Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The More Things Change | 2000-06-28 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The More Things Stay the Same | 2000-07-05 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Heart of the Matter | 2000-07-12 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | What Women Want | 2000-07-19 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Watermelon Theory | 2000-07-26 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Claiming | 2000-08-02 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Truth Be Told | 2000-08-09 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Bad Luck | 2000-08-16 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Anything You Can Do (a.k.a. Show Me the Money) | 2000-08-23 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Samurai Secrets | 2000-08-30 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Man Trouble | 2000-09-06 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Language of Life | 2000-09-13 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Ordinary Pain | 2001-01-03 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | 2001-01-10 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Little Girl Blue | 2001-01-17 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | This Crazy Life | 2001-01-24 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose | 2001-01-31 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Everything Is Unfolding Perfectly | 2001-02-07 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | A Clear and Present Stranger | 2001-02-14 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Take Me to the Water | 2001-02-21 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Aftermath | 2001-06-27 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Welcome Home | 2001-07-04 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Who Do You Know? | 2001-07-11 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | God Bless the Child | 2001-07-18 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Sex and Money | 2001-07-25 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Come Back for the Comeback | 2001-08-01 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Games People Play | 2001-08-08 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Life Lessons | 2001-08-15 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Root | 2001-08-22 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Never Can Say Goodbye | 2001-08-29 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | I'm Afraid of Americans | 2001-09-05 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Running as Fast as I Can | 2001-09-12 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Fly Away Home | 2001-09-19 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | If You Don't Know Me By Now... | 2001-09-26 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | From Dreams to Nightmares | 2002-01-09 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | A Taste of Justice | 2002-01-16 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Help | 2002-01-23 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Lovers and Other Strangers | 2002-01-30 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | In Transition | 2002-02-06 | 45 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | This Must Be Love | 2002-02-13 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Tonight at Noon | 2002-06-26 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Ultimate Power | 2002-07-03 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Past Imperfect | 2002-07-10 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Out with the Old ... | 2002-07-17 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Empty Spaces | 2002-07-24 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Stranger Than Fiction | 2002-07-31 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Child Safety | 2002-08-07 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Let's Do It Again | 2002-08-14 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Big Dreams in Small Spaces | 2002-08-21 | 45 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Emotional Collateral | 2002-08-28 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | All Together Alone | 2003-04-09 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Life 101 | 2003-04-16 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | The New Math | 2003-04-23 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Truth's Consequences | 2003-04-30 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Shades of Grey | 2003-05-07 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | My Brother's Keeper | 2003-05-14 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Attracting Opposites | 2003-05-21 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Sacrifice Fly | 2003-05-28 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Nobody's Child | 2003-06-04 | 45 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Falling from Grace | 2003-06-11 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Pagan Poetry | 2004-02-25 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Two to Tango | 2004-03-03 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | The Son Also Rises | 2004-03-10 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | We Plan | 2004-03-17 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Decisions and Choices | 2004-03-24 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | A Rock Hard Place | 2004-03-31 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Survival Techniques | 2004-04-07 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | Angelitos Negros | 2004-04-14 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Successful Failure | 2004-04-21 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Love Me or Leave Me | 2004-04-28 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Take It to the Limit | 2004-05-05 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | In the Garden | 2004-05-12 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | Fear Eats the Soul | 2004-05-19 | 45 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 14 | Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous | 2004-05-26 | 45 min |
