List of How I Met Your Mother episodes
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How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom which ran for nine seasons on CBS from 2005 through 2014. It was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. Set in New York City, the series follows the social and romantic lives of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his four best friends, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), as Ted seeks out his future wife. The titular mother is unseen until the season eight finale, "Something New", in which she is portrayed by Cristin Milioti. Milioti was promoted to series regular for the ninth season. The show tells this story through the framing device of "future" Ted (Bob Saget) as an unreliable narrator who is recounting to his son and daughter the events that led him to their mother.
Over the course of the series, 208 episodes aired. The series premiere aired on September 19, 2005, with the season one finale airing on May 15, 2006. Season two was broadcast from September 18, through May 14, 2007. The third season aired from September 24 through May 19, 2008.
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