TV series / 1950-1967

What's My Line?

What's My Line? is a TV series from 1950-1967. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 18 seasons and 798 rated episodes.

18 seasons 798 rated episodes 7.8 average 24,460 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 123456789101112131415161718
1 7.2 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.0 8.1 8.2 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.4 6.5 7.1 7.8
2 7.0 9.2 8.9 8.3 8.4 8.0 8.3 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.1 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.2
3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.3 7.6 8.6 8.1 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2
4 8.8 8.1 8.2 8.2 9.5 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.2 7.1 6.4 6.5 8.1
5 7.4 7.6 9.5 7.7 7.5 8.4 8.0 7.6 8.0 7.8 8.7 7.7 7.9 7.3 6.5 8.4 8.0
6 9.1 9.4 8.0 8.2 7.9 8.0 7.8 8.2 7.9 8.5 8.0 7.8 3.0 7.2 7.5 7.0 7.9
7 8.2 8.3 7.8 8.3 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.2 8.3 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.4 7.9
8 8.4 7.9 8.3 7.9 8.2 8.4 7.9 7.7 8.4 7.7 6.9 8.4 7.0 6.8 9.5 7.5
9 9.7 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.2 7.5 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.3 7.5 6.5 7.4 6.8 6.7 7.6
10 9.6 8.1 8.7 8.4 8.5 8.2 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.5 9.2 7.1 7.2 8.0 7.3
11 8.4 8.3 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.8 6.0 7.9 7.3
12 9.2 8.3 7.5 8.1 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.2 7.5 8.1 7.8 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.4 8.1
13 7.9 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.7 8.4 7.5 7.9 7.0 7.4 7.1 6.8 7.3
14 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.9 8.2 8.1 8.2 7.3 8.5 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.4 3.2 7.9 7.4
15 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.8 8.3 8.1 3.6 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.6
16 7.7 7.9 8.3 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.9 8.1 7.2 7.6 6.4 7.5 7.7 6.8
17 7.8 8.1 7.9 8.2 8.1 7.3 8.3 8.2 8.5 7.8 7.6 7.0 7.5 7.1 8.1 7.5
18 8.2 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.5 8.2 7.9 3.3 7.6 8.0 7.5 6.9 7.2 8.1
19 9.5 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.1 7.9 6.9 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.2 8.5 7.2 8.3
20 8.1 8.1 7.6 8.1 8.2 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.9 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.0 8.0
21 8.1 8.1 8.3 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.9 8.4 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7
22 8.4 8.0 8.5 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.0 8.2 7.6 7.9 7.1 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.7
23 8.6 8.3 7.7 8.1 8.2 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.9 6.6
24 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.6 8.1 7.6 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.8 7.5 7.6
25 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.6 8.0 7.4 5.8 7.3 7.9
26 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.3 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.4 8.2 7.5
27 7.5 9.8 8.2 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 7.6 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 7.5
28 8.1 8.3 8.0 7.2 7.6 7.8 8.3 6.8 7.5 7.4 7.3 9.4 7.8 7.8 8.2
29 8.4 7.9 7.2 8.5 8.3 8.3 7.9 8.4 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.5 7.2 8.0 8.0
30 8.6 7.7 8.1 8.0 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.9 8.5 7.5 7.6 7.1 8.2 8.0 8.2 7.7
31 8.8 8.4 8.1 8.3 7.3 8.3 7.2 7.6 7.8 8.4 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.2 8.0 6.9 8.2
32 8.7 7.5 8.2 7.3 8.1 8.1 8.3 7.7 7.9 7.5 6.9 7.0 7.7 7.8 7.3 7.7
33 7.8 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.1 8.3 7.6 8.1 8.4 7.2 7.9 6.5 6.7 7.6 7.2 8.4
34 7.5 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.6 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.2 6.6 6.8 7.9 7.4 7.8 8.0
35 8.8 8.1 8.0 7.8 8.1 6.8 7.6 8.5 8.4 7.3 8.0 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.5 7.5
36 9.0 8.1 7.9 8.0 7.4 7.7 8.3 7.8 8.0 7.2 8.1 7.0 7.4 6.7 8.4 7.8
37 8.0 8.1 7.8 8.1 7.9 7.4 7.6 8.4 7.6 8.1 7.5 7.0 7.8 7.2 7.8
38 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.3 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.5 8.1 7.5 7.2 7.3
39 7.6 8.0 7.8 8.1 7.8 8.1 8.2 8.3 6.7 7.7 7.9 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.9
40 8.0 7.9 8.2 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.8 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.7 7.7 8.4
41 8.3 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.5 8.3 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.7 6.4 7.2 7.8 2.6 8.3
42 7.9 8.2 7.7 8.2 7.3 8.0 7.4 7.2 8.1 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.0 8.5
43 8.3 7.8 7.7 7.5 6.8 7.9 7.4 8.3 7.3 8.0 5.8 7.4 7.8 7.3 8.3
44 8.2 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.2 8.1 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.0 5.9 7.6 7.1 8.5
45 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.4 7.4 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.4 8.1 7.2 6.8 8.6 8.0 6.9
46 8.6 7.9 7.9 8.1 6.9 7.9 8.3 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.5 6.8 7.5 7.9 7.0 7.6
47 7.6 8.3 8.1 8.1 7.8 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.3 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.6
48 8.1 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.7 8.2 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.9 6.4 6.8 7.7 7.6 8.3
49 7.7 8.3 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.5 9.5 7.9 7.3 6.6 6.8 8.0 7.3
50 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.6 8.0 8.5 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6 6.9 6.7 7.5
51 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.2 7.8 7.6
52 8.6 7.9 8.5 8.1 7.9 8.0
53 8.4 7.8

Series summary

About What's My Line?

The rated episodes of What's My Line? have an average IMDb rating of 7.8 based on 24,460 episode votes. Season 3 has the highest average rating at 8.5 across 17 rated episodes. Season 14 has the lowest average rating at 7.1.

Genre
Family and Game-Show
Runtime
30 minute episodes
Principal cast
John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, and Dorothy Kilgallen
Directors
Franklin Heller, Frank Satenstein, and Paul Alter
Also known as
Occupation Unknown and ホワッツ・マイライン

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S3E27: Joe Louis The best episode of What's My Line? is S3E27: Joe Louis with a 9.8 rating / 20 votes
  2. S1E9: Dick Haymes 9.7 rating / 22 votes
  3. S3E10: Melvyn Douglas 9.6 rating / 21 votes
  4. S4E5: Bette Davis 9.5 rating / 180 votes
  5. S11E49: Bette Davis (2) 9.5 rating / 161 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S17E41: Joan Crawford (3) The worse episode of What's My Line? is S17E41: Joan Crawford (3) with a 2.6 rating / 132 votes
  2. S14E6: Joan Crawford 3.0 rating / 133 votes
  3. S16E14: Joan Crawford (2) 3.2 rating / 141 votes
  4. S12E18: Wilt Chamberlain & Joan Crawford 3.3 rating / 135 votes
  5. S9E15: Phyllis Cerf (Wife of Panelist Bennett Cerf) & Joan Crawford 3.6 rating / 144 votes