List of House Husbands episodes

House Husbands is an Australian television comedy-drama, created by writers Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffit.[1] It centres on four families where the fathers – Lewis (Gary Sweet), Mark (Rhys Muldoon), Kane (Gyton Grantley) and Justin (Firass Dirani) – are in charge of raising the children.[2] The first ten-part series premiered on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. The drama set a ratings record for the network and became Australia's most watched television show.[3] On 23 September, it was announced that Nine had renewed House Husbands for a second season.[4] It began airing from 8 April 2013.[5] A third season was broadcast in 2014 and fourth began airing from 10 August 2015.[6][7]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 10 2 September 2012 4 November 2012
2 13 8 April 2013 7 July 2013
3 13 9 June 2014 1 September 2014
4 10 10 August 2015 12 October 2015

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

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11"Episode One"Geoff BennettEllie Beaumont2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)1.578[8]
Lewis is a stay-at-home dad to Tilda. Mark is returning to work part-time and looking after his daughter, Poppy. His brother-in-law, Kane, is helping to raise his partner's orphaned niece, Stella, while Justin is a former AFL star who is fighting for custody of his sons and daughter. The beginning of a new school year sees the men join together to help each other out.
22"Episode Two"Geoff BennettEllie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt9 September 2012 (2012-09-09)1.408[9]
The parents face Show and Tell day. Justin's wife puts their house on the market, which prompts him to try and prove that he is a good father to their children. Lewis struggles with his new lifestyle, while Mark struggles with work. Kane tries to find a job.
33"Episode Three"Shirley BarrettEllie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt16 September 2012 (2012-09-16)1.482[10]
Abi and Kane's father comes for a visit and reveals he is broke. Kane starts his new business with help from the other fathers. Lewis thinks about taking on a new renovation project, which upsets Gemma. He later apologises with a proposal. Lewis' daughter, Lucy, helps Justin out with a job and he signs his divorce papers.
44"Episode Four"Shirley BarrettEllie Beaumont23 September 2012 (2012-09-23)1.382[11]
Kane worries when he learns Stella has been acting like a cat in class, but soon discovers that she has found a kitten. Abi is upset when she misses her daughter's birthday and loses a patient. She later clashes with another mother at the school, Georgina Rivers. Mark gets himself arrested, while trying to prove a point. Justin learns his house has been sold and he asks Lucy out on a date.
55"Episode Five"Catherine MillarMichael Miller30 September 2012 (2012-09-30)1.268[12]
Justin's first date with Lucy goes badly, while Lewis reveals that he is not happy with his friend dating his daughter. Kane coaches the children's soccer team, but has to put it to one side when he learns Stella has a tumour. The men become competitive during the soccer grand final.
66"Episode Six"Catherine MillarChristine Bartlett7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)1.095[13]
Lewis is shocked when his teenage daughter, Phoebe, turns up and reveals she is six months pregnant. Abi's plans for Gemma's hen's night go awry, so she hosts the wedding instead. Mark worries about his job when his boss asks him to help talk to her son about his future. Kane and Tom are surprised at how well Stella has recovered.
77"Episode Seven"Geoff BennettMatt Ford14 October 2012 (2012-10-14)1.169[14]
Justin tells Lucy that he loves her and asks her to move in with him. When the other guys try to help Justin out, their plan goes askew. Justin later learns how Rodney ended his football career, but Nicola does not believe him. Kane wonders whether he and Tom should foster a child, while Mark becomes jealous of Abi spending time with James.
88"Episode Eight"Geoff BennettLeon Ford21 October 2012 (2012-10-21)1.113[15]
Lewis is surprised when Gemma mentions having another child. Justin and Nicola panic when Zach goes missing during their custody hearing. The other fathers comfort Justin, after he loses custody of his children. As Mark tries to juggle his work and his home life, he makes a mistake in kissing Miss Nadir.
99"Episode Nine"Shawn SeetChristine Bartlett28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)1.153[16]
Abi finds out about Mark's kiss with Miss Nadir, while he has to face firing his boss. Justin learns that Nicola and Rodney are moving to Sydney. He gets drunk and takes money from the bar, causing problems for Lucy. Lewis and Gemma help Phoebe prepare for the birth of her baby. Tom and Kane face a foster parenting orientation meeting.
1010"Episode Ten"Shawn SeetEllie Beaumont4 November 2012 (2012-11-04)1.238[17]
Justin takes his children camping without telling Nicola, so Rodney calls the police. A head lice infestation breaks out among the children. Kane punches Mark for hurting his sister, while she refuses to come home. The fathers help deliver Phoebe's son, who she names Jem. Kane and Tom reveal that they have been approved for fostering. Abi is given a promotion, before realising she may be pregnant. When Justin learns Nicola did not go to Sydney, Lucy explains that it was because Nicola still loves him.

Season 2 (2013)

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(in millions)
111"Episode One"Geoff BennettEllie Beaumont8 April 2013 (2013-04-08)1.135[18]
Lewis and Gemma are so worn out that they forget Tilda's birthday, so scramble to organise a party for her. Things get worse when Gemma's mother, Wendy, announces that her husband has left her and the party clashes with another child's. When the fathers go to fetch supplies, they are held up by a gunman. Justin and Nicola look for a new house, but are disheartened when their loan is turned down. However, Lewis finds them a property. After their pregnancy scare, Mark and Abi decide that he should get a vasectomy. But when Abi realises she wants another child, she hurries to stop him.
122"Episode Two"Geoff BennettFin Edquist15 April 2013 (2013-04-15)1.031[19]
When Mark tries to prove himself to Abi and his friends, he causes problems. While Justin tries to earn some quick money to pay for work on his new house.
133"Episode Three"Catherine MillarKirsty Fisher22 April 2013 (2013-04-22)1.048[20]
Gemma runs into her childhood friend, Damo, when she helps move her mother's belongings. Kane and Tom argue about whether they should tell Stella that her father has returned.
144"Episode Four"Catherine MillarChristine Bartlett29 April 2013 (2013-04-29)1.162[21]
Lewis becomes jealous of Gemma's friendship with Damo. Phoebe dates Ryan, but does not tell him that she is a mother. Abi and Mark try to relax more, so they can conceive.
155"Episode Five"Ian BarryMichael Miller6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)1.155[22]
Kane and Abi run for president of the P&C association. Kane and Tom foster a child, while Nicola and Justin get divorced and start dating again.
166"Episode Six"Ian BarryKeith Thompson19 May 2013 (2013-05-19)1.181[23]
Mark hires Nicola to be his personal assistant, which threatens his friendship with Justin. While going to check on an old washing machine, Nicola is hit by a car and killed.
177"Episode Seven"Grant BrownJane Morton26 May 2013 (2013-05-26)1.034[24]
While dealing with Nicola's death, Justin encounters the woman who knocked her down. Kane learns that Finn has been sending love letters to Lucy. Both Abi and Mark quit their jobs.
188"Episode Eight"Grant BrownTim Pye2 June 2013 (2013-06-02)0.901[25]
Gemma struggles with her guilt over Nicola's death. After a night of drinking, she wakes up next to Damo. Lucy helps Justin with his bills and the guys run the school tuck shop.
199"Episode Nine"Catherine MillarMichael Miller9 June 2013 (2013-06-09)0.845[26]
Dimity leaves her husband and stays with Abi and Mark. Lewis has trouble in the bedroom, while Justin struggles with being a single parent to Angie and the boys.
2010"Episode Ten"Catherine MillarFin Edquist16 June 2013 (2013-06-16)1.011[27]
Lewis organises a weekend away in the mountains to help Justin, who has been seeing Dimity. Lucy and Mr Tuck get engaged. Abi realises that she wants to go back to work.
2111"Episode Eleven"Ian WatsonKeith Thompson23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)1.028[28]
Kane comes face-to-face with his school bully, which causes problems for Lewis. Finn tells Kane and Tom that he wants to live somewhere else. Abi discovers she is pregnant.
2212"Episode Twelve"Ian WatsonTim Pye and Kelly Lefever30 June 2013 (2013-06-30)1.02[29]
Dimity's husband discovers her affair with Justin and gets his revenge during a poker game. Abi realises Gemma has a secret. Kane is concerned about Stella's progress at school.
2313"Episode Thirteen"Grant BrownEllie Beaumont7 July 2013 (2013-07-07)0.924[30]
Trying to help Justin, Lucy gets arrested and fired. Justin decides to move away, which angers Lewis. Abi worries about the upcoming ultrasound and Mark swallows a magnet.

Season 3 (2014)

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(in millions)
241"Episode One"Grant BrownEllie Beaumont9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)0.891[31]
Lucy moves in with Justin and his children. Mark tries to figure out a way to tell Abi that he hates their daughter's name. During a night out, the husbands get drunk and buy a pub. Gemma is shocked when Lewis reveals that he has spent time in prison for assault. Lewis also tracks down his son Ned.
252"Episode Two"Grant BrownTim Pye16 June 2014 (2014-06-16)0.935[32]
Gemma invites Ned to dinner to meet the family, while Justin and Lucy suspect he is a con man. Kane reveals that Tom has left him and the children to go to Dubai for work. He tells the other husbands that he cannot buy into the pub, but Lewis helps him out. Lewis's ex-wife, Belle, arrives.
263"Episode Three"Geoff BennettFin Edquist22 June 2014 (2014-06-22)0.765[33]
Belle apologises to Lucy for not telling her about Ned. Belle's presence also causes problems for everyone else. The husbands learn that Zac is being bullied by another parent, and take matters into their own hands. Lucy struggles to balance her career and her role as a step-mother to Justin's children.
274"Episode Four"Geoff BennettEllie Beaumont29 June 2014 (2014-06-29)0.914[34]
Lewis and Belle search for a new house ends up turning into a trip down memory lane after old feelings are rekindled. Gemma feels betrayed after Belle takes advantage of their friendship.
285"Episode Five"Ian WatsonKeith Thompson6 July 2014 (2014-07-06)0.754[35]
A tragedy happens at the hospital leaving Abi reassessing her approach to motherhood. With their pub losing money, the house husbands have to deal with the possibility they could have to sell the place.
296"Episode Six"Ian WatsonTim Pye13 July 2014 (2014-07-13)0.787[36]
Gemma fears the worst when Lewis takes Belle on a trip to find their son. Kane is torn between loyalty and love, when an old flame offers him work. Mark and Abi are stunned when their daughter is suspended from school.
307"Episode Seven"Lynn-Maree DanzeyEllie Beaumont20 July 2014 (2014-07-20)1.168[37]
As he recovers from his heart attack, Lewis struggles with how to confess the truth about him and Belle. Justin takes steps to hide Lewis's secret from Gemma. After insulting the school principal, Abi makes a rash decision about Poppy's future.
318"Episode Eight"Lynn-Maree DanzeyFin Edquist4 August 2014 (2014-08-04)[38]0.954[39]
Gemma questions every aspect of her life, in the aftermath of Lewis's infidelity. Lewis is determined to earn Gemma's forgiveness, but is it too late?
329"Episode Nine"Geoff BennettTimothy Lee11 August 2014 (2014-08-11)0.902[40]
Lewis' guilt over his marriage problems threatens to ruin the pub and his friendship with Justin. Kane and Will's romantic first date is hijacked by their kids. Lucy's stress over a job interview endangers Justin's kids. Phoebe and Ryan make a life-changing decision
3310"Episode Ten"Geoff BennettTim Pye18 August 2014 (2014-08-18)0.966[41]
Gemma's love for Lewis is rekindled when his heart medication has some unusual side effects. Mark and Abi are seduced by the lavish lifestyle of their wealthy new friends. Justin's world is rocked when Lucy makes a life-changing decision.
3411"Episode Eleven"Karl ZwickyFin Edquist25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)0.928[42]
Gemma and Lewis pretend to be happily married when Gemma's mother comes to stay. Kane is responsible for a major stuff-up at the pub. But Justin suspects a more sinister explanation. Mark gambles his future happiness on a risky business venture.
3512"Episode Twelve"Karl ZwickyTim Pye1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)1.079[43]
Lewis is jealous when Gemma goes on a yoga retreat with her childhood friend, Damo. Kane is heartbroken when Will's true colours are revealed. When Abi is injured by a violent patient, Mark is forced to change his career plans.
3613"Episode Thirteen"Karl ZwickyTim Pye1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)0.953[43]
Gemma and Lewis get back together after rediscovering the meaning of love at Phoebe and Ryan's wedding. Kane finds his Mr Right in the most unlikely place – the school library.

Season 4 (2015)

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371"Episode One"Grant BrownEllie Beaumont10 August 2015 (2015-08-10)1.021[44]
A secret from the past threatens to tear Justin's family apart, Kane is outraged when he finds out his partner Alex is pressured into becoming a sperm donor and Mark's last chance to impress his boss is destroyed by Lewis.
382"Episode Two"Grant BrownDrew Proffitt17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)0.973[45]
After accidentally cutting off his finger in the tuck shop, Kane has different feelings about having a baby with Eve. Justin is blackmailed over the custody of his daughter Angie and Abi wants to prove to Kane she is the best sister in the world.
393"Episode Three"Mat KingEllie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt24 August 2015 (2015-08-24)0.828[46]
Abi makes a life changing decision after she is sued by a patient. Justin tries to help out Rodney but ends in disaster and Gemma discovers shocking news about Lewis's grandson.
404"Episode Four"Mat KingEllie Beaumont31 August 2015 (2015-08-31)0.918[47]
Abi and Mark are told surprising news that will change their marriage. Kane, Alex and Eve face the likelihood of never having a child. The school P&C committee has a mutiny upon Lewis and Justin is broken-hearted.
415"Episode Five"Ian WatsonDrew Proffitt7 September 2015 (2015-09-07)0.876[48]
Justin faces losing custody of Angie before the court trial commences. Gemma becomes agitated with Kane after he develops an unhealthy obsession with her pregnancy and Mark tried everything to get paternity leave.
426"Episode Six"Ian WatsonDrew Proffitt and Fin Edquist14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)0.895[49]
Lewis can't accept that Gemma is pregnant and Kane goes out of control when he finds out his son is being bullied. Alex sees a new side to Kane and Justin receives a surprising gift from his twin boys.
437"Episode Seven"Grant BrownMatt Ford21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)0.928[50]
Kane and Justin have a huge fight which threatens Justin's custody battle and Gemma is hospitalised after having pregnancy complications. Abi lies about her pregnancy to her boss and Kane and Alex invite a surprise new housemate to stay with .
448"Episode Eight"Grant BrownEllie Beaumont28 September 2015 (2015-09-28)0.905[51]
Lewis, Justin, Kane and Mark face their biggest hurdle after Abi accuses Gemma of betrayal. Justin attempts to make the judge be on his side in his custody case and Miss Looby forces Lewis into helping around the classroom.
459"Episode Nine"Mat KingEllie Beaumont, Drew Proffitt and Fin Edquist5 October 2015 (2015-10-05)0.877[52]
Mark feels disoriented about his marriage to Abi, while Lewis tries everything to make Gemma reconcile with her best friend and the house husbands organise a buck's night for Kane with disastrous results.
4610"Episode Ten"Matt KingEllie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt12 October 2015 (2015-10-12)0.847[53]
With not much time until Kane's wedding, Lewis and Mark try to make Abi and Gemma reconcile. Justin's twin boys attempt to prevent Angie being taken away from their family and Gemma starts to feel uncertain about the surrogate pregnancy.

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