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The Best Seasons of American Horror Story

Every season of American Horror Story ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of American Horror Story!

Top season
Season 2
8.3avg
Best episode
S8E6 Return to Murder House
9.27,007 votes
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#1

Season 2

13 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · The Name Game 8.8
#2

Season 1

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2011

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Smoldering Children 8.4
#3

Season 3

13 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2013

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Bitchcraft 8.3

Other Seasons

#4

Season 8

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2018

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Return to Murder House 9.2
#5

Season 4

13 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2014

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Orphans 8.7
#6

Season 9

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2019

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Final Girl 8.3
#7

Season 5

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2015

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Devil's Night 8.0
#8

Season 6

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2016

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Chapter 6 8.3
#9

Season 7

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2017

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Mid-Western Assassin 8.0
#10

Season 10

10 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2021

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Gaslight 8.3
#11

Season 13

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2026

6.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · The Baddest Witch of Them All 7.1
#12

Season 11

10 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2022

5.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · The Body 6.4
#13

Season 12

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2023

5.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Rockabye 5.8

Keep going

Top-rated American Horror Story episodes

  1. #1Return to Murder House S8E69.2
  2. #2The Name Game S2E108.8
  3. #3Madness Ends S2E138.7
  4. #4I Am Anne Frank (2) S2E58.7
  5. #5Orphans S4E108.7

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