Every Season of 'The Twilight Zone' Ranked From Best to Worst by Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten Tomatoes' season-by-season scores for the original Twilight Zone (1959–64, 156 episodes) show a steady decline: Seasons 1 and 2 each earn a perfect 100%, Season 3 gets 90%, and Seasons 4 and 5 tie for last at 86%. For each season the piece sketches the opening episode and lists other notable ones, such as "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," "Eye of the Beholder," "To Serve Man," and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." It also quotes the site's critics' consensus, which praises Season 3's superb writing despite an uneven structure and faults Season 5 for unfortunate clichés. The whole series holds a 92%.