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The Best Seasons of Omnibus

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

Top season
Season 41
9.4avg
Best episode
S2E28 Acting Styles in the 20th Century
9.950 votes
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#1

Season 41

7 Episodes

First Aired: May 2002

9.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Spotlights & Saris: Making Bombay Dreams 9.4
#2

Season 39

14 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2000

8.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · John Barry: Licence to Thrill 8.9
#3

Season 34

8 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1996

8.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Dancing Through Darkness 8.8

Other Seasons

#4

Season 12

26 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1978

8.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision 7.4
#5

Season 36

11 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1998

8.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe 9.7
#6

Season 13

14 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 1979

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man 8.3
#7

Season 22

11 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1986

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · The Mission 7.5
#8

Season 25

10 Episodes

First Aired: May 1988

8.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen 8.2
#9

Season 33

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1995

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE21 · Eve Arnold in Retrospect 8.2
#10

Season 8

26 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1974

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy 8.2
#11

Season 38

17 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1999

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE16 · Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken 8.9
#12

Season 40

15 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2001

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · The 'Billy Elliot' Boy 7.7
#13

Season 30

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1992

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE12 · John Ford: Part One 8.2
#14

Season 35

25 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 1997

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Reeves & Mortimer: The Film 8.6
#15

Season 37

9 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1999

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · A Long Time Ago... The Story of Star Wars 7.7
#16

Season 27

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1989

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE18 · Van Gogh 8.2
#17

Season 32

20 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1994

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder 7.6
#18

Season 2

30 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1968

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE28 · Acting Styles in the 20th Century 9.9
#19

Season 19

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1984

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · The Killing Fields 7.4
#20

Season 23

10 Episodes

First Aired: May 1987

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · George Grosz: Enemy of the State 7.4
#21

Season 6

25 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1972

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE11 · Judy: Impressions of Garland 8.1
#22

Season 3

35 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1969

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Dance of the Seven Veils 7.8
#23

Season 1

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1967

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · The World of Coppard 7.2
#24

Season 7

36 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1973

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE31 · Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott's 7.8
#25

Season 24

7 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1987

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Getting to Dylan 7.1
#26

Season 10

38 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1976

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema 7.4
#27

Season 29

17 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1991

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE16 · Benny Hill: Clown Imperial 7.4
#28

Season 9

34 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1975

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE27 · Monsieur Hulot's Work 6.9
#29

Season 26

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1988

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Paul Simon 6.8
#30

Season 31

26 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1993

6.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Nina Simone -The Legend 7.8
#31

Season 21

7 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1986

5.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · The Last Moguls 7.3
#32

Season 42

4 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2002

4.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper 4.8
#33

Season 4

31 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1970

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#34

Season 5

27 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1971

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#35

Season 11

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1977

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#36

Season 14

14 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1981

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#37

Season 15

17 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1982

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#38

Season 16

23 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1982

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#39

Season 17

10 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1983

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#40

Season 18

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 1984

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#41

Season 20

19 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1985

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#42

Season 28

16 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1990

N/A/ 10
Average Rating

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Top-rated Omnibus episodes

  1. #1Acting Styles in the 20th Century S2E289.9
  2. #2Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe S36E109.7
  3. #3Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken S38E168.9
  4. #4John Barry: Licence to Thrill S39E28.9
  5. #5628-E8 S12E910.0

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