Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S3 1-30
S3 31-51
S12 1-30
S12 31-60
S13 1-30
S13 31-44
S14 1-30
S14 31-44
S18 1-30
S18 31-35
S19
S20 1-30
S20 31-31
S21 1-30
S21 31-31
S22
S23
S24 1-30
S24 31-34
S25 1-30
S25 31-54
S26
S27 1-30
S27 31-35
S28 1-30
S28 31-45
S29 1-30
S29 31-39
S30 1-30
S30 31-40
S31 1-30
S31 31-34
S32
S33 1-30
S33 31-31
S34 1-30
S34 31-36
S35 1-30
S35 31-31
S36
S37 1-30
S37 31-57
S38 1-30
S38 31-32
S39
E1
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E19
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E20
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E21
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E24
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E25
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E26
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E27
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E28
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E29
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E30
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Avg
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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.1

S33E4 Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

A mom vanishes and now her fiancé is in jail awaiting trial for her murder. His former rodeo queen girlfriend says she knows what really happened. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports.

#2
S27E30 8.9

One Last Hug

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#3
S19E30 8.8

Deadly Obsession

  1. 4. S20E20 "Courting Disaster" 8.7
  2. 5. S35E11 "What Happened to the Perfect Child?" 8.6
  3. 6. S22E1 "Kidnapped: Shawn Hornbeck's Incredible Story" 8.5
  4. 7. S32E6 "In the Name of Hate" 8.5
  5. 8. S30E40 "Serial Confessions" 8.4
  6. 9. S32E7 "What Happened in Apartment 4C?" 8.3
  7. 10. S33E16 "The Case Against Ezra McCandless" 8.3

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#471
S27E14 4.7

Perilous Journey

An examination of the sometimes-shady business of international child adoptions.

  1. 470. S31E30 "The Last Ride Home" 4.8
  2. 469. S35E10 "A Promise to Ahmaud" 5.0
  3. 468. S28E10 "The Sober Truth" 5.2
  4. 467. S34E30 "Scott Peterson: Case in Question" 5.3
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The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S3 S12 S13 S14 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 45.26.47.68.810 Rating 94 188 282 376 470 564 658 752 846 940 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
55 Standouts
201 Infamous
50 Hidden Gems
165 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 4.75.66.57.38.29.1 Rating 5 9 15 26 45 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S35E11 What Happened to the Perfect Child?
Most Infamous: S34E30 Scott Peterson: Case in Question
Best Hidden Gem: S33E4 Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

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Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

4.55.36.16.97.78.5 Rating S3 S12 S13 S14 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

45678910 Rating S3 6.6 6.0 -0.6 S12 5.3 5.3 0.0 S13 7.5 7.4 -0.1 S14 7.5 7.5 0.0 S18 7.9 7.7 -0.2 S19 6.4 8.8 +2.4 S20 7.1 7.3 +0.3 S21 7.0 6.9 -0.0 S22 8.5 7.2 -1.3 S23 6.8 7.1 +0.3 S24 6.8 6.9 +0.1 S25 6.6 7.2 +0.6 S26 7.2 7.0 -0.2 S27 7.2 6.5 -0.7 S28 6.9 6.8 -0.1 S29 7.0 7.0 0.0 S30 6.8 7.3 +0.5 S31 6.9 6.7 -0.2 S32 7.4 7.3 -0.1 S33 6.8 7.8 +1.0 S34 7.0 7.1 +0.1 S35 7.3 7.2 -0.1 S36 7.5 7.1 -0.4 S37 7.1 7.1 0.0 S38 7.2 7.1 -0.1 S39 7.6 7.0 -0.6
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Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

4568910 Rating S3 Typical avg 6.3 S12 Rock Solid avg 5.3 S13 Rock Solid avg 7.5 S14 Rock Solid avg 7.5 S18 Erratic avg 6.7 S19 Erratic avg 7.7 S20 Uneven avg 7.3 S21 Uneven avg 6.9 S22 Uneven avg 7.6 S23 Uneven avg 7.0 S24 Uneven avg 7.1 S25 Uneven avg 6.9 S26 Uneven avg 6.9 S27 Erratic avg 6.8 S28 Uneven avg 6.7 S29 Uneven avg 7.0 S30 Uneven avg 7.0 S31 Uneven avg 6.8 S32 Typical avg 7.4 S33 Uneven avg 7.4 S34 Uneven avg 7.1 S35 Uneven avg 7.2 S36 Typical avg 7.3 S37 Steady avg 7.2 S38 Steady avg 7.1 S39 Typical avg 7.2 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

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