Rude Awakenings centres on two families who live next door to each other in a fashionable street in Ponsonby, a suburb of Auckland. The Rush family has just moved to their newly renovated house from a lifestyle block in Kumeu. They immediately hit a wrong chord with their new neighbours, the Short family.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Black Family | 2008-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Goode Family | 2008-03-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Edwards Family | 2008-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Tetreault Family | 2008-03-25 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Galleas Family | 2008-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Hurds Family | 2008-04-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Breens | 2008-04-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Cheshires | 2008-04-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Alexander Bapties | 2008-05-02 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Gaboury Family | 2008-06-30 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Medina Family | 2008-06-30 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Morgan Mackenzie Family | 2008-07-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Beck Family | 2008-07-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Ta's | 2009-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Byrnes | 2009-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Nickeles | 2009-02-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Butlers | 2009-02-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Kennys | 2009-03-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Pretes | 2009-03-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Carenzas | 2009-03-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | The Harrisons | 2009-03-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Hallmans | 2009-03-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | The McKnights | 2009-04-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Kuhns | 2009-04-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | The Pattons | 2009-04-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | The Kuryllowiczes | 2009-05-04 | 30 min |
| Production | Garth Maxwell | Producer |
| Art | Nick Bassett | Production Design |
| Production | Michele Fantl | Producer |
