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The Best Seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants

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

Top season
Season 2
8.8avg
Best episode
S2E15 Dumped
9.88,017 votes
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes
#1

Season 2

36 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2000

8.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE15 · Dumped 9.8
#2

Season 3

40 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2002

8.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Frankendoodle 9.5
#3

Season 1

41 Episodes

First Aired: May 1999

8.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE17 · Squeaky Boots 9.3

Other Seasons

#4

Season 15

24 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2024

8.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE12 · Pinned 8.3
#5

Season 16

22 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2025

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · The Kreepy Krab 8.9
#6

Season 10

20 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2017

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Snooze You Lose 7.5
#7

Season 8

52 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2011

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Squidward's School for Grown Ups 7.4
#8

Season 9

47 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Company Picnic 8.0
#9

Season 4

40 Episodes

First Aired: May 2005

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · The Lost Mattress 8.6
#10

Season 12

35 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · The Krusty Bucket 8.5
#11

Season 11

51 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2017

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Teacher's Pests 7.9
#12

Season 14

23 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2023

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Squidiot Box 7.1
#13

Season 5

36 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2007

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Friend or Foe 8.0
#14

Season 6

47 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2008

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE21 · Grooming Gary 7.5
#15

Season 7

52 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2009

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Goo Goo Gas 7.4
#16

Season 13

64 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2020

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE23 · Kwarantined Krab 7.6
#17

Season 17

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2026

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Bitter Groans and Gardens 8.2

Keep going

Top-rated SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

  1. #1Dumped S2E159.8
  2. #2Squilliam Returns S3E129.5
  3. #3Can You Spare a Dime? S3E109.5
  4. #4Frankendoodle S3E49.5
  5. #5Grandma's Kisses S2E169.4

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