TV series / 1984-1992
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is a TV series from 1984-1992. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 8 seasons and 197 rated episodes.
8 seasons 197 rated episodes 7.0 average 32,321 episode votes
Ratings by Season
Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| 2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| 3 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| 5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| 6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| 9 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 10 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 11 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 12 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 13 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| 14 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| 15 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| 16 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| 17 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 18 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 19 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 20 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 21 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 22 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| 23 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 24 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |
| 25 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | |||
| 26 | 6.1 |
Series summary
About The Cosby Show
The rated episodes of The Cosby Show have an average IMDb rating of 7.0 based on 32,321 episode votes. Season 2 has the highest average rating at 7.5 across 25 rated episodes. Season 8 has the lowest average rating at 6.4.
Highest rated
Best Episodes
- S2E22: Theo's Holiday The best episode of The Cosby Show is S2E22: Theo's Holiday with a 8.5 rating / 305 votes
- S1E5: A Shirt Story 8.2 rating / 334 votes
- S2E3: Happy Anniversary 8.2 rating / 276 votes
- S6E23: Off to See the Wretched 8.2 rating / 230 votes
- S3E21: I Know That You Know 8.1 rating / 188 votes
Lowest rated
Worst Episodes
- S8E22: You Can't Stop the Music The worse episode of The Cosby Show is S8E22: You Can't Stop the Music with a 5.6 rating / 134 votes
- S4E18: Once Upon a Time 5.8 rating / 165 votes
- S8E14: The Price Is Wrong 5.8 rating / 129 votes
- S8E13: Theo's Future 5.8 rating / 127 votes
- S6E8: The Day the Spores Landed 5.9 rating / 180 votes