Season 11 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 11 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.82), maintaining an average of 3.2.
Season 23 finale: "Tiffany Haddish, Jessica Williams, Mark Rober, Wolf Alice"
Episode Recap →Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
Season 24 (157 episodes) Avg: 3.2
Season 23 (157 episodes) Avg: 6.1
Season 22 (145 episodes) Avg: 8.8
Season 21 (104 episodes) Avg: 10.0
Season 20 (167 episodes) Avg: 9.3
Season 19 (185 episodes) Avg: 5.5
Season 18 (120 episodes) Avg: 10.0
Season 17 (171 episodes) Avg: 9.6
Season 16 (32 episodes) Avg: 10.0
Season 15 (15 episodes) Avg: 8.0
Season 14 (16 episodes) Avg: 10.0
Season 13 (152 episodes) Avg: –
Season 12 (169 episodes) Avg: –
Season 11 (171 episodes) Avg: 10.0
Season 10 (166 episodes) Avg: –
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 24 seasons and 3342 episodes, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has earned an overall series rating of 5.0 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 23, Episode 21 ("Mon, Oct 07, 2024"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 24, Episode 154 ("Glen Powell, Jay Shetty, Sara Niemietz, guest host Jelly Roll"), landing at 1.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 23 between Episode 51 ("Jeremy Strong, Monica Barbaro, Keith Urban, Colman Domingo", 10) and Episode 52 ("Nikki Glaser, Nicholas Hoult, The Outsiders", 1), a swing of 9 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 23, Ep 21 | Mon, Oct 07, 2024 | 10.0 | 2 | Oct 7, 2024 |
| #2 | Season 11, Ep 11 | Jimmy Kimmel Sucks | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| #3 | Season 14, Ep 110 | Natalie Portman, Usher Raymond, Jidenna, Robert Randolph | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 25, 2016 |
| #4 | Season 16, Ep 24 | Natalie Portman; Kyrie Irving | 10.0 | 1 | Feb 15, 2018 |
| #5 | Season 17, Ep 1 | Courteney Cox, Brian Tyree Henry, music from Mt. Joy | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 7, 2019 |
| #6 | Season 17, Ep 2 | Rami Malek, Mary McCormack, music from morgxn ft. Walk The Moon | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| #7 | Season 17, Ep 3 | Mahershala Ali, Maura Tierney, music from Jeff Tweedy | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 9, 2019 |
| #8 | Season 17, Ep 4 | Claire Foy, Michael Irvin, music from Disturbed | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 10, 2019 |
| #9 | Season 17, Ep 5 | Anne Hathaway, Colton Underwood, music from Jacob Banks | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 14, 2019 |
| #10 | Season 17, Ep 6 | Ted Danson, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, music from Mitchell Tenpenny | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 15, 2019 |