The State (1993)

Name: The State
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann

Comedy

The State is a sketch-comedy television show combing bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the hearts of its target teenaged audience.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (3,303 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

7.50 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Unaired Pilot	7.6	21
1	Episode #1.1	7.4	68
2	Episode #1.2	7.8	42
3	Episode #1.3	7.2	48
4	Episode #1.4	7.6	42
5	Episode #1.5	7.5	37
6	Episode #1.6	7.4	25

Season 2 (1994)

7.41 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 7.0 21 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.7	42
2	Episode #2.2	7.6	39
3	Episode #2.3	7.5	36
4	Episode #2.4	7.7	42
5	Episode #2.5	7.0	35
6	Episode #2.6	7.4	30
7	Episode #2.7	7.0	17

Season 3 (1995)

7.57 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.7 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.8	31
2	Episode #3.2	7.7	27
3	Episode #3.3	7.5	28
4	Episode #3.4	7.2	25
5	Episode #3.5	7.5	28
6	Episode #3.6	7.7	28

Season 4 (1995)

7.47 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 7.2 21 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	7.7	29
2	Episode #4.2	7.5	28
3	Episode #4.3	7.3	28
4	Episode #4.4	7.5	25
5	Episode #4.5	7.8	31
6	Episode #4.6	7.3	22
7	Episode #4.7	7.2	22