Hot Ones — 2015-present · 28 seasons · 405 eps

★ 8.2

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Hot Ones

2015-present 28 seasons 405 episodes

★ 8.2 (2,809 votes) Top 21%

The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they're struggling through the heat.

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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S2 1-30

S2 31-49

S3

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S6

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S10

S11

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S28

E1

5.3

6.4

7.1

7.3

7.0

6.7

7.2

6.7

7.3

6.9

8.3

7.5

6.5

6.7

6.6

6.8

7.2

7.2

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7.8

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.9

7.8

7.3

5.7

8.5

6.6

E2

6.0

7.6

7.3

7.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.6

7.7

7.6

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7.1

6.5

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7.4

7.4

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7.0

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7.4

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6.8

6.9

E3

5.7

7.1

6.9

6.3

7.5

7.4

7.6

7.1

7.0

7.6

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.5

4.7

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.6

7.4

7.1

6.0

6.1

7.7

7.7

7.2

E4

6.6

7.3

6.9

7.1

7.5

6.7

6.8

8.1

7.4

7.6

7.8

6.7

6.9

7.3

4.5

7.1

7.2

7.5

7.1

6.1

7.9

7.3

5.5

6.9

6.1

6.3

7.2

7.8

6.2

E5

6.7

7.6

7.3

7.9

7.3

7.6

7.8

6.6

7.4

6.7

8.7

7.7

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

7.0

6.9

7.1

7.9

7.1

7.3

6.7

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.7

6.5

6.8

E6

6.6

7.3

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

6.5

6.7

7.2

7.3

7.6

6.9

5.5

6.9

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6.6

7.5

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6.8

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6.4

7.8

7.5

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E7

6.3

6.8

6.7

7.2

6.9

7.3

7.0

6.9

6.6

7.4

7.7

7.6

5.9

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7.4

7.3

7.8

7.9

7.3

4.9

7.7

7.7

7.9

6.3

7.4

7.4

8.3

6.3

6.9

E8

3.9

7.6

5.4

6.1

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.9

7.4

7.7

6.8

7.6

5.8

6.7

7.3

7.2

7.4

6.7

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.1

7.2

7.4

7.5

5.9

7.9

E9

8.0

6.3

6.7

6.3

7.2

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.6

6.4

6.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.1

6.7

7.1

7.0

7.5

7.4

5.4

7.3

8.1

E10

7.3

5.9

7.8

7.4

7.2

6.7

7.5

7.4

7.6

7.3

6.7

7.1

7.1

8.3

7.5

7.5

6.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.4

5.6

5.4

7.3

7.5

7.7

7.1

7.9

E11

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.7

7.1

5.6

7.8

6.8

6.9

6.8

7.8

7.7

7.6

8.1

7.4

7.6

7.3

7.4

6.9

6.7

E12

6.2

6.7

6.8

7.9

7.1

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.9

7.6

8.3

7.1

7.6

7.8

6.5

7.4

9.5

8.9

6.5

8.6

7.1

8.4

E13

7.0

6.9

6.6

7.6

6.5

6.7

7.6

6.1

6.7

7.2

7.4

7.3

7.5

7.5

6.6

7.5

E14

7.3

7.4

6.6

7.3

7.1

6.5

5.6

6.9

7.0

E15

7.0

7.2

8.1

7.0

7.6

E16

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.5

7.5

E17

6.7

5.7

7.2

6.6

E18

7.1

5.9

7.3

7.3

E19

7.1

6.9

7.5

5.7

E20

7.7

7.7

6.7

E21

5.5

7.9

7.1

E22

6.6

7.1

7.4

E23

6.9

7.4

7.6

E24

7.6

7.4

E25

6.4

E26

7.6

E27

7.6

E28

7.7

E29

6.9

E30

7.3

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.5

S23E12 Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings

Shakira is a global pop music icon with a storied career that includes everything from multiple Grammy Awards, to global tours, and more than 95 million records sold. She's back with a brand-new album, her first studio release in nearly seven years, called Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. But how is she with spicy food? Find out as Shakira takes on the wings of death and discusses the evolution of her singing voice, collaborating with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, and which lyrics fans are most likely to yell at her in the street.

#2

S24E12 8.9

Vince Vaughn Catches a Hot Streak While Eating Spicy Wings

Ariana Grande is a Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and pop-music icon with a pair of momentous projects in 2024: Her seventh studio album, eternal sunshine, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, and later this year you can catch her as Glinda in the film-adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked, set to release in theaters on November 22th. But how is she with spicy food? Find out as Ari takes on the wings of death and discusses Max Martin-produced smashes, her philosophy on leaks, and the art of a good vocal warmup. Happy season 24 finale, Spice Lords!

#3

S10E5 8.7

Paul Rudd Does a Historic Dab While Eating Spicy Wings

Paul Rudd is an actor, writer, and producer who has been in some of the most beloved films and TV shows of the last 25 years, from Judd Apatow comedies to the Marvel Universe. You can catch him on the new Netflix comedy, Living With Yourself, which is set to release on October 18th. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as one of the nicest dudes in Hollywood takes on some of the least nice hot sauces on the planet. Along the way, Rudd breaks down the alternate Anchorman script that never was, shares his love for David Letterman, and improvises a tearful scene inspired by the wings of death.

4. S8E1 "Gordon Ramsay Savagely Critiques Spicy Wings" 8.6
5. S26E12 "Will Forte Goes for a High Score While Eating Spicy Wings" 8.6
6. S27E1 "Aaron Paul Gets Broken Bad While Eating Spicy Wings" 8.5
7. S28E12 "Matthew McConaughey Is Alright, Alright, Alright While Eating Spicy Wings" 8.4
8. S10E1 "Shia LaBeouf Sheds a Tear While Eating Spicy Wings" 8.3
9. S14E10 "Jeffrey Dean Morgan Can't Feel His Face While Eating Spicy Wings" 8.3
10. S17E12 "Josh Brolin Licks the Palate of Absurdity While Eating Spicy Wings" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#405

S1E8 3.9

DJ Khaled Talks Fuccbois, Finga Licking, and Media Dinosaurs While Eating Spicy Wings

In the Hot Ones season 1 finale, the "We the Best" hitmaker brings his take-no-Ls mentality to the wildest wings challenge on the Internet.

404. S14E4 "Awkwafina Gets Hot and Cold While Eating Spicy Wings" 4.5
403. S15E3 "Quavo Is Stunned by Spicy Wings" 4.7
402. S19E7 "James Corden Experiences Mouth Karma While Eating Spicy Wings" 4.9
401. S1E1 "Tony Yayo Talks Shmoney Dance & Eminem's Taco Habit While Eating Spicy Chicken Wings" 5.3

The Quality Arc

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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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84 Standouts

123 Infamous

42 Hidden Gems

156 Forgettable

Top Standout: S23E12 Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings

Most Infamous: S1E8 DJ Khaled Talks Fuccbois, Finga Licking, and Media Dinosaurs While Eating Spicy Wings

Best Hidden Gem: S26E12 Will Forte Goes for a High Score While Eating Spicy Wings

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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