The Andy Griffith Show episode ratings · Plotted

The Andy Griffith Show

1960–1968 · 8 seasons · 249 episodes · Comedy, Family

Andy Taylor is the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.

8.4IMDb · 19k votes

Andy Taylor is the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.

Best season: 8.2; Season 3. Weakest is season 6, at 6.7
Top episode: 9.3; S3 E11 · Convicts-at-Large
Lowest episode: 4.5; S8 E30 · Mayberry R.F.D.
Finale: 4.5; −3.1 against the show's 7.6 average

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IMDb rating of every The Andy Griffith Show episode, by season and episode number
	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7	Episode 8	Episode 9	Episode 10	Episode 11	Episode 12	Episode 13	Episode 14	Episode 15	Episode 16	Episode 17	Episode 18

Season 1	8.2	8.6	7.7	8.1	7.7	7.6	7.8	8.5	8.0	7.4	9.2	8.2	7.7	7.7	8.2	7.7	8.5	7.6	8.1	8.2	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.5	8.2	8.0	7.6	8.1	8.0	8.9	7.3	7.6
Season 2	8.4	7.8	7.6	8.1	8.2	8.5	8.4	7.8
Season 3	8.8	7.7	7.5	7.8	8.5	8.3	8.6	8.1
Season 4	8.9	9.2	7.9	7.5	7.8	8.0	8.3	8.0
Season 5	7.6	8.6	7.6	8.1	7.0	8.2	7.8	8.4
Season 6	7.5	6.6	6.7	7.0	6.4	6.0	6.7	6.8
Season 7	6.5	7.0	7.0	7.7	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.9
Season 8	7.3	7.5	6.6	6.6	7.0	7.0	7.3	7.0