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Divorce — Season 1

201610 episodes6.1/10 (22 votes)

About this season

A middle-aged couple experience the pain, the relief and the trials and tribulations of a divorce in this dry, witty comedy.

Episodes (10)

Pilot
E1

1. Pilot

5.1

Aired 9 October 2016 • 30 min

Frances and Robert--a middle-aged couple in the suburbs of New York City--try to figure out if their marriage is worth saving after a shocking event at their friend Diane's 50th birthday party makes them take a hard look at their own lives.

Next Day
E2

2. Next Day

5.7

Aired 16 October 2016 • 30 min

Frances rushes to intercept Robert before he tells the kids that she’s divorcing him. Everyone gathers at the hospital to support Diane as she waits for news on Nick’s condition. In the midst of the chaos, Frances considers finally signing a lease to open her long-planned art gallery.

Counseling
E3

3. Counseling

7.0

Aired 23 October 2016 • 30 min

Robert and Frances attend couples therapy in an effort to see if their marriage is salvageable. Frances gets advice from Dallas, while Robert vents at work. At home, tensions mount as Frances and Robert try to maintain a facade of normalcy for the children. Frances arrives at an epiphany.

Mediation
E4

4. Mediation

6.7

Aired 30 October 2016 • 30 min

In hopes of keeping their split amicable, Frances and Robert meet with a mediator. Frances confides in a co-worker, and Robert gets surprising financial news.

Gustav
E5

5. Gustav

5.0

Aired 6 November 2016 • 30 min

Robert evisages his 'Funspace', pitching it to Nick and also engages a well meaning, but ineffective, lawyer. Frances gets the keys to her new gallery, meets some interesting artists and also 'lawyers up', potentially at least, much more effectively. However, Robert somewhat upgrades his hire...

Christmas
E6

6. Christmas

8.0

Aired 13 November 2016 • 30 min

Frances and Robert try to set aside their differences and make their annual Christmas trip to her parents' house with the children.

Weekend Plans
E7

7. Weekend Plans

8.0

Aired 20 November 2016 • 30 min

Church
E8

8. Church

8.0

Aired 27 November 2016 • 30 min

Frances chases a new role, but fails to consider some of the consequences. Robert has something of an epiphany and and a new found positivity with his kids; and also confronts Julian in a surprising way.

Another Party
E9

9. Another Party

7.0

Aired 4 December 2016 • 30 min

Robert's lawyer insinuates that Frances is a negligent mother. Frances' lawyer encourages her to get more involved, so she drops in on a parents' committee meeting at school. Diane and Nick throw another party, where Dallas finds herself pursued by Robert's plus-one.

Detente
E10

10. Detente

7.0

Aired 11 December 2016 • 30 min

Tensions between Frances and Robert ease after Lila has an emergency, but a cutthroat move by Frances' new lawyer sends Robert on a vengeful path. An encounter at the grocery store crystallizes Diane's feelings about motherhood. Frances makes a confession to her father at her gallery opening and is surprised by an unexpected visitor.

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