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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Episode Ratings Heatmap

2003 · 24 Seasons · 3342 Episodes · Overall Score: 5.0/10 (325 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S23E21: Mon, Oct 07, 2024 (2 votes)

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Best Season
10.00/10

Season 11 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 24

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.82), maintaining an average of 3.2.

Strongest Finale
1.0/10

Season 23 finale: "Tiffany Haddish, Jessica Williams, Mark Rober, Wolf Alice"

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Key Ratings Insights

Complete Episode Rating Matrix

Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.

8.5+ (Outstanding) 7.5 – 8.4 (Great) 6.0 – 7.4 (Average) < 6.0 (Underwhelming) Few votes
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.

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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
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