The Outer Limits (1995)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (15,200 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 -0.7 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 (1995)

6.92 avg 21 episodes 7.1 → 5.9 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sandkings	7.1	1,370
2	Valerie 23	7.5	1,105
3	Blood Brothers	6.4	706
4	The Second Soul	6.9	723
5	White Light Fever	6.1	644
6	The Choice	6.5	644
7	Virtual Future	6.6	606
8	Living Hell	6.4	540
9	Corner of the Eye	6.7	582
10	Under the Bed	6.4	553
11	Dark Matters	6.8	586
12	The Conversion	7.7	817
13	Quality of Mercy	8.1	946
14	The New Breed	7.9	691
15	The Voyage Home	7.1	551
16	Caught in the Act	6.7	656
17	The Message	7.3	554
18	I, Robot	7.5	621
19	If These Walls Could Talk	6.6	508
20	Birthright	7.2	511
21	The Voice of Reason	5.9	462

Season 2 (1996)

7.30 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 7.9 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Stitch in Time	8.4	871
2	Resurrection	7.2	524
3	Unnatural Selection	6.9	474
4	I Hear You Calling	6.8	449
5	Mind Over Matter	7.5	493
6	Beyond the Veil	6.5	404
7	First Anniversary	7.7	581
8	Straight and Narrow	7.1	464
9	Trial by Fire	7.9	637
10	Worlds Apart	7.0	483
11	The Refuge	7.8	560
12	Inconstant Moon	7.8	618
13	From Within	6.8	440
14	The Heist	5.9	366
15	Afterlife	8.1	590
16	The Deprogrammers	7.5	519
17	Paradise	6.6	394
18	The Light Brigade	7.9	589
19	Falling Star	6.8	389
20	Out of Body	6.5	373
21	Vanishing Act	8.1	621
22	The Sentence	7.9	506

Season 3 (1997)

7.07 avg 18 episodes 7.1 → 6.2 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bits of Love	7.1	478
2	Second Thoughts	6.7	360
3	Re-Generation	6.5	348
4	Last Supper	7.3	419
5	Stream of Consciousness	7.6	455
6	Dark Rain	6.9	366
7	The Camp	7.5	430
8	Heart's Desire	6.6	348
9	Tempests	7.6	448
10	The Awakening	7.1	337
11	New Lease	7.2	355
12	Double Helix	7.0	445
13	Dead Man's Switch	7.9	539
14	Music of the Spheres	7.1	480
15	The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson	6.5	494
16	Bodies of Evidence	6.7	329
17	Feasibility Study	7.8	498
18	A Special Edition	6.2	317

Season 4 (1998)

6.92 avg 26 episodes 6.4 → 6.6 45 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Criminal Nature	6.4	314
2	The Hunt	7.5	403
3	Hearts and Minds	7.2	347
4	In Another Life	6.7	320
5	In the Zone	6.3	314
6	Relativity Theory	7.6	425
7	Josh	6.7	336
8	Rite of Passage	7.1	351
9	Glyphic	6.8	340
10	Identity Crisis	6.8	309
11	The Vaccine	7.3	345
12	Fear Itself	7.2	306
13	The Joining	6.7	313
14	To Tell the Truth	7.3	327
15	Mary 25	7.8	435
16	Final Exam	7.8	426
17	Lithia	6.3	432
18	Monster	6.3	294
19	Sarcophagus	6.8	303
20	Nightmare	7.1	332
21	Promised Land	7.1	300
22	The Balance of Nature	7.0	292
23	The Origin of Species	6.4	339
24	Phobos Rising	7.1	301
25	Black Box	6.0	279
26	In Our Own Image	6.6	278

Season 5 (1999)

6.91 avg 22 episodes 6.7 → 6.6 45 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Alien Radio	6.7	296
2	Donor	6.8	271
3	Small Friends	7.2	305
4	The Grell	7.1	308
5	The Other Side	7.1	279
6	Joyride	6.7	273
7	The Human Operators	7.8	436
8	Blank Slate	6.8	245
9	What Will the Neighbors Think?	5.7	310
10	The Shroud	6.1	293
11	Ripper	6.7	307
12	Tribunal	8.3	560
13	Summit	7.3	299
14	Descent	6.1	249
15	The Haven	7.4	301
16	Déjà Vu	7.5	326
17	The Inheritors	6.7	265
18	Essence of Life	6.8	259
19	Stranded	7.1	286
20	Fathers & Sons	7.3	269
21	Starcrossed	6.3	290
22	Better Luck Next Time	6.6	234

Season 6 (2000)

6.88 avg 21 episodes 7.4 → 6.8 47 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Judgment Day	7.4	319
2	The Gun	6.5	302
3	Skin Deep	7.2	320
4	Manifest Destiny	6.9	275
5	Breaking Point	7.2	278
6	The Beholder	7.0	271
7	Seeds of Destruction	6.0	248
8	Simon Says	7.4	308
9	Stasis	7.2	267
10	Down to Earth	6.4	263
11	The Inner Child	6.4	232
12	Glitch	7.4	261
13	Decompression	8.1	394
14	Abaddon	6.4	249
15	The Grid	6.6	252
16	Revival	6.8	254
17	Gettysburg	7.2	302
18	Something About Harry	7.1	252
19	Zig Zag	6.2	241
20	Nest	6.3	220
21	Final Appeal	6.8	329

Season 7 (2001)

6.81 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 5.3 43 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Family Values	7.4	326
2	Patient Zero	8.1	399
3	A New Life	7.2	281
4	The Surrogate	6.8	231
5	The Vessel	6.7	207
6	Mona Lisa	7.3	279
7	Replica	7.7	285
8	Think Like a Dinosaur	7.2	274
9	Alien Shop	7.3	296
10	Worlds Within	6.4	219
11	In the Blood	5.7	228
12	Flower Child	6.6	254
13	Free Spirit	6.1	205
14	Mindreacher	6.7	217
15	Time to Time	7.4	279
16	Abduction	7.5	337
17	Rule of Law	7.3	243
18	Lion's Den	6.2	225
19	The Tipping Point	6.5	213
20	Dark Child	6.0	191
21	The Human Factor	6.4	203
22	Human Trials	5.3	208