The Best Seasons of Inside the Actors Studio

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

Top season: Season 3; 8.6avg
Best episode: S7E14 Francis Ford Coppola; 9.3251 votes

Season 3

2 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1996

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Anthony Quinn 8.6

Season 1

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 1994

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Paul Newman 8.5

Season 22

16 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2016

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Scarlett Johansson 8.4

Other Seasons

Season 18

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2012

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · George Clooney 9.1

Season 6

13 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1999

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Sir Michael Caine 8.7

Season 2

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1995

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Jessica Lange 8.4

Season 21

6 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2015

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Bryan Cranston 8.7

Season 5

17 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1998

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Sharon Stone 8.6

Season 12

19 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2005

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Dave Chappelle 9.0

#10

Season 23

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2019

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 8.5

#11

Season 16

6 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2009

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Betty White 8.3

#12

Season 8

19 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2001

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · Vanessa Redgrave 9.2

#13

Season 9

17 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2002

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · The Cast of The Simpsons 8.7

#14

Season 20

6 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2014

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Cast of How I Met Your Mother 8.6

#15

Season 4

13 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1998

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Lauren Bacall 8.9

#16

Season 10

17 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE13 · Kate Winslet 9.2

#17

Season 17

8 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2010

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · James Franco 8.6

#18

Season 13

15 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2006

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Eddie Murphy 8.2

#19

Season 15

15 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2008

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Conan O'Brien 8.7

#20

Season 19

13 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2013

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · 250th Special 8.4

#21

Season 11

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2004

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE20 · The Cast of Everybody Loves Raymond 8.9

#22

Season 7

18 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2000

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · Francis Ford Coppola 9.3

#23

Season 14

4 Episodes

First Aired: May 2008

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Mike Myers 7.9

The Best Seasons of Inside the Actors Studio

Season 3

Season 1

Season 22

Other Seasons

Season 18

Season 6

Season 2

Season 21

Season 5

Season 12

Season 23

Season 16

Season 8

Season 9

Season 20

Season 4

Season 10

Season 17

Season 13

Season 15

Season 19

Season 11

Season 7

Season 14

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