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The Best Seasons of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Every season of Jimmy Kimmel Live! ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Jimmy Kimmel Live!!

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Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

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Season 11

171 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2013

10.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Jimmy Kimmel Sucks 10.0

Season 9

168 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2011

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE156 · David Beckham, Dana Delany, “Dancing with the Stars” winner J.R. Martinez, Nickelback 8.5

Season 10

166 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2012

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE131 · Megan Mullally; Father John Misty 7.5

Other Seasons

Season 6

172 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE30 · Hayden Christensen, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Taylor Dayne 8.5

Season 8

176 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE82 · Game Night 8.4

Season 17

171 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Rami Malek, Mary McCormack, music from morgxn ft. Walk The Moon 10.0

Season 14

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE110 · Natalie Portman, Usher Raymond, Jidenna, Robert Randolph 10.0

Season 12

169 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

6.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE47 · Nicole Kidman, Alyson Hannigan, Jerrod Niemann 7.9

Season 25

23 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2026

6.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Pete Davidson, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, TV on the Radio 7.6

#10

Season 5

154 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2007

5.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE13 · Pat O'Brien, Dominic Purcell, Sunshine Anderson 8.2

#11

Season 13

152 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2014

5.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Eric Stonestreet, Stephen Amell, Logic 7.4

#12

Season 20

167 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

5.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE117 · Rose Byrne, The Miz, Sebastián Yatra 7.1

#13

Season 21

104 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2022

5.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE63 · George Clooney, Snoop Dogg, Coldplay 6.6

#14

Season 7

171 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2009

5.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE94 · Zooey Deschanel, Rev. Al Sharpton, Jewel 7.4

#15

Season 24

157 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2025

5.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Tue, Sep 23, 2025 7.9

#16

Season 19

185 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2020

4.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE67 · Dax Shepard/John Wilson/Idkhow 8.2

#17

Season 22

145 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2023

4.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE122 · Mon, Jun 24, 2024 6.8

#18

Season 15

15 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

4.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE156 · Episode 156 7.5

#19

Season 18

120 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

4.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE26 · Elisabeth Moss, Dan Abrams, Dustin Lynch 8.0

#20

Season 23

157 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2024

4.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE68 · 2/3/2025 Mon, Harrison Ford, Ariana DeBose , My Morning Jacket 6.6

#21

Season 16

32 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

4.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE57 · Episode 57 6.2

#22

Season 2

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2004

4.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Episode 7 4.2

#23

Season 4

189 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

4.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE145 · Eva Longoria, Artie Lange 7.5

#24

Season 3

178 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2005

4.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE131 · Cheryl Hines, Brian Austin Green, & Queens of the Stone Age 7.7

#25

Season 1

189 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

3.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE22 · Episode 22 5.1