When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 63
- Latest aired
- S05E12
- Total runtime
- 2d 9h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 June 2001 – August 2001 13 episodes
- Season 2 March 2002 – June 2002 13 episodes
- Season 3 March 2003 – June 2003 13 episodes
- Season 4 June 2004 – September 2004 12 episodes
- Season 5 June 2005 – August 2005 12 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot
June 3 · 63min find the promo
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Nate Fisher returns home for the holidays to the shattering news of his father's death.
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S01E02 The Will
June 10 · 52min find the promo
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After a pyramid scheme owner dies and leaves his wife and baby daughter with a load of debt, Nate offers to loan them a casket. Meanwhile, the Fisher family attend the reading of their father's will.
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S01E03 The Foot
June 17 · 53min find the promo
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When a bakery owner is killed, it's up to Federico to put the pieces back together. The family considers selling the funeral business altogether to Kroehner.
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S01E04 Familia
June 24 · 52min find the promo
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After a gang member is killed, the Fishers find that his family's wishes for burial differ from those of his gang leader. Nate's girlfriend Brenda makes an unfavorable impression during a family dinner.
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S01E05 An Open Book
July 1 · 55min find the promo
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Ruth is stunned by the visitors at a porn star's wake; Nate has a strange first meeting with Brenda's brother Billy; and Keith takes issue with David's desire to replace his father as deacon at the family church.
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S01E06 The Room
July 8 · 58min find the promo
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An ornery widower camps out in the Fisher Funeral Home; sparks fly between Claire and Billy; Ruth spurns Hiram and is later wooed by a Russian florist; David is pursued by a pushy parishioner while performing charity work; and an examination of the business's receipts uncovers some interesting secrets.
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S01E07 Brotherhood
July 15 · 51min find the promo
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When a young Army vet dies of Gulf War Syndrome, his brother opts for a cremation and disposal of the body; Ruth has Hiram over to cook dinner and then takes a job with Nikolai; David's church involvement results in his casting a very important vote; and Billy interferes with Nate and Brenda's vacation plans.
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S01E08 Crossroads
July 22 · 57min find the promo
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In an effort to raise income, Nate and David decide to rent out a room in the funeral home; Claire struggles to grasp the lessons of her outreach hike in the mountains; Ruth attempts to reconcile her feelings about Hiram; Brenda's Aussie friend gets under Nate's skin; and David is buoyed by the news of extra funeral business.
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S01E09 Life's Too Short
July 29 · 56min find the promo
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A tragedy reunites Claire with a guy who sullied her reputation at school; David and his new boyfriend run into Keith and his new partner on the disco circuit; and Ruth has an eye-opening camping trip with Hiram.
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S01E10 The New Person
August 5 · 59min find the promo
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Nate and David hire an outspoken mortician; Billy's photo gallery exhibit features one particularly surprising shot; and Claire frets over Gabe's inconsistent behavior.
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S01E11 The Trip
August 12 · 55min find the promo
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Nate, David and Brenda take an interesting trip to Vegas for a funeral directors' conference; a baby's death from SIDS stuns the family; and Ruth takes a floral-arrangement class.
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S01E12 A Private Life
August 19 · 57min find the promo
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A gay man's murder forces David to confont his own fears about his lifestyle; Brenda's parents and Nate consider getting help for the increasingly troubled Billy...but Brenda isn't so sure that's the answer. Meanwhile, Ruth, Claire and David all share secrets with respective acquaintances.
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S01E13 Knock, Knock
August 19 · 60min find the promo
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The Fisher family experiences the control-freak side of Tracy Montrose Blaire; Brenda visits a remorseful Billy; David faces problems at his church; Gabe reverts to some bad habits; and Rico finds reason to celebrate.