The BEST episodes of We Need to Talk About Cosby

Every episode of We Need to Talk About Cosby ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of We Need to Talk About Cosby!

A revealing four-part documentary series from writer/director W. Kamau Bell offering a deeply personal exploration of Bill Cosby’s descent from “America’s Dad” to alleged sexual predator. Exploring the complex story of Cosby’s life and work, Bell invites comedians, educators, journalists and Cosby survivors to have a refreshingly candid, first of its kind conversation about the man, his career and his crimes. Bell takes an unfiltered look at his legacy and the unexpected ramifications for an industry that enabled him.

Last Updated: 12/18/2024Network: Paramount+ with ShowtimeStatus: Ended
Part 4
star
7.66
59 votes

#1 - Part 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/2022

Cosby falls down to Earth. Hannibal Burress tells a joke, survivors speak out and a culture begins to listen. There are trials, incarceration and an overturned verdict. The debate begins about the larger problems his story reveals. Series finale.

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Part 1
star
7.52
87 votes

#2 - Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2022

In the 1960s Cosby is collecting accolades for his comedy, breaking barriers for Black stunt performers and finding his own ways of participating in the nation’s sexual liberation and civil rights movement. All the while, he allegedly begins exploiting his power. How do we reconcile everything we knew and loved about Bill Cosby with what we now know? Series premiere.

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Part 3
star
7.44
68 votes

#3 - Part 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2022

Cosby strikes gold with "The Cosby Show," a genre-defining family sitcom and monument to Black excellence. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he parlays our affection for his characters into even more affection for him and leverages his growing power inside the entertainment industry to allegedly commit and conceal a multitude of sins. As the beloved sitcom comes to an end, Cosby’s persona warps from America’s Dad into America’s Angry Grandpa. 

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Part 2
star
7.31
71 votes

#4 - Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2022

“Hey, hey, hey” it’s the 1970s and Bill Cosby’s on a circuitous path to becoming an on-screen educator and moral authority – a man we thought we could trust. Whether he’s telling kids to say “no” to drugs or allegedly offering pills to young women, Cosby proves himself relentless, and his ambition propels him to new levels of acclaim with 1983’s stand-up special "Himself".

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