TV series / 1983-1994

The Joy of Painting

Original title: Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting

The Joy of Painting is a TV series from 1983-1994. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 31 seasons and 405 rated episodes.

31 seasons 405 rated episodes 5.9 average 17,957 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
1 8.5 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.4 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.2 4.0 4.1 5.9 5.5 4.4 5.3 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.3 5.6 6.5 5.2 5.9
2 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.5 5.0 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.9 5.1 4.8 4.3 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.1
3 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.4 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.9 6.2 4.9 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 3.8 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.4
4 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.8 7.8 9.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.5 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 4.9 5.3 4.7 5.2 4.2 4.3 4.7 3.9 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.8
5 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 8.0 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 4.9 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.6
6 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.5 4.6 5.2 4.8 4.0 4.2 3.9 6.3 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.4 3.8 4.9 6.1 4.9 5.2
7 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 4.9 5.0 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.4 4.2 5.1 4.8 4.3 5.4 5.4 5.3
8 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.4 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.8 4.7 5.2 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.0
9 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.1 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.4 5.0 5.2 4.0 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.1 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.1 4.3 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.3
10 7.9 7.5 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.5 4.6 4.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.7 6.1
11 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.3 7.3 8.2 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 4.5 4.2 4.6 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.8 5.4 4.5 5.4 5.2 5.6
12 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.7 7.7 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 5.3 6.1
13 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.8 5.0 4.8 4.7 3.5 3.9 4.2 5.3 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.4 5.2 5.5 4.7 4.9 8.3
14 4.8
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32 6.0

Series summary

About The Joy of Painting

The rated episodes of The Joy of Painting have an average IMDb rating of 5.9 based on 17,957 episode votes. Season 1 has the highest average rating at 7.9 across 13 rated episodes. Season 17 has the lowest average rating at 4.0.

Genre
Documentary and Family
Runtime
25 minute episodes
Principal cast
Bob Ross, Steve Ross, Dana Jester, Peep, and Joyce Ortner
Directors
Sally Schenck, Rick Roffman, and Jim Austin
Also known as
Bob Ross: Beauty Is Everywhere, A Felicidade de Pintar, and Bob Ross: La Gioia della Pittura

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S8E4: Waterside Way The best episode of The Joy of Painting is S8E4: Waterside Way with a 9.2 rating / 131 votes
  2. S1E1: A Walk in the Woods 8.5 rating / 145 votes
  3. S31E13: Wilderness Day 8.3 rating / 114 votes
  4. S8E11: Mountain Range 8.2 rating / 93 votes
  5. S1E2: Mt. McKinley 8.1 rating / 111 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S17E13: Mountain Beauty The worse episode of The Joy of Painting is S17E13: Mountain Beauty with a 3.5 rating / 21 votes
  2. S18E2: Absolutely Autumn 3.7 rating / 26 votes
  3. S17E9: Lake View 3.7 rating / 22 votes
  4. S17E11: Morning Walk 3.7 rating / 21 votes
  5. S19E8: Scenic Seclusion 3.7 rating / 21 votes