The Outer Limits (1995)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Anthology series of 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 (15,100 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · The Roku Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

6.93 avg 21 episodes 7.1 → 5.9 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sandkings	7.1	1,349
2	Valerie 23	7.5	1,083
3	Blood Brothers	6.4	691
4	The Second Soul	6.9	710
5	White Light Fever	6.1	630
6	The Choice	6.5	627
7	Virtual Future	6.6	588
8	Living Hell	6.4	526
9	Corner of the Eye	6.7	567
10	Under the Bed	6.4	542
11	Dark Matters	6.8	572
12	The Conversion	7.7	799
13	Quality of Mercy	8.1	926
14	The New Breed	7.9	672
15	The Voyage Home	7.1	539
16	Caught in the Act	6.7	639
17	The Message	7.3	542
18	I, Robot	7.5	605
19	If These Walls Could Talk	6.7	495
20	Birthright	7.2	498
21	The Voice of Reason	5.9	449

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	852
2	Resurrection	7.2	513
3	Unnatural Selection	6.9	463
4	I Hear You Calling	6.8	438
5	Mind Over Matter	7.5	482
6	Beyond the Veil	6.5	393
7	First Anniversary	7.7	569
8	Straight and Narrow	7.1	450
9	Trial by Fire	7.9	624
10	Worlds Apart	7.0	469
11	The Refuge	7.8	547
12	Inconstant Moon	7.8	606
13	From Within	6.8	430
14	The Heist	5.9	357
15	Afterlife	8.1	579
16	The Deprogrammers	7.5	513
17	Paradise	6.6	386
18	The Light Brigade	7.9	585
19	Falling Star	6.8	381
20	Out of Body	6.5	365
21	Vanishing Act	8.1	608
22	The Sentence	7.9	495

Season 3 (1997)

7.06 avg 18 episodes 7.1 → 6.2 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bits of Love	7.1	469
2	Second Thoughts	6.7	349
3	Re-Generation	6.5	341
4	Last Supper	7.3	412
5	Stream of Consciousness	7.6	442
6	Dark Rain	6.9	359
7	The Camp	7.4	422
8	Heart's Desire	6.6	344
9	Tempests	7.6	436
10	The Awakening	7.0	332
11	New Lease	7.2	349
12	Double Helix	7.0	435
13	Dead Man's Switch	7.9	531
14	Music of the Spheres	7.1	470
15	The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson	6.5	485
16	Bodies of Evidence	6.7	324
17	Feasibility Study	7.8	488
18	A Special Edition	6.2	312

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	310
2	The Hunt	7.5	395
3	Hearts and Minds	7.2	340
4	In Another Life	6.7	315
5	In the Zone	6.3	306
6	Relativity Theory	7.6	419
7	Josh	6.6	329
8	Rite of Passage	7.1	344
9	Glyphic	6.8	335
10	Identity Crisis	6.8	305
11	The Vaccine	7.3	339
12	Fear Itself	7.1	301
13	The Joining	6.7	309
14	To Tell the Truth	7.3	322
15	Mary 25	7.8	427
16	Final Exam	7.8	421
17	Lithia	6.3	426
18	Monster	6.3	288
19	Sarcophagus	6.8	296
20	Nightmare	7.2	328
21	Promised Land	7.1	293
22	The Balance of Nature	7.0	286
23	The Origin of Species	6.4	335
24	Phobos Rising	7.1	296
25	Black Box	6.0	272
26	In Our Own Image	6.6	272

Season 5 (1999)

6.92 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 6.6 45 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Alien Radio	6.8	287
2	Donor	6.9	265
3	Small Friends	7.2	298
4	The Grell	7.1	302
5	The Other Side	7.1	273
6	Joyride	6.7	270
7	The Human Operators	7.8	433
8	Blank Slate	6.8	241
9	What Will the Neighbors Think?	5.7	306
10	The Shroud	6.1	288
11	Ripper	6.8	302
12	Tribunal	8.3	552
13	Summit	7.3	291
14	Descent	6.1	246
15	The Haven	7.3	298
16	Déjà Vu	7.5	322
17	The Inheritors	6.7	262
18	Essence of Life	6.8	255
19	Stranded	7.1	281
20	Fathers & Sons	7.3	267
21	Starcrossed	6.2	287
22	Better Luck Next Time	6.6	232

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	315
2	The Gun	6.5	295
3	Skin Deep	7.2	316
4	Manifest Destiny	6.9	272
5	Breaking Point	7.2	273
6	The Beholder	7.0	268
7	Seeds of Destruction	6.0	243
8	Simon Says	7.4	305
9	Stasis	7.2	263
10	Down to Earth	6.4	261
11	The Inner Child	6.4	230
12	Glitch	7.4	259
13	Decompression	8.1	389
14	Abaddon	6.3	246
15	The Grid	6.6	248
16	Revival	6.8	249
17	Gettysburg	7.2	298
18	Something About Harry	7.1	248
19	Zig Zag	6.2	239
20	Nest	6.3	216
21	Final Appeal	6.8	327

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	320
2	Patient Zero	8.1	393
3	A New Life	7.2	280
4	The Surrogate	6.8	230
5	The Vessel	6.7	205
6	Mona Lisa	7.3	276
7	Replica	7.7	281
8	Think Like a Dinosaur	7.2	273
9	Alien Shop	7.3	294
10	Worlds Within	6.4	219
11	In the Blood	5.7	228
12	Flower Child	6.6	254
13	Free Spirit	6.1	204
14	Mindreacher	6.7	214
15	Time to Time	7.4	277
16	Abduction	7.5	333
17	Rule of Law	7.3	240
18	Lion's Den	6.2	223
19	The Tipping Point	6.5	210
20	Dark Child	6.0	187
21	The Human Factor	6.4	202
22	Human Trials	5.3	207