8 Out of 10 Cats — 2005-2021 · 22 seasons · 221 eps

★ 7.7

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8 Out of 10 Cats

2005-2021 22 seasons 221 episodes

★ 7.7 (6,478 votes) Top 41%

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S21

S22

E1

7.1

6.1

6.2

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.1

6.3

7.2

7.1

6.8

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.4

7.1

E2

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.6

6.9

6.4

6.0

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.8

7.2

5.6

7.0

6.2

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6.8

6.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.1

E3

6.4

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6.4

6.7

6.2

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6.8

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6.9

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E4

6.5

6.4

5.8

6.2

7.0

6.9

6.4

6.6

5.9

7.0

6.9

7.1

5.5

6.7

6.6

6.9

6.8

6.9

7.8

7.0

7.6

6.8

E5

6.4

6.6

5.9

6.3

5.8

6.9

6.8

7.0

6.9

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.3

7.1

5.9

6.8

7.5

7.7

6.2

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E6

6.3

6.5

6.2

7.1

6.5

7.0

7.1

6.1

6.7

6.5

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.6

6.7

6.9

6.7

7.8

7.2

7.4

6.8

E7

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.8

5.9

6.5

6.7

6.8

7.0

6.9

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.5

6.7

6.6

7.8

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6.9

6.7

E8

6.5

6.4

7.3

6.7

6.8

6.6

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.8

7.2

5.4

7.1

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6.5

7.7

7.1

E9

6.0

4.5

6.5

6.8

6.6

8.1

6.5

6.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

7.4

6.8

7.2

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E10

6.3

6.5

6.9

7.2

6.2

6.2

8.2

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7.3

8.4

7.4

7.2

E11

5.2

6.7

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7.0

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7.2

E12

6.5

7.0

6.7

7.0

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E13

6.8

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E14

6.4

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6.3

6.4

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.4

S20E10 Episode #20.10

Jimmy Carr hosts as Aisling Bea, Joel Dommett and James Acaster take on Rob Beckett, Joe Swash and Roisin Conaty to discuss their most memorable moments from school

#2

S16E10 8.2

Episode #16.10

Jimmy Carr is joined by team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson for an episode of best bits from the last series. A host of well-known faces join the teams as they discuss the topical events that set the great British public's chins wagging.

#3

S13E9 8.1

Episode #13.9

4. S19E4 "Episode #19.4" 7.8
5. S19E6 "Episode #19.6" 7.8
6. S19E7 "Episode #19.7" 7.8
7. S19E5 "Episode #19.5" 7.7
8. S20E7 "Episode #20.7" 7.7
9. S21E8 "Episode #21.8" 7.7
10. S22E9 "Episode #22.9" 7.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#209

S3E9 4.5

Big Brother 7 Special

Jimmy Carr Hosts a big brother special of the quiz with team captains Sean Lock and Dave Spikey. Guests are Dom Joly, Lea Walker, Jason Manford and Grace Adams-Short.

208. S1E11 "Big Brother 6 Special" 5.2
207. S17E8 "Episode #17.8" 5.4
206. S13E4 "Episode #13.4" 5.5
205. S13E2 "Episode #13.2" 5.6

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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5 Standouts

107 Infamous

12 Hidden Gems

85 Forgettable

Top Standout: S13E9 Episode #13.9

Most Infamous: S1E11 Big Brother 6 Special

Best Hidden Gem: S20E10 Episode #20.10

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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