | December 15, 2019 | 1BPJ09 | 2.72[11] |
Louise forces Jenny and Brenda to attend her Christmas party this year to get a bonus, making Jenny feel insecure about her own Christmas traditions when she sees how differently both of them have it. But when Louise starts crying at her own party, it’s up to Jenny to help her out. Also at the party, Betty goes gambling, and Wayne gets influenced by a local theater legend (guest voiced by Chris Parnell). | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Tying the Not" | Michael Baylis | Lauren McGuire | January 12, 2020 | 1BPJ10 | 2.67[12] |
After Violet's room catches on fire, Jenny and her family have to stay at Wayne's place for a few days, where Jenny picks pointless fights with him. Remembering her fears of marriage with ex-boyfriend Don Reynolds, when Jenny finds a ring in Wayne's drawer, she angrily forces Wayne to marry her. Meanwhile, after seeing a mystery television series in which Crystalynn guest-starred, Betty attempts to expose her murder incident as a lie. |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Hug N' Bugs" | September 29, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 1.82[1] | 0.1 | 0.30 | 0.8 | 2.12[13] |
2 | "Can't Get There from Here" | October 6, 2019 | 1.2/5 | 2.99[4] | 0.1 | 0.20 | 1.3 | 3.19[14] |
3 | "Jenny Unfiltered" | October 13, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 1.47[5] | 0.1 | 0.22 | 0.7 | 1.69[15] |
4 | "Cremains of the Day" | October 20, 2019 | 1.1/5 | 2.79[6] | 0.1 | 0.20 | 1.2 | 2.99[16] |
5 | "Trash Twins" | November 3, 2019 | 0.5/3 | 1.33[7] | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.6 | 1.51[17] |
6 | "Pig Trouble in Little Greenpoint" | November 10, 2019 | 0.8/3 | 2.31[8] | 0.1 | 0.22 | 0.9 | 2.53[18] |
7 | "Mrytle Beach Memories" | November 17, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 1.64[9] | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.7 | 1.82[19] |
8 | "Mega-Lo-Memories" | November 24, 2019 | 1.0/4 | 2.68[10] | 0.0 | 0.15 | 1.0 | 2.84[20] |
9 | "Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard" | December 15, 2019 | 1.0/4 | 2.72[11] | 0.0 | 0.17 | 1.0 | 2.89[21] |
10 | "Tying the Not" | January 12, 2020 | 1.0/5 | 2.67[12] | 0.1 | 0.13 | 1.0 | 2.81[22] |