There isn’t a single bad season of Sex and the City, so ranking its six installments is an exercise in splitting hairs. Are you a fan of Miranda and Steve’s relationship? Then you might take a strong liking to Season 6A, which sees them get back together. Are you still mad at Carrie for cheating on Aidan with Big? Then you may love to hate Season 3.
Regardless, each season of the show — which redefined what it meant to be single, female and fabulous in New York City — is near perfect. So grab a Cosmo and keep scrolling for TV Squad’s official ranking of SATC seasons.
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‘Sex and the City’ Seasons Ranked to the Best
Sarah Jessica Parker was pregnant with her first child when Season 5 was shot, so the season is just eight episodes long (compared with the typical 18). Those eight episodes are great — Carrie’s horrified look when Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) breastfeeds Brady in Episode 1 (“Anchors Away”) is classic Bradshaw — but there’s less story to chew on overall, making Season 5 an easy pick for the bottom slot. If we had to find real fault with the season, it would be that it’s a little bit of a bummer: Miranda’s stuck at home (or going to Weight Watchers), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is depressed about turning 36 (which is young!), and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) takes Richard (James Remar) back after he cheats on her. Sure, Carrie publishes her first book, but she’s often stressed about it along the way. The season feels more like a setup for Season 6A than its own meaty chapter. It introduces Jack Berger (Ron Livingston) and Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler), and restores Samantha and Miranda back to their factory settings, so to speak, with Sam finally ending things with Richard and Miranda learning how to be a mother and a sexual being at the same time.
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Season 1 (1998)
The first season of SATC does a stellar job of introducing the fabulous four (plus Mr. “Abso-f--king-lutely” Big, played by Chris Noth), but it lands towards the bottom of the list because its fourth-wall breaks are tonally off and distracting. Still, don’t sleep on Season 1. Carrie showing up uninvited to church to meet Big’s mom tells you everything you need to know about their relationship.
Ah, yes, the season that gave us “James and his teeny-tiny penis.” And Susan Sharon. And a guest appearance by Jon Bon Jovi. By Season 2, everything about the show has gelled. The tone is more consistent, the storytelling is more character-driven, and the core four’s friendship feels even deeper than it did at the outset. Plus, Miranda meets Steve (David Eigenberg), kicking off one of the show’s great love stories, and Carrie finds out that Big is engaged to Natasha (Bridget Moynahan). The finale (“Ex and the City”) is a standout episode of both the season and the series. “Najinski” is quite the hilarious burn, and the last line is epic: "Maybe I didn't break in Big,” Carrie says in voiceover. “Maybe the problem was he couldn't break me. Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with."
Season 6A (2003)
A lot happens in the first part of the show’s final season: Miranda dates her neighbor, Dr. Robert Leeds (Blair Underwood) and realizes she is still in love with Steve, Charlotte marries Harry and, of course, Berger breaks up with Carrie on a Post-It note. It's a jam-packed season full of wit, irreverence and Berger’s bad personality. But let’s face it: a season needs the central Aidan/Big storyline to crack the top three.
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The third season welcomes a floppy-haired Aidan (John Corbett) and his turquoise jewelry. Viewers instantly fall in love with his big heart, easygoing attitude and attentiveness to Carrie, and many are stunned when she starts cheating on him with Big. It's a storyline that went down as one of the most memorable in TV history. The season also introduces Trey (Kyle MacLachlan), whom Charlotte marries after drunkenly learning on the night before their wedding that he is impotent.
Season 4 (2001–2002)
Carrie and Aidan get engaged only to break up again when Carrie realizes that Aidan doesn’t trust her and never will — and, honestly? Who could blame him? Plus, Miranda finds out she’s pregnant with Steve’s baby, Charlotte deals with her troubled marriage to Trey and their conflicting feelings about IVF and adoption, and Samantha meets Richard. That’s a lot of plot! And there’s more! Samantha has a lesbian relationship, Carrie visits Aidan’s country home (before the split), and Big moves to Napa (“If you’re tired, you take a nap-a, you don’t move to Napa”).
Season 6B (2004)
A controversial pick? Perhaps, given how much time Carrie spends with Aleksandr Petrovsky (played by Mikhail Baryshnikov, but not a fan-favorite character) and in Paris (not New York), and how neatly the main characters' storylines end. But you know what? Life is too short to root against your TV friends. Big telling Carrie that she's "the one," Miranda caring for Steve's mom, Samantha surviving breast cancer and asking Smith (Jason Lewis) to stay faithful to her and Charlotte and Harry confirming their adoption? These are perfect endings to a perfect show.
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