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Adam Ruins Everything (2015)

Comedy · Documentary · History

Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.

IMDb rating
8.0 (7,877 votes)
Episode average
7.5 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

8.00 avg 27 episodes 8.4 → 6.7 21 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 290 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 251 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 251 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 226 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 223 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 214 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 216 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 195 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 198 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 204 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 187 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 274 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 175 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 167 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 177 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 168 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 150 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 231 votesEp 19: 7.7 · 151 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 178 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 140 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 149 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 133 votesEp 24: 7.9 · 130 votesEp 25: 7.7 · 145 votesEp 26: 7.4 · 139 votesEp 27: 6.7 · 78 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Adam Ruins Giving8.4290
2Adam Ruins Security8.2251
3Adam Ruins Cars8.2251
4Adam Ruins Forensic Science8.3226
5Adam Ruins Restaurants8.3223
6Adam Ruins Hygiene8.0214
7Adam Ruins Voting8.1216
8Adam Ruins Work8.2195
9Adam Ruins Summer Fun8.0198
10Adam Ruins Sex8.4204
11Adam Ruins Nutrition8.2187
12Adam Ruins Death8.5274
13Adam Ruins Hollywood8.1175
14Adam Ruins Football7.8167
15Adam Ruins Weddings8.1177
16Adam Ruins Shopping Malls7.8168
17Adam Ruins Animals8.0150
18Adam Ruins Immigration7.6231
19Adam Ruins Housing7.7151
20Adam Ruins Drugs8.3178
21Adam Ruins Prison8.1140
22Adam Ruins the Wild West7.9149
23Adam Ruins the Internet8.0133
24Adam Ruins Justice7.9130
25Adam Ruins Christmas7.7145
26Adam Ruins Going Green7.4139
27Why the 2016 Election Is Just a Big Rerun Special6.778

Season 2 (2017)

7.07 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 6.6 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 161 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 151 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 150 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 140 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 143 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 137 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 133 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 150 votesEp 9: 6.8 · 132 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 143 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 130 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 145 votesEp 13: 6.8 · 127 votesEp 14: 6.7 · 126 votesEp 15: 6.9 · 120 votesEp 16: 6.4 · 112 votesEp 17: 6.5 · 119 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 114 votesEp 19: 6.2 · 103 votesEp 20: 6.4 · 108 votesEp 21: 6.4 · 97 votesEp 22: 6.4 · 98 votesEp 23: 7.3 · 156 votesEp 24: 6.7 · 126 votesEp 25: 7.2 · 80 votesEp 26: 6.6 · 83 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Adam Ruins Having a Baby7.6161
2Adam Ruins Weight Loss7.8151
3Adam Ruins the Hospital7.9150
4Adam Ruins Dating7.4140
5Adam Ruins Fine Art7.9143
6Adam Ruins What We Learned in School7.9137
7Adam Ruins College7.1133
8Emily Ruins Adam Ruins Everything8.0150
9Adam Ruins His Vacation6.8132
10Adam Ruins The Suburbs7.5143
11Adam Ruins The Economy7.1130
12Adam Ruins Conspiracy Theories7.7145
13Adam Ruins Spa Day6.8127
14Adam Ruins Halloween6.7126
15Adam Ruins Science6.9120
16Adam Ruins The Future6.4112
17Reanimated History: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Truth6.5119
18Reanimated History: The First Factsgiving6.7114
19Reanimated History: Mutually Assured Ruination6.2103
20Reanimated History: An Ancient History of Violence6.4108
21Reanimated History: The Copernican Ruin-aissance6.497
22Reanimated History: 100 Years Ago Today6.498
23Adam Ruins Guns7.3156
24Adam Ruins Sleep6.7126
25Adam Ruins Tech7.280
26Adam Ruins Flying6.683

Season 3 (2019)

7.14 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 8.0 24 min avg

Ep 1: 6.9 · 91 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 95 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 91 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 81 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 77 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 71 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 65 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 65 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 70 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 57 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 79 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 61 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos6.991
2Adam Ruins a Sitcom7.095
3Adam Ruins Games7.491
4Adam Ruins Nature7.381
5Adam Ruins America6.877
6Adam Ruins a Night Out7.371
7Adam Ruins Doing Good7.465
8Adam Ruins Murder6.565
9Adam Ruins Music7.170
10Adam Ruins Little Bugs6.957
11Adam Ruins Cops7.179
12Adam Ruins Himself8.061
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