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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)

Comedy · Game-Show

An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.

IMDb rating
8.2 (6,172 votes)
Episode average
7.7 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
10
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 10 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

7.20 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 24 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 58 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 44 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 45 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 31 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 27 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 33 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 35 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 25 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 25 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 27 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.16.858
2Episode #1.26.744
3Episode #1.36.945
4Episode #1.47.231
5Episode #1.57.429
6Episode #1.67.427
7Episode #1.77.126
8Episode #1.87.329
9Episode #1.97.433
10Episode #1.107.035
11Series 1 Compilation 17.725
12Series 1 Compilation 27.525
13Pilot7.227

Season 2 (1989)

7.55 avg 17 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 40 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 37 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 32 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 30 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 31 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 25 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 25 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 26 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 25 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 29 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 25 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 16 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.17.440
2Episode #2.27.137
3Episode #2.37.232
4Episode #2.47.530
5Episode #2.57.131
6Episode #2.67.622
7Episode #2.77.725
8Episode #2.87.425
9Episode #2.97.226
10Episode #2.107.824
11Episode #2.117.925
12Episode #2.127.921
13Episode #2.137.629
14Episode #2.147.824
15Episode #2.157.725
16Series 2 Compilation 17.814
17Series 2 Compilation 27.616

Season 3 (1991)

7.58 avg 17 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 15 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 15 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.17.522
2Episode #3.27.518
3Episode #3.37.522
4Episode #3.48.214
5Episode #3.57.622
6Episode #3.67.020
7Episode #3.77.019
8Episode #3.87.219
9Series 3 London Compilation7.215
10Episode #3.107.717
11Episode #3.117.419
12Episode #3.127.818
13Episode #3.137.814
14Episode #3.148.315
15Episode #3.157.516
16Episode #3.167.818
17Series 3 New York Compilation7.815

Season 4 (1992)

7.72 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 15 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 17 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #4.17.516
2Episode #4.27.417
3Episode #4.38.214
4Episode #4.47.715
5Episode #4.58.617
6Series 4 London Compilation7.716
7Episode #4.77.819
8Episode #4.87.217
9Episode #4.97.216
10Episode #4.107.616
11Episode #4.117.915
12Episode #4.127.917
13Series 4 New York Compilation7.617

Season 5 (1993)

8.07 avg 9 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 16 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 13 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.17.821
2Episode #5.28.215
3Episode #5.38.316
4Episode #5.48.218
5Episode #5.57.718
6Episode #5.68.416
7Episode #5.77.814
8Episode #5.88.216
9Series 5 Compilation8.013

Season 6 (1994)

8.07 avg 11 episodes 8.6 → 8.4 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 14 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 15 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 15 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #6.18.614
2Episode #6.27.315
3Episode #6.38.416
4Episode #6.48.415
5Episode #6.58.015
6Episode #6.67.217
7Episode #6.78.314
8Episode #6.88.315
9Episode #6.97.817
10Series 6 Compilation 18.115
11Series 6 Compilation 28.415

Season 7 (1995)

7.85 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 8.1 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 27 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 23 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 19 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 19 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #7.17.827
2Episode #7.27.522
3Episode #7.37.423
4Episode #7.47.422
5Episode #7.57.924
6Episode #7.68.122
7Episode #7.77.723
8Episode #7.88.121
9Episode #7.97.919
10Episode #7.108.118
11Series 7 Compilation 18.219
12Series 7 Compilation 28.119

Season 8 (1996)

8.06 avg 14 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 35 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 24 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 21 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 18 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 13 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #8.18.024
2Episode #8.28.122
3Episode #8.37.922
4Episode #8.48.421
5Episode #8.58.121
6Episode #8.68.118
7Episode #8.77.919
8Episode #8.88.119
9Episode #8.97.918
10Episode #8.108.119
11Episode #8.118.019
12Episode #8.128.217
13Series 8 Compilation 18.113
14Series 8 Compilation 28.013

Season 9 (1997)

7.61 avg 19 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 24 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 26 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 29 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 21 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 18 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 16 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #9.17.624
2Episode #9.28.026
3Episode #9.37.818
4Episode #9.48.029
5Episode #9.57.721
6Episode #9.67.522
7Episode #9.77.422
8Episode #9.87.520
9Episode #9.97.621
10Episode #9.107.521
11Series 9 Compilation 16.921
12Series 9 Compilation 27.222
13Episode #9.137.721
14Episode #9.147.518
15Episode #9.158.021
16Episode #9.167.420
17Episode #9.177.920
18Episode #9.187.818
19Episode #9.197.516

Season 10 (1998)

7.47 avg 11 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 13 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 9: 6.9 · 15 votesEp 10: 6.6 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 20 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #10.17.617
2Episode #10.28.121
3Episode #10.38.417
4Episode #10.47.521
5Episode #10.57.917
6Episode #10.67.214
7Episode #10.77.313
8Episode #10.87.515
9Episode #10.96.915
10Series 10 Compilation 16.617
11Series 10 Compilation 27.220

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