What is the best season of Mad Men?

Seven seasons of Madison Avenue ambition, smoke-filled boardrooms and slow-burn reinvention, from the cool early swagger to the unraveling final stretch. Which one reigns supreme?

1

Season 3

The 2009 season set in 1963 that culminates in the JFK assassination and the founding of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.

1000pts

2

Season 1

The 2007 debut season that introduces Don Draper and the world of 1960 Madison Avenue advertising.

999pts

3

Season 4

The Emmy-winning 2010 season following the scrappy new agency and Don's unraveling, featuring 'The Suitcase'.

886pts

4

Season 5

The 2012 season set in 1966 marked by Don's marriage to Megan and Lane Pryce's tragic arc.

738pts

5

Season 2

The 2008 sophomore season set in 1962, deepening Don and Betty's marital fractures amid the Cuban Missile Crisis.

738pts

6

Season 7

The final 2014-2015 season that brings the series to its iconic Coca-Cola 'Hilltop' ending.

649pts

7

Season 6

The 2013 season set in 1968 charting Don's downward spiral against a backdrop of national upheaval.

541pts