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Mystery Science Theater 3000

1988-1999 · 11 seasons

★ 8.6 Top 11%

(27,468 votes)

199 episodes

This show averages 7.5, which is 0.1 points above the global average of 7.4 Top 50%

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

S11

E1

6.3

6.9

7.4

8.3

7.2

7.9

7.8

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.4

E2

6.4

6.4

7.4

7.8

8.0

7.5

7.4

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.8

E3

6.6

6.6

7.4

8.5

7.3

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.6

8.4

8.0

E4

6.8

7.1

7.7

7.4

8.2

7.6

7.9

7.8

7.4

8.6

7.8

E5

6.4

6.9

7.2

7.1

7.4

7.7

7.0

8.0

7.5

7.3

7.4

E6

6.6

7.3

7.5

8.0

7.8

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.0

8.0

E7

6.4

7.3

7.4

7.9

7.8

8.5

7.5

8.2

7.3

8.4

7.7

E8

6.6

6.9

7.5

7.7

7.7

8.1

7.2

7.4

8.0

8.0

E9

7.0

6.9

7.2

8.2

7.3

8.0

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.4

E10

6.8

7.3

7.5

7.9

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.9

8.9

7.2

E11

6.6

7.2

7.1

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.3

7.8

7.6

7.7

E12

6.5

7.1

8.2

8.4

7.6

8.8

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

E13

6.8

7.0

7.6

7.8

7.5

8.0

7.8

7.9

7.4

8.1

E14

7.0

7.2

8.0

8.1

7.5

7.9

E15

6.5

7.6

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.6

E16

6.3

7.7

8.0

7.5

7.3

8.2

E17

6.6

7.5

7.4

7.6

7.5

8.0

E18

7.0

7.7

8.3

7.4

7.4

7.2

E19

6.8

7.9

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.5

E20

6.7

7.4

7.6

7.3

7.7

8.9

E21

6.7

8.2

7.9

8.3

7.7

8.4

E22

6.8

7.7

8.1

7.7

7.7

8.1

E23

7.0

8.2

7.5

7.1

E24

7.4

9.0

7.7

7.7

Avg

6.6

7.0

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

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81 Standouts

19 Infamous

41 Hidden Gems

58 Forgettable

Top Standout: S5E24 'Manos' the Hands of Fate

Most Infamous: S2E2 The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy

Best Hidden Gem: S5E18 Attack of the Eye Creatures

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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 10 dominates (3/10)

1 S5E24 'Manos' the Hands of Fate 9.0
2 S9E20 Space Mutiny 8.9
3 S10E10 The Final Sacrifice 8.9
4 S6E12 Mitchell 8.8
5 S10E4 Werewolf 8.6
6 S4E3 Pod People 8.5
7 S6E7 I Accuse My Parents 8.5
8 S4E12 Gamera vs. Guiron 8.4
9 S9E21 Time Chasers 8.4
10 S10E3 The Pumaman 8.4

📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 1 dominates (3/5)

199 S1E15 Superdome 6.3
198 S1E0 The Green Slime 6.3
197 S11E9 Hamlet 6.4
196 S2E2 The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy 6.4
195 S1E6 Gamera vs. Gaos 6.4

199 Total Episodes

9.0 Highest Rating

6.3 Lowest Rating

2.7 Range