The Carol Burnett Show — 1967-1978 · 11 seasons · 286 eps

★ 8.7

The Carol Burnett Show

1967-1978 11 seasons 286 episodes

★ 8.7 (8,026 votes) Top 9%

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."

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

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

S11

E1

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.6

6.9

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

E2

7.9

7.5

7.6

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.2

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.4

E3

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.8

8.2

7.7

7.1

E4

8.2

7.3

6.8

7.8

7.1

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.7

7.3

E5

7.6

7.9

7.2

7.3

6.8

7.2

7.7

7.2

7.5

8.3

7.4

E6

7.8

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.3

E7

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.8

7.5

7.7

8.2

8.3

8.4

7.9

E8

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.8

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.5

7.8

7.2

E9

7.8

7.7

7.4

7.3

7.6

8.0

7.7

7.8

8.2

9.0

7.1

E10

7.7

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.8

7.8

8.2

7.7

7.1

7.9

7.2

E11

8.1

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.7

7.3

7.5

8.4

8.2

7.5

7.1

E12

8.1

7.9

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.8

7.5

7.0

E13

7.2

7.6

7.0

7.7

7.6

7.8

8.1

8.3

7.4

8.1

7.4

E14

7.3

7.8

7.6

6.9

7.4

8.1

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.7

7.4

E15

7.3

7.5

8.0

7.0

7.2

7.7

7.9

8.1

7.2

8.1

7.1

E16

6.9

7.5

6.5

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.9

7.9

7.5

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E17

7.2

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8.1

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7.2

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.8

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E18

7.5

7.6

7.3

7.5

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.7

7.5

E19

8.0

7.7

8.1

7.1

7.4

8.0

8.1

7.8

6.6

7.3

7.2

E20

7.3

8.6

7.4

6.9

7.2

7.7

7.8

8.2

7.1

8.1

6.9

E21

7.6

7.4

7.2

8.6

8.0

7.3

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.6

E22

7.7

7.0

7.5

7.3

8.2

7.3

7.6

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.3

E23

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.1

6.7

7.8

7.6

7.9

7.4

7.4

E24

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.7

8.0

7.0

7.9

7.6

7.8

7.6

8.9

E25

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.7

8.2

7.6

8.2

7.9

8.2

E26

7.3

6.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

E27

7.9

7.4

8.3

7.6

E28

7.2

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E29

7.4

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E30

7.9

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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 9.0

S10E8 Dinah Shore - Went with the Wind

#2

S11E24 8.9

A Special Evening with Carol Burnett

#3

S2E20 8.6

Tim Conway and Ethel Merman

4. S4E20 "Rita Hayworth, Jim Bailey, Glen Campbell" 8.6
5. S8E10 "Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith" 8.4
6. S10E6 "Roddy McDowell - Salute to Silent Film Comics" 8.4
7. S10E15 "Glen Campbell" 8.4
8. S3E27 "Family Sketch Show" 8.3
9. S8E12 "Ken Berry and Carl Reiner" 8.3
10. S8E21 "Roddy McDowell and Bernadette Peters" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#285

S3E16 6.5

Ronald Reagan, Soupy Sales, and Mel Torme

284. S9E18 "Emmett Kelly and The Jackson 5" 6.6
283. S6E22 "David Hartman, Paula Kelly" 6.7
282. S5E10 "Eydie Gormé/Shecky Greene" 6.8
281. S5E5 "Peggy Lee and Dom DeLuise" 6.8

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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107 Standouts

41 Infamous

62 Hidden Gems

75 Forgettable

Top Standout: S10E8 Dinah Shore - Went with the Wind

Most Infamous: S6E22 David Hartman, Paula Kelly

Best Hidden Gem: S10E15 Glen Campbell

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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