The Outer Limits (1995)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (14,983 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · The Roku Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

6.94 avg 21 episodes 7.2 → 5.9 47 min avg

Bad finale
Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sandkings	7.2	1,297
2	Valerie 23	7.5	1,052
3	Blood Brothers	6.4	665
4	The Second Soul	6.9	685
5	White Light Fever	6.1	607
6	The Choice	6.5	607
7	Virtual Future	6.6	571
8	Living Hell	6.4	512
9	Corner of the Eye	6.7	550
10	Under the Bed	6.4	525
11	Dark Matters	6.8	559
12	The Conversion	7.7	789
13	Quality of Mercy	8.1	951
14	The New Breed	8.0	664
15	The Voyage Home	7.1	529
16	Caught in the Act	6.7	630
17	The Message	7.3	529
18	I, Robot	7.5	593
19	If These Walls Could Talk	6.7	485
20	Birthright	7.2	490
21	The Voice of Reason	5.9	438

Season 2 (1996)

7.30 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 7.9 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Stitch in Time	8.4	851
2	Resurrection	7.2	501
3	Unnatural Selection	6.9	453
4	I Hear You Calling	6.8	425
5	Mind Over Matter	7.5	468
6	Beyond the Veil	6.5	380
7	First Anniversary	7.7	556
8	Straight and Narrow	7.1	439
9	Trial by Fire	7.9	608
10	Worlds Apart	7.0	461
11	The Refuge	7.8	532
12	Inconstant Moon	7.8	601
13	From Within	6.8	421
14	The Heist	5.9	349
15	Afterlife	8.1	572
16	The Deprogrammers	7.5	502
17	Paradise	6.5	375
18	The Light Brigade	7.9	586
19	Falling Star	6.8	377
20	Out of Body	6.5	357
21	Vanishing Act	8.1	598
22	The Sentence	7.9	505

Season 3 (1997)

7.06 avg 18 episodes 7.1 → 6.2 45 min avg

Bad finale
Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bits of Love	7.1	459
2	Second Thoughts	6.7	340
3	Re-Generation	6.5	334
4	Last Supper	7.2	403
5	Stream of Consciousness	7.6	432
6	Dark Rain	6.9	350
7	The Camp	7.4	413
8	Heart's Desire	6.6	337
9	Tempests	7.6	426
10	The Awakening	7.0	322
11	New Lease	7.2	342
12	Double Helix	7.0	424
13	Dead Man's Switch	7.9	520
14	Music of the Spheres	7.1	459
15	The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson	6.5	474
16	Bodies of Evidence	6.7	313
17	Feasibility Study	7.8	476
18	A Special Edition	6.2	299

Season 4 (1998)

6.92 avg 26 episodes 6.4 → 6.5 45 min avg

Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Criminal Nature	6.4	306
2	The Hunt	7.5	387
3	Hearts and Minds	7.2	337
4	In Another Life	6.7	307
5	In the Zone	6.3	300
6	Relativity Theory	7.6	408
7	Josh	6.6	323
8	Rite of Passage	7.1	335
9	Glyphic	6.8	330
10	Identity Crisis	6.8	301
11	The Vaccine	7.3	331
12	Fear Itself	7.2	296
13	The Joining	6.7	302
14	To Tell the Truth	7.3	317
15	Mary 25	7.8	424
16	Final Exam	7.9	428
17	Lithia	6.3	415
18	Monster	6.3	278
19	Sarcophagus	6.8	290
20	Nightmare	7.1	321
21	Promised Land	7.1	284
22	The Balance of Nature	7.0	281
23	The Origin of Species	6.4	328
24	Phobos Rising	7.2	289
25	Black Box	6.0	264
26	In Our Own Image	6.5	266

Season 5 (1999)

6.92 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 6.6 45 min avg

Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Alien Radio	6.8	278
2	Donor	6.9	260
3	Small Friends	7.2	292
4	The Grell	7.1	294
5	The Other Side	7.1	267
6	Joyride	6.7	264
7	The Human Operators	7.8	431
8	Blank Slate	6.8	237
9	What Will the Neighbors Think?	5.7	296
10	The Shroud	6.1	282
11	Ripper	6.8	291
12	Tribunal	8.3	541
13	Summit	7.3	283
14	Descent	6.1	239
15	The Haven	7.3	289
16	Déjà Vu	7.5	314
17	The Inheritors	6.7	256
18	Essence of Life	6.8	246
19	Stranded	7.1	272
20	Fathers & Sons	7.3	257
21	Starcrossed	6.3	276
22	Better Luck Next Time	6.6	222

Season 6 (2000)

6.88 avg 21 episodes 7.4 → 6.8 47 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Judgment Day	7.4	316
2	The Gun	6.5	283
3	Skin Deep	7.1	305
4	Manifest Destiny	6.9	265
5	Breaking Point	7.2	267
6	The Beholder	7.0	262
7	Seeds of Destruction	6.0	238
8	Simon Says	7.4	292
9	Stasis	7.2	255
10	Down to Earth	6.4	250
11	The Inner Child	6.4	222
12	Glitch	7.4	251
13	Decompression	8.1	382
14	Abaddon	6.4	240
15	The Grid	6.6	238
16	Revival	6.8	241
17	Gettysburg	7.2	290
18	Something About Harry	7.1	240
19	Zig Zag	6.2	228
20	Nest	6.3	210
21	Final Appeal	6.8	319

Season 7 (2001)

6.80 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 5.3 43 min avg

Bad finale
Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Family Values	7.4	309
2	Patient Zero	8.1	386
3	A New Life	7.2	272
4	The Surrogate	6.8	225
5	The Vessel	6.6	199
6	Mona Lisa	7.3	266
7	Replica	7.7	272
8	Think Like a Dinosaur	7.2	266
9	Alien Shop	7.3	288
10	Worlds Within	6.4	212
11	In the Blood	5.7	221
12	Flower Child	6.6	246
13	Free Spirit	6.1	196
14	Mindreacher	6.7	262
15	Time to Time	7.4	269
16	Abduction	7.5	323
17	Rule of Law	7.3	232
18	Lion's Den	6.2	216
19	The Tipping Point	6.5	203
20	Dark Child	6.0	181
21	The Human Factor	6.4	194
22	Human Trials	5.3	199