The Larry Sanders Show Episode Rating Graph
Aug 1992 - May 1998
Aug 1992 - May 1998
7.9
Browse episode ratings trends for The Larry Sanders Show. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Larry Sanders Show's 90 episodes.
S6 Ep12
8.5
31st May 1998
Part 2 of the final ever show. Larry is in hot water with Carol Burnet when he tells her she was the first person he chose to be on his final show. This doesn't appear to be the case as Ellen confirms. Bruno Kirby is bumped again. Clint Black sings goodbye to Larry.
S6 Ep11
8.3
31st May 1998
Larry scrambles to get his last show together, and must confront David Duchovny's affections in order to secure him as a guest. Arthur tries to keep the staff's emotions together as things are packed up and the last show is done.
S4 Ep16
8.2
15th Nov 1995
Chaos reigns as the eighth anniversary show tapes and Larry tries repeatedly to sneak in a bathroom visit during a commercial break.
S5 Ep4
8.2
11th Dec 1996
Artie pushes Larry to get Ellen Degeneres to come out of the closet on their show, but Larry pursues some personal research first. Beverly spoils Artie's birthday by circulating the show's budget, with everyone's salary, amongst the staff.
S3 Ep6
8.2
27th Jul 1994
Hank gets his shot at the big chair when Larry gets food poisoning just before a taping.
S5 Ep11
8.0
12th Feb 1997
Paula tells Larry that she's leaving to produce the Caryl and Marilyn show, so he impulsively promotes her to producer without consulting Artie. The quality of Phil's work goes up and down as his new girlfriend plays with his affections.
S4 Ep7
8.0
30th Aug 1995
Hank fears for his career after Phil sets a scandalous sex tape circulating among the entertainment community.
S3 Ep15
8.0
28th Sep 1994
A depressed and unhappy Hank hits on all the female guests before retreating to a hotel room for a boozy marathon with a series of prostitutes.
S3 Ep13
8.0
14th Sep 1994
It looks like Hank's marriage is over, despite everyone's efforts to patch it up.
S2 Ep16
8.0
15th Sep 1993
Artie has a terrible day backstage with an Entertainment Weekly writer prowling around, John Ritter and Gene Siskel nearly coming to blows, and a stray dog nipping at everyone.
S4 Ep4
8.0
9th Aug 1995
Larry promises not to bump comic Jeff Cesario again, then finds the show overbooked and Hank needing four minutes for a tribute to his late father.
S4 Ep5
7.9
16th Aug 1995
A surprise visit by Larry's ex-wife causes an unusual triangle between her, Larry and Hank. Larry offers a cappuccino machine as a substitute for the daily office run to Starbucks.
S2 Ep15
7.9
8th Sep 1993
Larry tries to decide about warning an elated Hank about his new bride when the ""Hey now!"" guy announces he's going to marry a younger woman he has just recently met.
S6 Ep10
7.9
17th May 1998
Larry begins to date Illeana Douglas, but feels compelled to rehearse her through her segment. Meanwhile, Brian brings a sexual harassment suit against Phil for all his gay jokes.
S6 Ep6
7.9
19th Apr 1998
Larry spends his vacation with his brother who has a business proposition. Guest host Jon Stewart tests the network's censors by booking the Wu-Tang Clan.
S4 Ep14
7.9
1st Nov 1995
Beverly quits when Larry and Artie refuse to seriously consider her request that a job in the props department be given to a black person. Hank considers replacing Scott with a woman.
S3 Ep14
7.9
21st Sep 1994
Larry gets into a feud with the network when he makes fun of their new fall schedule on the air.
S3 Ep17
7.9
12th Oct 1994
Roseanne spots Larry's drug dependence and offers herself as his friend and keeper as he kicks the habit.
S6 Ep2
7.9
22nd Mar 1998
Kenny Mitchell joins the show as creative consultant and makes major changes to the format. Larry battles with the network and his agent over his contract.
S3 Ep5
7.9
20th Jul 1994
Artie is chosen to produce the People's Choice Awards, prompting both Larry and Hank to try for a role in the show.
S4 Ep1
7.8
19th Jul 1995
Larry is apprehensive over a guest appearance by former girl friend Roseanne and decides to see a psychiatrist. The office follows the O.J. trial.
S4 Ep2
7.8
26th Jul 1995
When Darlene quits while on vacation, Hank hires the temp who was filling in for her. Larry's reluctant to tell Dana Carvey he doesn't like Carvey's Larry Sanders impersonation.
S1 Ep4
7.8
5th Sep 1992
Larry goes on holiday and Dana Carvey takes over. Hank is not pleased.
S4 Ep3
7.8
2nd Aug 1995
After a particularly trying day at work, Arthur spends the night at the studio with two new friends, Nicolae the janitor and Hank's karoake machine, and one old bottle of booze.
S1 Ep12
7.8
31st Oct 1992
Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
S3 Ep4
7.8
13th Jul 1994
Paula worries about her job when Larry gets angry with her over guests canceling, and really goes all out to convince a reluctant Danny DeVito not to cancel too. Larry and Artie try to decide what to choose as the guest gift.
S3 Ep8
7.8
10th Aug 1994
Larry hits it off with guest Sharon Stone, but finds he can't cope with her greater celebrity status.
S2 Ep14
7.2
25th Aug 1993
In an effort to freshen up the guest list, Larry agrees to have a controversial performance on, then chickens out when he sees the guy's routine.
S5 Ep12
7.2
19th Feb 1997
Artie works hard to make sure all of Larry's ""friends"" attend a celebrity roast in his honor while Hank tries to learn how to handle hecklers so he can be the roastmaster.
S2 Ep9
7.3
21st Jul 1993
As the show's traditional anniversary show approaches, Larry finds it all boring and tedious, so he plays with the idea of writing a book while rumors spread about a film role.
S2 Ep2
7.3
2nd Jun 1993
Larry is a wreck as he faces sinking ratings, no Emmy nominations, and a divorce suit from Jeannie. So Hank and Artie try to fix him up with attractive women. But the only one he really connects with is Francine, his first wife.
S2 Ep10
7.4
28th Jul 1993
Larry reluctantly agrees to hire his former comedy partner as a show writer.
S5 Ep13
7.4
26th Feb 1997
Larry's relationship with his new girlfriend is threatened when she takes on the ""mermaid"" role in a show skit, and wants to use it as a springboard for her career.
S4 Ep10
7.4
27th Sep 1995
Paula's dating Larry's agent, but Larry fears he's just using her to book his clients on the show. The network objects to Larry's ethnic guest spots. Hank tries to stiff Phil on a $20 loan.
S3 Ep10
7.4
24th Aug 1994
Regis Philbin causes some major unrest when he intimates to Hank that there might be place for him on Regis' new show. Larry and Artie worry about what guest Bobcat Goldthwait might do to top his chair-burning incident on The Tonight Show.
S6 Ep7
7.5
26th Apr 1998
Hank does a remote from Wisconsin. The staff tries to guess the father of Beverly's baby.
S6 Ep1
7.5
15th Mar 1998
Larry's ratings are slipping and the suits are looking to replace him with regular guest host Jon Stewart. Hank tries to trade for a fan's ""Hey Now"" license plates.
S1 Ep10
7.5
17th Oct 1992
Larry's little dinner at home with Arthur, initiated by Jeannie, escalates into a full-blown party and causes Larry to become extremely paranoid.
S4 Ep9
7.5
20th Sep 1995
Larry scrambles to make some money after his accountant admits he's lost all of Larry's funds. Artie and Hank set out to teach the guy a lesson.
S2 Ep12
7.5
11th Aug 1993
Larry celebrates his birthday and the gang all struggle to top each other with their birthday gifts to him. Meanwhile the celebration is darkened by the firing of one of the writers.
S2 Ep4
7.5
16th Jun 1993
Larry gets a little paranoid when he learns he's being stalked by an obsessed fan.
S2 Ep7
7.5
7th Jul 1993
Everybody has their own ideas about who should host the show being readied to follow Larry, while Larry worries over not winning a major award again.
S1 Ep9
7.5
10th Oct 1992
An argument at home with Jeannie causes Larry to lose his concentration during the show that night.
S3 Ep11
7.5
31st Aug 1994
Jon Lovitz makes a strong play for a reluctant Darlene.
S6 Ep3
7.6
29th Mar 1998
Larry's staff prepares for the end by secretly looking for new jobs.
S1 Ep1
7.6
15th Aug 1992
Over Larry's strong protests, network executives force him to do a live commercial on the show for one of his sponsors.
S4 Ep17
7.6
22nd Nov 1995
Larry takes a vacation to recover from plastic surgery leaving Sandra Bernhard to fill in as the show host. But her manager sends shock waves through the office with her pushy ways.
S1 Ep11
7.6
24th Oct 1992
Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
S5 Ep3
7.6
27th Nov 1996
Larry gets upset over a review from TV critic Tom Shales, prompting him to fire off a fax in retaliation and to seek sympathy from show guest Sally Field.
S6 Ep8
7.6
3rd May 1998
Everyone takes Sid's death hard, especially Hank who thinks he may have pushed Sid over the edge.
S3 Ep9
7.6
17th Aug 1994
Phil whines and pleads to be made headwriter for the show, then finds it isn't what he thought it would be.
S4 Ep8
7.6
13th Sep 1995
Paula has trouble booking guests for sweeps week, so she leans on Larry to ask his friend Jeff Goldblum, who in turn offers to help Larry get a date with a network publicist.
S2 Ep1
7.6
2nd Jun 1993
Larry is a wreck as he faces sinking ratings, no Emmy nominations, and a divorce suit from Jeannie. So Hank and Artie try to fix him up with attractive women. But the only one he really connects with is Francine, his first wife.
S4 Ep11
7.6
11th Oct 1995
While awaiting the results of a breast biopsy, a tense Paula angers Brett Butler who offers Larry some tips on his weekly massage. Hank interviews possible new agents while his beloved Sid lies gravely ill in the hospital.
S1 Ep1
7.6
15th Aug 1992
Over Larry's strong protests, network executives force him to do a live commercial on the show for one of his sponsors.
S1 Ep2
7.6
22nd Aug 1992
Larry is annoyed that David Spade is booked on another show and Hank's fan club visits.
S1 Ep3
7.7
29th Aug 1992
Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
S1 Ep4
7.8
5th Sep 1992
Larry goes on holiday and Dana Carvey takes over. Hank is not pleased.
S1 Ep5
7.7
12th Sep 1992
A friend of Larry's temporarily replaces Artie as producer but schemes to make the job permanent.
S1 Ep6
7.6
19th Sep 1992
Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.
S1 Ep7
7.7
26th Sep 1992
It's contract negotiation time for Hank and he's going for a raise ... and a golf cart.
S1 Ep8
7.8
3rd Oct 1992
Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
S1 Ep9
7.5
10th Oct 1992
An argument at home with Jeannie causes Larry to lose his concentration during the show that night.
S1 Ep10
7.5
17th Oct 1992
Larry's little dinner at home with Arthur, initiated by Jeannie, escalates into a full-blown party and causes Larry to become extremely paranoid.
S1 Ep11
7.6
24th Oct 1992
Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
S1 Ep12
7.8
31st Oct 1992
Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
S1 Ep13
7.7
7th Nov 1992
Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.
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The first episode of The Larry Sanders Show aired on August 15, 1992.
The last episode of The Larry Sanders Show aired on May 31, 1998.
There are 90 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show.
There are 6 seasons of The Larry Sanders Show.
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The Larry Sanders Show has ended.