Seasons Ranked

The Simpsons Seasons, Ranked

All 25 seasons ranked by Humor Index — see which is the best season of The Simpsons and exactly where it peaked.

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Peak

S6

82.5

Overall

79.0

25 seasons

Trough

S22

74.8

Humor Index by Season

77.8
S1
80.1
S2
77.2
S3
81.2
S4
80.8
S5
82.5
S6
80.1
S7
81.2
S8
79.6
S9
76.4
S10
77.6
S11
77.6
S12
78.2
S13
78.4
S14
78.6
S15
78.8
S16
78.5
S17
77.8
S18
77.6
S19
78.4
S20
76.6
S21
74.8
S22
76.1
S23
77.6
S24
74.9
S25

Season Details

Season 1
77.8
JPM 2.8Craft 6.9Impact 6.6709 jokes
Best: Theres No Disgrace Like Home(86.8) · Worst: The Telltale Head(67.9)
Season 2
80.1
JPM 3.8Craft 6.9Impact 6.61321 jokes
Best: Brush With Greatness(85.2) · Worst: The Way We Was(69.9)
Season 3
77.2
JPM 3.5Craft 6.9Impact 6.51445 jokes
Best: Homer Defined(88.6) · Worst: Mr Lisa Goes To Washington(70.6)
Season 4
81.2
JPM 3.3Craft 7.0Impact 6.81404 jokes
Best: Mr Plow(88.5) · Worst: Marge Gets A Job(75.0)
Season 5
80.8
JPM 3.1Craft 7.0Impact 6.81474 jokes
Best: Cape Feare(89.4) · Worst: Pringfield Or How I Learned To Stop Worr(73.9)
Season 6Peak
82.5
JPM 3.5Craft 7.1Impact 6.81550 jokes
Best: Treehouse Of Horror V(92.2) · Worst: Lisas Wedding(73.6)
Season 7
80.1
JPM 3.4Craft 7.0Impact 6.71604 jokes
Best: King Size Homer(90.0) · Worst: Who Shot Mr Burns 2(72.5)
Season 8
81.2
JPM 3.2Craft 7.0Impact 6.71613 jokes
Best: Homers Enemy(90.8) · Worst: The Canine Mutiny(71.6)
Season 9
79.6
JPM 3.5Craft 7.0Impact 6.61653 jokes
Best: The Joy Of Sect(92.6) · Worst: Natural Born Kissers(68.6)
Season 10
76.4
JPM 3.1Craft 6.8Impact 6.61579 jokes
Best: Simpsons Bible Stories(88.1) · Worst: Maximum Homerdrive(68.1)
Season 11
77.6
JPM 3.1Craft 6.9Impact 6.61530 jokes
Best: Missionary Impossible(88.6) · Worst: E I E I Annoyed Grunt(69.9)
Season 12
77.6
JPM 3.5Craft 6.9Impact 6.51435 jokes
Best: Worst Episode Ever(85.9) · Worst: A Tale Of Two Springfields(69.1)
Season 13
78.2
JPM 4.1Craft 6.9Impact 6.51488 jokes
Best: Tales From The Public Domain(92.5) · Worst: Homer The Moe(69.0)
Season 14
78.4
JPM 3.6Craft 6.9Impact 6.61482 jokes
Best: Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky(84.1) · Worst: A Star Is Born Again(70.4)
Season 15
78.6
JPM 3.6Craft 6.9Impact 6.61471 jokes
Best: Catch Em If You Can(86.2) · Worst: Smart And Smarter(68.8)
Season 16
78.8
JPM 3.6Craft 6.9Impact 6.61327 jokes
Best: The Father The Son And The Holy Guest St(93.2) · Worst: Homer And Neds Hail Mary Pass(68.9)
Season 17
78.5
JPM 3.6Craft 6.9Impact 6.61327 jokes
Best: Bart Has Two Mommies(86.2) · Worst: Treehouse Of Horror Xvi(65.8)
Season 18
77.8
JPM 3.5Craft 6.9Impact 6.51212 jokes
Best: Springfield Up(84.9) · Worst: 24 Minutes(71.5)
Season 19
77.6
JPM 3.8Craft 6.8Impact 6.51266 jokes
Best: Dial N For Nerder(87.5) · Worst: He Loves To Fly And He Dohs(70.6)
Season 20
78.4
JPM 3.6Craft 6.9Impact 6.61280 jokes
Best: The Burns And The Bees(88.8) · Worst: Waverly Hills 9 0 2 1 Doh(71.4)
Season 21
76.6
JPM 3.3Craft 6.9Impact 6.51284 jokes
Best: The Great Wife Hope(87.2) · Worst: The Squirt And The Whale(70.6)
Season 22
74.8
JPM 3.6Craft 6.8Impact 6.31388 jokes
Best: The Fool Monty(83.4) · Worst: The Fight Before Christmas(66.9)
Season 23
76.1
JPM 3.7Craft 6.8Impact 6.41441 jokes
Best: At Long Last Leave(82.8) · Worst: The Spy Who Learned Me(68.1)
Season 24
77.6
JPM 3.4Craft 7.0Impact 6.61347 jokes
Best: Treehouse Of Horror Xxiii(81.0) · Worst: What Animated Women Want(68.8)
Season 25
74.9
JPM 3.4Craft 6.8Impact 6.41327 jokes
Best: Steal This Episode(84.4) · Worst: The Yellow Badge Of Cowardge(66.0)