List of Designing Women episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS sitcom Designing Women. The series began airing on September 29, 1986 and the final episode aired on May 24, 1993. During its seven-year run, 163 Designing Women episodes were produced. In addition, a Designing Women reunion show featuring the cast members aired in 2003.

Series overview

At present, all seven seasons have been released on DVD by Shout! Factory.^[1]

Season	Episodes		Originally released		Rank	Rating	Viewers (millions)
			First released	Last released
1	22		September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)	May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11)	33[2]	16.1[2]	—
2	22		September 14, 1987 (1987-09-14)	March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)	34[3]	15.5[3]	—
3	22		November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14)	May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)	33[4]	15.0[4]	20.6
4	28		September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)	May 21, 1990 (1990-05-21)	22	15.3	21.7
5	24		September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)	May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13)	10	16.5	24.4
6	23		September 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)	May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04)	6	17.3	24.6
7	22		September 25, 1992 (1992-09-25)	May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24)	67[5]	9.9[5]	14.0
R	1		July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)		—	—	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (1986–87)

Main article: Designing Women (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Rating/share (households)
1	1	"Designing Women"	Ellen Falcon	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)	18.8/28[6]
2	2	"The Beauty Contest"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06)	16.9/25[7]
3	3	"A Big Affair"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 20, 1986 (1986-10-20)	18.3/26[8]
4	4	"Julia's Son"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 27, 1986 (1986-10-27)	18.3/26[9]
5	5	"Mary Jo's First Date"	Jack Shea	Cheryl Gard	November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03)	17.1/25[10]
6	6	"Design House"	Jack Shea	Joan Brooker & Nancy Eddo	November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17)	15.0/22[11]
7	7	"Perky's Visit"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24)	17.5/26[12]
8	8	"I Do, I Don't"	Jack Shea	Emily Marshall	December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)	11.7/18[13]
9	9	"The IT Men"	Jack Shea	Emily Marshall	December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)	10.9/16[14]
10	10	"The Slumber Party"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)	9.5/15[15]
11	11	"New Year's Daze"	David Steinberg	Trish Vrandenburg	January 1, 1987 (1987-01-01)	16.8/25[16]
12	12	"Old Spouses Never Die"	Barnet Kellman	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 1, 1987 (1987-02-01)	19.2/28[17]
13	13
14	14	"Monette"	Barnet Kellman	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 8, 1987 (1987-02-08)	14.5/21[18]
15	15	"And Justice for Paul"	Jack Shea	Trish Vrandenburg	February 15, 1987 (1987-02-15)	13.3/19[19]
16	16	"Reese's Friend"	Arlene Sanford	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 22, 1987 (1987-02-22)	17.4/25[20]
17	17	"Nashville Bound"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 16, 1987 (1987-03-16)	19.3/29[21]
18	18	"Oh, Suzannah"	Matthew Diamond	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23)	17.7/27[22]
19	19	"Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06)	15.7/23[23]
20	20	"Seams from a Marriage"	Jack Shea	E. Jack Kaplan	April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13)	15.4/24[24]
21	21	"Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am"	Barnet Kellman	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)	16.0/25[25]
22	22	"Bachelor Suite"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11)	14.7/23[26]

Season 2 (1987–88)

Main article: Designing Women (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Rating/share (households)
23	1	"101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 14, 1987 (1987-09-14)	15.6/24[27]
24	2	"Ted Remarries"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)	17.6/28[28]
25	3	"Anthony Jr."	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)	15.8/24[29]
26	4	"Killing All the Right People"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)	18.6/29[30]
27	5	"Half an Air Bubble Off"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)	15.4/23[31]
28	6	"Dash Goff, the Writer"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)	16.6/26[32]
29	7	"Heart Attacks"	Matthew Diamond	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)	15.2/22[33]
30	8	"Cruising"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)	14.3/21[34]
31	9	"I'll Be Seeing You"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)	17.1/26[35]
32	10	"Stranded"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 7, 1987 (1987-12-07)	15.6/24[36]
33	11	"Howard the Date"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 14, 1987 (1987-12-14)	16.6/24[37]
34	12	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 21, 1987 (1987-12-21)	14.4/22[38]
35	13	"Great Expectations"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04)	15.8/23[39]
36	14	"Second Time Around"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)	16.8/25[40]
37	15	"Oh, Brother"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)	17.4/26[41]
38	16	"There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner"	Jack Shea	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25)	13.2/20[42]
39	17	"The Return of Ray Don"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)	16.3/25[43]
40	18	"High Rollers"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)	14.1/20[44]
41	19	"The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club"	Matthew Diamond	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15)	15.3/22[45]
42	20	"How Great Thou Art"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)	13.7/20[46]
43	21	"Ted-Bare"	Hal Holbrook	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)	14.5/22[47]
44	22	"Reservations for Eight"	Hal Holbrook	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)	14.7/22[48]

Season 3 (1988–89)

Main article: Designing Women (season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
45	1	"Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14)	19.6[49]	15.3/23[49]
46	2	"The Candidate"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)	16.4[50]	12.4/18[50]
47	3	"E.P., Phone Home"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)	21.9[51]	15.8/23[51]
48	4	"Getting Married and Eating Dirt"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)	17.4[52]	12.8/19[52]
49	5	"Big Haas and Little Falsie"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)	21.1[53]	15.5/23[53]
50	6	"Hard Hats and Lovers"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 19, 1988 (1988-12-19)	21.2[54]	15.1/23[54]
51	7	"Curtains"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	January 2, 1989 (1989-01-02)	28.3[55]	20.2/31[55]
52	8	"The Wilderness Experience"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)	23.8[56]	17.4/26[56]
53	9	"Tyrone"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 16, 1989 (1989-01-16)	19.0[57]	13.4/20[57]
54	10	"Mr. Bailey"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)	23.1[58]	16.4/24[58]
55	11	"The Naked Truth"	Iris Dugow	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)	20.7[59]	15.1/23[59]
56	12	"The Junies"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)	19.1[60]	13.4/20[60]
57	13	"One Sees, the Other Doesn't"	Ron Troutman	Pam Norris	February 27, 1989 (1989-02-27)	20.1[61]	14.6/22[61]
58	14	"Odell"	Dwayne Hickman	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	March 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)	19.3[62]	14.2/21[62]
59	15	"Full Moon"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 13, 1989 (1989-03-13)	22.7[63]	16.2/25[63]
60	16	"Ms. Meal Ticket"	Hal Holbrook	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20)	20.5[64]	15.1/22[64]
61	17	"The Engagement"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)	19.3[65]	14.6/23[65]
62	18	"Come on and Marry Me, Bill"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	April 10, 1989 (1989-04-10)	21.8[66]	16.3/25[66]
63	19	"The Women of Atlanta"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)	21.6[67]	15.5/24[67]
64	20	"Stand and Fight"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)	19.7[68]	14.3/21[68]
65	21	"The Last Humorously-Dressed Bellboy in America"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)	17.2[69]	12.7/19[69]
66	22	"Julia Drives Over the First Amendment"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)	18.6[70]	13.3/21[70]

Season 4 (1989–90)

Main article: Designing Women (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
67	1	"The Proxy Pig and Great Pretenders"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)	20.4[71]
68	2	"One Night with You"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)	20.3[72]
69	3	"There She Is"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)	17.5[73]
70	4	"Nightmare from Hee Haw"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16)	19.9[74]
71	5	"The Girlfriend"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23)	18.6[75]
72	6	"The Rowdy Girls"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)	18.5[76]
73	7	"Bernice's Sanity Hearing"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)	18.4[77]
74	8	"Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20)	21.1[78]
75	9	"Julia and Suzanne's Big Adventure"	Dwayne Hickman	Pam Norris	November 27, 1989 (1989-11-27)	18.6[79]
76	10	"Manhunt"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	December 4, 1989 (1989-12-04)	21.0[80]
77	11	"They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 11, 1989 (1989-12-11)	24.1[81]
78	12	"You Got to Have Friends"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	December 18, 1989 (1989-12-18)	23.6[82]
79	13	"The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire Twentieth Century"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 1, 1990 (1990-01-01)	31.0[83]
80	14
81	15	"The Mistress"	Iris Dugow	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 8, 1990 (1990-01-08)	26.6[84]
82	16	"The Fur Flies"	Hal Holbrook	Pam Norris	January 15, 1990 (1990-01-15)	24.5[85]
83	17	"Oh, What a Feeling"	David Trainer	Paul Clay	January 29, 1990 (1990-01-29)	22.4[86]
84	18	"Anthony and Vanessa"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05)	23.9[87]
85	19	"Payne Grows Up"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19)	20.2[88]
86	20	"Tornado Watch"	William Crain	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	February 26, 1990 (1990-02-26)	22.9[89]
87	21	"Tough Enough"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12)	21.6[90]
88	22	"It's a Wonderful Life"	David Trainer	Thom Bray and Michael Ross	March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)	20.1[91]
89	23	"Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend"	David Trainer	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	April 9, 1990 (1990-04-09)	22.9[92]
90	24	"Foreign Affairs"	David Trainer	Cheryl Bascom	April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)	23.7[93]
91	25	"Have Faith"	David Trainer	Paul Clay and Pam Norris	May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07)	19.6[94]
92	26	"Their Finest Hour"	Ellen Falcon, Harry Thomason and David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09)	16.5[94]
93	27	"Anthony's Graduation"	David Trainer	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 14, 1990 (1990-05-14)	23.5[95]
94	28	"La Place sans Souci"	Iris Dugow	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 21, 1990 (1990-05-21)	25.1[96]

Season 5 (1990–91)

Main article: Designing Women (season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
95	1	"A Blast from the Past"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)	28.4[97]
96	2	"Papa Was a Rolling Stone"	David Trainer	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)	25.4[98]
97	3	"Working Mother"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)	25.7[99]
98	4	"Miss Trial"	David Trainer	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)	22.6[100]
99	5	"The Bachelor Auction"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)	28.0[101]
100	6	"Charlene Buys a House"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)	26.8[102]
101	7	"Old Rebels and Young Models"	Iris Dugow	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)	26.1[103]
102	8	"Nowhere to Run To"	David Trainer	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)	24.1[104]
103	9	"A Class Act"	Dwayne Hickman	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)	25.1[105]
104	10	"Keep the Homes Fires Burning"	David Trainer	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	November 26, 1990 (1990-11-26)	24.3[106]
105	11	"My Daughter, Myself"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	December 10, 1990 (1990-12-10)	21.7[107]
106	12	"And Now, Here's Bernice"	David Trainer	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	December 17, 1990 (1990-12-17)	22.1[108]
107	13	"Pearls of Wisdom"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)	29.9[109]
108	14	"High Noon in a Laundry Room"	David Trainer	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	January 14, 1991 (1991-01-14)	26.1[110]
109	15	"How Long Has This Been Going On?"	David Trainer	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)	22.2[111]
110	16	"The Emperor's New Nose"	David Trainer	Thom Bray & Michael Ross	February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)	26.4[112]
111	17	"Maybe Baby"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)	24.4[113]
112	18	"This Is Art?"	Roberta Sherry Scelza	Steven Roth & Deanne Roth	February 25, 1991 (1991-02-25)	24.0[114]
113	19	"Blame It on New Orleans"	David Trainer	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	March 4, 1991 (1991-03-04)	24.2[115]
114	20	"I'll See You in Court"	David Trainer	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)	22.6[116]
115	21	"The Big Circle"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	April 8, 1991 (1991-04-08)	24.6[117]
116	22	"Friends and Husbands"	David Trainer	Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl	April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)	17.2[118]
117	23	"Fore!"	David Trainer	Pam Norris	May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)	21.5[119]
118	24	"The Pride of Sugarbakers"	Iris Dugow	Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross	May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13)	21.7[120]

Season 6 (1991–92)

Main article: Designing Women (season 6)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
119	1	"The Big Desk"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)	30.1[121]
120	2
121	3	"A Toe in the Water"	David Steinberg	Pam Norris	September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)	27.1[122]
122	4	"Dwayne's World"	David Steinberg	Paul Clay & Pam Norris	September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)	25.9[123]
123	5	"Marriage Most Foul"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)	25.6[124]
124	6	"Picking a Winner"	Asaad Kelada	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 14, 1991 (1991-10-14)	24.4[125]
125	7	"Last Tango in Atlanta"	Charles Frank	Thom Bray and Michael Ross	October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21)	21.2[126]
126	8	"The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)	23.8[127]
127	9	"Just Say Doe"	David Steinberg	Andrea Carla Michaels	November 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)	24.3[128]
128	10	"Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree"	David Steinberg	Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross	November 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)	24.2[129]
129	11	"Julia and Mary Jo Get Stuck Under a Bed"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 2, 1991 (1991-12-02)	23.4[130]
130	12	"Real, Scary Men"	David Steinberg	Cathryn Michon	December 9, 1991 (1991-12-09)	23.1[131]
131	13	"Tales Out of School"	David Steinberg	Paul Clay & Pam Norris	December 16, 1991 (1991-12-16)	24.7[132]
132	14	"Driving My Mama Back Home"	William Cosentino	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	January 6, 1992 (1992-01-06)	26.2[133]
133	15	"Payne Comes Home"	Paul Clay	Eleanor S. Hyde-White	January 13, 1992 (1992-01-13)	24.0[134]
134	16	"Carlene's Apartment"	David Steinberg	Paul Clay	January 20, 1992 (1992-01-20)	24.8[135]
135	17	"Mamed"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	February 3, 1992 (1992-02-03)	23.7[136]
136	18	"A Scene from a Mall"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	February 24, 1992 (1992-02-24)	23.5[137]
137	19	"All About Odes to Atlanta"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	March 2, 1992 (1992-03-02)	24.3[138]
138	20	"I Enjoy Being a Girl"	David Steinberg	Norma Safford Vela	March 9, 1992 (1992-03-09)	23.3[139]
139	21	"L.A. Story"	Roberta Sherry Scelza	Paul Clay	March 23, 1992 (1992-03-23)	25.9[140]
140	22	"A Little Night Music"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	April 27, 1992 (1992-04-27)	23.2[141]
141	23	"Shades of Vanessa"	Art Dielhenn	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04)	24.3[142]

Season 7 (1992–93)

Main article: Designing Women (season 7)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
142	1	"Of Human Bondage"	David Steinberg	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	September 25, 1992 (1992-09-25)	18.0[143]
143	2	"Sex and the Single Woman"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 2, 1992 (1992-10-02)	14.7[144]
144	3	"Mary Jo vs. the Terminator"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 16, 1992 (1992-10-16)	15.5[145]
145	4	"On the Road Again"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	October 23, 1992 (1992-10-23)	15.3[146]
146	5	"Screaming Passages"	David Steinberg	Norma Safford Vela	October 30, 1992 (1992-10-30)	13.8[147]
147	6	"Viva Las Vegas"	Charles Frank	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 6, 1992 (1992-11-06)	13.6[148]
148	7	"Fools Rush In"	David Steinberg	Linda Jean LaBrown	November 13, 1992 (1992-11-13)	16.0[149]
149	8	"Love Letters"	David Steinberg	Norma Safford Vela	November 20, 1992 (1992-11-20)	14.7[150]
150	9	"The Vision Thing"	David Steinberg	Norma Safford Vela	December 4, 1992 (1992-12-04)	13.5[151]
151	10	"Trial and Error"	David Steinberg	Danny Margosis & Robert Horn	December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11)	12.5[152]
152	11	"Too Dumb to Date"	David Steinberg	Jeannie Elias	January 8, 1993 (1993-01-08)	14.6[153]
153	12	"The Odyssey"	David Steinberg	Dee LaDuke & Mark Alton Brown	January 15, 1993 (1993-01-15)	14.0[154]
154	13	"Oh Dog, Poor Dog"	David Steinberg	Cathryn Michon	January 22, 1993 (1993-01-22)	12.4[155]
155	14	"Wedding Redux"	David Steinberg	Mimi Pond	February 5, 1993 (1993-02-05)	14.0[156]
156	15	"Nude Julia, New York Morning"	David Steinberg	Emily Levine	February 12, 1993 (1993-02-12)	15.9[157]
157	16	"Sex, Lies and Bad Hair Days"	David Steinberg	Danny Margosis & Robert Horn	March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05)	11.9[158]
158	17	"Shovel Off to Buffalo"	David Steinberg	Emily Levine	March 12, 1993 (1993-03-12)	13.7[159]
159	18	"It's Not So Easy Being Green"	David Steinberg	Emily Levine	April 2, 1993 (1993-04-02)	14.0[160]
160	19	"The Woman Who Came to Sugarbakers"	David Steinberg	Emily Levine	April 30, 1993 (1993-04-30)	8.7[161]
161	20	"The Lying Game"	David Steinberg	Danny Margosis & Robert Horn	May 7, 1993 (1993-05-07)	8.9[162]
162	21	"Gone with a Whim"	David Steinberg	Danny Margosis & Robert Horn and David Steinberg	May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24)	18.9[163]
163	22

Reunion special

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
"The Designing Women Reunion"	Harry Thomason	Allen Crowe & Pam Norris	July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)
Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Delta Burke and Meshach Taylor reunited to share behind-the-scenes memories from their time on the series. Topics included initial casting and favorite episodes. Clips from many episodes are played, as well as new interviews with additional cast members, crew members and others associated with the world of television. Guest stars: Alice Ghostley, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason