The series continued to receive critical acclaim in its fourth season.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the

season's approval rating is 94%, with an average rating of 7.64 out of 10 based on 34 reviews. The
site's consensus reads, "Silicon Valley's fourth season advances the veteran comedy's overall arc
while adding enough new wrinkles – and delivering more than enough laughs – to stay fresh." [30] On
Metacritic, the season has a score of 85 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal
acclaim".[31]
The fifth season received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season's
approval rating dipped to 89%, with an average rating of 7.25 out of 10 based on 28 reviews. The
site's consensus reads, "Five seasons in, Silicon Valley finds a new way to up the ante with tighter,
less predictable plots, while still maintaining its clever brand of comedic commentary." [32] On
Metacritic, the season has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 5 reviews. [33]
The sixth and final season received very positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the
season's approval is 94%, with an average rating of 7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews. The site's
consensus reads, "Though the strangeness of reality threatens to one-up it, Silicon Valley's final
season is funny, fearless, and still playing by its own rules to the very end." [34] On Metacritic, the
season has a score of 78 out of 100 based on 4 reviews.[35]

Other reactions[edit]
Businessman Elon Musk, after viewing the first episode of the show, said: "I really feel like Mike
Judge has never been to Burning Man, which is Silicon Valley [...] If you haven't been, you just don't
get it. You could take the craziest L.A. party and multiply it by a thousand, and it doesn't even get
close to what's in Silicon Valley. The show didn't have any of that." [36]
In response to Musk's comments, actor T.J. Miller, who plays Erlich on the show, pointed out that "if
the billionaire power players don't get the joke, it's because they're not comfortable being satirized...
I'm sorry, but you could tell everything was true. You guys do have bike meetings, motherfucker."
Other software engineers who also attended the same premiere stated that they felt like they were
watching their "reflection".[36]
Musk later changed his mind on the show. He said "It starts to get very accurate around episode
4...so it took a few episodes to kinda get grounded. The first episodes struck me as Hollywood
making fun of Hollywood's idea of Silicon Valley...which is not on point. But by about the 4th or 5th
episode of Season 1 it starts to get good, and by Season 2, it's amazing." [37]
In January 2017, in an audience interaction by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, Gates recounted the
episode in Silicon Valley in which the protagonists try to pitch their product to various venture
capitalists, saying it reminded him of his own experiences. Gates would later go on to have a cameo
in the series finale.[38]
In conference talks, Douglas Crockford has called Silicon Valley "the best show ever made about
programming". He goes on to cite the episode "Bachmanity Insanity" to illustrate the absurdity of
the tabs versus spaces argument.[39]

Accolades[edit]
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2014 SXSW Audience Episodic Mike Judge Won

Award[40]
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Best Comedy Series Silicon Valley Nominated

4th Critics'
Best Actor in a Comedy
Choice Thomas Middleditch Nominated
Series
Television
Awards[41]

Best Supporting Actor in

Christopher Evan Welch Nominated
a Comedy Series

Outstanding Comedy
Silicon Valley Nominated
Series

Outstanding Directing Mike Judge for "Minimum Viable

Nominated
for a Comedy Series Product"

Outstanding Writing for Alec Berg for "Optimal Tip-to-Tip

Nominated
a Comedy Series Efficiency"
66th Primetime
Emmy Awards[42]
Richard Toyon (production
Outstanding Art
designer), L.J. Houdyshell (art
Direction for a
director) and Cynthia Slagter (set Nominated
Contemporary Program
decorator) for "Articles of
(Half-Hour or Less)
Incorporation"

Garson Yu (creative director) and

Outstanding Main Title
Mehmet Kizilay (designer/lead Nominated
Design
animator)

2015 72nd Golden Best Television Series –

Silicon Valley Nominated
Globe Awards[43] Musical or Comedy

67th Writers Comedy Series Silicon Valley Nominated

Guild of America
Awards[44]
New Series Nominated
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Best Musical or Comedy

Nominated
Series
19th Satellite
Awards[45]
Best Actor in a Musical
Thomas Middleditch Nominated
or Comedy Series

67th Directors
Outstanding Directing – Mike Judge for "Minimum Viable
Guild of America Nominated
Comedy Series Product"
Awards[46]

Best Comedy Series Silicon Valley Won

5th Critics'
Best Actor in a Comedy
Choice Thomas Middleditch Nominated
Series
Television
Awards[47]

Best Supporting Actor in

T.J. Miller Won
a Comedy Series

Best Actress in a TV
1st Golden
Series Broadcast in the Amanda Crew Won
Maple Awards[48]
U.S.

67th Primetime Outstanding Comedy

Silicon Valley Nominated
Emmy Awards[49] Series

Outstanding Directing
Mike Judge for "Sand Hill Shuffle" Nominated
for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Writing for Alec Berg for "Two Days of the Nominated

a Comedy Series Condor"
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Brian Merken for "Two Days of the

Won
Outstanding Single- Condor"
Camera Picture Editing
for a Comedy Series
Tim Roche for "Sand Hill Shuffle" Nominated

Outstanding Art Richard Toyon (production

Direction for a designer), L.J. Houdyshell (art
Won
Contemporary Program director) and Jenny Mueller (set
(Half hour or less) decorator) for "Sand Hill Shuffle"

Ben Patrick (production mixer),

Outstanding Sound
Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording
Mixing for a Comedy or
Mixer) and Todd Beckett (re- Nominated
Drama Series (Half-
recording mixer) for "Server
Hour) and Animation
Space"

2016 73rd Golden Best Television Series –

Silicon Valley Nominated
Globe Awards[50] Musical or Comedy

68th Directors
Outstanding Directing – Mike Judge for "Binding
Guild of America Nominated
Comedy Series Arbitration"
Awards[51]

Best Musical or Comedy

Silicon Valley Won
Series
20th Satellite
Awards[52]
Best Actor in a Musical
Thomas Middleditch Nominated
or Comedy Series

68th Writers Comedy Series Silicon Valley Nominated

Guild of America
Awards[53]
Episodic Comedy Clay Tarver for "Sand Hill Shuffle" Won
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Best Actress in a TV
Series Broadcast in the Amanda Crew Nominated
U.S.
2nd Golden
Maple Awards[54]
Newcomer of the Year
in a TV Series Amanda Crew Won
Broadcast in the U.S.

68th Primetime Outstanding Comedy

Silicon Valley Nominated
Emmy Awards[42] Series

Outstanding Lead Actor Thomas Middelditch for "The

Nominated
in a Comedy Series Empty Chair"

Mike Judge for "Founder Friendly" Nominated

Outstanding Directing
for a Comedy Series
Alec Berg for "Daily Active Users" Nominated

Dan O'Keefe for "Founder

Nominated
Friendly"
Outstanding Writing for
a Comedy Series
Alec Berg for "The Uptick" Nominated

Richard Toyon (production

Outstanding Production designer), Oana Bogdan (art
Design for a Narrative director) and Jennifer Mueller (set
Nominated
Program (Half Hour or decorator) for "Two in the Box",
Less) "Bachmanity Insanity" and "Daily
Active Users"

Outstanding Single- Tim Roche for "Daily Active Users" Nominated

Camera Picture Editing
for a Comedy Series
Brian Merken for "The Uptick" Nominated
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Outstanding Sound Todd Becket (re-recording mixer),

Mixing for a Comedy or Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording
Nominated
Drama Series (Half mixer) and Ben Patrick (production
Hour) and Animation mixer) for "Bachmanity Insanity"

Outstanding Casting for Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera

Nominated
a Comedy Series Hallman and Leslie Woo

Best Comedy Series Silicon Valley Won

7th Critics'
Choice
Television
Awards[55] Best Supporting Actor in
T.J. Miller Nominated
a Comedy Series

Television
Critics Outstanding
Silicon Valley Nominated
Association Achievement in Comedy
Awards[56]

2017 Best Musical or Comedy

Silicon Valley Won
Series
21st Satellite
Awards[57][58]
Best Actor in a Musical
Thomas Middleditch Nominated
or Comedy Series

69th Primetime Outstanding Comedy

Silicon Valley Nominated
Emmy Awards[42] Series

Outstanding Directing Jamie Babbit for "Intellectual

Nominated
for a Comedy Series Property"

Mike Judge for "Server Error" Nominated

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Outstanding Writing for

Alec Berg for "Success Failure" Nominated
a Comedy Series

Outstanding Casting for Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera

Nominated
a Comedy Series Hallman, Leslie Woo

Outstanding
Cinematography for a Tim Suhrstedt for "Success
Nominated
Single-Camera Series Failure"
(Half-Hour)

Brian Merken for "Server Error" Nominated

Outstanding Single-
Camera Picture Editing
for a Comedy Series
Tim Roche for "Success Failure" Nominated

Richard Toyon (production

Outstanding Production
designer), Jaclyn Hauser (art
Design for a Narrative
director), Jennifer Mueller (set Nominated
Program (Half Hour or
decorator) for "Success Failure",
Less)
"Terms of Service", "Hooli-Con"

Outstanding Sound Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording

Mixing for a Comedy or mixer), Todd Beckett (re-recording
Nominated
Drama Series (Half mixer), Ben Patrick (production
Hour) or Animation mixer) for "Intellectual Property"

2018 70th Primetime Outstanding Comedy

Silicon Valley Nominated
Emmy Awards[59] Series

Outstanding Directing Mike Judge for "Initial Coin Nominated

for a Comedy Series Offering"
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Outstanding Writing for

Alec Berg for "Fifty-One Percent" Nominated
a Comedy Series

23rd Satellite Best Actor in a Musical

Thomas Middleditch Nominated
Awards[60] or Comedy Series

2019
17th Visual Outstanding Tim Carras, Michael Eng, Shiying
Effects Society Compositing in a Li, Bill Parker for "Artificial Nominated
Awards[61] Photoreal Episode Emotional Intelligence" – Fiona

24th Satellite Best Actor in a Musical

Thomas Middleditch Won
Awards[62] or Comedy Series

2020 Bobby Mackston (sound

Outstanding Sound supervisor), Sean Garnhart (sound
72nd Primetime Editing for a Comedy or effects editor), Ryan Gierke
Nominated
Emmy Awards[42] Drama Series (Half- (dialogue editor), Joe Deveau
Hour) and Animation (music editor) and Vincent Guisetti
(foley artist) for "Exit Event"

Home media[edit]
The complete first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 31, 2015; bonus features
include audio commentaries and behind-the-scenes featurettes. [63] The second season was released
on DVD and Blu-ray on April 19, 2016; bonus features include six audio commentaries, a behind-
the-scenes featurette, and deleted scenes.[64] The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on
April 11, 2017; bonus features include deleted scenes.[65] The fourth season was released on DVD
and Blu-ray on September 12, 2017; bonus features include deleted scenes. [66]