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The Best Seasons of The Walking Dead

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

Top season
Season 1
8.6avg
Best episode
S6E9 No Way Out
9.740,627 votes
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#1

Season 1

6 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2010

8.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Days Gone Bye 9.2
#2

Season 2

13 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2011

8.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Pretty Much Dead Already 9.3
#3

Season 5

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2014

8.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · No Sanctuary 9.6

Other Seasons

#4

Season 3

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

8.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Killer Within 9.3
#5

Season 6

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2015

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · No Way Out 9.7
#6

Season 4

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2013

8.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Too Far Gone 9.6
#7

Season 9

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2018

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · What Comes After 9.3
#8

Season 11

24 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2021

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · No Other Way 8.7
#9

Season 7

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2016

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · The Day Will Come When You Won't Be 9.3
#10

Season 10

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2019

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Here's Negan 9.2
#11

Season 8

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2017

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE12 · The Key 8.1

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Top-rated The Walking Dead episodes

  1. #1No Way Out S6E99.7
  2. #2No Sanctuary S5E19.6
  3. #3Too Far Gone S4E89.6
  4. #4The Day Will Come When You Won't Be S7E19.3
  5. #5Pretty Much Dead Already S2E79.3

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