Masters of Sex

2014 • Showtime

4.4

41 reviews

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Season 4 episodes (10)

1 Freefall

9/10/16

Season-only

In the wake of their fallout, Masters and Johnson search for purpose in a world without one another and look to work as their personal lives crash down around them. Libby finds herself alone for the first time since her marriage and discovers some unexpected allies. Season premiere.

2 Inventory

9/17/16

Season-only

Masters and Johnson turn to new partners in an effort to put the past behind them and focus on their expanding clinic. Given their fractured triangle, Libby reevaluates her relationship with Bill and Virginia.

3 The Pleasure Protocol

9/24/16

Season-only

Masters and Johnson adjust to life with new partners, but their respective cases cause them to second guess their instinct to remain separated. Libby encounters a new romantic prospect and does her best to embrace life as a single woman of the sexual revolution.

4 Coats or Keys

10/1/16

Season-only

Johnson, Masters, Libby and Keller wind up together at a party thrown by Art and Nancy. Pairings and perspectives shift as the night wears on, until the light of day exposes the consequences of the evening prior.

5 Outliers

10/8/16

Season-only

Johnson and Masters' legal troubles come to a head as the trial begins with Keller leading the charge. Johnson, assuming they’re to be exonerated, does her best to revive their careers, as Masters faces the reality of what these charges could mean for him, Johnson and the practice.

6 Family Only

10/15/16

Season-only

Johnson looks to get her relationship with Masters back on track in the form of a new book deal while Masters does his best to find satisfaction elsewhere in his life. Betty and Helen ready themselves for the newest addition to their family while Art and Nancy discuss the consequences of their party.

7 In To Me You See

10/22/16

Season-only

Masters looks to groom Art as his protege in a new area of research at the clinic and Johnson does her best to keep Nancy at arm’s length as their work takes them out of the office for an evening. Betty seeks an unlikely source for assistance in her fight for equal rights to Helen’s baby.

8 Topeka

10/29/16

Season-only

Masters and Johnson go on the road and pose as a couple to investigate practices at a competing clinic. While Bill and Virginia are away, Art, Nancy and Langham take advantage of their absence to further their own agendas.

9 Night and Day

11/5/16

Season-only

Masters and Johnson return from Topeka, each grappling with the trip’s ramifications. Art and Nancy look to tie up loose ends in order to have a fresh start, and Libby and Bram embark on a road trip that changes Libby’s perspective.

10 The Eyes Of God

11/12/16

Season-only

With the wedding plans being threatened as things unravel at home and work, a visitor from Masters’ (Michael Sheen) past reemerges.

About this show

MASTERS OF SEX stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, who will portray the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The series chronicles the unusual lives, romance and pop culture trajectory of Masters and Johnson. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a mid-western teaching hospital in St. Louis to the cover of Time magazine. MASTERS OF SEX marks Sheen's first regular series role for television. The series is an adaptation of Thomas Maier's book Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How To Love. The pilot episode was directed by Academy Award® nominee John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, and the current hit indie film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), who also serves as executive producer, and also stars Caitlin Fitzgerald (It's Complicated), in the role of Masters' wife, Nicholas D'Agosto (Heroes) and Teddy Sears (American Horror Story). Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Beau Bridges and Margo Martindale also appear. MASTERS OF SEX was created and executive produced by Michelle Ashford (The Pacific). The series will also be executive produced by Timberman Beverly Productions' Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman, and Judith Verno. Michael Sheen and Tammy Rosen will serve as producers. MASTERS OF SEX is produced by Sony Pictures Television.

Ratings and reviews

4.4

41 reviews

Maurice Perron

April 30, 2016

How the stigmatized were treated if they discussed it in a scientific way.

14 people found this review helpful

Terry Cameron

October 7, 2015

Wonderfully acted. Great detail of the era.

7 people found this review helpful

Samkelo kamza

June 11, 2022

What a great show 💯❤️😊