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The Best Seasons of Emmerdale

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

Top season
Season 54
10.0avg
Best episode
S1E13 Episode 13 (Mon 27th Nov 1972)
8.19 votes
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#1

Season 54

247 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

10.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE180 · Wed 24 Sept 2025 10.0
#2

Season 1

20 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1972

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · Episode 13 (Mon 27th Nov 1972) 8.1
#3

Season 32

266 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

1.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE222 · Episode 3572 (Wed 29th Oct 2003) 1.0

Other Seasons

#4

Season 45

308 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

1.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE75 · Episode 7463 (Wed 30th Mar 2016) 1.0
#5

Season 2

103 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1973

N/A/ 10
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#6

Season 3

99 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1974

N/A/ 10
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#7

Season 4

62 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1975

N/A/ 10
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#8

Season 5

38 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1976

N/A/ 10
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#9

Season 6

92 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1977

N/A/ 10
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#10

Season 7

75 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1978

N/A/ 10
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#11

Season 8

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1979

N/A/ 10
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#12

Season 9

86 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1980

N/A/ 10
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#13

Season 10

68 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1981

N/A/ 10
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#14

Season 11

68 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1982

N/A/ 10
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#15

Season 12

72 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1983

N/A/ 10
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#16

Season 13

76 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1984

N/A/ 10
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#17

Season 14

93 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1975

N/A/ 10
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#18

Season 15

100 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1986

N/A/ 10
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#19

Season 16

100 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1987

N/A/ 10
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#20

Season 17

102 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1988

N/A/ 10
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#21

Season 18

103 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1989

N/A/ 10
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#22

Season 19

102 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1990

N/A/ 10
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#23

Season 20

104 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1991

N/A/ 10
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#24

Season 21

105 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1992

N/A/ 10
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#25

Season 22

104 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1993

N/A/ 10
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#26

Season 23

105 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1994

N/A/ 10
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#27

Season 24

104 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1995

N/A/ 10
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#28

Season 25

105 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1996

N/A/ 10
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#29

Season 26

157 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1997

N/A/ 10
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#30

Season 27

162 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1998

N/A/ 10
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#31

Season 28

164 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

N/A/ 10
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#32

Season 29

187 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2000

N/A/ 10
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#33

Season 30

257 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2001

N/A/ 10
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#34

Season 31

253 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2002

N/A/ 10
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#35

Season 33

308 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2004

N/A/ 10
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#36

Season 34

304 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2005

N/A/ 10
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#37

Season 35

303 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

N/A/ 10
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#38

Season 36

297 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2007

N/A/ 10
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#39

Season 37

262 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

N/A/ 10
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#40

Season 38

281 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2009

N/A/ 10
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#41

Season 39

298 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

N/A/ 10
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#42

Season 40

307 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2011

N/A/ 10
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#43

Season 41

310 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2012

N/A/ 10
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#44

Season 42

298 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2013

N/A/ 10
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#45

Season 43

295 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

N/A/ 10
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#46

Season 44

291 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

N/A/ 10
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#47

Season 46

302 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

N/A/ 10
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#48

Season 47

299 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

N/A/ 10
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#49

Season 48

322 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

N/A/ 10
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#50

Season 49

236 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

N/A/ 10
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#51

Season 50

297 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2021

N/A/ 10
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#52

Season 51

261 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

N/A/ 10
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#53

Season 52

258 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

N/A/ 10
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#54

Season 53

249 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

N/A/ 10
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#55

Season 55

204 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

N/A/ 10
Average Rating

Keep going

Top-rated Emmerdale episodes

  1. #1Episode 13 (Mon 27th Nov 1972) S1E138.1
  2. #2Episode 1 (Mon 16th Oct 1972) S1E17.3
  3. #3Episode 9 (Mon 13th Nov 1972) S1E97.9
  4. #4Episode 10 (Tue 14th Nov 1972) S1E107.9
  5. #5Episode 11 (Mon 20th Nov 1972) S1E117.9

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