The Circle (2020)

Game-Show · Reality-TV

Status and strategy collide in this social experiment and competition show where online players flirt, befriend and catfish their way toward $100,000.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (9,377 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Michelle Buteau Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.56 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 7.2 49 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hello, Circle	7.3	281
2	Face-to-Face	7.2	249
3	There's a Catfish Among Us	7.6	247
4	Planting Doubt	7.4	241
5	Sliding Into DMs	7.2	226
6	Anonymous Trolling	7.7	232
7	Picking Teams	7.8	231
8	The Player I'm Saving Is ...	8.0	246
9	Instant Block	7.9	229
10	Declare Your Rival	7.6	222
11	The Last Rating	7.8	231
12	Finale	7.2	265

Season 2 (2021)

7.40 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 8.1 50 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back and More Savage Than Ever	7.1	222
2	Alliances Are Formed	7.2	203
3	Bye, Bye, Bye!	7.5	200
4	Lines Are Drawn	7.4	190
5	Snake in the Grass	7.2	174
6	A Love Triangle	7.2	170
7	Friend Zoned....	7.3	166
8	Damage Control	7.9	176
9	A New Twist	7.4	162
10	Campaigning to Win	7.1	162
11	The Master Plan	7.4	164
12	The Last Blocking	7.4	173
13	And the Winner Is...	8.1	207

Season 3 (2021)

6.92 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 55 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Circle, Did You Miss Me?	7.0	161
2	A New Twist	6.9	159
3	Identity Theft	6.0	185
4	A Flirtatious Alliance	7.0	133
5	The Real Michelle	7.0	129
6	A New Member of the Wolfpack	7.0	122
7	Shock Blocking	7.3	125
8	Full Out War	7.2	126
9	Ghostbusting & Catfishing	7.1	126
10	A Circle Divided	7.0	127
11	Choosing Sides	6.8	124
12	The Final Stretch	6.6	122
13	Finale	7.1	140

Season 4 (2022)

7.41 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 7.4 53 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Spicy Start	7.4	140
2	Cake Me as I Am	7.5	128
3	90's Party Surprise	7.9	125
4	Nobody Is Safe	8.2	124
5	Goodbye My Friends	7.4	106
6	All Is Fair in Circle War	7.3	106
7	The Party Divide	7.0	107
8	Circle Cyber Attack	7.8	113
9	Trust Is Tested	7.2	105
10	A Plea for Survival	7.2	104
11	Throw to the Wolves	7.0	102
12	Just When You Thought You Were Safe	7.0	108
13	A Winner Is Crowned	7.4	114

Season 5 (2022)

7.32 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 8.5 52 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Single and Ready to Mingle	6.8	126
2	An Unlikely Team Emerges	6.7	106
3	I Can't Believe I Just Sent That...	6.7	103
4	Who to Save?	6.9	101
5	Hi Old Friend	7.2	94
6	A Desperate Alliance	7.2	91
7	Glam Party Twist	7.5	91
8	An F-Boy Is Exposed	7.9	98
9	Return of the Inner Circle	7.4	91
10	The Hunt For The Hacker	7.6	89
11	Circle Power Couple	7.2	87
12	A Brutal Blocking	7.5	87
13	Finale	8.5	104

Season 6 (2024)

7.34 avg 13 episodes 6.6 → 8.0 49 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New City Who Dis?	6.6	90
2	Bro Code	7.0	78
3	I'm Only Human...Or Am I?	7.0	78
4	Spot the Bot	7.0	78
5	Portrait Pitfalls	7.1	76
6	That DM Slide	7.3	71
7	Ride or Die	7.5	72
8	Who Ordered the Sacrificial Lamb?	7.5	74
9	Naughty or Nice	7.4	68
10	A Deadly Deadlock	7.8	71
11	It's Giving Sus	7.6	71
12	A Final Power Move	7.6	69
13	Finale	8.0	83

Season 7 (2024)

6.88 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.1 52 min avg

Rebound

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Disruption Begins	6.8	83
2	It's MY Party...	6.7	71
3	Battle of the Influencers	7.4	69
4	Press to Impress	7.4	69
5	Circle Wedding Crashers	7.2	64
6	Reading Between the Lines	7.4	66
7	Dawn of the Circle Dead	7.2	64
8	Goating Around	7.3	64
9	Help! I'm Drowning	6.8	65
10	A Circle Trilogy	6.3	67
11	Incoming Call	5.8	71
12	It's Giving Season	6.1	65
13	The Grand Finale	7.1	78