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Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Comedy

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

IMDb rating
8.8 (169,205 votes)
Episode average
8.3 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
12
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 12 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

7.96 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 8.6 29 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 4,098 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 3,371 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 3,405 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 3,014 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 3,111 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 2,791 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 2,633 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 3,137 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 2,715 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 2,961 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Pants Tent7.94,098
2Ted and Mary7.53,371
3Porno Gil8.03,405
4The Bracelet7.73,014
5Interior Decorator8.23,111
6The Wire7.82,791
7AAMCO7.32,633
8Beloved Aunt8.63,137
9Affirmative Action8.02,715
10The Group8.62,961

Season 2 (2001)

8.26 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 2,496 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 2,634 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 2,842 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 2,481 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 2,345 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 2,283 votesEp 7: 9.2 · 3,842 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 2,656 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 2,352 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 2,233 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Car Salesman7.92,496
2Thor8.42,634
3Trick or Treat8.72,842
4The Shrimp Incident8.32,481
5The Thong7.72,345
6The Acupuncturist7.52,283
7The Doll9.23,842
8Shaq8.72,656
9The Baptism8.22,352
10The Massage8.02,233

Season 3 (2002)

8.25 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 9.0 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 2,349 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 2,181 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,267 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 2,290 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 2,141 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 2,237 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 2,157 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 2,799 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 2,093 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 2,826 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chet's Shirt8.32,349
2The Benadryl Brownie7.72,181
3Club Soda and Salt8.22,267
4The Nanny from Hell8.22,290
5The Terrorist Attack7.72,141
6The Special Section8.22,237
7The Corpse-Sniffing Dog8.42,157
8Krazee-Eyez Killa8.82,799
9Mary, Joseph and Larry8.02,093
10The Grand Opening9.02,826

Season 4 (2004)

8.37 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.9 33 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 2,033 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 2,086 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 2,184 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 2,029 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 2,051 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 2,951 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 2,235 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 1,974 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 2,207 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 2,845 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mel's Offer7.72,033
2Ben's Birthday Party8.22,086
3The Blind Date8.02,184
4The Weatherman8.12,029
5The 5 Wood8.42,051
6The Car Pool Lane9.12,951
7The Surrogate8.62,235
8Wandering Bear8.21,974
9The Survivor8.52,207
10Opening Night8.92,845

Season 5 (2005)

8.23 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 32 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 1,999 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 2,003 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 2,083 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 2,039 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 1,959 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 1,888 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 1,957 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 2,620 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,871 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 2,228 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Larry David Sandwich8.01,999
2The Bowtie8.22,003
3The Christ Nail8.32,083
4Kamikaze Bingo8.12,039
5Lewis Needs a Kidney8.41,959
6The Smoking Jacket7.61,888
7The Seder8.41,957
8The Ski Lift9.02,620
9The Korean Bookie8.01,871
10The End8.32,228

Season 6 (2007)

8.52 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 31 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,068 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 2,099 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 2,189 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,908 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 2,083 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 2,007 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 1,934 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 2,209 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 2,223 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 2,351 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Meet the Blacks8.22,068
2The Anonymous Donor8.62,099
3The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial8.72,189
4The Lefty Call8.01,908
5The Freak Book8.52,083
6The Rat Dog8.42,007
7The TiVo Guy8.21,934
8The N Word8.72,209
9The Therapists8.92,223
10The Bat Mitzvah9.02,351

Season 7 (2009)

8.66 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 9.2 32 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 2,102 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 2,223 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 2,062 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 1,934 votesEp 5: 9.1 · 2,678 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 2,123 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 2,183 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 1,960 votesEp 9: 9.2 · 2,542 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 2,721 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Funkhouser's Crazy Sister8.32,102
2Vehicular Fellatio8.82,223
3The Reunion8.62,062
4The Hot Towel8.11,934
5Denise Handicap9.12,678
6The Bare Midriff8.32,123
7The Black Swan8.72,183
8Officer Krupke8.31,960
9The Table Read9.22,542
10Seinfeld9.22,721

Season 8 (2011)

8.38 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 1,886 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 1,894 votesEp 3: 9.3 · 3,379 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,749 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 1,831 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 1,893 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,792 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 1,698 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 2,058 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 2,289 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Divorce8.11,886
2The Safe House8.21,894
3Palestinian Chicken9.33,379
4The Smiley Face7.81,749
5Vow of Silence8.41,831
6The Hero8.61,893
7The Bi-Sexual7.91,792
8Car Periscope7.91,698
9Mister Softee8.72,058
10Larry vs. Michael J. Fox8.92,289

Season 9 (2017)

8.35 avg 10 episodes 8.6 → 8.5 38 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 2,549 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 1,989 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 1,992 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 1,861 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,863 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 2,399 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 1,765 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 1,820 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,668 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 1,796 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Foisted!8.62,549
2The Pickle Gambit8.21,989
3A Disturbance in the Kitchen8.31,992
4Running with the Bulls8.31,861
5Thank You for Your Service8.01,863
6The Accidental Text on Purpose9.02,399
7Namaste8.21,765
8Never Wait for Seconds!8.41,820
9The Shucker8.01,668
10Fatwa!8.51,796

Season 10 (2020)

8.44 avg 10 episodes 9.1 → 8.6 38 min avg

Ep 1: 9.1 · 3,189 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 1,989 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,054 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 2,143 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 1,828 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,765 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 1,958 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 2,435 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,626 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 1,867 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Happy New Year9.13,189
2Side Sitting8.01,989
3Artificial Fruit8.22,054
4You're Not Going to Get Me to Say Anything Bad About Mickey8.52,143
5Insufficient Praise8.21,828
6The Surprise Party8.11,765
7The Ugly Section8.51,958
8Elizabeth, Margaret and Larry9.12,435
9Beep Panic8.11,626
10The Spite Store8.61,867

Season 11 (2021)

7.91 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 37 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,433 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 1,909 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 1,771 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 2,370 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,768 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 1,641 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 1,662 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 1,738 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 1,532 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 1,720 votes
Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Five-Foot Fence8.12,433
2Angel Muffin7.31,909
3The Mini Bar7.71,771
4The Watermelon8.72,370
5IRASSHAIMASE!8.01,768
6Man Fights Tiny Woman7.71,641
7Irma Kostroski7.81,662
8What Have I Done?8.51,738
9Igor, Gregor, & Timor7.61,532
10The Mormon Advantage7.71,720

Season 12 (2024)

7.99 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 9.2 38 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 2,054 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,676 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 1,770 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 1,542 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 1,576 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 1,468 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 1,439 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,332 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,425 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 3,208 votes
Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Atlanta7.62,054
2The Lawn Jockey7.71,676
3Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug8.31,770
4Disgruntled7.91,542
5Fish Stuck8.11,576
6The Gettysburg Address7.71,468
7The Dream Scheme7.81,439
8The Colostomy Bag7.61,332
9Ken/Kendra8.01,425
10No Lessons Learned9.23,208

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