Good Bones Episode Guide
I've gone through every episode of the show twice, mostly because I was doing research for a project and ended up using the renovation ideas far more than I intended. The show follows Bonnie and Mike in Indianapolis, fixing up older homes. Not everything on screen is as straightforward as it looks, and the same goes for tracking down a proper guide to the episodes. Streaming availability shifts. Right now the episodes sit on Max (formerly HBO Max) in the US. There's also a presence on Discovery+ and occasionally Amazon Prime Video depending on your subscription bundle. A few episodes pop up on YouTube in full, but usually with regional locks or only partial access. If you're trying to watch in order and keep hitting paywalls, that's a common frustration. Stick with Max if you can. The show ran for six seasons, with the final season wrapping up in late 2023. Each season contains between eight and ten episodes. Episode length runs approximately forty minutes including commercials. Without ads, you're looking at roughly thirty-five minutes of actual runtime per episode.
What each episode actually covers
Don't expect pure documentary footage. Every episode follows the same basic flow: the homeowners pitch the house, the team assesses it, there's a reveal of the "before" condition, construction happens, and then the finished space gets shown. The show compresses timelines that never actually happen this fast. I once clocked myself while watching an episode and the voiceover claimed five weeks of work that, given the trades involved, would have needed at least eight under normal conditions. Each episode tends to focus on a specific room or area within the house rather than covering the entire renovation end to end. You might see a kitchen rework and a half bath, or a staircase replacement paired with a living room update. The scope stays deliberately small so production wraps faster and the budget drama feels tighter.
Episode structure by season
Season one establishes the basics. You get the first few houses that set the tone for the series. It's uneven but interesting for the raw before shots. Season two introduces more complex structural problems. Season three ramps up the budget surprises, which became a recurring theme. Seasons four through six keep a consistent format but get sharper about showing the money talk between Bonnie and Mike. There isn't an official numbered list published by the network that includes every single episode title in one place. Most guides you'll find online are incomplete or rely on fan submissions. The show never released a detailed written log of episode titles. That's why a Good Bones Episode Guide tends to be community-sourced rather than authoritative.
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A specific problem I ran into
I was trying to track down the episode where they renovated a house on the city's near north side with the severe foundation issue. The episode involved a lot of wall removal and structural beam work. I searched by description, by location, by the family name, and by key moments. Nothing matched cleanly. Every episode guide I found either skipped it entirely or mislabeled it. My workaround: I watched through the season in order on Max and noted the key identifying moments. Then I cross-referenced with the IMDb page for the show, which lists every episode by its air date but not always with full details. That combination got me there. The episode I was hunting was in season two, aired around mid-2018. If you need to find a specific episode by content, doing the air date cross-reference is the most reliable method I've found. It took about twenty minutes total.
Things the guides don't tell you
The show uses what production people call "structured reality." That means certain conversations and reactions are filmed separately from the actual renovation work. The emotional beats you see during walkthroughs were likely captured on a different day than the demolition or framing shots. This matters because episode guides often describe events as if they happened in sequence. They didn't. The editing creates the timeline, not real time. Another thing nobody mentions: some episodes share the same house across two episodes when the season splits the work. You'll see this more clearly in the later seasons. The episode guide won't flag this. You have to notice the exterior shots or the homeowner outfit continuity to catch it. I've lost track of how many times I thought I was watching a brand new house until I recognized the same brickwork and porch columns.
Practical details for anyone actually using this
If you're watching to learn something about renovations, take the timelines with a heavy grain of salt. The show moves at a pace that requires either double the crew size or an edited timeline. Real structural work like what they do with load-bearing walls in these older Indianapolis homes takes longer. Pouring concrete, waiting for cure, framing, rough-ins, inspections — none of that compresses the way the show suggests. If you want to study the actual design choices, pause during the reveal segments. The cabinetry, tile choices, and fixture selections are the most useful part of each episode. That's where the real value sits for anyone working in interiors or renovation. The episode guide I wrote above isn't meant to be exhaustive in listing every single title. The show doesn't publish those officially, and the ones that exist online have too many errors to trust for a complete catalog. What you can reliably use is the season-by-season breakdown on streaming platforms and the air dates on IMDb. From there, pick the episodes that match the renovation type you're interested in. That approach is faster and more accurate than trying to assemble a perfect list from scattered sources.
