The Avengers
Seen it?1961 | 6 seasons | 50 min | Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Burn Notice, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- 6 seasons and 161 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 134 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- A big time investment at 6 seasons.
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 370K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.
Season 11961 · 26 episodes · 5.8 out of 10Monday
Season 21962 · 26 episodes · 6.7 out of 10Weeknight- Season 31963 · 26 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
- Season 41965 · 26 episodes · 6.4 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 51967 · 24 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
- Season 61968 · 33 episodes · 6.3 out of 10Weeknight
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Cast & crew
Created by Sydney Newman
- Patrick MacneeJohn Steed
- Linda ThorsonTara King