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On the Buses

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IMDb ratings graph for every episode of On the Buses across all 7 seasons.

1969–1973 · 7 seasons · ITV1 · Comedy

IMDb

7.0

3k ratings

TMDB

7.3

32 ratings

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7.6

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E13

7.7

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E14

7.8

E15

7.7

AVG

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7.5

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7.6

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6.9

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On the Buses

1969 · 7 seasons

★7.0 (2,959)

Top rated episodes

S3·E98.9Foggy Night

S4·E58.4Christmas Duty

S3·E48.3Brew It Yourself

Every episode, rated

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6.9

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6.5

7.5

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6.3

7.9

7.5

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6.9

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Overview

On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.

NetworkITV1

Runtime~30 min

Seasons7

On the Buses holds an IMDb rating of 7.0 from 3K votes. Across its 74 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S3E9 "Foggy Night" at 8.9, and the lowest is S5E1 "The Nursery" at 5.6. Season 3 is the strongest, averaging 7.9 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.

Peak8.9

S3E9Foggy Night

Low point5.6

S5E1The Nursery

Averages 7.4 across 74 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 3 at 7.9.