Benson — 1979-1986 · 7 seasons · 158 eps

★ 7.2

Benson

1979-1986 7 seasons 158 episodes

★ 7.2 (4,600 votes) Bottom 38%

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

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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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

E1

8.0

8.2

8.7

6.8

7.2

8.1

6.8

E2

8.1

8.0

7.8

6.5

8.0

7.9

6.7

E3

7.7

8.1

8.3

7.0

8.2

7.5

6.8

E4

7.4

7.9

7.5

6.7

6.8

7.9

7.6

E5

7.6

7.7

7.3

7.2

7.7

7.9

6.4

E6

8.1

7.8

7.7

7.1

8.1

7.1

7.0

E7

7.8

6.7

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.7

6.0

E8

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

8.1

6.8

E9

7.8

8.0

8.1

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.3

E10

7.8

7.1

7.5

8.6

7.4

7.5

6.2

E11

7.1

7.8

7.5

7.4

6.3

6.8

7.2

E12

6.9

6.9

7.5

8.0

7.3

7.1

6.1

E13

8.3

7.4

7.9

6.6

7.2

7.5

7.2

E14

8.1

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.9

7.9

6.6

E15

7.5

9.0

7.8

6.9

6.9

7.6

6.6

E16

7.4

8.3

7.7

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.3

E17

7.2

7.6

8.0

7.0

7.1

8.3

6.6

E18

7.5

7.3

7.8

7.1

7.0

7.9

7.2

E19

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.9

7.3

7.1

7.2

E20

7.4

7.8

7.7

7.8

8.1

8.0

6.6

E21

7.4

7.6

7.9

7.4

7.5

6.7

6.9

E22

8.4

7.8

8.0

6.5

8.2

7.4

6.8

E23

7.8

7.3

E24

7.7

6.6

Avg

7.7

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.4

7.5

6.8

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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 9.0

S2E15 No Sad Songs

#2

S3E1 8.7

Benson's Appointment

#3

S4E10 8.6

Mary and Her Lambs

4. S1E22 "Takin' It to the Streets" 8.4
5. S2E14 "Rivals" 8.4
6. S1E13 "One Strike, You're Out" 8.3
7. S2E16 "Clayton, Go Home" 8.3
8. S3E3 "Sit-In" 8.3
9. S6E17 "Solid Gold" 8.3
10. S2E1 "Thick as Thieves" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#158

S7E7 6.0

Flight of the Dodo: Part 1

157. S7E12 "Summer of Discontent" 6.1
156. S7E10 "Last Man on Earth" 6.2
155. S5E11 "Unlisted Love" 6.3
154. S7E5 "We Spy" 6.4

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.

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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.

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55 Standouts

24 Infamous

27 Hidden Gems

52 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Pilot

Most Infamous: S2E7 Benson's Groupie

Best Hidden Gem: S3E9 Kraus Falls in Love

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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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.

Season Consistency

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