Episode Ratings Grid

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

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
E1
8.7
9.1
8.7
8.3
8.1
7.4
7.3
7.9
E2
8.9
8.9
8.8
8.0
8.2
7.5
7.8
7.9
E3
8.9
8.9
8.6
8.2
8.1
7.9
7.1
7.5
E4
8.8
8.9
8.6
8.4
8.0
7.5
7.4
7.8
E5
9.0
9.0
8.6
8.2
8.1
8.4
7.2
7.7
E6
9.2
9.0
8.7
8.2
7.6
7.7
7.3
7.9
E7
8.8
9.0
8.7
8.5
8.1
7.1
7.6
8.0
E8
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.2
7.9
8.1
7.6
7.9
E9
9.2
8.4
8.2
7.9
8.0
7.7
8.2
E10
9.2
8.9
7.9
8.2
7.7
8.0
8.4
E11
8.8
8.7
8.3
8.4
8.2
E12
8.9
8.8
8.2
7.2
8.1
E13
8.9
8.4
7.7
7.6
E14
8.8
8.6
7.9
7.5
E15
8.9
8.5
7.9
7.7
E16
8.7
8.4
7.6
7.8
E17
9.0
8.3
8.1
7.8
E18
8.9
8.5
8.2
8.0
E19
8.4
7.4
8.1
E20
8.8
8.2
7.8
E21
8.4
7.3
8.1
E22
8.2
8.1
7.9
E23
8.5
8.0
7.8
E24
8.5
8.1
7.4
E25
8.5
E26
8.2
Avg
8.9
9.0
8.6
8.2
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.9
Excellent
Great
Good
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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 9.2

S1E6 Small Town Tragedy

Kelly and Yolanda travel to Thatcher, AZ, to look for clues that may lead to resolution in the 1995 murder of a mother of two young children.

#2
S2E9 9.2

Lady in the Box

Siegler and McClary head to Aurora, Colo.

#3
S2E10 9.2

Copper Dollar Ranch

Kelly and Yolanda land in Iowa to investigate a 1983 double murder.

  1. 4. S2E1 "Gone" 9.1
  2. 5. S2E8 "Billy Goat Hill" 9.1
  3. 6. S1E5 "Hiding in Plain Sight" 9.0
  4. 7. S1E8 "Blind Love" 9.0
  5. 8. S2E5 "He Said, He Said" 9.0
  6. 9. S2E6 "Ambush" 9.0
  7. 10. S2E7 "Single Working Mom" 9.0

📉 Bottom Episodes

#132
S7E3 7.1

Killer at the Door

Kelly and Steve join the Kankakee Police Department to help a woman who just missed seeing her mother's killer at their front door when she was 11 years old. Decades later, can she recall any clues to help crack the case?

  1. 131. S6E7 "A Desperate Father" 7.1
  2. 130. S7E5 "Some Kind of Monster" 7.2
  3. 129. S6E12 "Three Generations Gone" 7.2
  4. 128. S7E6 "The Reporter" 7.3
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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.

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 6.57.27.98.69.310 Rating 14 28 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 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:
66 Standouts
1 Infamous
55 Hidden Gems
10 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.17.57.98.48.89.2 Rating 8 15 27 51 94 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 Small Town Suicide?
Most Infamous: S6E1 Holiday Homicide
Best Hidden Gem: S5E25 A Family's Nightmare

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.

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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.

77.588.599.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 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.

5678910 Rating S1 8.8 8.9 +0.1 S2 8.9 8.9 0.0 S3 8.6 8.5 -0.1 S4 8.2 8.1 -0.1 S5 8.1 8.1 0.0 S6 7.5 7.8 +0.3 S7 7.3 8.1 +0.8 S8 7.9 8.3 +0.4
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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.

678910 Rating S1 Rock Solid avg 8.9 S2 Rock Solid avg 9.0 S3 Steady avg 8.6 S4 Steady avg 8.2 S5 Steady avg 8.0 S6 Typical avg 7.8 S7 Typical avg 7.6 S8 Steady avg 7.9 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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