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Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)

Comedy · Family

Six friends grow and learn at Bayside High.

IMDb rating
4.0 (2,515 votes)
Episode average
6.3 ↑ +2.3 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

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

6.88 avg 13 episodes 6.2 → 7.5 23 min avg

Ep 1: 6.2 · 42 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 34 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 31 votesEp 4: 6.1 · 31 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 30 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 28 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 36 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 29 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 28 votesEp 10: 6.5 · 36 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 31 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 28 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Date Lottery6.242
2The Slumber Party6.834
3A Kicking Weasel6.731
4Home Shopping6.131
5Love Is on the Air7.230
6George Washington Kissed Here6.428
7Homecoming King7.836
8Belding's Baby6.729
9Good-bye Megan7.028
10Swap Meet6.536
11Weasel Love7.429
12Tommy A7.231
13Running the Max7.528

Season 2 (1994)

6.18 avg 26 episodes 6.3 → 7.6 21 min avg

Ep 1: 6.3 · 32 votesEp 2: 5.5 · 31 votesEp 3: 6.0 · 29 votesEp 4: 6.0 · 36 votesEp 5: 5.7 · 34 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 36 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 29 votesEp 8: 5.9 · 29 votesEp 9: 6.8 · 27 votesEp 10: 6.3 · 28 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 31 votesEp 12: 5.6 · 27 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 28 votesEp 14: 5.8 · 26 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 27 votesEp 16: 4.8 · 29 votesEp 17: 6.3 · 26 votesEp 18: 6.5 · 30 votesEp 19: 4.4 · 32 votesEp 20: 6.2 · 34 votesEp 21: 5.9 · 29 votesEp 22: 5.7 · 24 votesEp 23: 6.3 · 31 votesEp 24: 6.0 · 31 votesEp 25: 7.0 · 29 votesEp 26: 7.6 · 39 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Return of Screech6.332
2All Play and No Work5.531
3Let the Games Begin6.029
4Blood Money6.036
5Squash It5.734
6Brian's Girlfriend7.336
7The People's Choice6.729
8Rachel's Choice5.929
9Belding's Prank6.827
10A Matter of Trust6.328
11Tommy the Tenor6.731
12Christmas in July5.627
13Bayside Story6.628
14Farewell Dance5.826
15A Perfect Lindsay6.827
16Back at the Ranch4.829
17Wanna Bet?6.326
18Breaking Up6.530
19The Class of 20204.432
20Drinking 1016.234
21Feuding Friends5.929
22To Cheat or Not to Cheat5.724
23The D Stands for Dropout6.331
24Belding's Prize6.031
25Goodbye Bayside: Part 17.029
26Goodbye Bayside: Part 27.639

Season 3 (1995)

4.96 avg 26 episodes 5.1 → 4.3 21 min avg

Ep 1: 5.1 · 28 votesEp 2: 5.4 · 28 votesEp 3: 5.4 · 28 votesEp 4: 5.0 · 25 votesEp 5: 5.1 · 31 votesEp 6: 5.1 · 27 votesEp 7: 5.2 · 28 votesEp 8: 4.2 · 26 votesEp 9: 5.9 · 30 votesEp 10: 4.2 · 24 votesEp 11: 4.8 · 26 votesEp 12: 5.6 · 27 votesEp 13: 4.9 · 25 votesEp 14: 4.6 · 29 votesEp 15: 5.3 · 28 votesEp 16: 5.0 · 29 votesEp 17: 5.2 · 26 votesEp 18: 4.6 · 27 votesEp 19: 3.4 · 28 votesEp 20: 3.9 · 28 votesEp 21: 4.9 · 29 votesEp 22: 5.3 · 28 votesEp 23: 5.5 · 25 votesEp 24: 5.1 · 28 votesEp 25: 5.9 · 32 votesEp 26: 4.3 · 27 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Welcome to Bayside5.128
2The Love Bug5.428
3Driving School5.428
4What's the Problem5.025
5Air Screech5.131
6Big Screech on Campus5.127
7Maria's Movie Star5.228
8Acting Jealous4.226
9Boundaries5.930
10Hollywood, Here He Is4.224
11Ryan's Worst Nightmare4.826
12Prom Dates5.627
13Thomas D.4.925
14Fear of Falling4.629
15The Principal's Principles5.328
16Screech's Millions5.029
17My Best Friends5.226
18Lindsay's Dilemma4.627
19Screech's Dream3.428
20R.J.'s Handicap3.928
21Casino ID's4.929
22Green Card5.328
23No Smoking5.525
24The Fallout5.128
25The Christmas Gift5.932
26New Year's Resolution4.327

Season 4 (1996)

6.22 avg 26 episodes 6.4 → 5.3 21 min avg

Ep 1: 6.4 · 22 votesEp 2: 5.5 · 19 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 35 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 21 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 26 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 23 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 22 votesEp 8: 6.4 · 22 votesEp 9: 5.8 · 23 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 12: 5.4 · 20 votesEp 13: 6.5 · 22 votesEp 14: 5.8 · 21 votesEp 15: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 16: 6.2 · 22 votesEp 17: 5.5 · 22 votesEp 18: 5.3 · 19 votesEp 19: 6.1 · 20 votesEp 20: 7.2 · 23 votesEp 21: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 22: 6.5 · 22 votesEp 23: 5.8 · 21 votesEp 24: 5.4 · 22 votesEp 25: 6.0 · 23 votesEp 26: 5.3 · 24 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Oh, Brother6.422
2Unequal Opportunity5.519
3Backstage Pass6.935
4Baby Care6.321
5The Tall and the Short of It6.326
6Little Hero6.823
7Student Court6.722
8Fall Formal6.422
9Wrestling with Failure5.823
10To Tell the Truth7.222
11Renaissance Faire6.822
12The Last to Know5.420
13The Final Curtain6.522
14Hospital Blues5.821
15Trash TV7.118
16Karate Kids6.222
17Vote Screech5.522
18Campaign Fever5.319
19The Wrong Stuff6.120
20Science Fair7.223
21The Fifth Wheel6.521
22The Kiss6.522
23Balancing Act5.821
24Stealing Screech5.422
25Fire at the Max: Part 16.023
26Fire at the Max: Part 25.324

Season 5 (1997)

6.95 avg 26 episodes 7.0 → 5.2 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 44 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 22 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 19 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 18 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 14: 6.2 · 19 votesEp 15: 6.5 · 18 votesEp 16: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 17: 5.9 · 19 votesEp 18: 6.5 · 18 votesEp 19: 6.1 · 20 votesEp 20: 6.4 · 18 votesEp 21: 6.5 · 18 votesEp 22: 6.7 · 18 votesEp 23: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 24: 6.2 · 26 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 26: 5.2 · 18 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Desperately Seeking Work7.020
2Suddenly Ryan8.644
3It's Not About Winning7.819
4Football & Physics6.322
5Highs and Lows8.019
6Letting Go7.721
7The Great Stain Robbery7.619
8Boy II Man7.019
9Big Sister Blues7.219
10Her Brother's Keeper7.618
11Friends Behaving Badly7.418
12Secrets and Liz7.019
13A Tale of Two Siblings7.919
14Liz's Choice6.219
15State Champs6.518
16Screech and the Substitute6.821
17Love, Bayside Style5.919
18Foreign Behavior6.518
19Thanks for Giving6.120
20Foreign Affairs6.418
21Putting Up Walls6.518
22Goodbye Paris6.718
23Private Peterson7.126
24Into the Woods6.226
25Mission: Control7.419
26Forget and Forgive5.218

Season 6 (1998)

6.66 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 6.1 20 min avg

Ep 1: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 2: 6.2 · 17 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 18 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 10: 6.4 · 17 votesEp 11: 6.0 · 18 votesEp 12: 6.0 · 18 votesEp 13: 6.1 · 19 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Maria's Revenge6.420
2Do the Write Thing6.217
3The Lyin' King6.819
4The Young and the Sleepless7.917
5Cigar Wars6.618
6Win, Lose or Cheat7.221
7Hands Off7.417
8Guess Who's Running the Max6.517
9Mind Games7.117
10Free for All6.417
11Loser6.018
12Bye-Bye Tony6.018
13Seasons Greed-ings6.119

Season 7 (1999)

6.56 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 5.8 20 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 2: 6.2 · 18 votesEp 3: 6.2 · 19 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 19 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 7: 6.1 · 18 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 19 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 18 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 20 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 13: 5.8 · 26 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Show Me the Money6.720
2Prescription for Trouble6.218
3ME TV6.219
4The Captain and Maria6.619
5Liz Burns Eric6.820
6The X-Friends Files7.120
7Don't Follow the Leader6.118
8A Mall Shook Up6.818
9Party Animals6.519
10The Last Prom6.618
11Mr. B. Goes to College6.420
12The Bell Tolls7.522
13A Repair to Remember5.826
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