How I Met Your Mother (2005)
TV-14 24m 8.2/10 IMDb
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Creator: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
Cast: Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth (referenced)Terminal illness (referenced)
Other
Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity
Sexual Content
Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations (referenced)
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse (depicted)
Does It Get Worse?
Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.
6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
Season 1 3 warnings
Avg severity:(1.3)
Explicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 2 4 warnings
Avg severity:(1.8)
Gaslighting / emotional manipulationExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 3 4 warnings
Avg severity:(1.5)
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Explicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 4 3 warnings
Avg severity:(2.0)
Explicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 5 4 warnings
Avg severity:(1.8)
InfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 6 4 warnings
Avg severity:(2.5)
Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Explicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 7 4 warnings
Avg severity:(1.8)
Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 8 3 warnings
Avg severity:(1.7)
Explicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)
Season 9 4 warnings
Avg severity:(2.0)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Terminal illnessExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)
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