Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Action · Adventure · Animation

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

IMDb rating: 9.3 (457,065 votes)
Episode average: 8.6 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Netflix · Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Season 1 (2005)

8.21 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 9.6 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Boy in the Iceberg	7.9	10,529
2	The Avatar Returns	8.1	9,447
3	The Southern Air Temple	8.4	9,245
4	The Warriors of Kyoshi	8.0	8,974
5	The King of Omashu	8.0	8,931
6	Imprisoned	7.7	8,632
7	The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1)	8.0	8,430
8	Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2)	8.8	9,049
9	The Waterbending Scroll	7.7	8,244
10	Jet	7.6	8,463
11	The Great Divide	6.8	8,863
12	The Storm	9.0	9,569
13	The Blue Spirit	9.1	9,622
14	The Fortuneteller	7.7	8,033
15	Bato of the Water Tribe	7.7	7,912
16	The Deserter	8.4	8,068
17	The Northern Air Temple	7.8	7,813
18	The Waterbending Master	8.6	8,113
19	The Siege of the North, Part 1	9.3	9,643
20	The Siege of the North, Part 2	9.6	9,952

Season 2 (2006)

8.68 avg 20 episodes 8.6 → 9.6 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Avatar State	8.6	8,063
2	The Cave of Two Lovers	8.1	7,952
3	Return to Omashu	8.2	7,525
4	The Swamp	7.5	7,662
5	Avatar Day	7.3	7,603
6	The Blind Bandit	9.2	9,306
7	Zuko Alone	9.6	11,993
8	The Chase	9.0	8,449
9	Bitter Work	8.5	7,709
10	The Library	8.7	8,035
11	The Desert	8.7	7,832
12	The Serpent's Pass	8.2	7,367
13	The Drill	8.9	7,974
14	City of Walls and Secrets	8.6	7,641
15	The Tales of Ba Sing Se	9.3	11,571
16	Appa's Lost Days	8.9	8,434
17	Lake Laogai	9.1	8,222
18	The Earth King	8.5	7,343
19	The Guru	9.0	8,216
20	The Crossroads of Destiny	9.6	11,002

Season 3 (2007)

8.89 avg 21 episodes 8.6 → 9.9 24 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Awakening	8.6	7,937
2	The Headband	8.3	7,775
3	The Painted Lady	7.8	7,771
4	Sokka's Master	8.8	8,272
5	The Beach	8.6	8,569
6	The Avatar and the Fire Lord	9.5	10,250
7	The Runaway	8.1	7,388
8	The Puppetmaster	9.1	9,071
9	Nightmares and Daydreams	7.6	7,784
10	The Day of Black Sun	9.1	8,317
11	The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse	9.5	9,231
12	The Western Air Temple	8.9	8,115
13	The Firebending Masters	9.3	9,232
14	The Boiling Rock: Part 1	8.7	7,758
15	The Boiling Rock, Part 2	9.3	8,508
16	The Southern Raiders	8.9	8,331
17	The Ember Island Players	8.4	8,434
18	Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King	9.0	9,275
19	Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters	9.5	10,633
20	Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno	9.8	16,467
21	Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang	9.9	29,345

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

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