TV series / 1954-1960
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best is a TV series from 1954-1960. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 6 seasons and 203 rated episodes.
6 seasons 203 rated episodes 7.6 average 11,180 episode votes
Ratings by Season
Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 |
| 2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| 3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| 4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| 5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 |
| 6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 8 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| 9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| 11 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| 12 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 13 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| 14 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 6.0 |
| 15 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| 16 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| 17 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| 18 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| 19 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 5.9 |
| 20 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| 21 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| 22 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 23 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| 24 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 5.7 |
| 26 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| 27 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | |
| 28 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.7 | |
| 29 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |
| 30 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | |
| 31 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | |
| 32 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.9 | |
| 33 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 34 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 6.6 | |||
| 35 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | |||
| 36 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.6 | |||
| 37 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.5 | |||
| 38 | 8.0 |
Series summary
About Father Knows Best
The rated episodes of Father Knows Best have an average IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 11,180 episode votes. Season 3 has the highest average rating at 7.9 across 37 rated episodes. Season 6 has the lowest average rating at 7.4.
Highest rated
Best Episodes
- S2E26: The Persistent Guest The best episode of Father Knows Best is S2E26: The Persistent Guest with a 8.7 rating / 102 votes
- S3E21: Short Wave 8.7 rating / 100 votes
- S6E28: Blind Date 8.7 rating / 67 votes
- S5E31: Bud and the Debutante 8.6 rating / 59 votes
- S5E36: The Great Anderson Mystery 8.6 rating / 53 votes
Lowest rated
Worst Episodes
- S6E20: The Big Test Flashbabck The worse episode of Father Knows Best is S6E20: The Big Test Flashbabck with a 5.1 rating / 25 votes
- S2E30: Betty, Girl Engineer 5.6 rating / 76 votes
- S6E25: Adopted Daughter 5.7 rating / 28 votes
- S4E12: Kathy Makes a Wish 5.9 rating / 49 votes
- S6E19: Cupid Knows Best 5.9 rating / 36 votes