Every Season Of MTV’s Are You The One, Ranked According To IMDb

Although the world of reality television has expanded massively over the past few decades, it should come as no surprise that the originators of the genre, MTV, still have a knack for creating some of the most fun, unique, and interesting reality TV concepts on television today.

One of their intriguing forays into reality TV dating shows and competitions is Are You The One?, a series that blends together romance and a cash prize that all the contestants can share if they figure out who their chosen perfect love matches are. Obviously, some seasons are better than others in the eyes of fans, but how does each season rate according to IMDb average score?

8 Season 5 – 5.91

It comes as no surprise that IMDb fans of Are You The One? rated season 5 as the worst season in the show’s history, as it has the extremely dubious distinction of being the only season where the cast lost at the final matchup and went home with nothing.

And even putting their final loss aside, the cast members weren’t particularly memorable, with future The Challenge competitor Kam Williams being the only breakout star of the season. There was a fair amount of relationship drama, but ultimately most people wanted to forget the season, including the cast themselves.

7 Season 2 – 6.40

Although Are You The One? was still pretty much in its infancy in season 2, apparently the showrunners thought that it was already time to introduce another twist into the show.

There were ten male contestants on this season, but they added an 11th girl, Christina LeBlanc, to make the game more difficult. And what’s worse, if Christina or the other girl who had the same male match went into the Truth Booth and found their match first, then the other girl would be ejected from the game and win nothing.

6 Season 3 – 6.57

It’s pretty much a guarantee that any season of Are You The One is going to be heavy on the drama, but it’s pretty rare to have a season that is as intense and stuffed with romantic connections, breakups, and love triangles as season 3 was.

It was borderline miraculous that this cast even won the game in the end, as they wound up putting contestant Kiki Cooper (who unfortunately spent most of the season with her confirmed no match, Devin Walker) into the Truth Booth with five out of ten of the guys and still didn’t manage to find her match until the final matchup ceremony.

5 Season 7 – 6.85

For the most part, season 7 was a great season of AYTO, or at the very least it had a very memorable cast with a lot of interesting and dramatic relationships. Nutsa was a standout cast member for sure, and the drama between Tevin and Kenya, Brett and Nutsa, and the love triangle of Zak, Bria, and Morgan drove a lot of the season’s narrative.

However, one twist that didn’t seem to go over well with audiences was that instead of competing to go on dates, contestants were just randomly chosen for them.

4 Season 1 – 7.32

Although viewers, MTV, and the contestants on the show really had no idea what was going to happen in the inaugural season of Are You The One? it seems safe to say that the drama that unraveled when these stars tried to find their perfect match was exactly what everyone was hoping to see.

The drama between confirmed no matches Chris T and Shanley took up the majority of the storyline for the season, and Brittany’s one-sided infatuation with Adam as well as Scali’s romance with Paige were also memorable aspects of the season. Plus, Ethan and Amber are the only AYTO perfect match to actually get married!

3 Season 4 – 7.49

It comes as no surprise that season 4 is one of the highest-rated seasons according to IMDb ratings, as it was one of the most intense and dramatic seasons in the history of the series. Right from the jump, John’s overly intense interest in Julia created a lot of intrigue.

Then, the hot and cold relationships between Gio and Kaylen as well as between Asaf and Francesca really sustained the drama for the bulk of the season, creating the kind of mess that reality TV fans are almost always looking for.

2 Season 8 – 7.67

By the time that season eight of Are You The One? rolled around, many fans and viewers had noticed that the series thus far had been extremely heteronormative. Each season consisted of at least ten cisgender men and women who were all looking for heterosexual cisgender partners.

But MTV listened to the criticisms and opted to make their season 8 cast one that was completely populated by sexually fluid contestants, meaning that essentially anyone could be anyone else’s perfect match, and the result was one of the most beloved and exciting seasons of the entire series.

1 Season 6 – 7.97

Are You The One? season 6 is the highest-rated season in the series so far, and it’s not hard to see why. Most fans of the series go into each season hoping for a lot of interpersonal drama and developments, and season 6 certainly delivered on those expectations and then some.

The drama between Alexis and Keith was one of the biggest storylines, as was the love triangle between Malcolm, Nurys, and Diandra. No match couple Clinton and Uche actually made it for the long haul, and in an iconic twist, Nurys and Diandra both moved on from Malcolm and are now besties.