TV series / 1972-1978
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son is a TV series from 1972-1978. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 6 seasons and 137 rated episodes.
6 seasons 137 rated episodes 7.5 average 22,359 episode votes
Ratings by Season
Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| 2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| 3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| 4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| 5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| 6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| 7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| 8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| 10 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 11 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 12 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 13 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| 14 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 15 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| 16 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | |
| 17 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | |
| 18 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 | |
| 19 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | |
| 20 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | |
| 21 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | |
| 22 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | |
| 23 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 8.2 | |
| 24 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | |
| 25 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
Series summary
About Sanford and Son
The rated episodes of Sanford and Son have an average IMDb rating of 7.5 based on 22,359 episode votes. Season 3 has the highest average rating at 7.8 across 24 rated episodes. Season 6 has the lowest average rating at 7.2.
Highest rated
Best Episodes
- S3E15: Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle The best episode of Sanford and Son is S3E15: Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle with a 8.8 rating / 266 votes
- S3E14: Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe 8.8 rating / 260 votes
- S2E24: Rated X 8.5 rating / 218 votes
- S3E10: The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection 8.4 rating / 211 votes
- S2E6: The Card Sharps 8.3 rating / 237 votes
Lowest rated
Worst Episodes
- S4E25: The Family Man The worse episode of Sanford and Son is S4E25: The Family Man with a 5.8 rating / 179 votes
- S6E25: Family reunion 6.6 rating / 13 votes
- S6E2: The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 6.7 rating / 147 votes
- S5E18: Lamont in Love 6.7 rating / 118 votes
- S3E20: Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something? 6.8 rating / 154 votes