When Does Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
“We've got Movie Sign!”
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ended after Season 10.
IMDb
8.6/10
Seasons
10
Episodes
176
Diagnostics
- Network
- Comedy Central
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- First aired
- 1989-11-25
- Last aired
- 1999-09-12
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
Awards Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 8 wins & 16 nominations total
Predictive Logic Analysis
Mystery Science Theater 3000 has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 11 in development.
What is Mystery Science Theater 3000 about?
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a show about watching bad movies, which sounds like a limited premise until you realize it's genuinely one of the funniest things television ever produced. Joel Hodgson's concept is deceptively simple: trap a human and two wisecrafting robots in a theater, force them to endure truly terrible films, and let them talk through the whole thing. The appeal comes from how smart the riffing is. These aren't lazy jokes about obvious flaws. The cast watches for character inconsistencies, plot holes, weird editing choices, and bizarre line readings, then lands jokes that make you reconsider what you just saw. It's collaborative comedy that feels like watching a movie with friends who are actually funny.
What makes the show distinctive is its genuine affection for the material even while eviscerating it. Mike Nelson and the robots (Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot) aren't above-it-all critics. They're trapped in this situation and clearly miserable, which gives the riffing an edge of desperation that grounds the humor. The movies themselves are remarkably terrible: films with nonsensical plots, continuity errors that suggest no one was paying attention, acting that ranges from stilted to completely unhinged. The show never needs to manufacture humor. It just had to point at what's there.
The show built a devoted cult following during its ten-season run on Comedy Central, and it's held up far better than most comedy from the late 1980s and 1990s. Critics recognized it as something singular, though it never became mainstream. Fans still watch and rewatch episodes because the jokes survive repeated viewing. The format is so effective that every riff makes you notice something new in the original film, which is the opposite of how bad-movie comedies usually work.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 essentially created the template for how to talk about bad media while still respecting your audience's intelligence. Every riff-track comedy or reaction video that came after owes something to what Hodgson figured out here. The show's greatest strength is that it doesn't punish you for caring about the jokes. They're too clever for that.
Created by Joel Hodgson
Themes
Is Mystery Science Theater 3000 renewed or cancelled?
Working against it
The series is listed as ended
Why did Mystery Science Theater 3000 end?
Mystery Science Theater 3000 ran for a decade on Comedy Central, a remarkably long run for a show built on the premise of mocking bad movies. By the time it concluded in 1999, the series had accumulated a devoted cult following and produced 176 episodes that rewarded repeated viewing. The show's longevity itself was somewhat surprising given that many similar programs burned out after a season or two, but MST3K had found its audience and held it through changing tastes and shifts in comedy television.
The decision to end came as the show's creative energy had largely been spent. Creator Joel Hodgson had departed the program years earlier, handing off hosting duties to Michael J. Nelson, and the writing staff had cycled through numerous iterations. By the ninth and tenth seasons, even as the show maintained its quality and humor, there was a sense that the format had been thoroughly explored. The well of bad movies to riff on was deep but not infinite, and the show's fundamental joke, however cleverly executed, remained the same week to week.
Comedy Central ultimately chose not to continue the series beyond its tenth season. The network had moved on to other comedy programming, and the show's ratings had naturally declined as is typical for long-running series. The cancellation, however, did little damage to MST3K's legacy. The show's popularity only grew after its conclusion, particularly once episodes became available beyond television broadcasts, and it eventually spawned a revival that brought the format back to life over two decades later.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11 Release Date
No new season is expected. Mystery Science Theater 3000 has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.
Best & worst episodes
Mystery Science Theater 3000 seasons
Season 11989 · 13 ep
- 1. The Crawling Eye1989-11-25 · ★ 6.9
- 2. The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy1989-11-18
- 3. Mad Monster1989-12-02 · ★ 6.8
- 4. The Corpse Vanishes1989-12-09
- 5. The Crawling Hand1989-12-16
- 6. Robot Monster1989-12-23
- 7. The Slime People1989-12-30
- 8. Project Moonbase1990-01-06
- 9. Robot Holocaust1990-01-13
- 10. Moon Zero Two1990-01-20
- 11. Untamed Youth1990-01-27
- 12. The Black Scorpion1990-02-03
- 13. Women of the Prehistoric Planet1990-02-10
Season 21990 · 13 ep
- 1. Rocketship X-M1990-09-22
- 2. The Sidehackers1990-09-29
- 3. Jungle Goddess1990-10-06
- 4. Catalina Caper1990-10-13
- 5. Rocket Attack USA1990-10-27
- 6. Ring of Terror1990-11-03
- 7. The Wild Rebels1990-11-17
- 8. Lost Continent1990-11-24
- 9. The Hellcats1990-12-08
- 10. King Dinosaur1990-12-22
- 11. First Spaceship on Venus1990-12-29
- 12. Godzilla vs. Megalon1991-01-19
- 13. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster1991-02-02
Season 31991 · 24 ep
- 1. Cave Dwellers1991-06-01
- 2. Gamera1991-06-08
- 3. Pod People1991-06-15 · ★ 7.9
- 4. Gamera vs. Barugon1991-06-22
- 5. Stranded in Space1991-06-29
- 6. Time of the Apes1991-07-13
- 7. Daddy-O1991-07-20
- 8. Gamera vs. Gaos1991-07-27
- 9. The Amazing Colossal Man1991-08-03
- 10. Fugitive Alien1991-08-17
- 11. It Conquered the World1991-08-24
- 12. Gamera vs. Guiron1991-09-07
- 13. Earth vs. the Spider1991-09-14
- 14. Mighty Jack1991-09-21
- 15. Gamera vs. Zigra1991-10-19
- 16. Viking Women and the Sea Serpent1991-10-26
- 17. Teenage Caveman1991-11-09
- 18. Star Force: Fugitive Alien II1991-11-16
- 19. War of the Colossal Beast1991-11-30
- 20. The Unearthly1991-12-14
- 21. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians1991-12-21
- 22. Master Ninja1992-01-11
- 23. The Castle of Fu Manchu1992-01-18
- 24. Master Ninja II1992-01-25
Season 41992 · 24 ep
- 1. Space Travelers1992-06-06
- 2. The Giant Gila Monster1992-06-13
- 3. City Limits1992-06-20
- 4. Teenagers from Outer Space1992-06-27
- 5. Being from Another Planet1992-07-04
- 6. Attack of the Giant Leeches1992-07-18
- 7. The Killer Shrews1992-07-25
- 8. Hercules Unchained1992-08-01
- 9. Indestructible Man1992-08-15
- 10. Hercules Against the Moon Men1992-08-22
- 11. The Magic Sword1992-08-29
- 12. Hercules and the Captive Women1992-09-12
- 13. Manhunt in Space1992-09-19
- 14. Tormented1992-09-26
- 15. The Beatniks1992-11-26
- 16. Fire Maidens of Outer Space1992-11-26
- 17. Crash of the Moons1992-11-28
- 18. Attack of the Eye Creatures1992-12-05
- 19. The Rebel Set1992-12-12
- 20. The Human Duplicators1992-12-26
- 21. Monster a Go-Go1993-01-09
- 22. The Day the Earth Froze1993-01-16
- 23. Bride of the Monster1993-01-23
- 24. Manos: The Hands of Fate1993-01-30 · ★ 8.5
Season 51993 · 24 ep
- 1. Hercules1993-07-17
- 2. Warrior of the Lost World1993-07-24
- 3. Swamp Diamonds1993-07-31
- 4. Secret Agent Super Dragon1993-08-07
- 5. The Magic Voyage of Sinbad1993-08-14
- 6. Eegah1993-08-28
- 7. I Accuse My Parents1993-09-04
- 8. Operation Double 0071993-09-11
- 9. The Girl in Lovers Lane1993-09-18
- 10. The Painted Hills1993-09-26
- 11. Gunslinger1993-10-09
- 12. Mitchell1993-10-23
- 13. The Brain that Wouldn't Die1993-10-30
- 14. Teen-Age Strangler1993-11-07
- 15. The Wild World of Batwoman1993-11-13
- 16. Alien from L.A.1993-11-20
- 17. Beginning of the End1993-11-25
- 18. The Atomic Brain1993-12-04
- 19. Outlaw1993-12-11
- 20. Radar Secret Service1993-12-18
- 21. Santa Claus1993-12-24
- 22. Teen-Age Crime Wave1994-01-15
- 23. Village of the Giants1994-01-22
- 24. 12 to the Moon1994-02-05
Season 61994 · 24 ep
- 1. Girls Town1994-07-16
- 2. Invasion USA1994-07-23
- 3. The Dead Talk Back1994-07-30
- 4. Colossus and the Headhunters1994-08-20
- 5. The Skydivers1994-08-27
- 6. Bloodlust!1994-09-03
- 7. The Creeping Terror1994-09-17
- 8. Code Name: Diamond Head1994-10-01
- 9. The Violent Years1994-10-08
- 10. Last of the Wild Horses1994-10-15
- 11. The Starfighters1994-10-29
- 12. The Sinister Urge1994-11-05
- 13. San Francisco International1994-11-19
- 14. Kitten with a Whip1994-11-23
- 15. Zombie Nightmare1994-11-24
- 16. Racket Girls1994-11-26
- 17. The Sword and the Dragon1994-12-03
- 18. High School Big Shot1994-12-10
- 19. Red Zone Cuba1994-12-17
- 20. Danger!! Death Ray1995-01-07
- 21. The Beast of Yucca Flats1995-01-21
- 22. Angels Revenge1995-03-11
- 23. The Amazing Transparent Man1995-03-18
- 24. Samson vs. the Vampire Women1995-03-25
Season 71996 · 6 ep
- 1. Night of the Blood Beast1996-02-03
- 2. The Brute Man1996-02-10
- 3. Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell1996-02-17
- 4. The Incredible Melting Man1996-02-24
- 5. Escape 20001996-03-02
- 6. Laserblast1996-05-18
Season 81997 · 22 ep
- 1. Revenge of the Creature1997-02-01
- 2. Leech Woman1997-02-08
- 3. The Mole People1997-02-15
- 4. The Deadly Mantis1997-02-22
- 5. The Thing That Couldn't Die1997-03-01
- 6. The Undead1997-03-08
- 7. Terror from the Year 50001997-03-15
- 8. The She-Creature1997-04-05
- 9. I Was a Teenage Werewolf1997-04-19
- 10. The Giant Spider Invasion1997-05-31
- 11. Parts: The Clonus Horror1997-06-07
- 12. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies1997-06-14
- 13. Jack Frost1997-07-12
- 14. Riding with Death1997-07-19
- 15. Agent for H.A.R.M.1997-08-02
- 16. Prince of Space1997-08-16
- 17. The Horror of Party Beach1997-09-06
- 18. Devil Doll1997-10-04
- 19. Invasion of the Neptune Men1997-10-11
- 20. Space Mutiny1997-11-07 · ★ 8.8
- 21. Time Chasers1997-11-22
- 22. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank1997-12-06
Season 91998 · 13 ep
- 1. The Projected Man1998-03-14
- 2. The Phantom Planet1998-03-21
- 3. The Pumaman1998-04-04
- 4. Werewolf1998-04-18
- 5. The Deadly Bees1998-05-09
- 6. The Space Children1998-06-13
- 7. Hobgoblins1998-06-27
- 8. The Touch of Satan1998-07-11
- 9. Gorgo1998-07-18
- 10. The Final Sacrifice1998-07-25 · ★ 8.8
- 11. Devil Fish1998-08-15
- 12. The Screaming Skull1998-08-29
- 13. Quest of the Delta Knights1998-09-26
Season 101999 · 13 ep
- 1. Soultaker1999-04-11
- 2. Girl in Gold Boots1999-04-18
- 3. Future War1999-04-25
- 4. Blood Waters of Dr. Z1999-05-02
- 5. Boggy Creek II: and The Legend Continues1999-05-09
- 6. Track of the Moon Beast1999-06-13
- 7. Final Justice1999-06-20
- 8. Hamlet1999-06-27
- 9. It Lives by Night1999-07-18
- 10. Horrors of Spider Island1999-07-25
- 11. Squirm1999-08-01
- 12. Diabolik1999-08-08
- 13. Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders1999-09-12
Mystery Science Theater 3000 trailer
Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast
View all cast →
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo (voice) / Professor Bobo
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot (voice) / Observer
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy (voice)
Where to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000
See all viewing options →
AI Verdict
Mystery Science Theater 3000 has ended. Its final season has already aired and no further seasons are expected.
Verdict updated 1 month ago · based on 1 renewal-signal article and 2 other mentions
Updated 2026-05-17 · AI-generated analysis
1 renewal-signal · 2 other mentionsKey sources weighed
- Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Newest Reboot, Explained
NewsAPI:Screen Rant · 2026-02-15renewal positive
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Michael J. Nelson returns for a new batch of episodes!
NewsAPI:JoBlo.com · 2026-02-03renewal positive
- Former Netflix TV Show’s 14th Season Will Debut in Theaters
NewsAPI:ComingSoon.net · 2026-02-02renewal positive
Mystery Science Theater 3000 latest news
- Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Newest Reboot, Explained
NewsAPI:Screen Rant · 2026-02-15renewal positive
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Michael J. Nelson returns for a new batch of episodes!
NewsAPI:JoBlo.com · 2026-02-03renewal positive
- Former Netflix TV Show’s 14th Season Will Debut in Theaters
NewsAPI:ComingSoon.net · 2026-02-02renewal positive
Fan Verdict
No fan predictions yet
No predictions yet — be the first.
Final fan tally — voting closed
Reviews
No reviews yet — be the first.
Comments (0)
No comments yet — start the conversation.
Similar shows →
More from Comedy Central
More Comedy shows
Frequently asked
- When does Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11 come out?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 ended after Season 10.
- Is Mystery Science Theater 3000 renewed or cancelled?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 has ended. Its final season has already aired and no further seasons are expected.
- Why did Mystery Science Theater 3000 end?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 ran for a decade on Comedy Central, a remarkably long run for a show built on the premise of mocking bad movies. By the time it concluded in 1999, the series had accumulated a devoted cult following and produced 176 episodes that rewarded repeated viewing. The show's longevity itself was somewhat surprising given that many similar programs burned out after a season or two, but MST3K had found its audience and held it through changing tastes and shifts in comedy television.
- How many seasons of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are there?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 has aired 10 seasons so far.
- How many episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are there?
- There are 176 episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 across 10 seasons.
- Who created Mystery Science Theater 3000?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 was created by Joel Hodgson.
- Where can I watch Mystery Science Theater 3000?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 is available to stream on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV and Peacock Premium Plus.
- What is Mystery Science Theater 3000's IMDb rating?
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 holds an IMDb rating of 8.6/10 from 27,384 votes.