The BEST seasons of Red Dwarf

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

Three million years after the demise of humanity, third technician Dave Lister awakes aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf. Sentenced to a period of suspended animation for smuggling his pet cat on board, he is joined by just four fellow survivors: second technician Arnold J Rimmer, a sneering-yet-inept hologram based on his one-time superior; Holly, a ship's computer reduced to near-senility by eons adrift in space; a humanoid descendant of the cat obsessed with fashion and fish; and Kryten, a salvaged android programmed to serve his useless companions. Together, this bickering band must come to terms with an existence which, in terms of productivity and purpose, isn't that far removed from its old one.

Last Updated: 12/11/2025Network: U&DaveStatus: Ended
Series V
star
8.28
67 votes

#1 - Series V

First Aired 2/20/1992

Series III
star
8.21
73 votes

#2 - Series III

First Aired 11/14/1989

Series IV
star
8.21
73 votes

#3 - Series IV

First Aired 2/14/1991

Series II
star
8.14
74 votes

#4 - Series II

First Aired 9/6/1988

Series VIII
star
8.07
56 votes

#5 - Series VIII

First Aired 2/18/1999

Series VI
star
8.05
66 votes

#6 - Series VI

First Aired 10/7/1993

Series I
star
8.04
98 votes

#7 - Series I

First Aired 2/15/1988

Series XI
star
7.87
45 votes

#8 - Series XI

First Aired 9/22/2016

Series X
star
7.82
44 votes

#9 - Series X

First Aired 10/4/2012

Red Dwarf X, the tenth series of the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, was broadcast on UK television channel Dave between 4 October 2012 and 8 November 2012. There are six episodes and it is the first full series of Red Dwarf since 1999.

Series XII
star
7.74
38 votes

#10 - Series XII

First Aired 10/12/2017

Series VII
star
7.66
59 votes

#11 - Series VII

First Aired 1/17/1997

Back to Earth
star
6.93
56 votes

#12 - Back to Earth

First Aired 4/10/2009