In late 2026, the Power Rangers franchise is getting an all-new soft reboot series (once a full reboot, now not so much), and with the fact that it's going to have been almost two years since Power Rangers Cosmic Fury "ended" the series, fans might find it fun to look back on the many seasons that have come before. Also, now that the 2026 reboot isn't a hard reboot, there's a chance that the story will bring up old stories from the previous Power Rangers seasons, too.
Starting all the way back in 1993 with the first three iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers seasons, the franchise has gone through many iterations/seasons since, each with its own fun theme, characters, and villains. Everyone's got a favorite, and for very valid reasons. Whether it's from the Saban, Disney, Neo-Saban, or Hasbro era, each season of Power Rangers has fans—well, most of them.
23 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Seasons 1–3 (1993–1995)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the series that started it all, and for that, it deserves its flowers. This series was a huge success upon initial release, which is the proof in the pudding that the Power Rangers franchise deserves all the popularity it's gotten over the many years that it's been around. It set the standard for every season to come after.
The initial three seasons also defined every trope, common story (like the Green Ranger (Jason David Frank) story), and character dynamic that would come to be reused in future seasons. While people's opinions of it didn't get better over the years (Season 3 specifically getting the worst reviews of the three), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers still did everything right to make sure that this franchise would be around for years to come.
22 'Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers' (1996)
Following up Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was always going to be extremely difficult, which already put Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers at a huge disadvantage. This became a big reason for people to generally have mixed reviews when it came to the 1996 series. People saw it more like an unnecessary transitional show post-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
The shorter format certainly didn't do it any favors, being ten episodes long—unusual for the Power Rangers franchise. The characters were also difficult to connect to, being underdeveloped, partially because of the shorter runtime, but also because it felt kind of like the writers didn't care as much about this show in comparison to the others.
21 'Power Rangers Zeo' (1996)
Thankfully for the Power Rangers franchise, the season to come after Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, was very well received, being a lot of people's favorite season—one of them, at least. This entry took a huge risk in being the first major one that took the main cast, and took them out of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, continuing the franchise in a new theme.
This would also be the season in which the fan favorite Tommy Oliver would become the Red Ranger—a huge moment for the character. Changing up the theme and power set could have gone terribly when it came to ratings, but thankfully, they did an excellent job making the transition, introducing the new power source as being more powerful than the previous, helping it feel like more of an evolution than an unnecessary change.
20 'Power Rangers Turbo' (1997)
Unfortunately, the reasons that made Power Rangers Zeo popular did not really continue into the follow-up series, Power Rangers Turbo. Thankfully, however, it was not as poorly received as Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. There's a huge cast shift during the mid-season that a lot of people didn't like very much, along with not liking the car theme as much as the previous one.
It also has a more childish tone, which people felt weakened the overall storyline post-Power Rangers Zeo, which had a more serious story. It still has its fans, though, as the car theme wasn't completely disliked, but for the most part, longtime fans of the show didn't appreciate it as much as the others that came before, and especially what would come after...
19 'Power Rangers in Space' (1998)
The series that would come to end what is known as the Neo-Saban era of the franchise is Power Rangers in Space. This season is known as one of the best in the entire franchise for its more serious storyline, serialized format, and the fact that it ended the long-running story that began all the way back in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Power Rangers in Space is iconic for shifting the series standards, and it has who is known as one of the best Red Rangers in the entire franchise, in the one and only Andros (Christopher Khayman Lee). Being the show that would kill off the legendary Zordon (David J. Fielding), Power Rangers in Space did so much right and was everything the show needed after a good few seasons that followed a similar format.
18 'Power Rangers Lost Galaxy' (1999)
The show began to feel a bit lost after the end of the Zordon era, with Power Rangers Lost Galaxy missing some of the trademark positives about the franchise, and holding itself back a bit by trying to turn a season that wasn't space-based in Japan, and making it space-based in the West. Plus, it was hard for people to get invested in an all-new cast after losing the more consistent one from previous seasons, post-Power Rangers in Space.
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy is an interesting case of some people really loving it, and many others disliking it, resulting in mixed reviews overall. People really liked the darker tone of this season, though, which is a huge reason why this one has a good amount of fans outside of the other half of the fanbase's complaints. It also has some strong character development, in the opinion of the fans who were able to get over not having characters from the Zordon era. It also easily has one of the best final battles in Power Rangers.
17 'Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue' (2000)
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue introduces a new, very unique theme that people really enjoyed: people from all walks of life with different specialties. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue also has one of the best team-up episodes in the franchise, an episode type that would end up becoming a well-beloved trope for future seasons.
Despite being so good, this first responder-themed season happens to be pretty dang underrated. It doesn't get nearly enough attention in comparison to other well-liked seasons. It also has an incredible extra Ranger, the Titanium Ranger (Rhett Tyler Fisher), aka Ryan Mitchell, also known as the first-ever American-only Power Ranger.
16 'Power Rangers Time Force' (2001)
Another massive fan favorite season is none other than Power Rangers Time Force, known for having one of the best Rangers in the series, Wesley "Wes" Collins (Jason Faunt), the Time Force Red Ranger. It's got an incredible first team morph, which sets up Wes' character as a selfless man very well, being a great start to the series.
Power Rangers Time Force brings in yet another new type of theme, and the only time-based theme to appear in the franchise. The Time Force Rangers are all written very well, and each one has some great character development that makes this team super compelling to audiences. It is really easy for Rangers to be uninteresting, but this season serves as the prime example of how to write a good one.
15 'Power Rangers Wild Force' (2002)
The most notable thing about Power Rangers Wild Force is easily the fact that it has the best team-up episode in the entire franchise, Power Rangers Wild Force Episode 34, "Forever Red", which brought the Red Rangers from the past together for the first time. An all-Red Ranger crossover was obviously going to be well-received.
Using a jungle animal theme, Power Rangers Wild Force has some really cool powers that are easy to understand and has a Red Ranger that is unlike any to come before. Being someone who grew up solely in the wild with animals, Cole Evans (Ricardo Medina Jr.), aka the Red Lion Wild Force Ranger, is an engaging protagonist, bringing a fish-out-of-water storyline that audiences really enjoyed.
14 'Power Rangers Ninja Storm' (2003)
After Power Rangers Wild Force, the Power Rangers brand was bought by Disney, which incited a whole new era of the franchise, accurately titled the Disney era. Power Rangers Ninja Storm brings in (technically, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers team did this, but it wasn't their true main theme) what would become one of the most popular team themes that would come to return many times throughout the franchise: Ninja Rangers.
Power Rangers Ninja Storm was a great start to the Disney era of the series, showing audiences that the Power Rangers franchise was going to be just fine moving forward. The power sets for each Ranger were fun—using the elements—and the Ranger costumes were super cool. The characters have good arcs all across the board, making them a fun watch throughout the whole season.