Skins (2007)

Drama

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (101,812 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

8.20 avg 9 episodes 7.9 → 9.0 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tony	7.9	2,179
2	Cassie	8.5	2,064
3	Jal	7.4	1,670
4	Chris	8.1	1,671
5	Sid	8.3	1,631
6	Maxxie and Anwar	8.2	1,719
7	Michelle	7.8	1,478
8	Effy	8.6	1,718
9	Finale	9.0	1,908

Season 2 (2008)

8.44 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 9.2 45 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tony and Maxxie	8.1	1,437
2	Sketch	7.7	1,382
3	Sid	8.8	1,570
4	Michelle	8.2	1,266
5	Chris	8.6	1,306
6	Tony	8.1	1,387
7	Effy	8.6	1,303
8	Jal	8.2	1,163
9	Cassie	8.9	1,429
10	Final Goodbyes	9.2	1,674

Season 3 (2009)

7.98 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everyone	7.6	1,138
2	Cook	7.1	1,097
3	Thomas	7.8	1,012
4	Pandora	8.3	1,037
5	Freddie	7.9	987
6	Naomi	8.1	1,023
7	JJ	8.7	1,114
8	Effy	8.4	1,020
9	Katie and Emily	8.3	924
10	Finale	7.6	897

Season 4 (2010)

7.94 avg 8 episodes 7.1 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Thomas	7.1	848
2	Emily	8.1	876
3	Cook	8.4	936
4	Katie	8.3	855
5	Freddie	7.9	921
6	JJ	7.9	845
7	Effy	8.0	901
8	Everyone	7.8	911

Season 5 (2011)

7.21 avg 8 episodes 7.1 → 7.8 46 min avg

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Franky	7.1	670
2	Rich	7.3	633
3	Mini	7.4	618
4	Liv	6.8	586
5	Nick	6.8	568
6	Alo	7.1	570
7	Grace	7.4	564
8	Everyone	7.8	602

Season 6 (2012)

7.46 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 47 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everyone	7.6	608
2	Rich	8.2	670
3	Alex	7.3	560
4	Franky	6.8	575
5	Mini	7.6	519
6	Nick	6.9	500
7	Alo	7.6	529
8	Liv	7.2	521
9	Mini and Franky	7.4	495
10	Finale	8.0	563

Season 7 (2013)

7.63 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 48 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fire: Part 1	7.7	1,109
2	Fire: Part 2	7.7	849
3	Pure: Part 1	7.2	735
4	Pure: Part 2	7.1	657
5	Rise: Part 1	8.1	827
6	Rise: Part 2	8.0	795

Skins (2007)

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