Futurama Season 13 lands the show’s best-ever Rotten Tomatoes rating since its reboot

Since its reboot, Futurama Season 13 has scored the highest Rotten Tomatoes audience score. The show premiered on Hulu on September 15, 2025, and earned an audience score of 74%.

As a representative metric, this score is the highest since the reboot in 2023 and is, to some extent, a slight change in value towards fans' renewed enthusiasm for the show's combination of satire, humor, and futuristic science.

Futurama, the sitcom created by Matt Groening, has also had a number of reboots and cancellations since launching in 1999. The most current show revival of Season 11 has ushered in yet another new chapter for Futurama. Although there was some nominal change in values with Season 13, we will continue to see the series add contemporary issues to the new, modernized storyline. There is still magic and humor that allows fans to feel that same charm in the meaning of the series and what appeals to us as fans.

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Futurama Season 13: Best Rotten Tomatoes audience rating since reboot

Since its return in 2023, Futurama Season 13 has been the highest-rated season based on the Rotten Tomatoes audience scores, confirming the show’s revived relevance. Season 13 has been fully available on Hulu since mid-September and features a 74% audience score.

Although the original series had outstanding first-season audience scores (96% for Seasons 1 and 2 and 97% for Season 3), the new episodes have struggled to reach that high mark. Season 13's upward movement represents a clear indication that fan interest and approval are rising.

Reviewers have also expressed a positive reaction to Season 13. For example, ScreenRant mentions that the majority of Season 13 episodes are “welcome additions,” although not all episodes will resonate equally with fans, but still represent a solid follow-up of episodes certainly worth fans’ time.

The season’s audience engagement also shows in each episode’s average rating of 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb, which closely resembles the ratings for the last seasons in the original series.

Tell-Tale TV critic writes on Rotten Tomatoes:

“Season 13 isn’t groundbreaking or revelatory, nor does it do anything other shows haven’t already done. That said, it’s still a blast and a half, and easily the best installment of the revival thus far.”

FandomWire states:

“The deft mix of top-notch character writing, creative sci-fi weirdness, and sitcom-style relatability that has defined Futurama throughout its storied history is very much on display here.”

An audience review reads:

"They were cooking !! & season 13 came out brilliant. Very nice return to classic Futurama, nothing they haven’t done before but it felt so fresh! Love it."

The original voice cast is back for Futurama Season 13, featuring Billy West (Fry, Professor Farnsworth), John DiMaggio (Bender), Katey Sagal (Leela), Maurice LaMarche, and others, maintaining the same standard of performance quality.

True to its sci-fi comedic roots, the show tackles modern-day issues such as climate change and societal divides, which audiences have embraced. Reviews are mixed, noting that the show is beyond its peak, even while the contemporary feel of Season 13 addressed some of the feelings we saw in some of the earlier revival seasons.

The blend of old with new ideas seems to restore a mix of fan love and critical approval for the series while allowing it to continue to push forward for seasons in the future.

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Futurama Season 13 storyline and key themes

Futurama Season 13 provides thrills and laughter as the Planet Express crew goes on adventures, with each episode consisting of wild events, the characterization that is standard with the show, and unexpected connections. Some plots include Bender being a lunatic, the eruption of a volcano causing chaos around the world, and a new romantic competition for Fry to entice Leela away.

Dr. Zoidberg, too, finds himself in odd situations, facing existential concerns that challenge traditional cartoon depth limits. Even with the ironic comedy, Futurama Season 13 delivers episodic stories but holds an overarching sense of modern satire and character progress. Several episodes deal with unsettling social topics, which Futurama breezes past with its satirical tendencies.

Relationships continue to evolve, including the ongoing romantic tension between Fry and Leela. Several characters, such as Robot Santa and Scruffy, are a good dose of nostalgia but also contribute to absurdist comedy.

Futurama Season 13 has been commended for both its wittily written stories and handling of topical issues, and while it has delivered these perspectives, it continues the sloppy silliness and occasionally absurd humor always associated with Futurama for 20 years.

Episodes such as The Numberland Gap and other episodes have infused greater narrative sophistication alongside the usual back-and-forth dialogue that rewards those who are loyal to the show while still providing just enough levity to engage novices to the series.