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The Best Seasons of Portrait Artist of the Year

Every season of Portrait Artist of the Year ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Portrait Artist of the Year!

Top season
Season 3
7.3avg
Best episode
S10E11 Best of
8.19 votes
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#1

Season 3

9 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Painting Graham Norton 7.8
#2

Season 8

11 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2021

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Semi-Final: Nick Mason 8.0
#3

Season 2

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Episode 8 7.8

Other Seasons

#4

Season 7

11 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2020

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE11 · Carlos Acosta 7.7
#5

Season 4

11 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Rachel Hunter, Stefanie Martini, Conleth Hil 7.6
#6

Season 5

11 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2019

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · David Gandy, Anne Reid & Ashley Walters 7.5
#7

Season 10

11 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2023

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE11 · Best of 8.1
#8

Season 9

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2022

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Rebecca Ferguson 7.7
#9

Season 1

7 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2013

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Cardiff 7.3
#10

Season 11

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2024

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Hannah Waddingham, Richard Madeley, Saskia Reeves 7.4
#11

Season 12

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2025

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke, Tim Peake 7.6
#12

Season 6

11 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Asim Chaudhry, Russell Tovey and Doreen Mantle 7.4
#13

Season 13

5 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2026

N/A/ 10
Average Rating

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Top-rated Portrait Artist of the Year episodes

  1. #1Best of S10E118.1
  2. #2Episode 8 S2E87.8
  3. #3Painting Graham Norton S3E97.8
  4. #4Carlos Acosta S7E117.7
  5. #5Semi-Final: Nick Mason S8E98.0

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