The BEST episodes of Run the World

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

The story of a group of Black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. At its core, it's an unapologetically female show about enviable friendship and not only surviving – but thriving together.

Last Updated: 6/16/2025Network: STARZStatus: Ended

Almost, Lady, Almost!

7.83

35 votes

#1 - Almost, Lady, Almost!

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/2021

Ella, Renee, Sondi and Hope get wild and crazy at Whitney's bachelorette party, but the bride is nowhere to be found.

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What a Co-inky-dick

7.81

37 votes

#2 - What a Co-inky-dick

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/30/2021

The girls throw Ella a karaoke party for her 32nd birthday where uninvited guests cause Whitney and Ella to spiral.

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Plus Ones

7.76

34 votes

#3 - Plus Ones

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/2021

Sondi and Matthew host a party for their academic peers. Chaos ensues at Whitney's final bridal dress fitting.

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Because... ADOS

7.58

45 votes

#4 - Because... ADOS

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2021

Renee updates Ella and Sondi on the status of her troubled marriage while Whitney struggles to balance work and her pending nuptials.

Directors: Justin Tipping

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Phenomenal Women

7.55

65 votes

#5 - Phenomenal Women

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2021

Failed novelist Ella McFair starts her first day at HotTeaDigest.com and enlists her friends to help her cover her first assignment.

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A Dream Deferred

7.53

30 votes

#6 - A Dream Deferred

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2023

Whitney anxiously awaits the fate of her relationship, while Sondi and Renee are reminded by Ella that it's never a bad time to choose yourself.

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No Regrets

7.48

27 votes

#7 - No Regrets

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/2023

Renee offers to help Jason with the band's listening party; Whitney turns to Ola for support, but the question still remains whether they can ever be friends; Barb takes her own advice that it's better to act while you can than live with regret.

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I Love Harlem

7.45

40 votes

#8 - I Love Harlem

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2021

Whitney, Ella, Sondi and Renee brunch, shop, drink and dance in Harlem on a perfect uptown Saturday.

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What You Wish For

7.45

29 votes

#9 - What You Wish For

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/4/2021

Ella makes a career choice that has startling repercussions in her personal life. Renee makes a big decision for her career.

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My Therapist Says...

7.43

35 votes

#10 - My Therapist Says...

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/27/2021

Whitney, Sondi, Ella and Renee attend therapy with a savvy, blunt, upper-west side therapist, Dr. Nancy Josephson.

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My New Therapist Says…

7.43

21 votes

#11 - My New Therapist Says…

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2023

Sondi, Whitney and Renee visit their new therapist, Dr. Monica Mitchell, who helps them process the crossroads they've reached in their lives and relationships.

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A Rage in Harlem

7.41

27 votes

#12 - A Rage in Harlem

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/2023

Whitney unexpectedly gets set up with Phillip Houston. Renee knows she has to cut Preston loose since her revelation that she's still in love with Jason; Sondi meets a handsome documentary filmmaker, right before a run-in with Matthew.

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Honeymoon’s Over

7.38

24 votes

#13 - Honeymoon’s Over

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2023

With the respective stresses of starting her own agency and adapting to Naomi's presence, Renee and Sondi enlist the help of Hope to snap Whitney out of her sadness spiral and moving on with her life after Ola.

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Back to Business

7.38

24 votes

#14 - Back to Business

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2023

The ladies focus on their careers as Renee starts her solo agency, Whitney returns to work and Sondi gets an opportunity to shine at school.

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A New Hope

7.26

23 votes

#15 - A New Hope

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2023

Hope surprises the ladies by announcing that she's getting married in two days to an artist she met in Tulum; Whitney questions her best friend's spontaneous decision, while Renee is reminded of her past love for Jason.

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Homecoming

6.90

21 votes

#16 - Homecoming

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2023

Renee, Sondi and Whitney look to move on with the next chapters in their lives as “single” women, when they are shocked by the untimely passing of Renee’s grandmother.

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