diff --git a/templates/content-episode.tpl.html b/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
index 9df2b4a..5ecec64 100644
--- a/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 			INNER JOIN episode_date
 				ON eps.date > episode_date.date
 			WHERE eps.date < date (\'now\')
+		),
+		comment_tallies AS (	
+			SELECT 
+				eps_id,
+				COUNT(eps_id) AS eps_tally
+			FROM comments
+			GROUP BY eps_id 
 		)
 		SELECT eps.id, eps.date, eps.title, eps.duration, 
 			   eps.summary, eps.notes, eps.explicit, eps.license, 
@@ -33,13 +40,14 @@
 			   episode_maxmin.latest, episode_maxmin.earliest,
 			   episode_previous.previous, episode_next.next,
 			   hosts.hostid, hosts.host,
-			   miniseries.name AS \'series\', miniseries.id AS \'seriesid\'
+			   COALESCE (comment_tallies.eps_tally, 0) AS eps_tally 
 		FROM eps
 		INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid
 		INNER JOIN miniseries ON eps.series = miniseries.id
 		INNER JOIN episode_maxmin ON eps.id = episode_maxmin.id
 		INNER JOIN episode_previous ON eps.id = episode_previous.id
 		INNER JOIN episode_next ON eps.id = episode_next.id
+		LEFT JOIN comment_tallies ON eps.id = comment_tallies.eps_id
 		WHERE eps.id = ?
 	')
 %-->
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@
 <img src="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->images/<!--% get_avatar(episode.hostid) %-->" height="80" width="80" alt="" /></a><br><!--% END %-->
 Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(episode.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% episode.host %--></a> on <span><!--% episode.date %--></span> is flagged as <span><!--% display_explicit(episode.explicit) %--></span> and is released under a <span><!--% episode.license %--> license</span>. <br>
 <!--% display_tags(episode.tags) %--> <br>
+<!--% display_comments_tally(episode.id, episode.eps_tally) %-->
 	</header>
 	<div><!--% episode.notes %--></div>
 </article>
diff --git a/templates/content-index.tpl.html b/templates/content-index.tpl.html
index becd8ca..8ef8a69 100644
--- a/templates/content-index.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-index.tpl.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	<br>Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(latest_episodes.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% latest_episodes.host %--></a> on <!--% latest_episodes.date %--> is flagged as <!--% display_explicit(latest_episodes.explicit) %--> and released under a <!--% latest_episodes.license %--> license. <br>
 <!--% display_tags(latest_episodes.tags) %--><br>
 <small>listen in <a href="local/hpr<!--% latest_episodes.id %-->.ogg">ogg</a>, <a href="local/hpr<!--% latest_episodes.id %-->.spx">spx</a>, or <a href="local/hpr<!--% latest_episodes.id %-->.mp3">mp3</a> format. <!--% show_series(latest_episodes.series, latest_episodes.seriesid) %-->
-	<a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr<!--% zero_pad_left(latest_episodes.id) %-->/index.html#comments">Comments (<!--% latest_episodes.eps_tally %-->)</a>.</small>
+<!--% display_comments_tally(latest_episodes.id, latest_episodes.eps_tally) %--></small>
 		</p>
 	</header>
 		<!--% latest_episodes.notes %-->
diff --git a/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html b/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html
index 2feee6c..c5c714e 100644
--- a/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	<span><label>Tags:</label> <em><!--% tags %--></em>.</span>
 <!--% END %-->
 
+
+<!--% MACRO display_comments_tally(eps_id, tally) BLOCK %-->
+<a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr<!--% zero_pad_left(eps_id) %-->/index.html#comments">Comments (<!--% tally %-->)</a>.
 <!--% END %-->
 
 <!--% MACRO show_meta(show) BLOCK %-->