The BEST episodes of Hot in Cleveland

Every episode of Hot in Cleveland ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hot in Cleveland!

The series revolves around three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age whose lives are changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new “promised land.”

Last Updated: 8/12/2026Network: TV LandStatus: Ended
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9.00
29 votes

#1 - I Hate Goodbyes

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/3/2015

Joy and Bob's wedding plans are derailed when they learn there is a baby available for adoption.

Hot in Cleveland: Hot Damn!
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9.00
58 votes

#2 - Hot in Cleveland: Hot Damn!

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/27/2015

The cast and crew discuss their favorite episodes, bloopers and behind-the-scenes moments.

Vegas Baby
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9.00
29 votes

#3 - Vegas Baby

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/3/2015

Joy and Bob's wedding plans are derailed when they learn there is a baby available for adoption.

Love Is Blind
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8.60
202 votes

#4 - Love Is Blind

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2012

Victoria's daughter, Emmy, arrives for a visit with the news that she and Melanie's son, Will, are engaged. Meanwhile, Joy's blind boyfriend thinks she's 26; and Elka has a ball prank calling the New York Yankee's third baseman.

Directors: David Trainer
The Bachelors
star
8.50
58 votes

#5 - The Bachelors

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/10/2014

Every year, on their collective birthday, the women set each other up on blind dates.

What's Behind the Door
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8.20
174 votes

#6 - What's Behind the Door

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/30/2012

When Victoria wants to turn her cancelled soap opera into an app, she has to get the series creator on board. They enlist the cast, including the actor who played Honor St. Ravens ex-husband, to film a new episode picking up where the finale left off.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Dancing Queens
star
8.11
261 votes

#7 - Dancing Queens

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/20/2011

The ladies go dancing to burn the Cleveland pounds; Vicoria catches Leandro's eye; Elka dukes it out with an old rival.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Eric Zicklin
One Thing or a Mother
star
8.11
290 votes

#8 - One Thing or a Mother

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/28/2011

The ladies host a dinner party to solve their dating dilemmas, which include Roy's mother's hatred of Elka, Victoria's hand-model boyfriend and Melanie's boyfriend's resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.

Directors: Joe Regalbuto
I Love Lucci (1)
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8.10
376 votes

#9 - I Love Lucci (1)

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2011

Victoria books an appearance on All My Children, and Melanie uses the opportunity to return to Los Angeles to sell her house.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
LeBron Is Le Gone
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8.10
318 votes

#10 - LeBron Is Le Gone

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2011

Melanie dates a basketball coach for the Cavaliers; Victoria takes a job as a local news personality; Joy gets engaged to a homeless man.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Steve Joe
Unseparated at Birthdates
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8.10
289 votes

#11 - Unseparated at Birthdates

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/29/2011

The ladies play matchmaker for each other for hit-and-miss date nights that include Melanie getting a holier-than-thou type; and Elka hiding her intelligence from a wealthy bachelor.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Rachel Sweet
Arch Enemies
star
8.10
260 votes

#12 - Arch Enemies

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/3/2011

Victoria and Joy make a plan to get revenge on Victoria's nemesis; Elka has a surprising revelation.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Rachel Sweet
Life with Lucci
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8.10
231 votes

#13 - Life with Lucci

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/1/2012

Victoria's enemy Susan Lucci comes looking for support after the cancellation of "All My Children," but Victoria warns her friends that the soap star is not to be trusted. Meanwhile, Elka talks hoops with Baron Davis of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Cleveland Indians
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8.02
88 votes

#14 - Cleveland Indians

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/14/2013

Lying to Cleveland's top pediatrician leads Joy to host a traditional Indian dinner party. When Victoria's wedding planner arrives, the stage is set for a classic farce--appropriate as Elka auditions for a play.

Two Girls and a Rhino
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8.01
232 votes

#15 - Two Girls and a Rhino

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/11/2012

Joy and Elka camp out at the zoo to help save an endangered species of rhinoceros. Meanwhile, Melanie dates a senator; and Victoria goes out with a janitor.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Rachel Sweet
Everything Goes Better with Vampires
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8.01
261 votes

#16 - Everything Goes Better with Vampires

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2012

Melanie dates a professor who makes her feel dumb; Victoria wants to get rid of the housekeeper; Elka's frustrated by her writing partner; Joy goes out with a guy she thinks is Rick Springfield.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Who's Your Mama?
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8.00
551 votes

#17 - Who's Your Mama?

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2010

Joy tries to take advantage of her newfound appeal in Cleveland by dating a much younger man, but her new relationship ends up exposing an old secret. Meanwhile, Melanie encourages Elka to date again by helping her decide between a bevy of men. Victoria gets hooked on Big N Easy, where she goes for the savings and stays for so much more.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Say Yes to the Mess
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8.00
29 votes

#18 - Say Yes to the Mess

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2015

Victoria and Melanie try to adjust to Joy moving out; Bob tries to impress Joy's mother.

Cleveland Calendar Girls
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8.00
29 votes

#19 - Cleveland Calendar Girls

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2015

After taking engagement photos, Joy learns something new about Bob; Melanie dates herself; Victoria wants a new picture on her driver's license; Elka and Mamie pose nude.

Duct Soup
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8.00
29 votes

#20 - Duct Soup

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2015

Everyone helps Joy's son plan the rehearsal dinner for his wedding; a guest from Joy's past shows up.

One Wedding and One Funeral
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8.00
29 votes

#21 - One Wedding and One Funeral

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2015

Joy competes for Bob's affection; Elka enlists Melanie's help when her affair takes an unexpected turn; Victoria hires a bodyguard.

Cold in Cleveland: The Christmas Episode
star
8.00
29 votes

#22 - Cold in Cleveland: The Christmas Episode

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2014

Mortified by an old Christmas movie she made, Victoria tries to get the rights from her ex-husband, Ernie Hudson. Melanie and Sally compete over decorations. Joy spends Christmas without her mother but finds an unlikely proxy.

Win Win
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8.00
58 votes

#23 - Win Win

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/27/2014

Victoria is up for an Academy Award; Elka faces a City Council election; Melanie gets a visit from her mother.

Mystery Date: Oscar Edition
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8.00
29 votes

#24 - Mystery Date: Oscar Edition

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/20/2014

While deciding on who will be her "plus one" for the Oscars, Victoria must choose between Melanie and Joy, forcing the two to compete.

The Italian Job
star
8.00
29 votes

#25 - The Italian Job

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/13/2014

The women go to Melanie's radio co-host for advice, making Melanie feel slighted; Victoria meets J.J.'s family.