TV series / 1980-1994

American Playhouse

American Playhouse is a TV series from 1980-1994. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 12 seasons and 97 rated episodes.

12 seasons 97 rated episodes 7.6 average 13,051 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 123456789101112
1 7.8 7.9 7.1 7.1 7.6 8.3 7.5 8.1 8.7 7.6 9.3
2 4.2 6.8 7.1 6.9 7.9 8.9 7.5 7.6
3 6.3 8.5 8.5 7.3 8.8 6.4 7.8
4 7.6 5.5 6.9 7.7 8.1
5 7.0 8.7 8.6 7.8 7.6 9.6 6.9 8.0 7.6
6 6.1 8.4 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.4
7 8.1 6.6 7.2 9.3 7.4 8.8 8.4
8 7.4 7.4 8.3 5.2
9 8.1 6.8 8.2 8.9 8.2
10 7.6 7.3 6.6 7.6 6.9 8.8
11 7.6 7.8 7.5 5.3
12 7.4 6.2 8.2 7.1
13 7.6 9.3 7.4 7.0 8.1 8.0
14 7.2 8.3 6.9 7.2
15 7.8 9.0 5.6
16 7.7 7.6
17 7.7
18 7.5
19 7.6 8.3
20 9.0
21
22
23
24
25 7.0

Series summary

About American Playhouse

The rated episodes of American Playhouse have an average IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 13,051 episode votes. Season 12 has the highest average rating at 8.9 across 2 rated episodes. Season 7 has the lowest average rating at 7.0.

Genre
Drama
Runtime
61 minute episodes
Principal cast
Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, and Edward Herrmann
Writers
Warren Adler, Robert Anderson, and Jane Austen
Directors
Kirk Browning, Peter H. Hunt, and Jack O'Brien
Also known as
Американский театр and 美國劇場

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S6E5: Eleanor: In Her Own Words The best episode of American Playhouse is S6E5: Eleanor: In Her Own Words with a 9.6 rating / 17 votes
  2. S12E1: Tru 9.3 rating / 117 votes
  3. S6E7: Charley's Aunt 9.3 rating / 29 votes
  4. S3E13: Hughie 9.3 rating / 27 votes
  5. S4E20: Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part III 9.0 rating / 70 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S1E2: King of America The worse episode of American Playhouse is S1E2: King of America with a 4.2 rating / 30 votes
  2. S8E8: Life Under Water 5.2 rating / 118 votes
  3. S7E11: Suspicion 5.3 rating / 145 votes
  4. S2E4: Keeping On 5.5 rating / 34 votes
  5. S7E15: The Big Knife 5.6 rating / 15 votes