The WORST episodes of The Millers

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

Will Arnett stars as Nathan Miller, a recently divorced local roving news reporter looking forward to living the singles’ life until his parents’ marital problems unexpectedly derail his plans. After Nathan finally breaks the news of his divorce to his parents, Carol and Tom, his father is inspired to follow suit and stuns the family when he leaves his wife of 43 years. Already in shock, Jack is even more aghast when his meddlesome mom decides to move in with him. Meanwhile, his absent-minded dad imposes upon Nathan’s sister, Debbie, her husband Adam and their daughter Mykayla. Nathan’s best friend and news cameraman, Ray, was excited to be Nathan’s wingman in the dating scene, but Carol manages to even cramp his style. Now, as Nathan and his sister settle in with their truly impossible parents, they both wonder just how long the aggravating adjustment period is going to last.

Last Updated: 5/10/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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When The Pope Comes Marching In
star
6.86
72 votes

#1 - When The Pope Comes Marching In

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/4/2015

When the Pope is scheduled to come to town, Nathan's planned week-long series of reports hits a snag when Ray gets a job offer to become the cameraman for a rival field Reporter.

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Hero
star
7.00
65 votes

#2 - Hero

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/18/2015

When Nathan decides he should have a better relationship with his niece Mikayla, he agrees to use his celebrity status to help Debbie and Adam get her into a popular school. Meanwhile, when Kip develops side effects from his sleeping pills, Carol and Tom agree to help him kick the habit by sleep-training him.

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Louise Louise
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7.00
76 votes

#3 - Louise Louise

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/11/2015

When The Millers get a visit from their elderly Aunt Louise, they rally to help her figure out what her legacy will be when she worries that she hasn't left her mark on the world yet. Cloris Leachman guest stars.

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Papa Was a Rolling Bone
star
7.01
77 votes

#4 - Papa Was a Rolling Bone

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/2015

The Millers decide to spend Thanksgiving apart for the first time ever, but they rethink the new family tradition when each of their individual Turkey Day plans hit snags.

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Plot Twists
star
7.11
545 votes

#5 - Plot Twists

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2013

When Carol dictates that it’s time to rearrange the family’s positions in the Millers cemetery plot because of the two divorces, Nathan needs to approach his ex-wife, Janice, to ask her to sign back her space to the family.

Directors: James Burrows
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The Talk
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7.11
417 votes

#6 - The Talk

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2013

When Carol finds out that Tom never had “the talk” with Nathan about the birds and the bees, she insists it’s not too late to gather the family together and do it now.

Directors: James Burrows
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Highway to the Manger Zone
star
7.15
75 votes

#7 - Highway to the Manger Zone

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/18/2015

When staging their church's annual living nativity scene does not go as planned, Kip urges the Millers to stage their own rival show. Also, Carol asks Nathan and Kip to put aside their differences as a Christmas gift to her.

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The Mother is In
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7.15
442 votes

#8 - The Mother is In

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2013

When Carol finds out that Nathan is seeing a therapist, she secretly makes an appointment for herself in order to find out what's going on.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Austen Earl
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Pilot
star
7.15
665 votes

#9 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2013

Nathan and his sister, Debbie, are upset when their parents announce they’re divorcing after 43 years of marriage. However, that’s nothing compared to the panic they feel when Carol, their intrusive mother, announces that she’s moving in with Nathan, while Tom, their easily distracted father, is moving in with Debbie.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Greg Garcia
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Giving the Bird
star
7.21
414 votes

#10 - Giving the Bird

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2013

It's Halloween, and Nathan, Debbie and Adam take Mikayla trick-or-treating to the house of an old woman who everyone in the neighborhood thinks is a witch. Meanwhile, Nathan and Debbie are furious when they discover Carol lied about what really happened to their pet parrot they thought flew away when they were kids.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Gina Gari
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Dear Diary
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7.21
405 votes

#11 - Dear Diary

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2014

When Debbie suspects Nathan and Carol of secretly reading her diary, she and Adam plant a fake entry about Tom in order to prove it.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Austen Earl
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Driving Miss Crazy
star
7.23
320 votes

#12 - Driving Miss Crazy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2014

When Nathan gets frustrated after he's forced to drive Carol around town for errands once again, he demands that she either learn how to drive or find another chauffeur. But when Debbie volunteers Adam to drive Carol, everyone's surprised when they form an unexpected bond.

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You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings, Man
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7.25
118 votes

#13 - You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings, Man

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2014

When Ray points out that Nathan has a history of being the worst wingman ever, Nathan embarks on a mission to be a better friend by becoming less self-involved. Also, Debbie and Adam disagree over what’s best for their family’s livelihood.

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Tomlandia
star
7.26
276 votes

#14 - Tomlandia

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2014

Nathan pitches a Saturday morning children's program inspired by Tom's imagination to his station manager.

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Diggin' Up Bones
star
7.29
79 votes

#15 - Diggin' Up Bones

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/4/2015

Kip encourages Carol to be bolder by confronting her former nemesis, Miss Pam, at Pam's retirement party.

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Walk-N-Wave
star
7.30
317 votes

#16 - Walk-N-Wave

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2014

Nathan gets more than he bargained for when he befriends a hapless coworker. Meanwhile, Tom and Adam argue over who is smarter and take an online test to settle the matter.

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Movin' Out (Carol's Song)
star
7.31
184 votes

#17 - Movin' Out (Carol's Song)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2014

Nathan and Debbie try to help carol find a new apartment--as far away from them as possible; Carol makes a new friend named Kip Finkle.

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Give Metta World Peace a Chance
star
7.34
148 votes

#18 - Give Metta World Peace a Chance

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2014

Nathan lands the biggest interview of his career with professional basketball player Metta World Peace, but when karma catches up with him, he risks ruining his professional reputation.

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star
7.36
432 votes

#19 - Miller's Mind

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2014

Nathan learns to appreciate Carol’s incessant rants after he mimics one of them at work and is rewarded with his own news segment to complain on the air. But when his tirades lack the flair and fervor of his mother’s, he secretly devises ways to keep her irritated in order to get new material.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Chadd Gindin
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You're in Trouble
star
7.36
389 votes

#20 - You're in Trouble

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2013

When Nathan learns why Debbie is Tom’s favorite child instead of him, he decides it’s time to fill his parents in on some of Debbie’s childhood secrets.

Directors: James Burrows
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Internet Dating
star
7.41
320 votes

#21 - Internet Dating

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2013

When Nathan helps Carol set up her profile on an Internet dating site, he and Ray get so excited about one of her potential suitors, they start corresponding with him, pretending to be Carol.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Chadd Gindin
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The Phone Upgrade
star
7.43
430 votes

#22 - The Phone Upgrade

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2013

Nathan and Debbie trade parents when they each think the other sibling has it easier.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Bobby Bowman
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Carol's Parents are Coming to Town
star
7.43
291 votes

#23 - Carol's Parents are Coming to Town

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2013

When Carol's overbearing mother and father announce they’re coming to visit for Christmas, Carol recruits Nate and Tom to cover up their failed relationships and present a happy facade. However, Nate begins to believe the lie, and considers getting back together with his ex, Janice.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Bobby Bowman
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0072
star
7.45
245 votes

#24 - 0072

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2014

When Tom proudly tells the family he's dating a much younger woman, Nathan goes undercover to spy on him and make sure his father isn't being scammed by a gold digger.

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CON-Troversy
star
7.50
92 votes

#25 - CON-Troversy

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2014

Nathan is assigned to cover a Sci-Fi Fest for his workplace and runs into a famous book author who has hated him since grade school. Meanwhile, Adam has an identity crisis when he learns that much of what he was taught on the commune was based on the mythology of Star Wars.

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