How I Met Your Mother season 8

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How I Met Your Mother (season 8)
Season 8
The Complete Season 8. The Yellow Umbrella Edition
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 24, 2012 (2012-09-24) –

May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13)
Season chronology
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The eighth season of the American television comedy series How I Met Your Mother was announced in March 2011 along with confirmation of the seventh season.[1] The season premiered on September 24, 2012[2] and concluded on May 13, 2013.[3]

In addition to the Region 1 DVD release of the season on October 1, 2013, it was also added for streaming on Netflix the same day.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1611"Farhampton"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasSeptember 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)8ALH018.84[4]
1622"The Pre-Nup"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)8ALH028.17[5]
1633"Nannies"Pamela FrymanChuck TathamOctober 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)8ALH037.82[6]
1644"Who Wants to Be a Godparent?"Pamela FrymanMatt KuhnOctober 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)8ALH047.93[7]
1655"The Autumn of Break-Ups"Pamela FrymanKourtney KangNovember 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)8ALH067.22[8]
1666"Splitsville"Pamela FrymanStephen LloydNovember 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)8ALH057.95[9]
1677"The Stamp Tramp"Pamela FrymanTami SagherNovember 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)8ALH077.45[10]
1688"Twelve Horny Women"Pamela FrymanEric Falconer & RomanskiNovember 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)8ALH088.73[11]
1699"Lobster Crawl"Pamela FrymanBarbara AdlerDecember 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)8ALH098.26[12]
17010"The Over-Correction"Pamela FrymanCraig Gerard & Matthew ZinmanDecember 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)8ALH108.82[13]
17111"The Final Page, Part 1"Pamela FrymanDan Gregor & Doug MandDecember 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)8ALH118.70[14]
17212"The Final Page, Part 2"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasDecember 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)8ALH128.70[14]
17313"Band or DJ?"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasJanuary 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)8ALH1310.51[15]
17414"Ring Up!"Pamela FrymanJennifer HendriksJanuary 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)8ALH1410.07[16]
17515"P.S. I Love You"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasFebruary 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)8ALH1510.30[17]
17616"Bad Crazy"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasFebruary 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)8ALH168.98[18]
17717"The Ashtray"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasFebruary 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)8ALH188.85[19]
17818"Weekend at Barney's"Pamela FrymanGeorge SloanFebruary 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)8ALH178.59[20]
17919"The Fortress"Michael SheaStephen LloydMarch 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)8ALH207.44[21]
18020"The Time Travelers"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasMarch 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)8ALH196.99[22]
18121"Romeward Bound"Pamela FrymanChuck TathamApril 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)8ALH226.58[23]
18222"The Bro Mitzvah"Pamela FrymanChris HarrisApril 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)8ALH217.06[24]
18323"Something Old"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasMay 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)8ALH236.99[25]
18424"Something New"Pamela FrymanCarter Bays & Craig ThomasMay 13, 2013 (2013-05-13)8ALH248.57[26]

Reception

The eighth season of How I Met Your Mother received widespread criticism. The review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that 40% of critics gave it a positive review. The consensus reads: "How I Met Your Mother wears out its welcome this season, with an anticlimactic reveal and rote, less-than-fruitful humor."[27]

Alexander Lowe of We Got This Covered gave the season a negative review, saying "After 8 long years and 192 episodes of How I Met Your Mother, the future Mrs. Ted Mosby has finally been revealed. And it was dreadfully anticlimactic". He gave the season as a whole a 5/10.[28] Matt Roush of TV Guide also gave the season a negative review, writing: "I find it hard not to stifle a yawn. Move on, show, and please give serious thought to wrapping things up this season while we might still care."[29]

While the majority of the reviews were mixed, some were positive, with Donna Bownman from The A.V. Club giving the season a "B" grade.[30]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(million)
1 Farhampton September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24) 5.4/8[31] 3.6/11[4] 8.84[4]
2 The Pre-Nup October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) 5.1/8[32] 3.3/9[5] 8.17[5]
3 Nannies October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08) 5.1/8[33] 3.1/9[6] 7.82[6]
4 Who Wants to Be a Godparent? October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15) 5.0/8[34] 3.2/9[7] 7.93[7]
5 The Autumn of Break-Ups November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05) 4.6/7[35] 2.8/7[8] 7.22[8]
6 Splitsville November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12) 5.0/7[36] 3.0/8[9] 7.95[9]
7 The Stamp Tramp November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19) 5.1/8[37] 2.9/8[10] 7.45[10]
8 Twelve Horny Women November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26) 5.6/8[38] 3.3/9[11] 8.73[11]
9 Lobster Crawl December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03) 5.3/8[39] 3.1/9[12] 8.26[12]
10 The Over-Correction December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10) 5.7/9[40] 3.2/9[13] 8.82[13]
11/12 The Final Page December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17) 5.4/8[41] 3.4/9[14] 8.70[14]
13 Band or DJ? January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14) 6.4/10[42] 3.9/11[15] 10.42[15]
14 Ring Up! January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21) 6.2/9[43] 3.7/10[16] 10.07[16]
15 P.S. I Love You February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04) 6.5/10[44] 4.0/11[17] 10.30[17]
16 Bad Crazy February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11) 5.8/9[45] 3.2/9[18] 8.98[18]
17 The Ashtray February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18) 5.6/8[46] 3.4/10[19] 8.85[19]
18 Weekend at Barney's February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25) 5.5/8[47] 3.3/10[20] 8.59[20]
19 The Fortress March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18) 4.7/7[48] 3.0/9[21] 7.44[21]
20 The Time Travelers March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25) 3.8/6[49] 2.7/8[22] 6.99[22]
21 Romeward Bound April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15) 4.3/7[50] 2.7/8[23] 6.58[23]
22 The Bro Mitzvah April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29) 4.4/7[51] 2.7/9[24] 7.06[24]
23 Something Old May 6, 2013 (2013-05-06) 4.4/7[52] 2.6/8[25] 6.99[25]
24 Something New May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13) 4.4/7[52] 3.4/11 [53] 8.57[53]

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