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Def Comedy Jam (1992)

Comedy

Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians.

IMDb rating
8.0 (741 votes)
Episode average
7.6 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1992)

7.26 avg 8 episodes 6.7 → 7.3 26 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 27 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 12 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 14 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.16.727
2Episode #1.27.522
3Episode #1.37.421
4Episode #1.47.117
5Episode #1.57.914
6Episode #1.67.312
7Episode #1.76.912
8Episode #1.87.314

Season 2 (1992)

7.38 avg 12 episodes 8.4 → 7.8 26 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 20 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 6 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 7 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.18.419
2Episode #2.27.010
3Episode #2.37.77
4Episode #2.46.620
5Episode #2.56.87
6Episode #2.67.26
7Episode #2.76.66
8Episode #2.87.87
9Episode #2.97.77
10Episode #2.107.46
11Episode #2.117.57
12Episode #2.127.87

Season 3 (1992)

8.03 avg 12 episodes 6.8 → 8.2 27 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 7 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 9 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 6 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 6 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.16.87
2Episode #3.28.29
3Episode #3.38.08
4Episode #3.47.87
5Episode #3.58.26
6Episode #3.68.06
7Episode #3.78.26
8Episode #3.88.26
9Episode #3.98.46
10Episode #3.108.26
11Episode #3.118.26
12Episode #3.128.26

Season 4 (1994)

8.01 avg 9 episodes 8.2 → 6.6 26 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 6 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 5 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 10 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #4.18.25
2Episode #4.28.25
3Episode #4.38.25
4Episode #4.47.76
5Episode #4.58.05
6Episode #4.68.65
7Episode #4.78.25
8Episode #4.88.45
9Episode #4.96.610

Season 5 (1995)

7.53 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 26 min avg

Ep 3: 7.6 · 5 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 5 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 5 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
3Episode #5.37.65
4Episode #5.46.45
5Episode #5.58.05
6Episode #5.68.25
8Episode #5.87.85
11Episode #5.117.25

Season 7 (2006)

6.99 avg 7 episodes 6.6 → 6.8 27 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 7 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 5 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 5 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 5 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 8 votesEp 7: 6.8 · 6 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #7.16.67
2Episode #7.27.05
3Episode #7.36.85
4Episode #7.46.910
5Episode #7.57.05
6Episode #7.67.88
7Episode #7.76.86

Season 8 (2008)

7.43 avg 4 episodes 7.3 → 8.8 28 min avg

Ep 2: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 4: 4.6 · 10 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 5 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 5 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Episode #8.27.37
4Episode #8.44.610
5Episode #8.59.05
9Episode #8.98.85

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