The BEST Episodes of Sister Wives
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2021
Network: TLC
Kody Brown, with his four wives Meri, Janelle, Robyn and Christine and their combined 17 children, attempt to navigate life as a "normal" family in a society that shuns their lifestyle. From their unconventional family structure and living arrangements to financial challenges, each half hour episode exposes the inner workings of a polygamist household, revealing the unexpectedly tight-knit and loving relationships between Kody's wives. The series also captures the intense dynamics surrounding a man juggling three wives while attempting to keep it a secret from the outside world- but the general public is not the only challenge that the Brown family unit is facing.
#1 - Another Catfishing
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired Jan 1, 2017
Meri revisits the catfishing situation, and her new details lead to a reckoning with Kody; Mariah makes a huge announcement.
10.00 #2 - While the Wives Are Away
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired Jan 19, 2014
The wives take a road trip to San Francisco, where they work on their relationships by shopping for dresses for their commitment celebration. Meanwhile, Kody stays at home with all 17 kids.
9.00 #3 - The Longest Labor Part 2
Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired Mar 11, 2018
Meri takes Kody to check out the B&B she wants to buy, and Janelle’s daughter, Maddie, goes into labor. She’s doing a home birth with no epidural. It’s a long and painful birth but the Browns are eager to meet their first grandchild!
9.00 #4 - PolygaMexicamist Wedding Part 1
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired Feb 11, 2018
Mykelti’s polygamist family ties the knot with Tony’s Mexican Catholic family through a one-of-a-kind winter wedding! It’s freezing cold. Christine forgets to bring Kody’s shirts. And they even beat bride and groom piñatas!
8.80 #5 - It's Worse Than We Thought
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired Nov 27, 2016
As the Browns are busy prepping for Madison’s wedding, Mykelti drops a bomb of her own; while Kody tries to mend fences between Meri and Mariah, he realizes that his own relationship with his first wife is still in a shambles.
8.67 #6 - Meri's Crazy Idea Part 1
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired Jan 28, 2018
Meri has big news about the B&B she wants to buy, but it’s definitely not what the Browns were expecting. Then, Mykelti’s wedding rehearsal doesn’t go quite as smoothly as planned.
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#7 - PolygaMexicamist Wedding Part 2
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired Feb 11, 2018
Mykelti’s polygamist family ties the knot with Tony’s Mexican Catholic family through a one-of-a-kind winter wedding! It’s freezing cold. Christine forgets to bring Kody’s shirts. And they even beat bride and groom piñatas!
8.25 #8 - Baby Steps
Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired Apr 5, 2020
Maddie thinks she’s in labor, but it’s a false alarm, so Kody heads back to Flagstaff. Kody and Robyn are at wits’ end over their struggle to close on her house. Then, Kody and Meri head to their therapist in Vegas, where the brutal truth comes out.
8.14 #9 - The Heat Is On
Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired Mar 29, 2020
A forest fire is bearing down on Meri’s house and she’s freaking out. Meri prepares to evacuate. Robyn is just days away from losing her rental and tensions are high with Kody. Lastly, Madison is having contractions and thinks the baby is coming tonight!
8.12 #10 - Moving Meltdowns
Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 31, 2019
Kody sees the plans for his one giant polygamist house and loves them, but will his wives? Just weeks away from leaving their homes in Las Vegas, tensions run high. Robyn presses Kody to settle down and Gabe walks out.
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#11 - Wife #3 Hits Sin City
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Apr 10, 2011
It’s Wife #3’s turn with Kody! Christine and her kids head to Vegas so they can spend time some alone time with their dad in her favorite vacation spot. Meanwhile back at home, Meri decides to take the rest of the family out for a bowling night.
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#12 - Sister Wives in the City of Sin
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired Jun 5, 2011
The Brown family starts to build their new life away from Utah; one of the wives has news to announce to the family.
8.05 #13 - Two Moms, Their Daughter, And A Baby
Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired Apr 12, 2020
Kody and Robyn are struggling with the bank as the mortgage process is not designed for plural marriage. Then in North Carolina, Maddie’s water breaks – at the mall. Evie K is born, but when she has problems breathing, an ambulance is called.
8.03 #14 - Browns In Crisis
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired Jan 26, 2014
Truely becomes seriously ill and requires immediate hospitalization, which puts Mariah's farewell party on the back burner.
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#15 - Pawn Shops and Polygamy Perks
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired May 15, 2016
Meri & Kody try to get back to normal life after their recent face off about the catfishing incident. Meanwhile, Christine's daughters Mykelti and Aspyn are leaving the apartment they shared. Aspyn is moving back home, but NOT to her mother's house.
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#16 - Kody: Behind the Scenes
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired Jun 15, 2016
It’s usually all about the Sister Wives, but this week all four wives turn their focus on Kody and reveal some of his biggest secrets. They open up about why he became a polygamist and what he was thinking when he agreed to go public with his illegal life
8.00 #17 - Kody Takes Responsibility
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired Dec 4, 2016
Madison and Mykelti race to the altar; Kody tries to convince Mariah to forgive Meri for the catfishing incident; Janelle and Meri’s therapist pushes them to take the next step in their struggling relationship.
8.00 #18 - Maddie Gets Married
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired Dec 18, 2016
Madison Brown is getting married, marking the first wedding of all the sister wives' children.
8.00 #19 - Meri's Crazy Idea Part 2
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired Jan 28, 2018
Meri has big news about the B&B she wants to buy, but it’s definitely not what the Browns were expecting. Then, Mykelti’s wedding rehearsal doesn’t go quite as smoothly as planned.
8.00 #20 - The Longest Labor Part 1
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired Mar 11, 2018
Meri takes Kody to check out the B&B she wants to buy, and Janelle’s daughter, Maddie, goes into labor. She’s doing a home birth with no epidural. It’s a long and painful birth but the Browns are eager to meet their first grandchild!
8.00 #21 - Being Gay And Religious
Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired Mar 15, 2020
The Sister Wives visit Mariah and her fiancée, Audrey, in Chicago. Meri opens up about how badly she behaved when Mariah first came out as gay and Mariah confesses about her struggles growing up gay in their polygamist church.
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#22 - Marriage Counseling Texas Style
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired Sep 27, 2015
Christine and Kody turn an anniversary trip to Galveston, Texas, into intensive couples therapy in an effort to improve their relationship. Before they leave, the Brown family meets with their lawyer to start the process of adopting Robyn’s kids.
7.98 #23 - Lonely In Flagstaff
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired Jan 12, 2020
Meri returns to Flagstaff but still feels alone. When she meets the other Sister Wives for lunch, old tensions bubble to the surface. Meanwhile Kody has a plan to reunite the family.
7.97 #24 - Why Not One House?
Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired Feb 16, 2020
Janelle moves (again!) to be closer to her Sister Wives. Kody won’t let go of his dream to live all under one roof but the wives can’t agree to do it. Robyn wonders if they have failed as polygamists if they can’t live together.
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#25 - Just Trying to Stay Afloat
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired Oct 4, 2015
The Sister Wives decide to race in a cardboard boat regatta at an annual pirate festival in Las Vegas. Janelle’s family will build one cardboard boat, and Christine and Robyn’s families will build another.
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