TV series / 1989-

The Simpsons

The Simpsons is a TV series from 1989-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 37 seasons and 804 rated episodes.

37 seasons 804 rated episodes 7.1 average 1,827,248 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
1 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.5 9.0 7.6 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.4 6.2 7.5 6.6 7.2 7.1 6.1 7.0 6.3 6.8 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.8 6.3 5.9 6.6 4.3 6.6 6.7 7.9 6.9
2 7.6 8.2 7.7 8.1 9.2 8.1 8.3 9.2 6.8 8.1 7.5 7.4 7.1 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.8 7.0 6.4 7.2 6.6 6.7
3 7.3 8.2 8.2 8.9 8.6 5.7 8.4 8.1 8.1 7.6 7.5 6.9 7.1 7.1 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.9 7.0 6.1 6.2 6.6 5.8 6.6 6.7 6.3 5.8 6.3
4 7.6 8.0 8.6 7.7 8.8 8.6 8.8 7.6 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.5 7.3 6.8 6.7 7.1 7.3 7.1 6.4 6.7 6.5 7.4 7.6 6.7 7.1 6.0 6.8 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.4 5.3
5 7.9 7.3 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.3 7.1 7.9 6.9 7.6 6.7 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.6 7.1 7.1 6.3 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.4 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.9 7.6 7.0 6.4 6.6
6 7.6 7.9 7.5 8.2 8.0 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.1 7.3 6.3 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.5 7.9 6.3 6.3 7.9 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.5 5.7 6.7 8.3 8.4 6.9 5.7 7.2
7 7.7 7.6 8.2 7.7 7.6 8.1 9.0 7.8 7.6 8.1 7.0 7.2 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.8 5.9 6.2 6.4 5.8 6.6 6.3 8.2 6.4 6.4 6.9 6.5
8 7.6 8.3 7.8 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.2 7.1 7.9 6.9 7.3 6.6 6.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.5 7.1 6.7 6.1 7.2 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.8 6.4 7.4 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.3 7.0 7.3
9 7.4 8.0 7.8 8.8 8.5 9.0 7.9 8.6 7.6 8.1 7.3 8.1 7.3 6.8 7.3 6.5 6.7 6.2 8.2 6.0 6.6 7.0 8.3 6.7 7.6 6.8 8.4 6.3 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.7 6.6 6.7
10 7.3 7.7 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.3 9.1 7.6 7.8 7.3 7.1 7.2 6.7 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.9 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.3 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.8
11 7.7 8.8 8.2 8.6 8.2 7.7 8.5 7.7 5.0 7.7 6.8 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.1 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.3 7.0 7.1 6.7 6.9 6.4 7.1 7.2 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 7.1 5.7 6.7 6.2 6.0 7.5
12 8.3 8.3 8.3 9.1 8.1 9.0 8.3 8.5 7.6 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.5 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 5.7 6.2 6.3 5.0 6.4 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.8 5.9 6.3 6.5 7.3
13 7.7 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.2 8.9 8.5 7.6 8.3 7.7 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.6 7.2 6.5 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.9 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.9 6.6 7.1
14 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.7 7.7 8.0 8.2 7.2 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.0 6.8 7.4 6.3 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.2 7.2 5.6 6.6 6.2 7.1 6.9 7.3
15 8.3 8.0 8.4 8.8 8.6 7.6 8.8 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.0 7.1 6.6 7.3 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.6 5.9 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.0
16 7.4 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.1 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.3 6.6 7.7 7.1 7.0 7.4 6.2 7.1 6.1 7.2 5.6 6.0 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.3 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.3 7.2
17 7.6 8.7 9.0 7.8 7.8 8.8 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.2 6.8 5.4 7.2 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.2 6.8 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.9 6.6 5.8 6.4 6.2 6.1
18 7.9 8.2 6.9 8.3 8.6 8.0 8.8 7.8 7.3 7.4 8.6 7.7 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.6 5.8 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 6.4 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.8 7.1 5.1 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.5 6.3 6.4
19 8.6 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.6 6.5 7.1 6.7 6.6 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.5 7.6 6.7 5.8 6.7 7.1 6.1 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.6 5.9 6.3
20 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.1 8.6 7.6 7.8 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 6.7 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.4 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.2 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.8 6.7 5.6 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.4
21 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.5 8.0 9.0 7.8 7.8 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.3 7.2 7.1 8.1 7.2 6.9 7.3 6.6 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 7.6 5.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.7
22 7.8 7.6 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.1 8.4 7.2 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.3 7.1 7.3 7.0 4.0 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.3 7.5 7.4 6.0 5.9
23 7.7 8.2 8.1 9.3 8.2 8.0 6.4 6.2
24 8.2 8.7 7.9 7.1 7.7
25 9.2 8.5 7.8 8.0

Series summary

About The Simpsons

The rated episodes of The Simpsons have an average IMDb rating of 7.1 based on 1,827,248 episode votes. Season 6 has the highest average rating at 8.4 across 25 rated episodes. Season 30 has the lowest average rating at 6.2.

Genre
Animation and Comedy
Runtime
22 minute episodes
Principal cast
Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, and Julie Kavner
Writers
James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, and Sam Simon
Directors
Mike B. Anderson, Jim Reardon, and Mark Kirkland
Also known as
Simpsonlar, Los Simpson, and Die Simpsons

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S8E23: Homer's Enemy The best episode of The Simpsons is S8E23: Homer's Enemy with a 9.3 rating / 8,077 votes
  2. S8E2: You Only Move Twice 9.2 rating / 7,410 votes
  3. S5E2: Cape Feare 9.2 rating / 6,820 votes
  4. S6E6: Treehouse of Horror V 9.2 rating / 6,216 votes
  5. S6E25: Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One 9.2 rating / 5,555 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S23E22: Lisa Goes Gaga The worse episode of The Simpsons is S23E22: Lisa Goes Gaga with a 4.0 rating / 3,744 votes
  2. S33E1: The Star of the Backstage 4.3 rating / 1,791 votes
  3. S9E11: All Singing, All Dancing 5.0 rating / 3,198 votes
  4. S26E12: The Musk Who Fell to Earth 5.0 rating / 1,784 votes
  5. S30E18: Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy 5.1 rating / 1,946 votes